Comments on: The State of Debauchery: Herald Paparazzi Camp the Lindens http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48550 urizenus Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:24:06 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48550 I think the answer to (1) is that there is no surpise at all. The answer to (2) is also that there is no surpise at all. As for the woman-hating NPC trader, well, I think everyone would agree that Teppie was within his rights to do such a thing. The question is whether that was the best way to interject drama into his game. People will argue about that, but I don't know of anyone calling for shutting him down or gagging him. I think the answer to (1) is that there is no surpise at all.

The answer to (2) is also that there is no surpise at all.

As for the woman-hating NPC trader, well, I think everyone would agree that Teppie was within his rights to do such a thing. The question is whether that was the best way to interject drama into his game. People will argue about that, but I don’t know of anyone calling for shutting him down or gagging him.

]]> By: humdog http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48549 humdog Tue, 09 Nov 2004 12:36:46 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48549 i am glad to see that there was a nice party and that everybody had a good time. it is wonderful to behold and the joy i feel about this is shaking my soul to its very roots. now here are my questions: (1)why does it seem novel to people that the government might show up and limit speech and behavior in so called virtual worlds, given the present political climate and the accompanying apparent disregard for such documents as the bill of rights? (2) why does it seem novel to people that a large multi-national corporation might be interested in establishing its own, non-bill-of-rights-based system of governance for applications etc that it appears to have the title to? because this is what puzzles me about virtual worlding and it puzzles me in the extreme. i read all this regal academic nonsense about the possibilities of government and corporate control of expression and my first impulse is: ya think??? huh?? maybe?? and then we talk about member misbehavior? and please tell me what does THAT mean? ok i know: its some guy who didn't read his betty friedan and camille paglia. so what?? now if the guy had been a chick and he was setting up shop to spank boys or something, well that's fine. so there's like gender discrimination there in reverse. & why is that more weird or less weird than somebody signing up to be a virtual sex toy and talking like a fictional version of 19th century france? or somebody else deciding that they need wings? is the goal of second life about running a virtual iowa? i am a female and i am totally in support of the developers who "refused to take a stand against the trader". i hate PC and i think that all this crap about "misogynistic" (and please can somebody tell me why the holy fuck these idiots can't just say "woman-hating" is it not a smart-enough word???) behavior". furthermore i understand why they'd want to do something like that, take that stance to provoke activity. people are so fucking boring. really. the only real reason that the discussion of free speech is taking place at all is because there isn't any. love from me one of your editors humdog i am glad to see that there was a nice party and that everybody had a good time. it is wonderful to behold and the joy i feel about this is shaking my soul to its very roots.

now here are my questions:

(1)why does it seem novel to people that the government might show up and limit speech and behavior in so called virtual worlds, given the present political climate and the accompanying apparent disregard for such documents as the bill of rights?

(2) why does it seem novel to people that a large multi-national corporation might be interested in establishing its own, non-bill-of-rights-based system of governance for applications etc that it appears to have the title to?

because this is what puzzles me about virtual worlding and it puzzles me in the extreme. i read all this regal academic nonsense about the possibilities of government and corporate control of expression and my first impulse is: ya think??? huh?? maybe??

and then we talk about member misbehavior? and please tell me what does THAT mean? ok i know: its some guy who didn’t read his betty friedan and camille paglia. so what?? now if the guy had been a chick and he was setting up shop to spank boys or something, well that’s fine. so there’s like gender discrimination there in reverse. & why is that more weird or less weird than somebody signing up to be a virtual sex toy and talking like a fictional version of 19th century france? or somebody else deciding that they need wings? is the goal of second life about running a virtual iowa?

i am a female and i am totally in support of the developers who “refused to take a stand against the trader”.

i hate PC and i think that all this crap about “misogynistic” (and please can somebody tell me why the holy fuck these idiots can’t just say “woman-hating” is it not a smart-enough word???) behavior”. furthermore i understand why they’d want to do something like that, take that stance to provoke activity. people are so fucking boring. really.

the only real reason that the discussion of free speech is taking place at all is because there isn’t any.

love from me
one of your editors

humdog

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48548 urizenus Fri, 05 Nov 2004 12:43:10 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48548 woot! Hey Zero, hey mental, let's do that again (but let's ditch the gamedevs and lawyers next time...). woot! Hey Zero, hey mental, let’s do that again (but let’s ditch the gamedevs and lawyers next time…).

]]> By: mental patient http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48547 mental patient Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:58:05 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48547 i need an old priest and a young priest... -mental patient (carol) i need an old priest and a young priest…

-mental patient (carol)

]]> By: Zero Medici http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48546 Zero Medici Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:05:39 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48546 After doing shots of Goldschlager, things got kind of fuzzy. So I am glad to see that I apparently had an awesome time. Woop! Thanks for posting the pics, Uri. Great to hang out with you and everyone. -Zero (aka "John") After doing shots of Goldschlager, things got kind of fuzzy. So I am glad to see that I apparently had an awesome time. Woop!

Thanks for posting the pics, Uri. Great to hang out with you and everyone.

-Zero (aka “John”)

]]> By: Gina Fatale http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48545 Gina Fatale Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:23:40 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48545 ROFL - great pics Uri loved seeing you drunk off your ass lol ROFL – great pics Uri loved seeing you drunk off your ass lol

]]> By: Mr Fairplay http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48544 Mr Fairplay Tue, 02 Nov 2004 02:23:04 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48544 That front page pic of that article has to be one of the funniest pics ever posted on the Herald...Philip looks like a deamon trying to draw blood out of Uri... who ever took that pic...I owe them a drink. :D That front page pic of that article has to be one of the funniest pics ever posted on the Herald…Philip looks like a deamon trying to draw blood out of Uri… who ever took that pic…I owe them a drink. :D

]]> By: ian http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48543 ian Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:10:45 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48543 I know, what a stupid question to ask! You are just lucky I didn't come up there! I know, what a stupid question to ask! You are just lucky I didn’t come up there!

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48542 urizenus Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:56:48 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48542 Death, the thing you have to realize is it takes a crowbar to open Phil's wallet. I mean, I got there and they were drinking Rolling Rocks. It wasn't until things went on the Herald expense account that the Cris and caviar started flowing. Ian, yeah Phil is married, but that doesn't mean we should expect him to keep his hands off me. I mean who could resist??! Death, the thing you have to realize is it takes a crowbar to open Phil’s wallet. I mean, I got there and they were drinking Rolling Rocks. It wasn’t until things went on the Herald expense account that the Cris and caviar started flowing.

Ian, yeah Phil is married, but that doesn’t mean we should expect him to keep his hands off me. I mean who could resist??!

]]> By: ian http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/10/the_state_of_de.html/comment-page-1#comment-48541 ian Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:58:56 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2638#comment-48541 RB he was probably denied too ;) Hey, isn't Phil married? RB he was probably denied too ;)

Hey, isn’t Phil married?

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