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City Hall
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the
Whyville Senate Debate, between babeeroxy, Rebok and CuTiE1612!
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City Hall
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Let me set the ground rules for you
all...
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City Hall
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The debate will begin with opening
statements from all three candidates. Then they will take the
podiums as City hall asks questions
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City Hall
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We ask that the audience remain polite,
and stick to supporting their favorite candidate rather than
trying to diss others :) Also, please try not to cover the screen
with your chat
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City Hall
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After City Hall asks four questions
each, the audience will be allowed to offer their questions - CH
will choose the best, and them onto the screen
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City Hall
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Finally, the candidates will get to give
a closing statement, and the debate will be over. The candidates
may stay on stage afterward to answer more questions, but they
don't have to.
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City Hall
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The debate usually runs a little over an
hour. Candidates are asked to keep their responses short, if they
can. Thanks everybody!
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City Hall
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Our first statement will come from
Rebok!
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Rebok
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It may seem difficult to select a senator
just from reading their platform.
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Rebok
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However, I am convinced that I can repeat
the accomplishments I have achieved outside of Whyville.
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Rebok
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I will carry this work ethic toward
implementing ideas that will improve Whyville for everyone.
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Rebok
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Thanks :)
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City Hall
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Thank you Rebok! *claps*
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City Hall
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Our next statement will come from
CuTiE1612!! *claps*
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CuTiE1612
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Good day fellow Whyvillian's! I am
honoured to be here on this stage today.
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CuTiE1612
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I would like to give a big thanks to
everyone who helped me make it this far in the race!
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CuTiE1612
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It's a big accomplishment!
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CuTiE1612
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To all the voter's out there it will be a
tough choice, but i'm sure whoever is chosen
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CuTiE1612
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will represent Whyville greatly! I wish
babeeroxy and Rebok the best of luck! Thank you! :)
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City Hall
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Thank you CuTiE1612!!! *claps*
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City Hall
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And our third and final opening
statement comes from babeeroxy... *claps*
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City Hall
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Welcome, City Worker turnip, by the way!
:-)
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City Hall
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And to those of you who have Passes, there's
6 seats on the grass :-) we can't fit everybody! :)
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Babeeroxy
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Hey citizens! Thanks so much for coming
out, and thanks to everyone who voted for me!
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Babeeroxy
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I have many ideas that arent far-fetched,
and If I get elected I will try my best to make whyville a safer
and more fun
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Babeeroxy
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place!!!
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Babeeroxy
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I have many great ideas, and if you elect
me as your next senator, I promise not to let you down!
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City Hall
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Thank you babeeroxy! *claps*
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Rebok
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clap
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Rebok
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Good job
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Babeeroxy
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Your welcome
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CuTiE1612
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Great job babeeroxy! :)
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City Hall
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*claps* Congratulations to all three of
you for making it this far in the Senate Race
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Rebok
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Thanks City Hall!
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Babeeroxy
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Thanks CH!
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CuTiE1612
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^.^ Why thank you :)
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CuTiE1612
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Yes, good luck to you all :)
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City Hall
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Now I'll ask you a few questions. Each
candidate please take one podium, while I take the other...
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City Hall
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The other candidates can sit center stage
or on the side, as you like
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City Hall
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Our first question is for Rebok!
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City Hall
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I see you're wearing the word "Elite"
over your gold citizen's award. What do these two parts mean to
you, and why do you wear them close to each other?
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Rebok
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Well, I wear them close to eachother
because I beleive they link
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Rebok
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I am very proud that I have earned them
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Babeeroxy
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Good answer!
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CuTiE1612
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Good job! :D
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Rebok
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Thanks
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City Hall
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Who gave out the Elite face part, by the
way? It's not an official Whyville part...
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Rebok
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Deriko
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Babeeroxy
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Deriko makes them
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City Hall
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Deriko, cool
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City Hall
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Our next question is for CuTiE1612!
