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Ace Cassidy

Resident Bohemian

Join date: 5 Apr 2004

Posts: 1,228

11-05-2004 09:05

I'm sure everyone has seen those polls where they ask the respondents whether they are optimistic or pessimistic on the future.

With so many here in the forums either screaming gloom and doom and demanding Linden action, or others just as stridently saying "who gives a sh*t?", I want to take a simple, and certainly unscientific, poll.

Looking towards the future of SL, are you

- Optimistic?

or

- Pessimistic?

No qualifying your answer with some lame-ass, "I'd be optimistic if blah-de-blah did whatnot to so-and-so"... you're either a half-full person or you're a half-empty person. No dilly-dallying and trying to say you're somewhere in between.

Me?!?

I'm optimistic...

- Ace

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Merwan Marker

Booring...

Join date: 28 Jan 2004

Posts: 4,706

11-05-2004 09:08

opti am i

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Meiyo Sojourner

Barren Land Hater

Join date: 17 Jul 2004

Posts: 144

11-05-2004 09:10

It's always half empty and I don't see how it could ever be half full.

-Meiyo

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Kendra Bancroft

Rhine Maiden

Join date: 17 Jun 2004

Posts: 5,813

11-05-2004 09:13

There is no longer a glass.

Madiera Westerburg

waiting for apocolypse :D

Join date: 6 Apr 2004

Posts: 836

11-05-2004 09:22

why is my glass upside down? whos been messin with my glass?

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Surreal Farber

Cat Herder

Join date: 5 Feb 2004

Posts: 2,059

11-05-2004 09:27

half full of rum.. but give me a few minutes and that will change

Surreal

Lordfly Digeridoo

Prim Orchestrator

Join date: 21 Jul 2003

Posts: 3,628

11-05-2004 09:29

The glass is neither half empty nor half full, it just needs more water. (Realist here)

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Madiera Westerburg

waiting for apocolypse :D

Join date: 6 Apr 2004

Posts: 836

11-05-2004 09:29

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"Unfortunately you cant wipe them out of existence... merely hide the drivel they have to spew"- Kris Ritter

From: Neehai Zapata

If the lord was handing out bacterial infections for sinning, you'd be at the free clinic all the time.

just when I manage to convince myself I'm a superior being, I walk into a door

Schwanson Schlegel

SL's Tokin' Villain

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 2,721

11-05-2004 09:31

Get your ice cold water here!
Only $50L !!!
Water, get your water here!

Anybody?

sorry, I am looking for a new career.

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Olympia Rebus

Muse of Chaos

Join date: 22 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,831

11-05-2004 09:34

Optimistic

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Apotheus Silverman

I write code.

Join date: 17 Nov 2003

Posts: 416

11-05-2004 09:35

Quite possibly the most optimistic person around. After Philip, that is.

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Salazar Jack

Nova Albion native

Join date: 12 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,105

11-05-2004 09:50

Optimistic.

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Rickard Roentgen

Renaissance Punk

Join date: 4 Apr 2004

Posts: 1,869

11-05-2004 09:51

Cheerfully Realistic. It's reasonable, it'll prolly get better, it won't last forever, but I'm gonna enjoy it while it does.

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Remo Yossarian

Registered User

Join date: 15 Feb 2004

Posts: 121

11-05-2004 10:03

I am a realist

I don't see the SL economy getting better without some kind of fairly hefty external forces.

I guess that makes me an optimistic realist.

Princess Medici

sad panda

Join date: 1 Mar 2004

Posts: 416

11-05-2004 10:05

Cautiously optimistic

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Varian Neutra

Registered User

Join date: 18 Oct 2004

Posts: 56

Half-full

11-05-2004 10:08

Half-full.

Toy LaFollette

I eat paintchips

Join date: 11 Feb 2004

Posts: 2,359

11-05-2004 10:08

optimistic

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Shadow Weaver

Ancient

Join date: 13 Jan 2003

Posts: 2,808

11-05-2004 10:08

Dramatist....no wait I stopped that a year ago...Optimistic to the point of stupidity.

