Remove the Hindrances to Event Support and Promotion Of Diversity

all poems aside, friend, this is not a matter of silence vs. voice but a matter of leading by both example and failure. Both are carrots for the cause.

I do not know that event limitations are failing this world and I do not have the energy required to look into it.

However:
Nobody has yet to build visible third party events calendars for a number of reasons and this needs to be addressed. The broken portion of LL’s roll is that it has very few industry associates and even fewer enemies. Instead of addressing and correcting their every mistake, we should be showing them how to do it. The web is still more useful than SL and is certainly more developed and mature. There is no reason that broken portions of LL’s information framework cannot be rivaled and refined by web savvy individuals. Leading by example. As a company of payrolled people, they will integrate that which is working elsewhere faster and better because they will not feel so alone at the drawing board.


The Rant: The all-too-wide void between SL and the rest of the Global Information Network is a topic worthy of fervent discussion and would be more productive in the long-run of things concerning the eventual molding of SL into the galactic Metaverse we all crave so desperately. LL will only continue to exist if they are able to shoot the curl of the forums of life and allow us to carve out our own path through their servers. Their decisions have little consequence to us, they simply pay the electricity bills and maintain a forum. People do the rest, whether on the payroll or not.

I don’t care about Tringo vs. scripting classes vs. incentives. They have no consequence to the bigger picture which is the eventual metaverse that has been foretold The avatars that will still be around in ten years will be the ones who maintained the vision despite companies and decisions. The digital lifestyle is almost 30 years old and the vision has been around much longer. I don't see the true virtual cowboys being crushed by the topics of pseudo-socialism and whether or not land sales are fair.

I care about whether it is us and our nature that is failing each other (i.e. what is it about ourselves that hinders our ability to glom and push forward?) Which part of our existence is causing these problems? Societies rarely maintain good momentum past three centuries. Will we be subject to the same fate? If the Aztecs and Romans couldn’t' hack it, will we? Our digital domain is fragile and very dependent. These are topics to pour calories into. Let the injustice maintain a limited roll. The ability to progress despite its existence is true power.

Now go make a better events system, people! As you have all told me, put your sweaty money where your mouth is.

~Lefty Belvedere

How can Prok "poison" a thread he starts?

I don't think that's possible. It's like I throw a party and people come and somebody doesn't like the party and accuses me of "poisoning" it. lol

What these forums could use is a whole lot fewer self-appointed educators and psychiatrists and editors and writing critics bent on changing the personality, world-view and writing style of an individual, and a lot more people who care about discussing the facts and subject matter being presented by that individual.

People are entitled to their personalities, writing styles, and world-views. Focusing on adjectives they toss in that reflect those ignores the verbs and nouns that actually identify the problem under discussion.

coco

Thank you, thank you.

I understand your point, coco and I usually agree with you. Why can't we all be scientists? Why can't we all be a part of the calm and whispering Jedi council? I do not have these answers but I disagree with your idea of "facts only please" and its role in discussion.

The adjectives are very much cemented in the circle that is discussion. People don't learn to become selective of their writing style because they enjoy spinning their wheels for an hour on the web. They realize that content and ideas are a speed bump for our brains. We (humans) simply don’t' pick up and retain every single "fact" that passes in front of our senses. It is a battle for visibility and spirited communication. Medical and science journals are rarely read outside of a given profession yet they are still dressed in a notable style of writing and adjectives that cover the pit of substance with digestible fruit. If you think these forums are not the place for this type of spirited communication, you are wrong. It is a healthy part of our communication.

Whenever you feel someone to be lacking is substance, simply post as such and encourage explanation. Facts are more often wrong than intent and spirit.

~Lefty

The flip side of it, Lefty, is that Prok should use fewer adjectives.

coco