tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post5798633286326327622..comments2023-05-01T02:17:40.032-07:00Comments on Dwell On It: Goodnight ValleywagTateru Ninohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-58625223388717519012009-03-05T19:57:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:57:00.000-08:00Although not perfect by any stretch of the imagina...Although not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, SL is many things to many people. Sadly, the exceedingly arrogant attitude by the bloggers over at Vallywag seems to pervade their writing and expose their own perceived self importance. Imagine if they should actually investigate that which they report. Valleywag used to be irreverant, but now is merely irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>I have my own issues with life in-world, but I do believe that it cannot be considered a failure at this point in time. They have created an environment in which people from all over the globe can express that which they wish to express. Freedom of expression (within constraints imposed by the laws of the US and California, but I digress). And, they are surviving, from what we can tell, in a rather difficult economic period.<BR/><BR/>Valleywag is free to express their opinions, but I shant be seen reading their spiteful remarks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-24224799423800740632009-02-27T20:27:00.000-08:002009-02-27T20:27:00.000-08:00Indeed, the words used to be trawl/trawling in the...Indeed, the words used to be trawl/trawling in the early usage, but the American spellings became dominant.Tateru Ninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-46960446630999373972009-02-27T20:10:00.000-08:002009-02-27T20:10:00.000-08:00;) Ah, yes, I'm sure there's a rich and diverse et...;) Ah, yes, I'm sure there's a rich and diverse etymology for "trolling." My excuse for only recently learning of it is that I am originally from Europe where the suggested origin from fishing as "trolling" doesn't happen. Of course, the phonetically close "trawling" for fish <I>does</I> exist.<BR/><BR/>However, I suspect I've now wandered off topic - from "griefing" to etymology in less than three sentences! I also feel as if I'm in danger of reinforcing my reputation of pedantry - so I'll shut up ;)Siggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434573432377838931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-29816557063101108912009-02-27T18:28:00.000-08:002009-02-27T18:28:00.000-08:00It's like the pot calling the stainless steel refr...It's like the pot calling the stainless steel refrigerator black while being tossed into the dustbin.Kanomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045284288830567371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-53205653977206983652009-02-27T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-27T17:23:00.000-08:00In fact "trolling" and "troll" (in the sense of tr...In fact "trolling" and "troll" (in the sense of trying to saying deliberately inflammatory things in order to provoke a response) have been around for quite some decades now. Originally they're derived from American fishing terms.Tateru Ninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-41697136534618750652009-02-27T11:04:00.000-08:002009-02-27T11:04:00.000-08:00I learned another word only a couple of years ago:...I learned another word only a couple of years ago: "trolling." There's an article out today that reports on how "renowned games journalist" Mathew Kumar feels SL is "stagnant" and virtual worlds are all doomed. I felt <A HREF="http://sigmundleominster.blogspot.com/2009/02/second-life-stagnant-mmmh-how-so.html" REL="nofollow">I had to comment</A> because it seems so easy for "professionals" to get away with writing whatever they want without actually having to do time-wasting things like checking facts.Siggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434573432377838931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18259946.post-48208056213110716372009-02-23T03:20:00.000-08:002009-02-23T03:20:00.000-08:00I had a similar feeling when I read the article, I...I had a similar feeling when I read the article, I decided not to even give them pageviews.<BR/><BR/>You however nailed it.<BR/><BR/>rubaiyatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com