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Apotheus Silverman

I write code.

Join date: 17 Nov 2003

Posts: 416

11-05-2004 10:13

From: Shadow Weaver

Optimistic to the point of stupidity.

Okay, maybe I fall in line behind Philip AND Shadow.

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Apotheus Silverman
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David Valentino

Nicely Wicked

Join date: 1 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,941

11-05-2004 10:15

*fills the glass with lovely rum* Hmm..seems full at the moment...

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David Lamoreaux

Owner - Perilous Pleasures and Extreme Erotica Gallery

Maxx Monde

Registered User

Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 1,848

11-05-2004 10:18

At least clean the glass first. Ewww.

As long as there is a place where I can build, I'm fine.

Pendari Lorentz

Senior Member

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,372

11-05-2004 10:50

I have always been an optimistic person. To me the glass is always full. Half water, half air.

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*hugs everyone*

Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

11-05-2004 10:56

In the future, this will look petty in hindsight. Tide it through and endure... we must persist!

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a lost user

Join date: ?

Posts: ?

11-05-2004 11:02

I am an opportunist... errr... optimist!

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blaze Spinnaker

1/2 Serious

Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

11-05-2004 11:06

I'm optimistic but only because I know the glass is half empty and I'm not oblivously sticking my head in the sand.

SecondLife is going to get from point a to point b only if people take action. It's not magically going to occurr.

