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Adults Preying on Children for Cybersex in TSO? Stratics Board Discussion Heats Up
by The Phantom With a strongly worded and impassioned initial post, eyeseenoone has opened a topic on the stratics board entitled SENSITIVE AND SHAMEFUL which raises the uncomfortable yet pressing issue of adults engaging in cybersex with children in TSO. In the opening post, eyeseenoone offers a long thoughtful and tightly argued post on the [...]
Full StoryInterview with former SSG General, -Storm
In this Interview, -Storm discusses his departure from Calvin’s Creek because of mafia harassment of his #1 skill house, his arrival in Alphaville, and his eventual joining of the Sims Shadow Government (SSG) in April. He talks about his role in fighting the Alphaville mafias and the role of diplomacy in persuading some mafias to [...]
Full StoryEssay: Whoring in Alphaville
by The Pat Caliphia once wrote a paper called ‘Whoring in Utopia’, suggesting that a great number of virtues could be accrued for both john and prostitute if whoring were to become an acceptable practice. Caliphia reckoned that the openness in sexuality would result in net benefit; the whores would be safer and those in [...]
Full StorySnowWhite and –Storm Resign SSG: Is it the end?
In the past few days SSG Overlord SnowWhite and key a general, –Storm, have resigned the SSG. Both officers site burnout with the game and with their responsibilities in SSG. The decision by –Storm also seems to have been driven by operational differences with SSG leader Sayeh in SWG. These resignations continue a series of [...]
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Alphaville InvestigationsDo you think you have been lied to, cheated, or otherwise wronged? Do you want to know if your GF, BF, or cyber-lover is cheating on you? Then come down to Alphaville Investigations and we will dig up the truth for you. We charge 100 simoleans to initiate an investigation and 100 more for [...]
Full StoryProfanity Filter or Thought Filter?
By The Alpha Riot Grrrlz O.K., so like say you wanna talk nasty but what you wanna know, is, like, well, is this like something that Maxis will think is profanity? We certainly wanted to know, so we figured you did too. So we undertook a very serious investigation into the matter, and what we [...]
Full StoryInterview with John Suler on Griefers and How to Manage Them
John Suler is a PhD in Cinical Psychology and is currently Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rider University. He has worked on topics ranging from mental imagery to psychoanalysis and eastern religions, but he is best known by netizens for his work on the psychology of cyberspace and in particular on the psychology [...]
Full StoryAdults Only for Alphaville?
In the discussion threads to a number of articles people have discussed the possibility of making Alphaville an adults-only server. I thought it might be good to have a thread dedicated just to this issue. Actually, there are two questions to consider. 1) Is it a good idea?2) Is it technologically feasible? I declare the [...]
Full StoryDiscussion with Ted Castronova: can Alphaville be Liberated from EA?
A lot of people I talk to think that EA/Maxis is going to pull the plug on TSO – indeed that EA was going to do it *before* the S hit the fan and now they may have to cut it loose sooner before the *really* nasty stuff hits the press. So here is a [...]
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Freak Radio GET YOUR FREAK ON WITH FREAK RADIO — WWW.FREAKRADIO.NET Ciano Family/Mafia “Hello. My name is Nick Ciano, Godfather and Head Boss of the Ciano Family/Mafia in Alphaville. I’m looking for capable people to join us; previous mob experience is not required. Please contact me — Nick Ciano — in game for more details” [...]
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