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	<title>Comments on: Avatar of the Year 2008 &#8211; 2nd Place: Sidewinder Linden</title>
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		<title>By: Darling Brody</title>
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		<dc:creator>Darling Brody</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is twice secondlife herald has got the story wrong.  Sidewinder Linden did not leave SL, he just got orbited so high that the asset servers cant find him.  Is it really that hard to beleve the asset servers cant find someone? :p

Darling (I didnt do it) Brody
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is twice secondlife herald has got the story wrong.  Sidewinder Linden did not leave SL, he just got orbited so high that the asset servers cant find him.  Is it really that hard to beleve the asset servers cant find someone? :p</p>
<p>Darling (I didnt do it) Brody</p>
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		<title>By: Archie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Archie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: asta lavista</title>
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		<dc:creator>asta lavista</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>since viewer 1.20 the cache don t work properly..

that merely that problem that overloaded the sims and server usage.

but you can wait till the lindens do check something everyone experience.

not all are a sidewinder..
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>since viewer 1.20 the cache don t work properly..</p>
<p>that merely that problem that overloaded the sims and server usage.</p>
<p>but you can wait till the lindens do check something everyone experience.</p>
<p>not all are a sidewinder..</p>
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		<title>By: Professor C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Professor C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Corsi Mousehold

STFU scatrat, I doubt any Linden would work with you directly unless they needed thier Babyfur Diaper changed. Since Sidewinder Linden is not even a FurFag like you, i do not see why he would even talk to your dumbass
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Corsi Mousehold</p>
<p>STFU scatrat, I doubt any Linden would work with you directly unless they needed thier Babyfur Diaper changed. Since Sidewinder Linden is not even a FurFag like you, i do not see why he would even talk to your dumbass</p>
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		<title>By: Garmin Oxendine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Garmin Oxendine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OH &amp;

1 mOaR iMpOrTaNt iTeM pReViOuSLy miSSed

tHe vIdEo &quot;labeled&quot; with ATLAS SAINTLOUIS iSnT vErY sMaRt eItHeR iF yOu sTaRt tO pUt tOgEtHeR tHe pIeCeS yA kNo


GARMIN OXENDINE

THAT IS ALL
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OH &#038;</p>
<p>1 mOaR iMpOrTaNt iTeM pReViOuSLy miSSed</p>
<p>tHe vIdEo &#8220;labeled&#8221; with ATLAS SAINTLOUIS iSnT vErY sMaRt eItHeR iF yOu sTaRt tO pUt tOgEtHeR tHe pIeCeS yA kNo</p>
<p>GARMIN OXENDINE</p>
<p>THAT IS ALL</p>
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		<title>By: Voice Print Oxendine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Voice Print Oxendine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CLIKING ON &quot;posted by VOICE PRINT oxendine&quot; WILL TAKE U ova ta YEW-TUBEZ; A CURIOUS LITTLE CLUSTER OF NICHOLAS MAFIA CHILD LIKE POSTINGS!

tHE PrObLEm is

THE VOICE PRINT ATTRIBUTES OF THE NICHOLAS VS MIKEY ANTHONY DIRECTLY MATCH THE &#039;now gone&#039; (FULL) AUDIO FILE THAT ONCE GRACED THE NICHOLASMAFIA.COM WEBSITE.  EvEn bEttEr yEt, iF u UNDASTAND acoustic processing like WE DO, bumping the gain on the audio strean and filtering out echo and sibilance PRODUCES a MUCH CLEARED voice print- SUITABLE for multi CONDUIT transmission.  FOR ALL OF YOU THAT WANT TO GRAB SOME PIECE OF EPIC HISTORY, USE ANY ONE OF A gazillion TOOLS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNETZ AND GRAB THIS PRECIOUS VOICE PRINT BEFORE ITS GOing - GOing - GONE- like the nicholasmafia.com WEBSITE.

ATTY SAINTLOUIS AND THE NICHOLAS CHUMPS TURN&#039;D OVER ONE 2 MANY STONES &amp; WEE&#039;VE CRAWLED OUT FROM beNEATH that last one!

THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EPIC 2009

yOu CaN cOuNt oN iT!


I AM GARMIN OXENDINE

YOURE OUT
&amp;
I&#039;M IN(side)

tHaT iS aLL!




