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smrtfriendship 08-14-2006, 09:20 PM Seeing from the posts, I see that a good amount of VMK players miss the Beta days. The days of Beta had a friendly environment and players. I, myself, miss those days also. So I decided to compose a list of things to help make VMK Today, like Beta VMK. Feel free to post comments about the list or things to add to the list.
List of things of what us, players, should do to make VMK like Beta VMK (According to my opinon and other players' opinions)
1. Do not do taken, armies, or baby stuff
2. Treat players as you want to be treated.
3. When a new player joins VMK, give up some time to help the new player get started. Don't forget to welcome them! Also, make sure to explain the taken, armies, and baby stuff. Make sure they understand about what it is, and tell them the cons of them. I believe VMK is against this also, so infrom them about that also.
4. Respect all players, staff, and testers in the game.
5. Follow VMK Values
6. Try not to use dictionary dances to say bad things to other players
7. Do not black mail another player to get the stuff you want.
8. When in another player's room, respect the owner's rules.
9. Do not try to act like violent animals. This only makes VMK non G- rated.
10. Do not try to play or host games like cute or boot, boys meet girls, girls meet boys, etc. These rooms do not win Best Guest Room.
11. Do not ask other players for free stuff.
12. Ask before trade.
13. Don't forget to say "please" and "thank you." It really does add a lot.:D
14. If you do not like the way the owner runs the room or what game they are playing, then leave the room. Do not pick a fight with the owner to get what you want. These fights can end with a ban.
15. Try to refrain from saying bad words. It is not so hard to say the right thing. Instead of *beep* you can say something like: Oh well, or Good game, or Darn, etc.
16. If you see someone doing bad things don't report them right away. Explain to them why what they are doing is wrong in the nicest way possible and just give them a chance to be nice! (Thank you CurlySlim for this wonderful tip)
17. Only contact VMK in-game only if it's a deep emergency. If you send them small problems, VMK may get annoyed and begin to stop trusting you. This hires your chances of getting banned (Ex. Someone files a false report about you. You tell them that they're lying. VMK doesn't listen. You get banned.)
18. Don't forget, you have an "ignore" button. Use it if someone is annoying you (The bad way of annoying. Maybe not for the fun play type of annoying.)
19. Do NOT use Caps in VMK to say where you live, your name, any type of personal info! It is against the VMK Values to give out personal info and highly dangerous! (Thank you daisymoomoocow for this wonderful tip)
Try keeping this list in mind as you play VMK.
This is just the beginning of the list. If you have more things to submit to the list, please post here. If you disagree with my list, either ignore it, or PM me the problem you have with it. Thank you.
I know some people have said, How are we going to make people stop taken? Yes, it's going to be a hard to quit. Maybe if just a small group of us start to follow the list, perhaps others will follow also. At first, usually people are afraid to start to do a new thing. But when many people start to follow, others follow also. For example: recycling. At first, people were confused about it. A few amount of people recycled. But as more people started joining them, others followed. So hopefully, this applies with us also.
I will add more things to the list soon.
Thank you.
KRAZYboutDISNEY 08-14-2006, 09:28 PM great idea although i was not here during the BETA days it does sounds very nice and i do wish the beta days was here again lol
smrtfriendship 08-14-2006, 09:31 PM Thanks! I am trying to bring back the Old VMK. Some of my friends have quit because VMK has become quite violent lately.
smrtfriendship 08-14-2006, 10:14 PM Sorry for the double post, but I made an update to the list. Thank you.
P.S. I am still accepting more items to add to the list.
nickisasped 08-15-2006, 06:44 PM i dont know what the beta days are some one tell me
Irishchick 08-15-2006, 06:49 PM before vmk was opened to the public (i think) anyways Beta was AWESOME!!
nickisasped 08-15-2006, 06:51 PM before vmk was opened to the public (i think) anyways Beta was AWESOME!!
do you mean like alot of pplor nobody was on vmk lol
FrontierMarky 08-15-2006, 06:52 PM Hi I missed beta and started in late August 2005, played and had fun till mid November, did something dumb, got banned for 8 months and am so happy that I can play the game again. I totally agree with all your statements and pledge myself to act accordingly. If we ever meet in the game please be my friend. Thanks and have a great VMK day!! :)
smrtfriendship 08-15-2006, 07:23 PM Hi I missed beta and started in late August 2005, played and had fun till mid November, did something dumb, got banned for 8 months and am so happy that I can play the game again. I totally agree with all your statements and pledge myself to act accordingly. If we ever meet in the game please be my friend. Thanks and have a great VMK day!! :)
This is my long term mission- To bring back the feeling of Beta days. The least we can do is to try to follow this list. I would love to be your friend in VMK and thanks for agreeing with me. Enjoy your day also.:)
katgal 08-15-2006, 07:32 PM I was here alittle after beta started and i did enjoy it a lot more.. everyone was nicer and all the taken crud wasn't here.. I really do miss it and I think we should start a club to change vmk for the better and make it more like beta
timmyastro 08-15-2006, 07:32 PM I would love all of this go to back but sadly we cant , no1 will quit taken im sure , as for bay be just dont go there.
