Come hither, all ye fanboyz and ye non-fanboyz alike, and gather around me while I tell what happened in the dark of night..
Once there were two happy lands, Wakely and Cub were they named, where the peasantry lived side by side, happy on the river banks, no care or worry in their minds. Come the evenings they’d recline in leisure on their lovely decks, to watch the sun set in the sky and the waters grow dark with night. In the day, they’d gather there to sail and swim with gaity, and frolic in peace and brotherhood in the waters from the sea.
One day the happy citizens did rise to spy something new, something huge between the banks, a build so mighty and so vast it quite took all their breath away. Not from beauty, though, alas – but from sheer size and prominence. There in their midst, between the banks and filling nearly all the space, rose a huge and ugly bridge, with pillars side by side below, so thickly placed that one could scarce squeeze in between to pass.
No longer could the peasants see the glorious beauty of the land, that made their hearts beat fast when once they spent their hard-earned cash to buy those lots down by the sea, in that inlet, once serene. Nor could they ply their boats or race their rafts or any other pleasures past, all they could do was sit and gaze at this monstrosity.
What evil-doers had arrived to place this build right in their midst? Was it gremlins, playing tricks, or angered magi striking back? What reason held by man or beast could possibly excuse this bridge, rising from one road unused, and leading to another? After all, my friends, it’s not as though there were a need for the peasantry to go by road, as flying was much more their speed.
Alarmed, the citizens began to click upon the build, either on its soaring street or its massive beams below. And then deep sorrow filled their hearts, and despair chilled their mortal souls – for lo, the creators of that bridge were those who ruled o’er all the world, whose awesome might was great. The Lindens did this bridge create, this vast and towering travesty, for reasons none could understand, to spoil their pleasure and their land.
Oh ye fanboyz and ye fanboyz not, let this tale instruct ye well: The great spirit in the sky can strike wherever ye may dwell.
coco
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-21-2005 14:27
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Ardith Mifflin
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06-21-2005 14:34
Come hither, all ye fanboyz and ye non-fanboyz alike, and gather around me while I tell what happened in the dark of night.. Once there were two happy lands, Wakely and Cub were they named, where the peasantry lived side by side, happy on the river banks, no care or worry in their minds. Come the evenings they’d recline in leisure on their lovely decks, to watch the sun set in the sky and the waters grow dark with night. In the day, they’d gather there to sail and swim with gaity, and frolic in peace and brotherhood in the waters from the sea. One day the happy citizens did rise to spy something new, something huge between the banks, a build so mighty and so vast it quite took all their breath away. Not from beauty, though, alas – but from sheer size and prominence. There in their midst, between the banks and filling nearly all the space, rose a huge and ugly bridge, with pillars side by side below, so thickly placed that one could scarce squeeze in between to pass. No longer could the peasants see the glorious beauty of the land, that made their hearts beat fast when once they spent their hard-earned cash to buy those lots down by the sea, in that inlet, once serene. Nor could they ply their boats or race their rafts or any other pleasures past, all they could do was sit and gaze at this monstrosity. What evil-doers had arrived to place this build right in their midst? Was it gremlins, playing tricks, or angered magi striking back? What reason held by man or beast could possibly excuse this bridge, rising from one road unused, and leading to another? After all, my friends, it’s not as though there were a need for the peasantry to go by road, as flying was much more their speed. Alarmed, the citizens began to click upon the build, either on its soaring street or its massive beams below. And then deep sorrow filled their hearts, and despair chilled their mortal souls – for lo, the creators of that bridge were those who ruled o’er all the world, whose awesome might was great. The Lindens did this bridge create, this vast and towering travesty, for reasons none could understand, to spoil their pleasure and their land. Oh ye fanboyz and ye fanboyz not, let this tale instruct ye well: The great spirit in the sky can strike wherever ye may dwell. coco Amusing story, Coco. Is the bridge really so terrible, though? I'm not familiar with which bridge you're concerned about, and I'm out of world until later this evening. Could you post an image of it? |
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April Firefly
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06-21-2005 14:54
