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Jul 9, 2000, 8:56pm

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Initiating Rant Mode...

It started with a simple request to add a few already-been-made objects
to the AW object server. After much cajoling, ranting, and pressure,
they were finally added. Now it seems that petitions are popping up all
over the place! Petitions for furniture objects, contact list options,
and now raising the cell data limit. While all these causes are well and
good, they aren't really all that realistic.

The thing that made Just In's petition so successful wasn't because he
got a ton of signatures. It was because the objects he want added were
already constructed; all COF had to do was move the files onto their
server. But these other petitions aren't practical for COF at all.

Furniture petition: Unless someone has already made the furniture
objects you want added, COF probably won't do it. They've been
historically slow when it comes to adding new objects, and they've
already said they wouldn't be adding any more objects for some time.

Contact List petition: What with 3.0 Beta still going on, and it's not
looking like they're planning on changing it anymore. We probably won't
even see anything like this until 3.1, if ever. Considering they only
have two developers at the moment, we can expect development to be slow
to begin with. And I think that making sure that AW for all systems is
more important to them that the ability to make yourself "Away"

Cell Data Limit petition: Not happening. COF has also been historically
stingy about the cell data limit, and with good reason. If you have a
public building world as huge as AW, you'd have to be insane to want a
Huge data limit. Even now, with AW set at normal, there are tons of
places that are laggy as all get out. If you were to up the limit to
Huge, you probably wouldn't even be able to move! And for those of you
who think that people should just get a better system, try walking
through R Town some time and see how you fare :P

Perhaps what's most disturbing about all these petitions, though, is
that it seems people think this is the only way to get COF's attention.
And as far as I can tell, it just might be. Trying to reach them via
email or telegram is nigh impossible and their appearances in AW are
rare. How are we supposed to get any sort of customer service, when you
can't reach anyone?

Take heed COF: When your customers start tossing petitions at you left
and right, that should be a hint that maybe they aren't quite satisfied
with you or your product. But then, you've never paid attention before,
so why should you start now?

I say, instead of starting petitions, we need to help them help us.
Since it's apparent that threats and boycotts do not effect change,
(sorry Eep) we should try the opposite approach. Start getting people to
sign up for more citizenships, or maybe even buy a world. Find people
that are willing to apply for jobs at COF. Get people interested in
helping out around the community in any way possible. That way, COF will
have more resources available to them and, hopefully, make good use of
them. Then once they get back on their feet, they can afford to look
after our interests.

Let's face facts: COF is struggling to stay above water. With all of its
problems and bad decisions in the past, they are no longer able to look
after the customer's needs. So instead of bitching at them and trying to
put them under for good, we should assist them in any way possible. Then
maybe, just maybe, they would be willing to return the favor...

Terminating Rant Mode...
Unit Standing By...
--
Goober King
And if this doesn't work, then it's hopeless!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

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