~astro
liljesi 08-15-2006, 07:33 PM well, i support this movement! :)
good luck.. with this
-liljesi
Adventurebry 08-15-2006, 07:33 PM Taken was almost always around. Maybe the first 3-4 days of beta there was not taken. But yes, it was always here.
tinydancerxo13 08-15-2006, 07:33 PM hey smrtfriendship i think is really cool for you to post this because i think some people might be inspired and actually think and try to help to... but i think this is REALLY COOL WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! keep up the good work :)
Aislynne 08-15-2006, 07:35 PM hey yea.. back then ppl were not crazy in trade rooms and bc there was little rare to trade for the main things ppl did was have fun with old friends as well as make new friends and nobody made fun of you if you were new and did not no everything about vmk.. everyone was just very friendly and somehow, and i am sad to say it, but ever since vmk got more quest items and rare items into vmk, that is what has made ppl all crazy on vmk and obsessed with scams and cheating each other out of their stuff as well as not taking the time out of their frenzied searches for rare items to help out a player in need of a friend and some help to make their way in vmk.. a place that is supposed to be a representaion of that happy place walt disney created..
smrtfriendship 08-15-2006, 07:40 PM hey smrtfriendship i think is really cool for you to post this because i think some people might be inspired and actually think and try to help to... but i think this is REALLY COOL WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! keep up the good work :)
Thanks! I know some people have said, How are we going to make people stop taken? Yes, it's going to be a hard to quit. Maybe if just a small group of us start to follow the list, perhaps others will follow also. At first, usually people are afraid to start to do a new thing. But when many people start to follow, others follow also. For example: recycling. At first, people were confused about it. A few amount of people recycled. But as more people started joining them, others followed. So hopefully, this applies with us also.
Tris-Remix 08-15-2006, 07:50 PM I was here since March, and I kept on seeing that, Now I know it's wrong, and I wish I was back in beta to experience peace and quiet. Aww, well VMK should change there ways!
Jenijeni 08-15-2006, 07:56 PM I joined like a month after beta sadly but I agree on the old VMK and how all this taken bay be and armies got started is all in the hands of staff....
smrtfriendship 08-15-2006, 08:00 PM Staff can't really do anything about this problem in VMK. Well, they can by including that in the rules. But it is us, players, that can really have a great impact whether this problem continues or not. So many players see that many players do not do taken, hopefully they'll quit also.
littlepickel 08-15-2006, 08:07 PM what if everyone gets together and make a room that ppl can come in.
I must agree also i started playing vmk around the begin of 2005. i know i have been playing vmk for a while and i have never seen so much baby talk and so much of the taken and the animals people. i have not seen too much of the animal people lately witch is a good thing. But i really do not like it and it should be banned from vmk no offence to the people who do this stuff. i also never seen so much of people using words on vmk in a bad way like today i saw someone at the pirates game get mad because they lost and they said
that we cheated and that it was a bunch of shirt well i reported that person right away because i knew what they meant.
I mean i understand you can get upset but you should not start getting mad about it and then start cursing. I mean sheesh its just a game people. I have seen alot of that big time lately.
also i have started reporting people for booting people out of games for no reason its not nice and i am very tired of it.
also add this to the list people need to stop asking other players for free stuff and to trade without asking first that annoys me and i think its rude to be honest.
smrtfriendship 08-15-2006, 08:12 PM what if everyone gets together and make a room that ppl can come in.
I must agree also i started playing vmk around the begin of 2005. i know i have been playing vmk for a while and i have never seen so much baby talk and so much of the taken and the animals people. i have not seen too much of the animal people lately witch is a good thing. But i really do not like it and it should be banned from vmk no offence to the people who do this stuff. i also never seen so much of people using words on vmk in a bad way like today i saw someone at the pirates game get mad because they lost and they said
that we cheated and that it was a bunch of shirt well i reported that person right away because i knew what they meant.
I mean i understand you can get upset but you should not start getting mad about it and then start cursing. I mean sheesh its just a game people. I have seen alot of that big time lately.
also i have started reporting people for booting people out of games for no reason its not nice and i am very tired of it.
also add this to the list people need to stop asking other players for free stuff and to trade without asking first that annoys me and i think its rude to be honest.
Perhaps we can plan a room regarding this? Post your ideas or comments here.
piratesrock 08-15-2006, 08:12 PM I have a question, so when it was vmk BETA, only certain ppl were allowed to join vmk, or how was it not open to the public?
Tris-Remix 08-15-2006, 08:50 PM Great Idea, we should call it the Old VMK, but you don't have to be here from beta. We can talk about what would make VMK better. Great Idea!
smrtfriendship 08-15-2006, 08:53 PM Yes, we can discuss the issues, think of solutions, and hopefully bring back the Old VMK!
P.S. We can't type Old in VMK.:( Maybe all of us can think of the title of the room to do it in. I'll start saving up credits to create this room.
astroboy 08-16-2006, 12:32 AM i agree with you Smart.:)
MadCrazyTurtle 08-16-2006, 12:41 AM - says dreamily - the beta days good times good times and that was before in my first account cuppycuppy but i got a new one because people i know on my street found out my password somehow and stole my bat magic andgreen hero suit and other rare things :(
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 03:36 AM I've been brainstorming, and I've decided to write a speech regarding this problem. Make sure to look out for my speech room coming soon. Please come to hear what I've got to say when it opens.:)
Zippietododaa 08-16-2006, 03:48 AM i'll come :)
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 04:15 AM i'll come :)
Thanks.:D I plan to deliver the speech before September. I will try to make it an ispirational and interesting speech. Please tell your friends about it. Thank you.
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 04:19 AM Well i missed beta, but i was around from early august. Let me tell you that was about the best month of vmk i experienced. It slowly seemed to go down hill until it went out of control in around november or december. I think we should make some sort of group that trys to meet on different days in a room on vmk, and we should have these rules from the list listed on the walls of this room for others to see. Perhaps we could tell others on vmk about this as well. hmm maybe we should think of a name for this group of old beta wanters he he. Let me see here..
