Weekly Poll #1: V4 Rights in Alphaworld

For some time I've wanted to integrate viewer opinion on the blog, and I've suspected that the easiest way to do so would be through polls... but indecisive me, I never quite decided on how I wanted the polls to be formatted on here.  I did some tooling around today and I'm pretty happy with where they're at now.  It's not eating up too much of the page there. :)

I'll try to make this a regular thing, changing the poll topic every week or so.  Readers will have the chance to vote and comment on the related posts.

Weekly Poll #1: V4 Rights in Alphaworld

With the ongoing absence of Tom comes also the absence of his many services, one of which being the bot that managed special rights in Alphaworld.

The bot was well known for its dramatic setting at Pamozo Island -- where it would cycle through citizen numbers in the rights list upon request.  This is necessary because of a technical restriction in the rights list that only allows so many characters (and consequently citizen numbers) to be included in the list. The bot helped us to get around this by adding a citizen number to the end of the list when they wanted to use v4 rights, and then bumping the first person on the list off.

There's currently a debate on the forums about what should be done now that this bot is currently offline... because its been reported that it would be at least mid-July before AWI could restore the bot.  Many users feel that the right should be open for all builders, while others want a line to be drawn. What do you think?  Is what we have the best solution?  Feel free to vote, and if you're not represented in the poll... feel free to leave a comment!

Noticeboard: GZModels offering Fourth of July Specials

GZModels by Zarolene is offering a special object bundle that is summer-themed in time for the Fourth of July weekend.  The bundle includes everything you'd expect to be at a summer party... I'd recommend checking it out if you're looking for some objects this weekend.  The deal ends at the end of the day on July 5.

"When you think of the Fourth of July you think of grilling! So I have put this special patio grill bundle together. Bundle includes my Patio Grill Set, Grilled Meats, Carving Set, Side Dishes, Picnic Tables and Patio Furniture set. This Bundle is an $85.00 value at the Special price of $50.00 starting at 11:59 PM VRT June 28th thru 11:59 PM VRT July 5th. - Forum Announcement"

Those interested in this sale can followup on it by teleporting to GZModels World and viewing the sign at the world's ground zero.

Universe Spy during Community Photograph

AWPortal's Community Spy offers a very handy graph to show us the exact numbers during the Community Photograph yesterday.  Check it out below:

 

Looks like we hit around 120 in the Gate and over 150 in the universe.  That's a nice change of pace these days, huh? :P

Activeworlds 16th Birthday - Community Photograph Part 4

Happy Saturday everyone!  Activeworlds turns 16 on June 28, and we've opened up a week full of festivities with an annual event... the community photograph!  Over 115 users were in AWGate Saturday for the photo.  I was able to take a ton of screenshots before and after the arrival time, and I'm just gonna dump them all into a few posts.  Each post will only contain 10 shots so the loading time for the page isn't miserable.

Activeworlds 16 Birthday Photograph (Part 4)

Photos within this post should have names removed.  I also increased my total avatars visible, but some errors occurred on some where they wouldn't load.  Click on each image to zoom-in to a wide format (1600 px) image.