These forums are CLOSED. Please visit the new forums HERE
The Featureati |
|
|
Lo Jacobs
Awesome Possum
Join date: 28 May 2004
Posts: 2,734
|
05-13-2005 12:16
Mine ... because I'm a sheep ... baaaa
Lo Jacobs Joined: May 2004 SL Profession: Skinmaker and Clothier Store: Luxe Brand Location: Somewhere in Limantour ... next to Misty Rhodes and Munch's shop SL Income: Awful. Sign:  Likes: Robots, Lasers, amazing builds, making skins Dislikes: People who aren't nice. Quoted: "I'm saying something really witty right now because I can't think of anything funny." Tips for New Users: "Ask a lot of questions." _____________________
http://churchofluxe.com/Luster
 |
|
pandastrong Fairplay
all bout the BANG POW NOW
Join date: 16 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,920
|
Hey conspiracy theorist
05-13-2005 12:16
This will be at the top of all of my posts from now on
 _____________________
"Honestly, you are a gem -- fun, creative, and possessing strong social convictions. I think LL should be paying you to be in their game."
~ Ulrika Zugzwang on the iconography of pandastrong in the media "That's no good. Someone is going to take your place as SL's cutest boy while you're offline." ~ Ingrid Ingersoll on the topic of LL refusing to pay pandastrong for being in their game. |
|
Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
|
05-13-2005 12:17
Know what? I'm gonna throw up a profile, too. Just becasue I know that you all, beyond any shadow of a doubt, couldn't care less:
Jillian Callahan Joined: 06-24-2004 FIC join date: (Application sent in, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public enquiry, lost again, and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as a firelighter.) SL Profession: Irritant (Also known to make jets and helicopters) Store: In a cool, dry place. Location: Not known, but we know EXACLTY how fast she's moving. (Ha! Heisenburg humor!) SL Income: $$$  *sigh*Sign: of the times. Likes: Pontificating in a self-important manner. Quoted: "Nothing personal, but get the ƒ$*& away from me." Dislikes: Self-important pontificators. SL Pets: Tried keeping one of those self-replicating fish once, but it died. Tips for beginners:This isn't a game, kid. In a game, the fun is given to you. Here, you have to make your fun. Fortunatly, nearly everyone else is doing that, too, so it's easy. _____________________
|
|
Cocoanut Koala
Coco's Cottages
Join date: 7 Feb 2005
Posts: 7,903
|
05-13-2005 12:20
I vote for Jillian as hands-down the cutest looking avatar in the game.
coco |
|
Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
|
05-13-2005 12:22
Oh dear. Another "Prokofy vs. Lynch Mob" thread.
 _____________________
|
|
Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
Posts: 7,141
|
05-13-2005 12:23
spec·u·la·tor
n. One that speculates: a commodities speculator; a speculator regarding the future turn of events. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. speculator A person who is willing to take large risks and sacrifice the safety of principal in return for potentially large gains. Certain decisions regarding securities clearly characterize a speculator. For example, purchasing a very volatile stock in hopes of making a half a point in profit is speculation, but buying a U.S. Treasury bond to hold for retirement is an investment. It must be added, however, that there is a big gray area in which speculation and investment are difficult to differentiate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nothing "perjorative" about being a speculator, at all. A lot of them used to call themselves that when people first started to call them "Land Barons", as that phrase seemed to liken them to the Railroad Trusts. Eventually, "Land Baron" and sometimes "Land Developer", seemed to replace "Land Speculator". BTW, Philip used the phrase "Land Speculator" while defending the practice at town halls after the advent of 1.2. Hell, the thread starter even uses the term "Baron" when referring to land dealers. "Baron" certainly carries much more of a negative connotation than "speculator". Who wants to be compared to historical monopolies? Now, LL should have taken a bigger cross section of profiles before firing it up. This was an invitation to exactly this type of thread. On the issue of people not liking clubs, note that most of the examples given list "socialization" or some form there of, among their likes. This tells me that they are not anti-social people, they just don't like clubs, probably because of lag. Hell, I tried to go The Edge last night to test a new PC I put together yesterday. Guess what? I was frozen in place the first several minutes after I got within a few hundred meters, during repeated attempts. After I could finally move, it was like wading through quicksand. This is a legitimate reason to dislike clubs. This does not mean that people who list clubs among their dislikes are anti-social assholes locked up in their builds crafting tekkie-wiki projects. It's odd that "someone" is complaining about people being averse to clubs yet that same person is the loudest pundit on the issue of CPU cycle hogs. Should clubs be exempt from that rule? _____________________