Ideas of names:
Wishing for the early days
Wishing for beta
you guys can think of more i cant think of any good ones.. :rolleyes:
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 04:25 AM Well i missed beta, but i was around from early august. Let me tell you that was about the best month of vmk i experienced. It slowly seemed to go down hill until it went out of control in around november or december. I think we should make some sort of group that trys to meet on different days in a room on vmk, and we should have these rules from the list listed on the walls of this room for others to see. Perhaps we could tell others on vmk about this as well. hmm maybe we should think of a name for this group of old beta wanters he he. Let me see here..
Ideas of names:
Wishing for the early days
Wishing for beta
you guys can think of more i cant think of any good ones.. :rolleyes:
Great names. Also, if I do also host another room, anyone is welcome even though they weren't in Beta.
JpopChick<3 08-16-2006, 04:44 AM Lets make signs and go on main street and shout no more taken lol! @_@
But yea i started vmk Last July and alot have changed good and bad mostly bad :bnindifferent:
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 04:48 AM we should make up certain days of the week and times that we could all try to attend maybe we should make a list of people who support and/or are in this group.. What are we going to call it?
trainz 08-16-2006, 04:56 AM i agree vmk went down hill but it seems to me the out of control is scammers and hackers with the crazy banning to but that is all i see wrong vmk is perfect in all other corners
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 04:59 AM I'm not quite sure yet, but that is a good idea. Like I said in my earlier posts, we can create a small group and discuss the issues of VMK. We can also think of solutions for those issues. We will also think of ways to spread out our list to everyone. I hope to do that by saying the speech.
Makior 08-16-2006, 05:15 AM I was here alittle after beta started and i did enjoy it a lot more.. everyone was nicer and all the taken crud wasn't here.. I really do miss it and I think we should start a club to change vmk for the better and make it more like beta
Same here, It was great back then...
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 06:07 AM I think once we divise our basic group we should have different people host different meetings.. maybe even have times where we split up going to different public places of vmk telling people about the old days and how much better it would be if they helped by sticking to these guidlines.
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 06:09 AM I'll lead and host this group if that's ok. There will be leaders of specific things though. I'll brainstorm the club a bit. I'll post in the Clans/Groups when we will start.
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 06:17 AM Ok that sounds great :)
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 06:21 AM Ok that sounds great :)
Thanks. More later.:) Check in with this post tomorrow.
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 07:07 AM okey dokey, although i probably wont be home until around 9:30 or 10 pacific time.. I have band camp pretty much all day.. ugh and that also means no vmk :(
autoalice 08-16-2006, 07:10 AM One thing I wish more people would do it use common politeness. You know, please and thank you.
There is nothing more irritating to me than someone getting all rude about asking you to move, they never even bother to try asking nicely.
I have to agree with so much of what's been said on this thread. I first started playing I think July of 2005. I didn't play it as much at first but by the beginning of this year I started playing it a lot. I have noticed so many changes in the interactions of people.
A day does not go by without seeing someone say to someone else "I hat you", often times for the silliest things as well. And this whole taken silliness is out of hand. I was standing on Main Street one day, there were a couple of other guys there too (my character is a boy). A girl comes on..couple second later..."you know if you all changed how you looked you'd have someone". Um...don't care...don't want someone...like being blue thank you. I went somewhere else.
I'll see if I can think of any suggestions for names, right now it's really time to get some sleep so nothing comes to mind.
It would be great if this could work.
princessshannie 08-16-2006, 07:14 AM One thing I wish more people would do it use common politeness. You know, please and thank you.
There is nothing more irritating to me than someone getting all rude about asking you to move, they never even bother to try asking nicely.
I have to agree with so much of what's been said on this thread. I first started playing I think July of 2005. I didn't play it as much at first but by the beginning of this year I started playing it a lot. I have noticed so many changes in the interactions of people.
A day does not go by without seeing someone say to someone else "I hat you", often times for the silliest things as well. And this whole taken silliness is out of hand. I was standing on Main Street one day, there were a couple of other guys there too (my character is a boy). A girl comes on..couple second later..."you know if you all changed how you looked you'd have someone". Um...don't care...don't want someone...like being blue thank you. I went somewhere else.
I'll see if I can think of any suggestions for names, right now it's really time to get some sleep so nothing comes to mind.
It would be great if this could work.
I cant agree with you more! Just yesturday I was putting on a show, because i have created a new one.. anyways one of my ' friends' was disturbing the show and i had asked him politely many times to please sit down and stop disturbing everybody's good time. I then sent him a message asking him politely to please stop or i would have to result in booting him which i did not want to do. He didn't stop and therefore i had to result in booting him, once i did so he got very upset and since then he is not speaking to me.. :rolleyes:
CrAzyEm 08-16-2006, 04:43 PM the ones i think should happen are in purple borld i also added some :)
List of things of what us, players, should do to make VMK like Beta VMK (According to my opinon and other players' opinions)
1. Do not do taken, armies, or baby stuff
2. Treat players as you want to be treated.
3. When a new player joins VMK, give up some time to help the new player get started. Don't forget to welcome them! Also, make sure to explain the taken, armies, and baby stuff. Make sure they understand about what it is, and tell them the cons of them. I believe VMK is against this also, so infrom them about that also.
4. Respect all players, staff, and testers in the game.
5. Follow VMK Values
6. Try not to use dictionary dances to say bad things to other players
7. Do not black mail another player to get the stuff you want.
8. When in another player's room, respect the owner's rules.
9. Do not try to act like violent animals. This only makes VMK non G- rated.
10. Do not try to play or host games like cute or boot, boys meet girls, girls meet boys, etc. Also, these rooms do not win Best Guest Room.
11. Do not ask other players for free stuff. (Thank you <--that most be the most annoying thing with me
12. Ask before trade.
MINE!