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Ace Cassidy Resident Bohemian Join date: 5 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,228	11-05-2004 09:05 I'm sure everyone has seen those polls where they ask the respondents whether they are optimistic or pessimistic on the future. With so many here in the forums either screaming gloom and doom and demanding Linden action, or others just as stridently saying "who gives a sh*t?", I want to take a simple, and certainly unscientific, poll. Looking towards the future of SL, are you - Optimistic? or - Pessimistic? No qualifying your answer with some lame-ass, "I'd be optimistic if blah-de-blah did whatnot to so-and-so"... you're either a half-full person or you're a half-empty person. No dilly-dallying and trying to say you're somewhere in between. Me?!? I'm optimistic... - Ace _____________________ "Free your mind, and your ass will follow" - George Clinton
Merwan Marker Booring... Join date: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 4,706	11-05-2004 09:08 opti am i _____________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy - Meher Baba
Meiyo Sojourner Barren Land Hater Join date: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 144	11-05-2004 09:10 It's always half empty and I don't see how it could ever be half full. -Meiyo _____________________ I was just pondering the immortal words of Socrates when he said... "I drank what??"
Kendra Bancroft Rhine Maiden Join date: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 5,813	11-05-2004 09:13 There is no longer a glass.
Madiera Westerburg waiting for apocolypse :D Join date: 6 Apr 2004 Posts: 836	11-05-2004 09:22 why is my glass upside down? whos been messin with my glass? _____________________ "Unfortunately you cant wipe them out of existence... merely hide the drivel they have to spew"- Kris Ritter From: Neehai Zapata If the lord was handing out bacterial infections for sinning, you'd be at the free clinic all the time. just when I manage to convince myself I'm a superior being, I walk into a door
Surreal Farber Cat Herder Join date: 5 Feb 2004 Posts: 2,059	11-05-2004 09:27 half full of rum.. but give me a few minutes and that will change Surreal
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	11-05-2004 09:29 The glass is neither half empty nor half full, it just needs more water. (Realist here) LF _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Madiera Westerburg waiting for apocolypse :D Join date: 6 Apr 2004 Posts: 836	11-05-2004 09:29 <slips roofies into surreals drink to take advantage of her laters..runs off gigglin an plottin> _____________________ "Unfortunately you cant wipe them out of existence... merely hide the drivel they have to spew"- Kris Ritter From: Neehai Zapata If the lord was handing out bacterial infections for sinning, you'd be at the free clinic all the time. just when I manage to convince myself I'm a superior being, I walk into a door
Schwanson Schlegel SL's Tokin' Villain Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,721	11-05-2004 09:31 Get your ice cold water here! Only $50L !!! Water, get your water here! Anybody? sorry, I am looking for a new career. _____________________
Olympia Rebus Muse of Chaos Join date: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,831	11-05-2004 09:34 Optimistic _____________________
Apotheus Silverman I write code. Join date: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 416	11-05-2004 09:35 Quite possibly the most optimistic person around. After Philip, that is. _____________________ Apotheus Silverman Shop SL on the web - SLExchange.com Visit Abbotts Aerodrome for gobs of flying fun.
Salazar Jack Nova Albion native Join date: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,105	11-05-2004 09:50 Optimistic. _____________________ kahruvel.com - Onward & Upward!
Rickard Roentgen Renaissance Punk Join date: 4 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,869	11-05-2004 09:51 Cheerfully Realistic. It's reasonable, it'll prolly get better, it won't last forever, but I'm gonna enjoy it while it does. _____________________
Remo Yossarian Registered User Join date: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 121	11-05-2004 10:03 I am a realist I don't see the SL economy getting better without some kind of fairly hefty external forces. I guess that makes me an optimistic realist.
Princess Medici sad panda Join date: 1 Mar 2004 Posts: 416	11-05-2004 10:05 Cautiously optimistic _____________________ Please cease and desist from your derogatory use of Elmo.
Varian Neutra Registered User Join date: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 56	Half-full 11-05-2004 10:08 Half-full.
Toy LaFollette I eat paintchips Join date: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 2,359	11-05-2004 10:08 optimistic _____________________ "So you see, my loyalty lies with Second Life, not with Linden Lab. Where I perceive the actions of Linden Lab to be in conflict with the best interests of Second Life, I side with Second Life."-Jacek
Shadow Weaver Ancient Join date: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 2,808	11-05-2004 10:08 Dramatist....no wait I stopped that a year ago...Optimistic to the point of stupidity. _____________________ Everyone here is an adult. This ain't DisneyLand, and Mickey Mouse isn't going to swat you with a stick if you say "holy crapola."<Pathfinder Linden> New Worlds new Adventures Formerly known as Jade Wolf my business name has now changed to Dragon Shadow. Im me in world for Locations of my apparrel Online Authorized Trademark Licensed Apparel http://www.cafepress.com/slvisions OR Visit The Website @ www.slvisions.com
Apotheus Silverman I write code. Join date: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 416	11-05-2004 10:13 From: Shadow Weaver Optimistic to the point of stupidity. Okay, maybe I fall in line behind Philip AND Shadow. _____________________ Apotheus Silverman Shop SL on the web - SLExchange.com Visit Abbotts Aerodrome for gobs of flying fun.
David Valentino Nicely Wicked Join date: 1 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,941	11-05-2004 10:15 fills the glass with lovely rum Hmm..seems full at the moment... _____________________ David Lamoreaux Owner - Perilous Pleasures and Extreme Erotica Gallery
Maxx Monde Registered User Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,848	11-05-2004 10:18 At least clean the glass first. Ewww. As long as there is a place where I can build, I'm fine.
Pendari Lorentz Senior Member Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,372	11-05-2004 10:50 I have always been an optimistic person. To me the glass is always full. Half water, half air. _____________________ hugs everyone
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	11-05-2004 10:56 In the future, this will look petty in hindsight. Tide it through and endure... we must persist! _____________________
a lost user Join date: ? Posts: ?	11-05-2004 11:02 I am an opportunist... errr... optimist! _____________________
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	11-05-2004 11:06 I'm optimistic but only because I know the glass is half empty and I'm not oblivously sticking my head in the sand. SecondLife is going to get from point a to point b only if people take action. It's not magically going to occurr. _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."

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