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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CLIKING ON &#8220;posted by VOICE PRINT oxendine&#8221; WILL TAKE U ova ta YEW-TUBEZ; A CURIOUS LITTLE CLUSTER OF NICHOLAS MAFIA CHILD LIKE POSTINGS!</p>
<p>tHE PrObLEm is</p>
<p>THE VOICE PRINT ATTRIBUTES OF THE NICHOLAS VS MIKEY ANTHONY DIRECTLY MATCH THE &#8216;now gone&#8217; (FULL) AUDIO FILE THAT ONCE GRACED THE NICHOLASMAFIA.COM WEBSITE.  EvEn bEttEr yEt, iF u UNDASTAND acoustic processing like WE DO, bumping the gain on the audio strean and filtering out echo and sibilance PRODUCES a MUCH CLEARED voice print- SUITABLE for multi CONDUIT transmission.  FOR ALL OF YOU THAT WANT TO GRAB SOME PIECE OF EPIC HISTORY, USE ANY ONE OF A gazillion TOOLS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNETZ AND GRAB THIS PRECIOUS VOICE PRINT BEFORE ITS GOing &#8211; GOing &#8211; GONE- like the nicholasmafia.com WEBSITE.</p>
<p>ATTY SAINTLOUIS AND THE NICHOLAS CHUMPS TURN&#8217;D OVER ONE 2 MANY STONES &#038; WEE&#8217;VE CRAWLED OUT FROM beNEATH that last one!</p>
<p>THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EPIC 2009</p>
<p>yOu CaN cOuNt oN iT!</p>
<p>I AM GARMIN OXENDINE</p>
<p>YOURE OUT<br />
&#038;<br />
I&#8217;M IN(side)</p>
<p>tHaT iS aLL!</p>
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		<title>By: Garmin Oxendine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Garmin Oxendine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>GARMIN SAYZ

ATLAS SAINTLOUIS SHOULD GET THE TROPHY FOR #1
(WAS THERE A VOTE ON THIS ANYWAYS? HOPEFULLY WE R NOT TOO LATE &amp; THIS IMPACTS THE FINAL DECISION)

HE IS WIDELY KNOWN AS A FOUNDING FATHER OF REPORT FAGGOTRY
HIS PROFILE AND BIG &lt;3 FOR LALA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ANY ASPIRING RPFAGGOT
AND THE L.KRAVITZ INFATUATION DISPLAYED VIA HIS FAGGOT AVIE ANIMATIONS MUST LEAD TO RIGHT HAND BLISTERING IN EPIC FASHION; LMAO - GET TI? - FASHION? - ROFL

IM GARMIN OXENDINE
&amp;
YOURE OUT
&amp;
IM IN(side)

THAT IS ALL

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GARMIN SAYZ</p>
<p>ATLAS SAINTLOUIS SHOULD GET THE TROPHY FOR #1<br />
(WAS THERE A VOTE ON THIS ANYWAYS? HOPEFULLY WE R NOT TOO LATE &#038; THIS IMPACTS THE FINAL DECISION)</p>
<p>HE IS WIDELY KNOWN AS A FOUNDING FATHER OF REPORT FAGGOTRY<br />
HIS PROFILE AND BIG &lt;3 FOR LALA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR ANY ASPIRING RPFAGGOT<br />
AND THE L.KRAVITZ INFATUATION DISPLAYED VIA HIS FAGGOT AVIE ANIMATIONS MUST LEAD TO RIGHT HAND BLISTERING IN EPIC FASHION; LMAO &#8211; GET TI? &#8211; FASHION? &#8211; ROFL</p>
<p>IM GARMIN OXENDINE<br />
&#038;<br />
YOURE OUT<br />
&#038;<br />
IM IN(side)</p>
<p>THAT IS ALL</p>
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		<title>By: Tabliopa Underwood</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tabliopa Underwood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is good that you recognise Mr Sidewinder Linden. He do alot to make our lives in SL better.

I think that the person who do more for more people than anyone else this last year though was Mr Jack Linden. So I hope that you recognise him. Our homes on the mainland are much better now. So thankyou Mr Jack.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is good that you recognise Mr Sidewinder Linden. He do alot to make our lives in SL better.</p>
<p>I think that the person who do more for more people than anyone else this last year though was Mr Jack Linden. So I hope that you recognise him. Our homes on the mainland are much better now. So thankyou Mr Jack.</p>
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		<title>By: Orion Pseudo (Shamroy on SL)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Orion Pseudo (Shamroy on SL)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well put Dirk - I only wish I could share your optimism.  Within the past six months LL and SL have both taken a 180 in terms of how they operate.  They&#039;ve gone from user / service centric to money centric in my view and the only way they&#039;ll be able to survive is to do another 180 and attempt to fix what they&#039;ve broken.  A hard task to say the least!
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well put Dirk &#8211; I only wish I could share your optimism.  Within the past six months LL and SL have both taken a 180 in terms of how they operate.  They&#8217;ve gone from user / service centric to money centric in my view and the only way they&#8217;ll be able to survive is to do another 180 and attempt to fix what they&#8217;ve broken.  A hard task to say the least!</p>
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		<title>By: Dirk Talamasca</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dirk Talamasca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sidewinder is a great guy and quickly became my favorite Linden for his eloquent posts that shunned semantics and hype in favor of a clear and resident-friendly approach. Residents were not required to be tech-savvy or otherwise immersed in Second Life beyond that of a casual user to understand exactly what he was working on, how it would affect them, how it would benefit them, and what obstacles there were to overcome to make their experience better as he worked his way towards his goal. He was organized and on top of things and left little doubt that was so after he had stated his case. In the midst of all of his work, he understood and still participated in the community and cared about the issues that were affecting their ability to maintain spaces for interesting, educational and artistic ventures.