“Time's fun when you're having flies.” ~Kermit
|
|
Cubey Terra
Aircraft Builder
Join date: 6 Sep 2003
Posts: 1,725
|
05-13-2005 12:27
Yeah - including the "dislikes" seems pretty short-sighted to me. It did seem odd to me to include "dislikes". Admittedly, I dislike going to clubs, malls, and casinos -- "that's not my bag, baby". But highlighting it in a profile makes it look like I'm anti-club or something, which isn't the case at all. It's my understanding -- correct or not -- that these are only the first profiles that will appear on the site, and they'll rotate them to include others. _____________________
C U B E Y · T E R R A
planes · helicopters · blimps · balloons · skydiving · submarines Available at Abbotts Aerodrome and XstreetSL.com  |
|
Lianne Marten
Cheese Baron
Join date: 6 May 2004
Posts: 2,192
|
Baaaaa indeed
05-13-2005 12:29
Lianne Marten
Joined: May 06, 2004 SL Profession: Nomad, independant consultant Prior SL Professions: Storeowner, dancer, escort, model, landowner, clothing designer Location: Ahern SL Income: Ahahahhahahhahahaha *wipes tear* Sign: Saggitarius Likes Political discussions, cheese, privacy, hanging out with friends, trees Dislikes: Political debates, pecan pie, badly designed social gathering places, mean people, BDSM Tip For Beginners: Don't worry if you meet a few mean people. They are everywhere in life, even in SL. You'll meet great folks soon enough. Wheee! Love this bandwagon  _____________________
|
|
Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
|
05-13-2005 12:29
I vote for Jillian as hands-down the cutest looking avatar in the game. coco wait... you do mean Jill Linden, right?  _____________________
|
|
Cocoanut Koala
Coco's Cottages
Join date: 7 Feb 2005
Posts: 7,903
|
05-13-2005 12:30
Cocoanut Koala
Joined: sometime in February FIC join date: I came IN as a member of the FIC; haven't you all figured that out by now? SL Profession: Making things and selling them. Home: The lovely Azure Islands, in Andromeda, designed by the talented and wonderful Nexus Nash, Adam Zaius, and anybody else who participated. Store: Places I can get free or real, real cheap. Prok's Hanging Gardens of Babylon; H20; Manhattan Arts and Wine Festival. Location: Wherever those are located. SL Income: None in terms of dollars. Some sales. Make enough Lindens by hook or by crook to afford my home and to download textures. Sign: "Coco Decor," "Coco Country Decor," "Coco Cottages." Likes: Places like the fair the name of which I can never remember, Spitooney Island, the Mexican place which name I can never remember, Backstage, ice skating rinks, ALL those types of places; the above-average IQ of SL members; the creativity of SL members; Bingo; my home; my friends. Quoted: Woops - no quote. I haven't been around long enough to develop one. Dislikes: Piling on people on the forums; no way to make money except by building and scripting; not realizing the importance of non-physical content; lag; having trouble logging in; my computer not being good enough to set view distances high or win Bingo when two of us get a winning number at the same time. SL Pets: A Grouch Pet! Nice person, who designed it, Brace Coral, gave me one of these adorable critters when I admired it, but couldn't really afford to buy it. Tips for beginners: Don't let the s***ty people get you down. Hang in there. I may revise this later, but hubby is on his way home and I may get busted at the computer. coco |
|
Cubey Terra
Aircraft Builder
Join date: 6 Sep 2003
Posts: 1,725
|
05-13-2005 12:32
AND OH YES! DEFINITELY no need to refer to the group as "land speculators" - which has a very poor connotation - when you can just as easily say, "real estate agent." Tsk tsk tsk. This is a little off-topic, but a "land speculator" and a "real estate agent" are very different things. A real estate agent doesn't own the land they're buying selling -- they act as an agent of the buyer or seller and take a commission. A land speculator buys and sells land themselves, which is what happens in SL. _____________________
C U B E Y · T E R R A
planes · helicopters · blimps · balloons · skydiving · submarines Available at Abbotts Aerodrome and XstreetSL.com |
|
Cocoanut Koala
Coco's Cottages
Join date: 7 Feb 2005
Posts: 7,903
|
05-13-2005 12:34
Land salesperson, then. Anything but speculator.
