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Imogen Saltair
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08-12-2007 13:37
From: Johan Laurasia Saying the word "lots" in an ad is a poor choice of words for an advertisment anyways... not very professional looking...
"lots of items for sale"
"many items for sale"
which sounds better anyway?
Saying the word "lots" is common slang in the english language, but it doesnt belong in an ad. Remember, SL is a worldwide thing, and "lots" of people dont speak english, and copy text from ads, and use translators to gleen the meaning from the ad. You're best off using the most proper english you can when placing an ad so as to not loose customers who cannot understand your ad because "lots" of transation software doesn't recognize the usage of the word "lots" in that context. Oh god, hold my pedant soul back from correcting your post... and 'lots' is not slang in english. imogen |
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08-12-2007 13:41
From: Johan Laurasia
"lots of items for sale"
"many items for sale"
which sounds better anyway?
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tons of items for sale  Actually being me I would write "tons of stuff to drool over" or something but that's me I'm not err well (leaves himself wide open for comments but ) normal..
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08-12-2007 13:51
From: Jillian Callahan There is a big difference between regulatory censorship (Which is what the 1st ammendment is supposed to protect us from) and a company saying what you can and can not use thier equipment for. And that's exactly what I meant. The Constitution says the government can't censor you. It guarantees nothing about what restrictions a business is allowed to place on those who wish to use its services. |
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08-12-2007 13:53
From: Day Oh lol, forgive me (: Erm, sorry if I missed your point. |
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Aleister Montgomery
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08-12-2007 13:53
From: Brenda Connolly Type in "sluts" see what happens.
It wouldn't surprise me if it IS that dumb. "Sluts" is definitely still allowed in advertisements, group names etc. But "slots" is so much worse when you think about it... could there be anything more demeaning than the statement "You're just a slot"?
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08-12-2007 13:53
From: Rocketman Raymaker Is America not meant to be the home of free speech? Its also the home of Hip Hop and the art of rapping and i can guarantee you that most rappers wouldn't allow anyone to censor their lyrics. Anyone remember 2 live crew and the first amendment case? More info here: http://www.xyno.de/main.htmlRight, but we're in Second Life, not America.
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Conan Godwin
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08-12-2007 13:55
From: Aleister Montgomery "Sluts" is definitely still allowed in advertisements, group names etc. But "slots" is so much worse when you think about it... could there be anything more demeaning than the statement "You're just a slot"? Calling someone a "depository" perhaps?
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08-12-2007 14:12
From: Jillian Callahan Erm, sorry if I missed your point. If so... I guess my point is that you never know what critical communications media will be corporate owned in a few years. Actually I can't think of any media that isn't under corporate ownership today except for air and paper. I guess I'm being bleak. P: Anyway your point about where freedom of speech doesn't apply is a thought-provoking one. |
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Aleister Montgomery
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08-12-2007 14:15
From: Conan Godwin Calling someone a "depository" perhaps? Luckily, there are no depository machines in virtual kasinos, so the word is still allowed. Unless humiliation counts as sexual violence or is otherwise broadly offensive.
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08-12-2007 14:16
From: Day Oh If so... I guess my point is that you never know what critical communications media will be corporate owned in a few years. Actually I can't think of any media that isn't under corporate ownership today except for air and paper.
I guess I'm being bleak. P: Anyway your point about where freedom of speech doesn't apply is a thought-provoking one. But that's sort of the point. "Freedom of Speech", as most people understand it, is a myth. Corporations and private individuals can censor whatever they want, whenever they want.... Always have been able to. The constitution was never designed to prevent that.
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Jillian Callahan
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08-12-2007 14:18
From: Reitsuki Kojima But that's sort of the point. "Freedom of Speech", as most people understand it, is a myth. Corporations and private individuals can censor whatever they want, whenever they want.... Always have been able to. The constitution was never designed to prevent that. Yep. Becasue at that point it'd be infringing on individual rights. |
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08-12-2007 14:22
From: Brenda Connolly Type in "sluts" see what happens.
It wouldn't surprise me if it IS that dumb. LL loves sluts! Just not slots. Well as long as those sluts aren't broadly offensive of course. |
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08-12-2007 20:21
From: Conan Godwin Right, but we're in Second Life, not America. Yes that is true. But i was under the impression that SL laws are being dictated by the American government, if we have to play by their laws regarding gambling then i definitely think we should implement the first amendment also. After all, isn't the first amendment one of the most important concepts in American history?
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08-12-2007 20:21
From: Sarah Nerd LL loves sluts! Just not slots. Well as long as those sluts aren't broadly offensive of course. Do those sluts have slots?
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08-12-2007 20:23
From: Brenda Connolly Do those sluts have slots? Those are the broadly offensive ones. |
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08-12-2007 20:23
From: Rocketman Raymaker Yes that is true.
But i was under the impression that SL laws are being dictated by the American government,
hence the gambling ban... No...Linden is following US Law, the country where they are headquartered and operate primarily. SL laws are dictated by Linden, who own the program.
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Conan Godwin
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08-12-2007 20:27
People have, on the billing issue thread, made the point that since the servers are physically in the US, then LL should bill in $US. So, following that arguement to its logical conclusion; if Linden Labs put all their servers on a ship and had it steam in a holding pattern in international waters, would US federal law apply to SL then?
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08-12-2007 20:29
Maybe not. But they still have HQ in Sanfran so maybe so.
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Conan Godwin
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08-12-2007 20:31
From: Brenda Connolly Maybe not. But they still have HQ in Sanfran so maybe so. How about if they made the ship their nominal HQ, and kept the SF office as some sort of "regional office". No need to move any personnel either.
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Brenda Connolly
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08-12-2007 20:35
From: Conan Godwin How about if they made the ship their nominal HQ, and kept the SF office as some sort of "regional office". No need to move any personnel either. How about if they move to the Goddamn moon? You can drive.
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Conan Godwin
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08-12-2007 20:37
From: Brenda Connolly How about if they move to the Goddamn moon? You can drive. I think the distances involved would cause some packet loss to a few individuals.
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