Whate are a ”Charter Member”
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Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
Posts: 7,141
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06-04-2005 16:08
From: Cristiano Midnight Yeah I bought mine around the same time as Nolan and I didn't get any of that either. I am doing a poor job of communicating.  I got the poster and t-shirt long before I signed up for a lifetime account. I received it when everyone else was getting theirs, in early summer 2003. If memory serves, the t-shirt and poster were simply for being a beta tester, and not connected to lifetime accounts, for sure, in my case. I am such an uber-geek that I have never worn the t-shirt, and the poster is still in its shipping tube. 
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Teeny Leviathan
Never started World War 3
Join date: 20 May 2003
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06-04-2005 16:20
From: Nolan Nash I am such an uber-geek that I have never worn the t-shirt, and the poster is still in its shipping tube. My poster appeared a few weeks after the shirt. The tube was damaged. 
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Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
Posts: 7,141
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06-04-2005 16:23
From: Teeny Leviathan My poster appeared a few weeks after the shirt. The tube was damaged. I think my t-shirt arrived first as well. Crap. Sorry to hear that. I assume the poster was damaged? Btw, I love your forum icon! I laugh everytime I see it, and then run away in fear!
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Huns Valen
Don't PM me here.
Join date: 3 May 2003
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06-05-2005 06:11
I got a T-shirt and a poster (both with my name on them!) at the end of beta without having bought a lifetime account. I later bought a lifetime for $225 (I guess.) They were open to everyone who was in world at the time, regardless of whether you'd been in beta or not.
My only regret is that I didn't buy two.
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Hikaru Yamamoto
Oldbie
Join date: 10 Mar 2003
Posts: 895
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06-05-2005 10:05
i bought lifetime for $159 as soon as i could  and i got the t-shirt and poster. The FIC does exist!  We actually control the Lindens and all the gnomes! We are in a constant war against the super hippos from taking over. o.o >.> <.< i was never here...
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David Cartier
Registered User
Join date: 8 Jun 2003
Posts: 1,018
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06-05-2005 13:01
From: Nolan Nash I am doing a poor job of communicating. I got the poster and t-shirt long before I signed up for a lifetime account. I received it when everyone else was getting theirs, in early summer 2003. If memory serves, the t-shirt and poster were simply for being a beta tester, and not connected to lifetime accounts, for sure, in my case. I am such an uber-geek that I have never worn the t-shirt, and the poster is still in its shipping tube. I think all Beta testers did or at least were supposed to get the t shirt and poster. Mine are hidden away in a closet until I get around to framing the poster. I got the lifetime membership very late, when there were only a few still available. I never had the Charter Member title. |
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Deklax Fairplay
Black Sun
Join date: 2 Jul 2004
Posts: 357
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06-05-2005 13:11
Awww, i didnt know about the tshirt and poster!!! Argh!
Damn you Lindens and your favoritism. :`(
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Oz Spade
ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
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06-05-2005 16:50
See: /3/bb/2993/1.html (Philip announces contest for signed William Gibson books and posters) /3/15/3353/1.html (Tanya Linden announces posters and t-shirts for Beta users) /120/a1/7291/1.html (1.1 Release Notes, mentions the showing of Charter Members) /130/ba/31630/1.html (see Loki's and Siobhan's posts)
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PetGirl Bergman
Fellow Creature:-)
Join date: 16 Feb 2005
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06-05-2005 23:16
..as it always (?!) will come up new members ”old” question always be new question... its normal in a forum..
Tks for the links..
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Baba Yamamoto
baba@slinked.net
Join date: 26 May 2003
Posts: 1,024
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06-06-2005 01:05
"5 framed, one-of-a-kind Second Life posters featuring your avatar, signed by the entire Second Life team (the Lindens)!"
I got this one... ;0 Lucky me! I would have loved to have recived the William Gibson book as well ;0 That's sweet! I'm happy tho!
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Michi Lumin
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Join date: 14 Oct 2003
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06-06-2005 02:33
From: Pituca Chang To have the Charter status you had to have bought the US$159 Lifetime membership before a certain cutoff date. I believe it only applies to those who were here in Beta. The only advantage we have over others that bought the Lifetime account is that neat "Charter Member" designation. Well, that and a sort of integration into the development of SL more than mere 'residents'. There are implications to the title: (specificially the term charter ) which indicates that they were formative in the creation of SL, and member, that they are indeed a part of SecondLife, and not an individual who simply lives within it with no official connection. Conversely, a "resident" simply lives there, and has no official connection. Charter Members are part of the organization, part of SL; Residents are, officially, not. I've argued in the past that charter members are often considered by LL the only 'resident contributors' of any official note: There is no official recognition of contribution to SL as a resident unless you are a charter member. But then again, I take the TOS and CS word for word and literally; and tend to derive implied intent from syntax that LL puts forth. As such, I'll always cede, hierarchically, to a Charter Member, and will always regard Charter Members with more respect than Residents. They are part of its genesis; we are simply occupants of the space they helped form, together with Linden Lab. (I am not a Charter Member.) |
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Baba Yamamoto
baba@slinked.net
Join date: 26 May 2003
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06-06-2005 03:27
From: Michi Lumin Well, that and a sort of integration into the development of SL more than mere 'residents'. There are implications to the title: (specificially the term charter ) which indicates that they were formative in the creation of SL, and member, that they are indeed a part of SecondLife, and not an individual who simply lives within it with no official connection.
Conversely, a "resident" simply lives there, and has no official connection. Charter Members are part of the organization, part of SL; Residents are, officially, not.
I've argued in the past that charter members are often considered by LL the only 'resident contributors' of any official note: There is no official recognition of contribution to SL as a resident unless you are a charter member.
But then again, I take the TOS and CS word for word and literally; and tend to derive implied intent from syntax that LL puts forth. As such, I'll always cede, hierarchically, to a Charter Member, and will always regard Charter Members with more respect than Residents. They are part of its genesis; we are simply occupants of the space they helped form, together with Linden Lab.
(I am not a Charter Member.) Such a good resident.. ;0 *patpat* COOKIE! HERE IS A COOKIE FOR YOU! ;0
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Etain Peregrine
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Join date: 1 Dec 2003
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06-06-2005 17:52
I'm a charter member and I definitely was not in beta. I also get a fair amount in stipend, equal to a premium account I suppose, but I paid a significant one time fee to become a charter member. Tho I always called it lifetime member.
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