coco |
|
Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,766
|
05-13-2005 12:35
Land salesperson, then. Anything but speculator. coco Why? What's wrong with speculation? _____________________
|
|
Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
Posts: 7,141
|
05-13-2005 12:43
Land salesperson, then. Anything but speculator. coco Lets not rewrite the meaning of the word to fit it to an agenda, ok? Please go read the actual definition above that I posted. While your at it, please explain to me exactly what is the "negative" connotation implied by "Speculator"? It simply means taking a risk on commodities. Period. As I said above, there was a time when many "Land Salespersons" called themselves that. Coco, PLEASE read the definition. I would say you're splitting hairs, however, there's not even a hair to split here. I have NEVER heard someone imply that the word speculator, when applied to economic matters, was a negative term, EVER. What a shock that it's emanating from folks who embrace conspiracy theories. A shock indeed.  _____________________
“Time's fun when you're having flies.” ~Kermit
|
|
Kim Anubis
The Magician
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 921
|
05-13-2005 12:54
Aimee asked: "Where else am I???"
See the fuck-you-hedonistic wall in this picture? That's yours, Aimee Rotten-no-good-too-talented-builder-and-asset-to-the-community Weber. Strangely, the clutter in the foreground that blocks the view of your Feted Interior Wall wasn't built by the Same Old Featurati -- must have been included by accident. I'm sure whatever Linden is responsible will be getting a pink slip as soon as the oversight is reported to LL by its Oldbie overlords. In closing: Have a nice day, Prokofy! _____________________
http://www.TheMagicians.us
 |
|
Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,286
|
05-13-2005 13:08
Aimee asked: "Where else am I???" See the fuck-you-hedonistic wall in this picture? That's yours, Aimee Rotten-no-good-too-talented-builder-and-asset-to-the-community Weber. Strangely, the clutter in the foreground that blocks the view of your Feted Interior Wall wasn't built by the Same Old Featurati -- must have been included by accident. I'm sure whatever Linden is responsible will be getting a pink slip as soon as the oversight is reported to LL by its Oldbie overlords. In closing: Have a nice day, Prokofy!  Nope. That's not mine. I THINK it's starley's old store (the upstairs part) in old Umber. I STILL can't find Aimee #3 on the SL web site. _____________________
|
|
Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,286
|
05-13-2005 13:10
Aimee asked: "Where else am I???" See the fuck-you-hedonistic wall in this picture? That's yours, Aimee Rotten-no-good-too-talented-builder-and-asset-to-the-community Weber. Strangely, the clutter in the foreground that blocks the view of your Feted Interior Wall wasn't built by the Same Old Featurati -- must have been included by accident. I'm sure whatever Linden is responsible will be getting a pink slip as soon as the oversight is reported to LL by its Oldbie overlords. In closing: Have a nice day, Prokofy! LOL OK. I recognize it. Inside the Empire State Building I built. Ya actually I see a lot of stuff I BUILT on the SL website, but Prokofy said it was ME. I still can't find Aimee #3 on the site. _____________________
|
|
Surreal Farber
Cat Herder
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
Posts: 2,059
|
05-13-2005 13:17
Ferran is going to be bummed. Her picture is on the new website, but Prokovy didn't include her in the conspiracy.... and after all those nights drinking strong coffee, absinthe, and smoking turkish cigerettes.
_____________________
Surreal
Phobos 3d Design - putting the hot in psychotic since 2004 Come see our whole line of clothing, animations and accessories in Chaos (37, 198, 43) |
|
koolhand Koolhaas
Uncensored McGillicuty
Join date: 26 Nov 2004
Posts: 996
|
05-13-2005 13:18
LOL OK. I recognize it. Inside the Empire State Building I built. Ya actually I see a lot of stuff I BUILT on the SL website, but Prokofy said it was ME. I still can't find Aimee #3 on the site. This is starting to feel like a long Brady Bunch episode that won't end and just keep hearing "It's always Aimee, Aimee, Aimme!" *pouts the envious younger sister* _____________________
"A woman is just a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke." - Rudyard Kipling
"It's not who wants to sleep with you; it's who wants to sleep with you again." - David Lee Roth "My body is what it is today 'cause of Mad Dog" - George W. Bush "Kids are beautiful.... Who can forget the look in a child's eye when you take them out of your trunk" -- Dave Atell |
|
Artillo Fredericks
Friendly Orange Demon
Join date: 1 Jun 2004
Posts: 1,327
|
05-13-2005 13:19
Aimee, do you brush your hair 100 times per side too?
_____________________
"I, for one, am thouroughly entertained by the mass freakout." - Nephilaine Protagonist
--== www.artillodesign.com ==-- |
|
Kim Anubis
The Magician
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 921
|
05-13-2005 13:24
Exhausted by yet another day of fighting the FIC, the Antagonist falls onto his bed and closes his eyes, there to be beseiged by visions of tiny cobalt-wing'd demons that mockingly stick out their tongues at him and don't invite him to parties.