Come hither, all ye fanboyz and ye non-fanboyz alike, and gather around me while I tell what happened in the dark of night.. Once there were two happy lands, Wakely and Cub were they named, where the peasantry lived side by side, happy on the river banks, no care or worry in their minds. Come the evenings they’d recline in leisure on their lovely decks, to watch the sun set in the sky and the waters grow dark with night. In the day, they’d gather there to sail and swim with gaity, and frolic in peace and brotherhood in the waters from the sea. One day the happy citizens did rise to spy something new, something huge between the banks, a build so mighty and so vast it quite took all their breath away. Not from beauty, though, alas – but from sheer size and prominence. There in their midst, between the banks and filling nearly all the space, rose a huge and ugly bridge, with pillars side by side below, so thickly placed that one could scarce squeeze in between to pass. No longer could the peasants see the glorious beauty of the land, that made their hearts beat fast when once they spent their hard-earned cash to buy those lots down by the sea, in that inlet, once serene. Nor could they ply their boats or race their rafts or any other pleasures past, all they could do was sit and gaze at this monstrosity. What evil-doers had arrived to place this build right in their midst? Was it gremlins, playing tricks, or angered magi striking back? What reason held by man or beast could possibly excuse this bridge, rising from one road unused, and leading to another? After all, my friends, it’s not as though there were a need for the peasantry to go by road, as flying was much more their speed. Alarmed, the citizens began to click upon the build, either on its soaring street or its massive beams below. And then deep sorrow filled their hearts, and despair chilled their mortal souls – for lo, the creators of that bridge were those who ruled o’er all the world, whose awesome might was great. The Lindens did this bridge create, this vast and towering travesty, for reasons none could understand, to spoil their pleasure and their land. Oh ye fanboyz and ye fanboyz not, let this tale instruct ye well: The great spirit in the sky can strike wherever ye may dwell. coco I'm really surprised by this. I've been to many of the Linden's bulds, and they are usually very well done. I love the Moth Temple in the new continent. I doubt if anything they would build would cause despair. Which Sim is this in? Oh wait, this is a metaphor isn't it about the new forum policy. I have to stand up for the Lindens on this one, I'm not full of dispair. And I don't think the Lindens intended this to spoil our pleasure or our land. I think it's not nice to accuse them of something like this. _____________________
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Juro Kothari
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06-21-2005 15:20
Pictures! We need proof!
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Jeffrey Gomez
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06-21-2005 15:26
Indeed we do, Juro.
In my experiences, LL rarely changes the terrain once it's already in place. My guess is photocopy this to the Linden Forums. A change of this magnitude can likely be reversed if enough of the existing landowners are against it. _____________________
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Jillian Callahan
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06-21-2005 15:48
Well, the bridge aint at all bad. And it's mostly not even there at the moment
But, this is astonishing. This tower is mostly streched land!  I wanna be able to do that!EDIT: Coco found me in-world, and explained the road used to extend meters above where the stub is, I can see why that's a prob  _____________________
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April Firefly
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06-21-2005 15:51
Well, the bridge aint at all bad. And it's mostly not even there at the moment But, this is astonishing. This tower is mostly streched land! I wanna be able to do that!It must be a private sim. Way cool. _____________________
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-21-2005 16:04
That's not the BRIDGE, guys.
The bridge is now gone. It extended from the piece of road Jillian was sitting on there when I went to take a pic. It soared huge and high. I didn't exaggerate in my cautionary tale. Go there and ask the residents if I did or not. The good part is they did listen to complaints and take it down. coco |
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Jillian Callahan
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06-21-2005 16:09
It must be a private sim. Way cool. _____________________
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April Firefly
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06-21-2005 16:13
That's not the BRIDGE, guys. The bridge is now gone. It extended from the piece of road Jillian was sitting on there when I went to take a pic. It soared huge and high. I didn't exaggerate in my cautionary tale. Go there and ask the residents if I did or not. The good part is they did listen to complaints and take it down. coco Oh good. Sorry for my wrong assumption. Please forgive me. I'm glad they took it down. I am sorry people felt despair. But together we can find a good solution to just about any problem. Edited to add: But you did call the Lindens Evil-doers, can we agree that was a bit of an exageration? _____________________
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Lo Jacobs
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06-21-2005 16:20
But, this is astonishing. This tower is mostly streched land! I wanna be able to do that!Wow! That looks really cool! _____________________
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Jeska Linden
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06-21-2005 16:22
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-21-2005 19:37
No, of course I don't mean they are really evil-doers, April. I'm a writer and I just made it into a story, is all. I was pretty sure that it would not be there long, and it was gone before I even wrote about it, probably.
coco P.S. And anyway, my effort is now moved to off-topic, where all concerns about Linden builds clearly belong. |
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Ingrid Ingersoll
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06-22-2005 07:07
This is a bridge in hooper built by Xenon Linden. It's one of my favourite places on the grid.
