Stagecoach Island defects to ActiveWorlds

I just told you, quite honestly, I wasn't that interested.

But I'm mildly interested in observing the chasm across which you leaped to form your opinion.

Hence the request for quotes.

intentional bump

reported for not adding anything to the discussion but drama.

Hey, now, Ingrid.

Hey now.

Come on, Marcat is entitled to shrilly demand answers from Linden Lab without any sort of input at all from the forum at large. Let's not be unreasonable here.

It really does not seem like anything we did not already know. Or even anything all that concerning. For whatever reason Linden Labs seems to only be able to have one asset server. Eventually I assume they will work out a way for that not to be the case and until then there is just a small risk that a few items might slip between walled off areas.

Sure, it is not want to are looking for if you are looking to wall yourself off but it really is hardly the end of the world. However, until it is fixed, it might be best to not push Second Life as a good idea for projects that require walls.

Thanks for the info Prak. I agree that this should hardly be a huge concern for most SL residents. And if a resident had a huge concern over this, I'd sure like to know just what is "at risk" for them.

Shrill again. You need to know, Enabran, if you don't - that "shrill" is something often applied to women, in a male chauvinist way, as in "shrill, nagging fishwife."

Have you ever applied the adjective "shrill" to a male poster?

coco

Yes.

Not that it's relevent.

I have never known the term "shrill" to be gendered or sexist. I hear it often in politics to describe the unpleasant or angry tone of public discourse. For example, in the following link, Tom Daschle uses the term to describe Rush Limbaugh:

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/20/daschle.threats/

Gender isn't an issue here.

To try to play the sexism card over some manufactured forum drama (which I find neither sexist or chauvinistic, merely to play some "I wins the forum" game, over someone whom claims to be 'female' this week) is what I personally find offensive.

Very nice, Aimee. But yes, y'all, "shrill" has been traditionally sexist.

More to the point, has Enabran ever applied it to a male poster, in addition to, say, me, or Catherine? If so, I will withdraw my case.

coco

Ok. Back to the regular drama. Before our break we were discussing WF security concerns and whether or not residents of SL should have concerns of their own.

Dave...

I'm not sure if a situation like this has been mentioned before or not. I travelled incognito to one of the Wells Fargo islands and played around for awhile. My inventory included the always present Linden Library folder. I was able to attach one of the Atoll walkways to my head and hide underwater, thereby creating a new dock structure on the Wells Fargo Island that surprised a few folks when it began to move on it's own.

I know... pathetic waste of time. But it was interesting to see what the boundaries were. One of the folks from Spinning Media (?) IM'd me while I was there and asked me how I was able to build on their island. I told him about being able to attach objeccts from my inventory to my head (that 'ol cabinhead syndrome) and that it was an item from the Lindens' Library folder available to anyone there.

I can see how just that sort of ability could cause a disruption for the experience they were looking to provide there.

I agree. This is a pet peeve of mine actually. Frivolous evocation of "racism" and "sexism" dilute the seriousness of two very real social stuggles.

I think coco is right about it being mostly applied to females at least originally.
I agree it seems to have crossed the gender boundary now though.

What I am really getting tired of is the whole "Enebran vs. coco" thing.

It's unseemly.

Those two should either get a room, or have a total knockdown dragout fight.

Which reminds me, Chris - I meant to ask you, from an earlier post: I thought that Stagecoach Island WAS subject to the updates, and the griefer take-downs of the grid, and that that was part of the problem.

coco

Often? Does that suggest that it is sometimes does not carry such a connotation? I suppose you've answered your own question, haven't you?

But thank you for your input, Cocoanut. I value the input of our university-educated residents who make money by the written word professionally and who everyone liked back when they were in TSO.

Well, remember - I've been called "shrill" on numerous occasions by Enabran and not spoken of it. Here I saw it applied to Catherine, and decided it was time to bring the matter up.

And yes, it is historically a derogatory term for females. The word itself means "high-pitched," which female voices are.

coco

You're welcome, EB!

coco

Dude, she already tried that with me once and it was the single creepiest SL experience I've yet had (aside from my newb explorations in the sky). Don't make jokes like that.

Great post and on topic!

Who is Catherine? I don't know any Catherine in this thread. I hope you're not outing personal details again.

So about this WF deal... *burns cosmo mags*