_____________________
http://www.TheMagicians.us
|
|
Anshe Chung
Business Girl
Join date: 22 Mar 2004
Posts: 1,615
|
05-13-2005 13:24
The Lindens' new website is really a thing of great beauty and joy! Check it out! It is marred by some of the usual prejudices, however. Now...why are we not surprised to see the same-old, same-old FICs among the Feature-ati? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it gets *so tiresome* hearing Prok yammer on and on about the FIC -- but I mean, do I make this stuff up? There it is on the website once again, blecth. On the one hand, here's what the ad copy says: Party endlessly -- got that? Now note what the featurati say: Marcos Fonzarelli Joined: Feb 27, 2004 SL Profession: vatar customization Store: ARMORD Space Needle Complex SL Income: “I make enough to pay my tier and have some left over.” Location: Miramare (x,y) Sign: Aries Likes: Building avatars and structures, Hanging out with friends. Dislikes: Clubs & casinos Tips for beginners: “If you want to have a business, make something you like. Put your creativity into it, and someone will most likely buy it and enjoy it too.” Aimee Weber Joined: February 2004 SL Profession: Clothing designer Store: *PREEN* Location: Umber (91, 164), Hawthorne (195, 200) SL Income: "I make much much more money than I actually need. I give a lot of it away." Sign: Scorpio Likes: Socializing, flirting, making clothing, building really gritty city scenes, and making people laugh Dislikes: Dance clubs, griefing and sex balls Tip for beginners: “Focus on yourself and your work and try to find joy in what you do. Every moment you spend trying to bring down your competitors is a moment you are not improving your own skills Cubey Terra Joined: September 2003 SL Profession: Aircraft builder Store: Abbotts Aerodrome Location: Abbotts (40, 160) Sign: Libra Likes: Building, scripting, modeling, skydiving at Abbotts Aerodrome, visiting Luskwood Dislikes: Clubs, casinos, malls Tip for beginners : “Don't come out of the gate expecting to earn wads of cash. SL isn't about cash. It's about people. Meet people, learn what people do and like in SL, then figure out what YOU want to do in SL. If you're really good at it, then you'll probably make money at it. If not, then hey... you'll probably have fun anyway.” See what I mean? On the one hand, lure in the masses with promises of endless parties in clubs where you might meet that special someone and couple up! On the other hand, the hand-picked, selected, feated inner core featureati are here to tell you with great disdain that they "dislike" clubs, casinos, and sex balls. Yuckies! So, take home that message please! If you, too, want to succeed, HATE clubs and casinos! BOOOO! Now, I was dying to see what they'd say about busineses! See? Every single job or profession is denoted without any bias. Gunsmith is just gunsmith, not "manufacturer of death machine". Even "nightclub owner" is just "nightclub owner" -- not "owner-of-thing-Aimee-hates". But...a person who buys and sells land is a real estate speculator...BOOO!!! HISSSS!!!! EBIL CREATURE! *Speculating* in land -- flipping it over to make a profit! HORRIBLE! The Lindens always let you know what they are really up to. They do it every time. They are encouraging masses of people to try the game. They are about funnelling some of them in a kind of medieval guild apprentice system through some of the selected artisans and guild chiefs. They are about discouraging mass, low-brown entertainment like clubs and casinos by letting every know what the elite say about them. Of course, by fronting those "randomy selected" FIC-ites, the Lindens have plausible deniability. Interesting, a few other people featured like Trimda Hedges and Mistress Midnight had no "dislikes" they had to inflict on anybody. Am I just looking for conspiracy theories? Am I just perpetuating an interesting myth? No, I'm looking at a website, and taking home the message I'm meant to take home. And once again Prokofy raises some very valid and interesting issues I respect people who have courage and speak out their mind. And I do respect those who point out the flaws in ones argument by use of logic. But I don't respect those who kiss ass of the authorities and gang-bash whoever is "victim of the week". _____________________
ANSHECHUNG.COM: Buy land - Sell land - Rent land - Sell sim - Rent store - Earn L$ - Buy L$ - Sell L$
SLEXCHANGE.COM: Come join us on Second Life's most popular website for shopping addicts. Click, buy and smile |
|
Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,286
|
05-13-2005 13:26
Aimee, do you brush your hair 100 times per side too? Yes. My nose hair. _____________________
|