1. bring back old rooms like the ones where you race
2. have staff walk around more and meet players. i only see staff near castle forecoart near closing and in guest rooms
im willing to do anything get VMK to how it was back in the bata days
PrincessWall 08-16-2006, 04:44 PM There were babies and taken in Beta, and there were problems then too. I dont get why everyone thinks Beta was just so great. There wasn't as much to do as there is now. I like VMK now, its better than how Beta was.
CrAzyEm 08-16-2006, 04:46 PM There were babies and taken in Beta, and there were problems then too. I dont get why everyone thinks Beta was just so great. There wasn't as much to do as there is now. I like VMK now, its better than how Beta was.
but it wasn't as popular as now. i understand VMK has more to offer now and i like that part more i just like how the players acted in beta more
smrtfriendship 08-16-2006, 06:09 PM There were babies and taken in Beta, and there were problems then too. I dont get why everyone thinks Beta was just so great. There wasn't as much to do as there is now. I like VMK now, its better than how Beta was.
You don't see what I see though. If you don't like what I'm doing, then ignore this post.
Update: I added something to the list. I am also brainstorming the club. It should be up and running soon hopefully.
ruminant 08-17-2006, 06:07 AM WHEN WILL THE PEOPLE GIVE IT A REST!!!
let the people who do army baby and taken get banned if they get gross if VMK were to all the sudden banned everyone who did that stuff for 5000000000000000 years vmk would lose 99% of its population many people who have friends that do do taken when they dont yet they are best friends would be VERY SAD i have too friends that dont do taken yet they have GREAT friends that do if those GREAT friends got banned my friends would be VERY sad just let the gross sicko people get banned
smrtfriendship 08-17-2006, 06:10 AM WHEN WILL THE PEOPLE GIVE IT A REST!!!
let the people who do army baby and taken get banned if they get gross if VMK were to all the sudden banned everyone who did that stuff for 5000000000000000 years vmk would lose 99% of its population many people who have friends that do do taken when they dont yet they are best friends would be VERY SAD i have too friends that dont do taken yet they have GREAT friends that do if those GREAT friends got banned my friends would be VERY sad just let the gross sicko people get banned
It wouldn't look very good of VMK if they lose like 95% of their population due to dating problems, baby stuff, armies, etc. I do not want to lose any of my friends, so I'm trying to settle this in a peaceful way. I am trying to restore peace. If you do not like this post, then please ignore it and move on to something else. Thank you.
CloetheGreat 08-17-2006, 06:46 PM I wasn't registered for the beta days, but I started until about two weeks after VMK first opened, so I have an idea of how those days were.
All players were like a FAMILY. IT was really feeling like a G-rated game compared to today. I really miss those days. There weren't lots of bans or anything, and taken and bay.be didn't even exist back then, when i joined:) I hope all of this stop so we can be a family again.
Aislynne 08-22-2006, 03:19 AM also i have started reporting people for booting people out of games for no reason its not nice and i am very tired of it.
also add this to the list people need to stop asking other players for free stuff and to trade without asking first that annoys me and i think its rude to be honest.
ok first, i now its rude for ppl to boot out of games but it is their game rooms so they can do what they want ..after all, it is their room( it is is vmk rules that ppl can boot for whatver reason they want from their own rooms) so you should not report them for that unless another vmk value was broken along with it ( like cursing while booting)
but your second thing you said i definitely agree with!!( especially if they are in a trade room and ask for free, i just say go to a free room!!! lol)
DaTsWhAtAcUtI3LoOkLyK 08-22-2006, 06:03 AM i totally agree with all of this...especially if some ppl on vmk use their room as like a falling chairs room...and they loose they call the owner a beach or something...just because they are loosing and also they should allow that...they are using words that sound like the bad word so that they will be able to say it or something like that
glowpeanut 08-22-2006, 01:38 PM I miss the beta days alot. Espicially the old pirates game, I was just starting to get good at it :(. I remember when the Haunted Mansion game opened up. Good times good times. Great idea smrtfriendship. I hope everything will become like the beta days again ;).
i was there during beta but you are wrong about no armies i joinded as soon as they were made the only reason the armies dissapered for a while is that vmk used to ban anyone who did armies baby and taken stuff but it was there
sorry for the double for the double post but why does vmk care if you talk about where you live i mean if you know the person you should be able to
Disney is starting to make many movies with pixar and many pixar rides this is making disney lose it's magic
Tris-Remix 08-22-2006, 01:51 PM But why everyone a fan of Beta? There wasn't much stuff then was there? I kinda like how VMK is now. As you think about, I haven't seen much taken or armies happening.
MarathonMan 08-22-2006, 01:58 PM Beta was more fun because there were less people. Say vmk is a cake, with less people there will be more cake for you, but now days there is a fine amount or people, its just that their corrupting the cake, with their dirty little hands.
EmmieGirl 08-22-2006, 01:59 PM lol i remeber the first week of vmk beta when there were only 152 ppl inside the kingdom, - signs - oh yeah those were the days. mules weren't invented yet and ppl just walk around instead of jumping from place to place on the maps, i miss beta!!!!!!!!!!! - tear tear -
EmmieGirl 08-22-2006, 02:02 PM But why everyone a fan of Beta? There wasn't much stuff then was there? I kinda like how VMK is now. As you think about, I haven't seen much taken or armies happening.
it's true that there is more stuff to do but we made our own fun like playing hide and seek across vmk with our friends. it was up to us to make the fun instead of just going to host games- which are perfectly fine -
sorry for double post peeps
smrtfriendship 08-22-2006, 06:53 PM ok first, i now its rude for ppl to boot out of games but it is their game rooms so they can do what they want ..after all, it is their room( it is is vmk rules that ppl can boot for whatver reason they want from their own rooms) so you should not report them for that unless another vmk value was broken along with it ( like cursing while booting)
but your second thing you said i definitely agree with!!( especially if they are in a trade room and ask for free, i just say go to a free room!!! lol)
If many people boot you, just ignore them. It's either that they're busy, mean, or just doesn't want to be bothered. Do not report them because they boot you because VMK will get annoyed or just ignore the report all together. Don't waste time creating a report that maybe ignored! Also, booting someone for no reason is not in the VMK Values.
