Vote to save the forum
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Cannae Brentano
NeoTermite
Join date: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 368
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08-10-2006 10:59
I just made a proposition, 1781.
It probably won't do much, but if they see enough votes, maybe it will sink in.
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Vivianne Draper
Registered User
Join date: 15 Sep 2005
Posts: 1,157
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08-10-2006 11:20
why? i think these forums closing is a fantastic idea.
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Suzanna Soyinka
Slinky Slinky Slinky
Join date: 25 Nov 2005
Posts: 292
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08-10-2006 11:23
I think any move to deny the community a right to a voice is a bad idea.
Period.
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Yiffy Yaffle
Purple SpiritWolf Mystic
Join date: 22 Oct 2004
Posts: 2,802
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08-10-2006 17:41
I took out a point from another vote for this. /signed.
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Aodhan McDunnough
Gearhead
Join date: 29 Mar 2006
Posts: 1,518
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08-10-2006 17:43
@Vivianne
Fantastic idea, and certainly within plans of LL. But too early unless they manage to fix all the hassle bugs within the next 3 weeks so there will be time for feedback.
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Cybin Monde
Resident Moderator (?)
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 2,468
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08-10-2006 17:53
i just removed a vote from two other proposals that had mroe than one vote in them so i could apply 3 votes to this.
even with decentralizaion, we could still use forums for meaningful discussion about a platform.
in the meantime i would like to strongly suggest that we, as a community, lighten these forums up. constructive criticism is great, but attacking others brings down the entire experince. if we want to have a chance of this proposal making an impact.. the change must start with us, not LL.
show them that we value these forums through respect for them and each other.
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Devlin Gallant
Thought Police
Join date: 18 Jun 2003
Posts: 5,948
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08-10-2006 18:15
Forget about it. LL has never given a flying f**k about what we wanted in the past, they just give that impression by giving into a few minor things here and there. 
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Tommy Rejected
Registered User
Join date: 8 Aug 2006
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08-10-2006 18:19
Vote
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Hank Ramos
Lifetime Scripter
Join date: 15 Nov 2003
Posts: 2,328
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08-10-2006 18:21
My 10 votes have been allocated to this prop.
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Jon Rolland
Registered User
Join date: 3 Oct 2005
Posts: 705
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08-10-2006 18:39
LL closing the forums is a CLEAR message they don't want to hear us they won't care about a vote. Telling someone to vote is their way to shove an issue under the rug.
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Jayson Whittaker
xD
Join date: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 220
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08-10-2006 18:52
You have my 10 votes  |
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Kalia Meiklejohn
You make me itch
Join date: 20 Jun 2006
Posts: 258
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08-10-2006 18:53
I voted all but one vote for this, since I thought there was also another pretty good one.
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Kendra Bancroft
Rhine Maiden
Join date: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 5,813
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08-10-2006 18:56
voted my 10
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Jack Harker
Registered User
Join date: 4 May 2005
Posts: 552
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08-10-2006 18:57
From: Vivianne Draper why? i think these forums closing is a fantastic idea. If you dislke these forums this much, why have you bothered coming here and reading them and posting replies? |
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
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08-10-2006 19:02
I pulled votes from three other proposals and put 6 votes on the save the forums proposal. However, I think they have quite solidly made up their minds on this, and, as with open registration, it won't matter how many votes are placed, they will ignore the community and do as they damned well please.
Typical Linden Labs operating procedure: Decide something isn't perfect -> Remove it, even though it was at least partially working -> Provide no replacement functionality until months later, if at all -> Ignore the cries of pain from the users of the product, since they are not the ones providing the Venture Capital.
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Allana Dion
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Join date: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 1,230
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08-10-2006 19:05
From: Vivianne Draper why? i think these forums closing is a fantastic idea. I agree that some conversations in these forums can get pretty out of control, but thats true of most forums with a more than a few people on them. What LL is doing by closing the conversational parts of the forums is basically telling people to shut up, they don't want to hear us. Granted they are a company with a product and they have that right but it very clearly shows what they think of their customers. Besides all the flaming and backbiting that happens here, there have also been several issues that have been brought to light through people talking about them, bugs that have been fixed, exploits prevented, new residents have been helped over and over by more experienced residents. Add to that the nice little bit of advertising we've all been able to do in new products, classifieds, events, etc. Even if they do leave us the ability to show off new products and announce special events and ask the occasional question, without the conversation forums what percentage of people are really going to bother coming back to see any of it? I will admit it, I come to the forums to read about and participate in discussions, laugh over the occasional joke, etc. Browsing the new products and scripts and events is something I do in between exchanges. I honestly don't know that I'll bother to check back, at least not very often, once the conversations are gone. |
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Jayson Whittaker
xD
Join date: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 220
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08-10-2006 19:13
Well, I wonder how much bandwidth per month one would need for this forum.
I have free hosting somewhere (reliable, too) where I could host a forum for the conversational parts of SecondLife. If everyone's up for it, I'll do it. If it won't work, I wont bother.
Basically, I'll have all of the general discussion/help forums and Classified forums.
What do you lot think?
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Tommy Rejected
Registered User
Join date: 8 Aug 2006
Posts: 47
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08-10-2006 19:31
I Voted all my ten!
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Ed Grimes
Registered User
Join date: 10 Aug 2006
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08-10-2006 19:35
you have my votes man
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Susie Boffin
Certified Nutcase
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 2,151
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08-10-2006 19:52
I vote to close these forums. Every time I post something, thinking it looks so cool, it ends up looking dumb.
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Johnny Mann
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Join date: 1 Oct 2005
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08-11-2006 04:48
Bump!
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Hiro Queso
503less
Join date: 23 Feb 2005
Posts: 2,753
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08-11-2006 04:50
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Lupus Delacroix
Wyrm Raider
Join date: 3 May 2006
Posts: 695
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08-11-2006 05:35
From: Jack Harker If you dislke these forums this much, why have you bothered coming here and reading them and posting replies? duh troll! |