It is much to the demise of Linden Lab that they no longer embrace the community, for it is the community that vaulted them to success. Linden Lab has never advertised but has instead benefited from media coverage garnered by members of the community who found new and interesting ways to make their point of view shine in a multitude of different causes, whether they be personal, humanitarian, artistic, commercial or educational. Everyone benefited from this model but the success was embraced over the model and the community was left behind. Rather than encouraging and stimulating the model, they allowed it to fall into disrepair and the community paid the price and struggled to maintain footing through price rises and decreases that altered dramatically the way they operated. Productivity and creativity were forced to take a back seat to dealing with a crisis which was wholly unnecessary. Offering a trinket such as the Linden Prize is nothing compared to the benefit Linden Lab would receive by embracing the community as a whole rather than singling out an entity in Second Life in order to make a pretty blog post and Press Release. Not that the prize is not a good thing. I agree that it is a fine thing, and that work that serves humanity should be heralded. However, without the countless ideas and imaginative creations of the community as a whole, the platform would never have come this far.

To lose a Linden that understood this, is a great loss indeed. I sincerely hope that the coming year will see Linden Lab embrace the community once more and that the community stands with them as they once did. When the community is embraced, you could not beg, pray or wish for a better customer base than the residents of Second Life. If something went wrong, we knew someone was working to fix it and they had our support and we stuck with it and toughed it out. If we had to shut down the grid to deal with an exploit, we were glad they found it and were repairing it. Pretty much any negative comment that was made was met by a mob that was supportive of Linden Lab. But that was in the past. These days the mood seems far more on the solemn side, as if waiting for the other shoe to drop. Residents seem afraid to take a chance on projects because halfway into it Linden Lab may do something that meddles with the economy rather than bolstering it and negative comments made to that affect are no longer contested but accepted with a &quot;that&#039;s just the way it is now&quot; philosophy.

This needn&#039;t be so. I know a lot of Lindens that are very passionate about the residents and the community as a whole but for one reason or the other, at this time, are somewhat powerless to do anything but keep their jobs. I don&#039;t fault anyone for that. I have met a whole slew of Lindens and they are bright, funny, intelligent, thoughtful people. Many of them being SL residents long before becoming Lindens, I know they understand the value of the community as Sidewinder did (and does).

Here is to hoping that 2009 brings them the power to revive the community. And to Sidewinder, who did his best.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sidewinder is a great guy and quickly became my favorite Linden for his eloquent posts that shunned semantics and hype in favor of a clear and resident-friendly approach. Residents were not required to be tech-savvy or otherwise immersed in Second Life beyond that of a casual user to understand exactly what he was working on, how it would affect them, how it would benefit them, and what obstacles there were to overcome to make their experience better as he worked his way towards his goal. He was organized and on top of things and left little doubt that was so after he had stated his case. In the midst of all of his work, he understood and still participated in the community and cared about the issues that were affecting their ability to maintain spaces for interesting, educational and artistic ventures.</p>
<p>It is much to the demise of Linden Lab that they no longer embrace the community, for it is the community that vaulted them to success. Linden Lab has never advertised but has instead benefited from media coverage garnered by members of the community who found new and interesting ways to make their point of view shine in a multitude of different causes, whether they be personal, humanitarian, artistic, commercial or educational. Everyone benefited from this model but the success was embraced over the model and the community was left behind. Rather than encouraging and stimulating the model, they allowed it to fall into disrepair and the community paid the price and struggled to maintain footing through price rises and decreases that altered dramatically the way they operated. Productivity and creativity were forced to take a back seat to dealing with a crisis which was wholly unnecessary. Offering a trinket such as the Linden Prize is nothing compared to the benefit Linden Lab would receive by embracing the community as a whole rather than singling out an entity in Second Life in order to make a pretty blog post and Press Release. Not that the prize is not a good thing. I agree that it is a fine thing, and that work that serves humanity should be heralded. However, without the countless ideas and imaginative creations of the community as a whole, the platform would never have come this far.</p>
<p>To lose a Linden that understood this, is a great loss indeed. I sincerely hope that the coming year will see Linden Lab embrace the community once more and that the community stands with them as they once did. When the community is embraced, you could not beg, pray or wish for a better customer base than the residents of Second Life. If something went wrong, we knew someone was working to fix it and they had our support and we stuck with it and toughed it out. If we had to shut down the grid to deal with an exploit, we were glad they found it and were repairing it. Pretty much any negative comment that was made was met by a mob that was supportive of Linden Lab. But that was in the past. These days the mood seems far more on the solemn side, as if waiting for the other shoe to drop. Residents seem afraid to take a chance on projects because halfway into it Linden Lab may do something that meddles with the economy rather than bolstering it and negative comments made to that affect are no longer contested but accepted with a &#8220;that&#8217;s just the way it is now&#8221; philosophy.</p>
<p>This needn&#8217;t be so. I know a lot of Lindens that are very passionate about the residents and the community as a whole but for one reason or the other, at this time, are somewhat powerless to do anything but keep their jobs. I don&#8217;t fault anyone for that. I have met a whole slew of Lindens and they are bright, funny, intelligent, thoughtful people. Many of them being SL residents long before becoming Lindens, I know they understand the value of the community as Sidewinder did (and does).</p>
<p>Here is to hoping that 2009 brings them the power to revive the community. And to Sidewinder, who did his best.</p>
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