(Wasn't talking to you Aislynne. Talking to everyone in general.:D)
sorry for the double for the double post but why does vmk care if you talk about where you live i mean if you know the person you should be able to
VMK must care if you share where you live. If you have seen the news lately, some people posted where they live in some of those "special" websites. Next thing they know it, poof! Kidnapped. There are criminals going online and posing as kids trying to get personal info from players. There are crazy people out there so VMK is doing this for our safety. Also, VMK does not know if you are actually friends in real life in the game unless you say so.
(Personal info includes birthday, where you live, age, what school you go to, what city you're in, phone number, etc. Do not share any of these! You do not want to be the next victim! )
[QUOTE=Cool-Dolphin;1048426]But why everyone a fan of Beta? There wasn't much stuff then was there? I kinda like how VMK is now. As you think about, I haven't seen much taken or armies happening.
In my world, I have seen a small amount of armies, but a lot of taken lately, especially in new players.
autoalice 08-22-2006, 07:06 PM Never seen the armies but I can't walk into a room without taken going on. I've seen a few of the bay be thing but not a lot. I'm wondering what the animal thing is someone mentioned. I've seen people walk into rooms and the only thing they'll say is "woof woof" or some such. Is this what you mean? What is the intent of pretending to be an animal? Are they looking for someone to be their owner or something? Sorry, I don't get it and haven't experienced it so I'm curious.
smrtfriendship 08-22-2006, 07:16 PM Never seen the armies but I can't walk into a room without taken going on. I've seen a few of the bay be thing but not a lot. I'm wondering what the animal thing is someone mentioned. I've seen people walk into rooms and the only thing they'll say is "woof woof" or some such. Is this what you mean? What is the intent of pretending to be an animal? Are they looking for someone to be their owner or something? Sorry, I don't get it and haven't experienced it so I'm curious.
Some do this for the fun of it, some to do it because their friends do it, and many more other reasons.
Xenigma 08-22-2006, 07:20 PM Nice list! I'm just glad that I really don't have to change my habits, as that is what I do already. :) I wasn't here for beta (though I wish I had heard of VMK back then), but I still think that many of these practices are ridiculous and ruin the game for everyone. I'm especially fond of the no taken/boys meet girls/cute or boot stuff, as I have always found those to be some of the worst of the lot. I hope that more people follow these basic rules, as they can easily make the game better this way. :)
Narnian_Princess 08-22-2006, 07:43 PM Nice list! I'm just glad that I really don't have to change my habits, as that is what I do already. :) I wasn't here for beta (though I wish I had heard of VMK back then), but I still think that many of these practices are ridiculous and ruin the game for everyone. I'm especially fond of the no taken/boys meet girls/cute or boot stuff, as I have always found those to be some of the worst of the lot. I hope that more people follow these basic rules, as they can easily make the game better this way. :)
Yeah, I wish I'd been in VMK during beta; sounds like it was fun. I agree that taken, bay be, boys/girls, and cute or boot are not a good thing. For one thing, I tried cute or boot a few times, and I always got booted first round, why? Because my character, as you can see from my avatar if you look REALLY close, wears glasses, just like I do. It's just allowing prejudice into VMK. If you don't have blonde hair in cute or boot, you get the boot. If you don't wear a full dress with crown in cute or boot, you get the boot. Ridiculous.
Xenigma 08-22-2006, 09:03 PM While I don't think every single game of Cute or Boot is so prejudiced, it isn't truly a game: it is a proof of how rich you are and the opinions of the host. A well designed game relies more on the player's actual skill, not their budget. My sister in RL has recently started playing VMK, and she has gotten into Cute or Boot, for some of the exact reasons you stated. She's a blond character who managed to trade for a crown early on, and now she spends her time with these practices, seemingly thriving in it. It makes me sort of wish I hadn't introduced her to it. I could try to show her the rules, but she hasn't played for nearly as long as I have, and I'm sure she would think it is ridiculous. I sure don't.
BTW, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only person who likes to wear glasses in VMK. I wear them in RL, and am proud to wear them in the game. My sister, of course, thinks that they are an annoyance, and wouldn't dare put them on her character. But that's another issue that really has little to do with VMK...
CurlySlim 08-22-2006, 09:17 PM That is an awesome list! But one thing I don't understand is what is so bad about cute or boot? That's all. Let me see, I have two more for the list if you agree with them!
1. Try to chat with everyone more often instead of just spend all your time trading.
2. If you see someone doing bad things don't report them right away. Explain to them why what they are doing is wrong in the nicest way possible and just give them a chance to be nice!
smrtfriendship 08-22-2006, 09:26 PM That is an awesome list! But one thing I don't understand is what is so bad about cute or boot? That's all. Let me see, I have two more for the list if you agree with them!
1. Try to chat with everyone more often instead of just spend all your time trading.
2. If you see someone doing bad things don't report them right away. Explain to them why what they are doing is wrong in the nicest way possible and just give them a chance to be nice!
Thanks for the tips. List is updated.