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Sebastian Skye
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06-22-2005 08:11
No, of course I don't mean they are really evil-doers, April. I'm a writer and I just made it into a story, is all. I was pretty sure that it would not be there long, and it was gone before I even wrote about it, probably. coco P.S. And anyway, my effort is now moved to off-topic, where all concerns about Linden builds clearly belong. I think it got moved off topic because people were no longer talking about the build hon. I still am confused, even if you are a writer, you named a group of people as evil-doers. If it was intended as ficition and not the truth, then yes, it belongs in off-topic. If I called you an evil-doer, even in a "writer's" way, wouldn't it be wrong? |
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April Firefly
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06-22-2005 08:13
No, of course I don't mean they are really evil-doers, April. I'm a writer and I just made it into a story, is all. I was pretty sure that it would not be there long, and it was gone before I even wrote about it, probably. coco P.S. And anyway, my effort is now moved to off-topic, where all concerns about Linden builds clearly belong. I still am confused, even if you are a writer, you named a group of people as evil-doers. If it was intended as ficition and not the truth, then yes, it belongs in off-topic. If I called you an evil-doer, even in a "writer's" way, wouldn't it be wrong? How is it different with the Lindens. They are people to. If you prick them, do they not bleed? _____________________
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-22-2005 09:17
How wonderful, Ingrid.
You should have seen the one I was talking about. I think the Lindens are big, strong, grown-ups. They can handle the fact that I criticized their bridge. coco P.S. April, it was truth, dressed up in medieval terms. P.S. ""To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt" |
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April Firefly
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06-22-2005 09:29
How wonderful, Ingrid. You should have seen the one I was talking about. I think the Lindens are big, strong, grown-ups. They can handle the fact that I criticized their bridge. coco We are all big, strong grown-ups one would think. And some of us react very strongly when we are criticized. P.S. April, it was truth, dressed up in medieval terms. P.S. ""To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt" Yes but calling anyone evil-doer when they are not is not truth. You can critisize someone without calling them evil. I don't see where the evil was. Especially since they moved it so quickly. I have seen evil in my life, and this wasn't evil. A mistake maybe, but not evil. _____________________
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-22-2005 09:58
That part was hyperbole, April. No one is peasants, either, literally living on the bank. And I don't really say "ye" irl.
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April Firefly
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06-22-2005 12:51
That part was hyperbole, April. No one is peasants, either, literally living on the bank. And I don't really say "ye" irl. It's okay to dislike what I wrote. coco Thank you Coco. Hugsss _____________________
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Juro Kothari
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06-22-2005 13:03
I find being labeled as 'evil' cuts me a LOT of slack - allowing me to get away with things I'd never be able to if I was labeled as 'good'.
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Ellie Edo
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06-22-2005 16:09
Didn't anybody think to take a snapshot ? A whole thread about an awful build that wasn't worth photographing ? I feel deprived. How can any of us possibly respond or participate, except perhaps the slightly idiosyncratic way April chose ?
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April Firefly
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06-22-2005 17:31
Didn't anybody think to take a snapshot ? A whole thread about an awful build that wasn't worth photographing ? I feel deprived. How can any of us possibly respond or participate, except perhaps the slightly idiosyncratic way April chose ? (I think that means roughly "silly but nice" ! Gotta be careful lol) I had to look it up on dictionary.com before I could decide if I need to AR you or say thank you. I think that word describes me to a tee. Thank you. _____________________
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Cocoanut Koala
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06-22-2005 18:03
Well, I don't know how I could have been so stupid as not to take pictures. I guess I'm not used to a game yet where picture taking and sharing is so easy, and I tend to think in words, instead of pictures. Anyway, I didn't think such a huge thing put in by Lindens would come down so fast! Poof!
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