Neg-Rate the Lindens
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Julian Fate
80's Pop Star
Join date: 19 Oct 2003
Posts: 1,020
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12-15-2003 11:33
Lately something struck me while I was flying around the world. No, not a hoverboard. I was struck by how inefficient many of the Linden builds are. In the Morris sandbox there are bridges over some of the streams. In about five minutes I was able to come up with an identical looking design that used half as many prims. In Perry near the classroom is a walkway that snakes through the sim and into Tehama. It uses many small walkway pieces linked in pairs. Casual inspection shows the number of prims could probably be reduced by a factor of 4 or 5. Since the announcement of 1.2 this becomes more of a performance issue and less of a community resource issue. Still, bandwidth and client processor power are limited resources and it's up to all of us to protect and conserve them. The Lindens above all others should lead the way in this. I call on all of you, when you find an inefficient and wasteful Linden build, right click it and choose Rate > Creator then neg rate them for building. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they weren't trying to create hidden prim banks.  By the way, this is a tongue-in-cheek post designed to draw attention to a minor problem. Don't take it too seriously. |
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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12-15-2003 13:30
Uh, pls dont neg rate the walkway guys, half of it was mysteriously missing and (re)built by yours truly  Yes, I have way too much time on my hands. I wouldnt expect the walkway to be around much longer. AFAIK it was supposed to have been deleted long ago. |
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Ryen Jade
This is a takeover!
Join date: 21 Jun 2003
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Re: Neg-Rate the Lindens
12-15-2003 13:31
From: someone Originally posted by Julian Fate Lately something struck me while I was flying around the world. No, not a hoverboard. I was struck by how inefficient many of the Linden builds are.
In the Morris sandbox there are bridges over some of the streams. In about five minutes I was able to come up with an identical looking design that used half as many prims.
In Perry near the classroom is a walkway that snakes through the sim and into Tehama. It uses many small walkway pieces linked in pairs. Casual inspection shows the number of prims could probably be reduced by a factor of 4 or 5.
Since the announcement of 1.2 this becomes more of a performance issue and less of a community resource issue. Still, bandwidth and client processor power are limited resources and it's up to all of us to protect and conserve them. The Lindens above all others should lead the way in this.
I call on all of you, when you find an inefficient and wasteful Linden build, right click it and choose Rate > Creator then neg rate them for building.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they weren't trying to create hidden prim banks. By the way, this is a tongue-in-cheek post designed to draw attention to a minor problem. Don't take it too seriously. AHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAAHAHA *DEEP BREATH* AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA sorry, but I dont feel like getting a bad rap with the dev's today. |
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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12-15-2003 13:50
hehehe I neg rated philip once and reported abuse on him. just for kicks  lol it was during the 1.1 preview where he started hitting everyone so we would see the new abuse pop-ups |
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Julian Fate
80's Pop Star
Join date: 19 Oct 2003
Posts: 1,020
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12-15-2003 14:33
I noticed a few of the walkway sections were owned by you Eggy. Don't worry, I won't neg rate you. You were only following the bad example set by the Lindens. You were just another victim of their heartless disregard for prim efficiency. When will it end?
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Eggy Lippmann
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Join date: 1 May 2003
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12-15-2003 15:53
You know Julian, back in the day, high prim count was a measure of quality, not the other way around. The walkway thingy was built way before my time It was built in closed beta when there werent that many people around, and resources were nowhere near scarce |
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Philip Linden
Founder, Linden Lab
Join date: 18 Nov 2002
Posts: 428
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12-15-2003 21:06
Funny but true. We will review all our builds and conserve as well. Send us mail/bug reports about particular builds you think are inefficient. It will save you the $1 on the neg rating |
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Huns Valen
Don't PM me here.
Join date: 3 May 2003
Posts: 2,749
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12-15-2003 22:23
Lindens don't get stipends or pay taxes, so I do not think it matters much if you neg one of them.
(Especially since some of them apparently have the power to summon cash directly into their accounts.)
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Julian Fate
80's Pop Star
Join date: 19 Oct 2003
Posts: 1,020
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12-15-2003 22:24
Thanks for the response. Now is there any chance I can get rid of the neg ratings I got from every single Linden? Just kidding. |