AceGoalkeeper 08-22-2006, 09:28 PM I was here alittle after beta started and i did enjoy it a lot more.. everyone was nicer and all the taken crud wasn't here.. I really do miss it and I think we should start a club to change vmk for the better and make it more like beta
that's a great idea, i'm really liking that. ;) even tho i wasn't here for beta, and the taken already started when i joined, the beta days sounded pretty cool! :D
- Ace
sonofshine 08-23-2006, 05:30 AM <3 Beta :pirate:
SuperBillyHill 08-23-2006, 06:52 AM VMK prettty much isn't against cute or boot because they made a real life shirt you can buy that says cute or boot right on it. And they also say that taken and bay be and animals isn't against the values, so... Maybe everyone should quit worrying so much about what is fun to other people. If you don;t like that stuff then don't have anything to do with it and ignore it. I can pretty much bet that the peeps that are into taken and bay be and animals don't care too much about peeps that are into collecting rare items and costumes or making cool rooms so they ignore it and they seem to get along just fine without making some big anti-collector or anti-cool rooms rant. Maybe you could learn a little bit from the peeps that so many of you look down on.
My 2 cents.
autoalice 08-23-2006, 07:13 AM But the people who do the whole taken won't let you be. I've been told that I should change my character to be "cute" so I could have someone. I like my character they way it is, blue and not "cute".
SuperBillyHill 08-23-2006, 07:17 AM I figured out that clicking on an annoying player then clicking the red button that says - ignore - works really good. and if they're in my room and i don't like what they're doing or saying then the other red buton that says - boot - works even better ;)
DizVMK 08-23-2006, 07:43 AM I miss good ol' VMK.. best days.. good times.. good times =]
smrtfriendship 08-23-2006, 06:41 PM The List is updated. Please check it out when you can.
that's a great idea, i'm really liking that. ;) even tho i wasn't here for beta, and the taken already started when i joined, the beta days sounded pretty cool! :D
- Ace
I am planning to create a club regarding this. Stay tuned!
I figured out that clicking on an annoying player then clicking the red button that says - ignore - works really good. and if they're in my room and i don't like what they're doing or saying then the other red buton that says - boot - works even better ;)
That's right. The "ignore" button is a powerful button.
P.S. To tell you the truth, VMK would be much different today if people used the "ignore" button for their small problems instead of reporting every bad move someone makes. Just an observation.;)
Brer_Nick 08-23-2006, 07:04 PM Beta and shortly after was paridise from reality. When all my friends were spaz-attack yet everyone acted like they were friends.
AzSweetPrincess 08-24-2006, 04:37 AM I wasn't there when all those things happen but i sounds like VMK back then was muck better.
coolwonda 08-27-2006, 08:23 AM WOW I could not of said it better then that.Yes it would be great to have everyone follow this list just like it was before.I agree 100% with everything you said nice post !!!!!:)
sunnyskye 08-27-2006, 08:48 PM i wish beta was around..i joined about 2 weeks after vmk opened.. cant belive i didnt buy the beta stuff! i am such and idiot!!!!!!!!
Penguinz 08-27-2006, 09:52 PM In stead of "cute" or boot it could be "Woot or Boot" Lol
Tris-Remix 08-27-2006, 11:27 PM Someone hand me a time machine and set it to May 23,2005 so i can be on beta! I think it would've been fun! :D
smrtfriendship 08-28-2006, 12:11 AM I have seen post lately talking about "Get over it people! We can't bring back Beta Days!" Currently, it is very difficult to bring back the 100% taste of Beta. I am saying in this post that we can bring a small taste of Beta back, perhaps bringing Beta back. Yes, this seems impossible, but some things take a long journey to achieve. I am posting this to informing you guys that my mission is not impossible achieve. :-D
Chaelle 08-28-2006, 12:25 AM Oh I don't think this was in here
Don't make fun of other races.
I saw this person making fun of 'white people' vice-versa. So yes, that is deffinetly not good
~Chaelle
Dreamon 08-28-2006, 12:42 AM Yea when beta days where on VMK it was soo much fun!But once school and other stuff was starting it started to get a little weird on VMK but im used to it now because im in a group that is title ''Bring Back Beta Days'' because we want vmk to be safe again but it is not working that much LOL:wave2:
I think they called it Beta Days becasue you get it Better Days!
Tanimalcrossing 08-28-2006, 08:52 PM now all we need is too add green flips for 20 credits each and there we have it! beta! lol ok not really
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Annaso 08-28-2006, 08:53 PM And don't forget the inferno magic awarded for dancing, tevinj10!!!
Tanimalcrossing 08-28-2006, 09:18 PM lol i wish-
i never saw beta, i just have heard about it lol
(really?)
daisymoomoocow 08-29-2006, 12:05 AM ok ummmmmmm dictionary dancing................ BIG PROBLOM!!!!! lol many people have used these "other words" but most of the time they will either do the ones with spaces example: bay be... or the caps example: West A Let To Ear Ran... that is not my real name just letting you know... but just a reminder DO NOT do those caps or spaces because i have seen many people do them and it is not good for vmk and if you see anyone doing that please be responsible and remind them NOT to do those.
Thanks a bunch,
~ daisy
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 12:13 AM List is updated. Feel free to check it out.
Thanks for the tip daisymoomoocow!
Penguinz 08-29-2006, 12:14 AM I say:
Delete everyone who does TAKEN, I <3 You, and stuff of that sort. And then ban there IP address and BETA IS BACK!!!!
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 12:17 AM I say:
Delete everyone who does TAKEN, I <3 You, and stuff of that sort. And then ban there IP address and BETA IS BACK!!!!
Aye, VMK can't do that. They would lose a lot of their population. Wouldn't look good for the game. Just better to try to make people stop doing that. Just need a good amount of the population to set the "Taken is not good" trend and have some people tell new guests that "Taken is not good." The first thing some guests learn is,"Taken is good, etc."
Penguinz 08-29-2006, 03:40 AM Omg! Idea!!
Vmk staff walk around and monator the rooms (a lot more than they do) and when they are in the room they say "Taken is not cool" or something like that. People adore the staffs! I wonder if that would work... and CL's could do that to! And just other people (like us) could do that
SuperSnowCutie 08-29-2006, 03:53 AM This is the same VMK from beta days. There arent two VMKs. People need to understand that. VMK has just changed over the times like the earth has. Some good things have happened in real life and some bad. Same with VMK. Martin Luther King Jr, Walt Disney, lots of things have changed. Just appreciate the good and get over all the bad. It's not so bad if you're optomistic about all the good things. Just avoid the bad and try to stop it. You never know, you CAN make a difference by just trying!
The ranters about the "old" vmk should understand this! Just be optomistic!
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 03:55 AM Omg! Idea!!
Vmk staff walk around and monator the rooms (a lot more than they do) and when they are in the room they say "Taken is not cool" or something like that. People adore the staffs! I wonder if that would work... and CL's could do that to! And just other people (like us) could do that
Good idea, except I don't think we have enough staff to help us out. The thing we can do is put in our signatures: Taken is not cool. or something like that. Just something that says Taken is not good. We have enough people do that, perhaps we can start a trend.
Zebraa 08-29-2006, 04:03 AM SuperSnowCutie is right. Why are you all thinking negatively? Just think about how COOL VMK is right no!
Omg! Idea!!
Vmk staff walk around and monator the rooms (a lot more than they do) and when they are in the room they say "Taken is not cool" or something like that. People adore the staffs! I wonder if that would work... and CL's could do that to! And just other people (like us) could do that
I don't think they can do that, cuz taken isn't against the values. Now, they don't support it in any way, but they can't say it's "not cool" because it's allowed in VMK.
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 04:14 AM I'm not thinking too negatively of VMK. I am just trying to get rid of the minor flaws that makes players quit (Some violence occuring in VMK, taken stuff, etc.). Yes, I am enjoying myself in VMK, I just want to get rid of the bad things.
Penguinz 08-29-2006, 04:52 AM Taken is agensit VMK Values... it's not E Rated. It's PG. I don't think you want you parent to watch over your shoulder all the time. O_o
I agree, we can round up all the CL's (I have like 5 CL friends) and all of our friends and have them put it in the signature and go around VMK saying that.
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 04:54 AM Taken is agensit VMK Values... it's not E Rated. It's PG. I don't think you want you parent to watch over your shoulder all the time. O_o
I agree, we can round up all the CL's (I have like 5 CL friends) and all of our friends and have them put it in the signature and go around VMK saying that.
It doesn't say specifically in the Values that taken is against the values. Yes, I agree also that it's PG. It can also be quite dangerous because it does lead people to do things against VMK Values.
dogsdogs 08-29-2006, 05:08 AM Hmm... the old VMK to Me.
Its was boring
it had only three mini games
it got so boring i started to do rude stuff..
like saying absolutly wrong answers in trivia games
or saying very unapropret things
TangoMaureen 08-29-2006, 05:09 AM vmk used to be so civalized everything is a topsee turvey or watever now!
Penguinz 08-29-2006, 05:57 AM Hmm... the old VMK to Me.
Its was boring
it had only three mini games
it got so boring i started to do rude stuff..
like saying absolutly wrong answers in trivia games
or saying very unapropret things
We meant not back to Three Mini games, we ment PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DON'T BREAK THE RULES!
dogsdogs 08-29-2006, 06:06 AM Well those mini games got so boring that i broke so many rules.
and back then you could say words like ' wife '
and few times i got so bored i did a contest in where we could see who could get booted from the most rooms by being rude
Tanimalcrossing 08-29-2006, 05:19 PM wow, having cl_s, players, guests, cast members, tseters and
AT_s would be cool
AT-
Against
Taken
and they would ban ppl from vmk for a day, but only that account, but the ppl could still become cl_s, as long as they only get the 24 hour taken bans. that'd be wicked. and any person who asks can be an at_, as long as they have had no taken bans.
at_s could wear black, and have the choise to be invisible, and the staff at_s could cut through queues and monitor talk in POCT2.
black mickey ears...aaahhh
black flips would be the new green flips! ok well, the clothes wouldn't be tradeable.
ok my fingers hurt. any ideas on my idea?
smrtfriendship 08-29-2006, 09:51 PM wow, having cl_s, players, guests, cast members, tseters and
AT_s would be cool
AT-
Against
Taken
and they would ban ppl from vmk for a day, but only that account, but the ppl could still become cl_s, as long as they only get the 24 hour taken bans. that'd be wicked. and any person who asks can be an at_, as long as they have had no taken bans.
at_s could wear black, and have the choise to be invisible, and the staff at_s could cut through queues and monitor talk in POCT2.
black mickey ears...aaahhh
black flips would be the new green flips! ok well, the clothes wouldn't be tradeable.
ok my fingers hurt. any ideas on my idea?
Once again, not a good idea to ban people because they do taken. A good population of VMK will be gone because of that. Like I said, taken is not against the VMK Values. It's just that taken can make people do things against VMK Values, etc. Let's do it the peaceful way and just start a "Taken is not good trend" like I said earlier.
SuperSnowCutie 08-31-2006, 03:45 AM SuperSnowCutie is right. Why are you all thinking negatively? Just think about how COOL VMK is right no!
I don't think they can do that, cuz taken isn't against the values. Now, they don't support it in any way, but they can't say it's "not cool" because it's allowed in VMK.
At least someone agrees with me! People, what if all of these rants got out of control and caused vmk to officially close? Be optomistic! THIS IS THE SAME GAME! THERE'S NO "OLD" VERSION! (I dont mean it in a mean way, caps help people get the point.
Tyrannosaurus 08-31-2006, 03:51 AM i was a month after beta..i remember everything about this but when vmk gets new stuff people fight over it and brag and other mean stuff and i agree 100% on this
smrtfriendship 08-31-2006, 03:57 AM At least someone agrees with me! People, what if all of these rants got out of control and caused vmk to officially close? Be optomistic! THIS IS THE SAME GAME! THERE'S NO "OLD" VERSION! (I dont mean it in a mean way, caps help people get the point.
I know that there is no old VMK as in a different VMK. I know there has always been one VMK. Don't say that VMK has NEVER changed because it did. Comparing VMK now to VMK then, I've seen less rude people, greedy people, etc. The phrase "Old VMK" is specifically pointing to a time period in VMK where I had a great time (Kind of like saying the pre-cambrian times, medieval times, etc). It's a looong story. Like I said, if you don't like this post, don't rant about it here. Just ignore it and move on. Also, I'm not trying to rant that VMK is a very bad game. I'm simply trying to get rid of the minor flaws that has caused people to quit. Hopefully by getting rid of these minor flaws, this will cause less people to quit, make some of the mean peopl become nice, etc etc.
JarJarBinx 08-31-2006, 04:26 AM I Agree, I Liked The Good Ol' Beta Days
Tyrannosaurus 08-31-2006, 04:35 AM Taken is agensit VMK Values... it's not E Rated. It's PG. I don't think you want you parent to watch over your shoulder all the time. O_o
I agree, we can round up all the CL's (I have like 5 CL friends) and all of our friends and have them put it in the signature and go around VMK saying that.
actually taken is not against vmk values i hope you actually read them..and lol E rated is for video games actually this is G-rated
supernov 09-09-2006, 05:15 PM All you talk about is how if the ban people that do taken and stuff like that then half the population would be gone. But all you talk about is how wrong it is and stuff but I have an idea just think about it... if VMK goes back to the way it was then more people would like it which means slower loading more crowds and less rare items. So now here is me picking out at your list.
1. Agian it would make VMK worst if we went back to old cause of that
2. I agree about this one
3. I agree to helping a new player but you put just the cons... There are pros too maybe 1 or 2 but there are some too.
4. Agree but sometimes staff need to do a better a job
5. Of course
6. No one says bad things anyway. VMK monitors every word said and I think they would find that and catch it. And dont say you've never done it too.
7. Ok I agree
8. Then they need to tell us the rules
9. So hold up are you calling people violent animals? Uhh VMK is g rated and would necer let you say PG+ words with out a dictonary skip.
10. Then why do you care? If they stopped that then Best Guest Room would be harder to win.
11. Of course
12. Its so crowded to do that that so many people would get confused
13. Manners are good...
14. Uhh ok we already went over this...
15. *beep* is better than a dictonary skip isn't it?
16. But according to you taking a step in VMK is wrong
17. You know VMK is there to help people. And frankly I dont think its taken and stuff thats making it bad its there attitudes.
18. But hmm its the internet how can you tell?
19. NO DUH! I LOVE CAPS ALOT! BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SITES WITHOUT A DICTONARY? I KNOW LETS GO ATTACK THEM TOO!!!!
Now if you see my point as I hope you do. Old VMK will never come back. Old is old. Now its the future. Its New VMK so if you don't like something you can A) Ignore it or B) Quit VMK
smrtfriendship 09-09-2006, 10:38 PM All you talk about is how if the ban people that do taken and stuff like that then half the population would be gone. But all you talk about is how wrong it is and stuff but I have an idea just think about it... if VMK goes back to the way it was then more people would like it which means slower loading more crowds and less rare items. So now here is me picking out at your list.
1. Agian it would make VMK worst if we went back to old cause of that
2. I agree about this one
3. I agree to helping a new player but you put just the cons... There are pros too maybe 1 or 2 but there are some too.
4. Agree but sometimes staff need to do a better a job
5. Of course
6. No one says bad things anyway. VMK monitors every word said and I think they would find that and catch it. And dont say you've never done it too.
7. Ok I agree
8. Then they need to tell us the rules
9. So hold up are you calling people violent animals? Uhh VMK is g rated and would necer let you say PG+ words with out a dictonary skip.
10. Then why do you care? If they stopped that then Best Guest Room would be harder to win.
11. Of course
12. Its so crowded to do that that so many people would get confused
13. Manners are good...
14. Uhh ok we already went over this...
15. *beep* is better than a dictonary skip isn't it?
16. But according to you taking a step in VMK is wrong
17. You know VMK is there to help people. And frankly I dont think its taken and stuff thats making it bad its there attitudes.
18. But hmm its the internet how can you tell?
19. NO DUH! I LOVE CAPS ALOT! BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SITES WITHOUT A DICTONARY? I KNOW LETS GO ATTACK THEM TOO!!!!
Now if you see my point as I hope you do. Old VMK will never come back. Old is old. Now its the future. Its New VMK so if you don't like something you can A) Ignore it or B) Quit VMK
Like I said, if you do NOT like this post, ignore it. I am not trying to say everything in VMK is bad. I am trying to take out the minor flaws that cause people to quit. Please understand this. I am trying to take out the minor flaws that cause people to quit. I am NOT trying to say, "VMK is bad in EVERY point."
P.S. When I talk about the term, "The Old VMK," I refer to a time frame I highly enjoyed myself. This is like saying the "Precambrian times" or "Paleozoic times." If you do NOT like me trying to help make people enjoy their time in VMK, then IGNORE my post.
Apologies for the Caps. I am trying to prove my point.
WCPagentGirl 09-09-2006, 10:58 PM Uh Taken is allowed I asked VMK_Lilly and She said if they dont do ****** thinkgs then it is OK!!
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