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City Hall
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Your idea of a disco icon for the
welcome page calendar is great! Problem is, we can only fit about
3 icons on each day of the calendar, AND we're worried that
there's too much info on the page as it is.
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CuTiE1612
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Well, maybe we could give the option to
people of not having to put the Disco icon on the calender.
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CuTiE1612
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As for the information overload by giving
the option of being able to put the icon on the calender
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CuTiE1612
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then it should cut back on the overload
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City Hall
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Follow-up question: Do you think there's
too much info on the Welcome Page?
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CuTiE1612
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No, I do not think there's to much info
on the Welcome Page. It helps newcommers to Whyville get to know
Whyville easie
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CuTiE1612
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easier*
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City Hall
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*claps* thank you cutie1612!
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Rebok
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Good answer
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CuTiE1612
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Plus it gives helpful information :)
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City Hall
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Our next question is for babeeroxy!
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Babeeroxy
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Alrighty go for it!
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City Hall
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Should Whyville's Senators understand
why changes at Pick Your Nose takes 20 minutes to update, and why
clam grams are limited to 50 clams apiece?
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Babeeroxy
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Is this a yes or no question?
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Babeeroxy
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I think that they should know why that
they take 20 minutes and the clam grams only go up to 50 clams.
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Babeeroxy
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I thought that clam grams could at least
be raised 50 more clams because
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City Hall
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Your platform proposed making the update
instantaneous and increasing the amount of clams that could be
sent... do you know why we have these limitations currently?
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Babeeroxy
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a lot of people have to send a lot of
clam grams because they send large amounts of clams..
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Babeeroxy
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I know it takes up a lot of server space,
but I have some ideas of how to get more server space
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Babeeroxy
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For example, deleting some of the game
rooms, like Chinese Checkers, Checkers, and Tic Tac Toe
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City Hall
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It's not really a server issue as a
security one, but that's all right
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CuTiE1612
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I thought those rooms only took up space
only if someone was in those rooms?
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City Hall
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*claps* thank you for your answers,
babeeroxy!
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Babeeroxy
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Not a lot of those game rooms are used,
and if we delete them, it will save some server space
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Babeeroxy
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I just think there are way too many game
rooms.. :)
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City Hall
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All right! On to the next set of
questions!
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The next Q is for CuTiE1612!
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City Hall
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You've suggested that citizens be
allowed to create new Warp Wagon locations, which would be cool.
However, we couldn't just let everybody create new images for
these places (imagine thousands of submissions!), so who should
get to do it?
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City Hall
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However, we couldn't just let everybody
create new images for these places (imagine thousands of
submissions!), so who should get to do it?
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CuTiE1612
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I think the artists of Whyville should
create the images for these places because they would have more
experience
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CuTiE1612
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in drawing these types of places.
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CuTiE1612
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Since you brought that up i'd like to add
that
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CuTiE1612
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The City workers can probably do several
pictures maybe and the citizens of Whyville could vote
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Babeeroxy
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How would you know who the artists are,
some people who dont have whypasses are great artists..
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City Hall
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Follow-up question, for CW turnip: Our
company's artists are usually busy on a lot of other great jobs
for Whyville - is there a way we could let citizens create these
images? That would be cool for them and easier for us :-)
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CuTiE1612
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on which picture they like better for
that particular place.
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CuTiE1612
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Sure, the citizens of Whyville could
create these pictures too, but the City Workers would have to
approve of them.
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CuTiE1612
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Then maybe the citizens of Whyville could
choose which picture they like better for a certain area.
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CuTiE1612
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and whoever's picture is chosen to be put
in that area could get a prize :)
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Babeeroxy
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That was a tough question!
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Babeeroxy
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Good answer for that CuTiE1612!
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City Hall
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Next question goes to... Rebok!
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City Hall
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You've suggested what amounts to
Whyville apartments. Do you think citizens should pay rent for an
apartment?
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Rebok
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I didnt suggest that...
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City Hall
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Yes, you didn't suggest rent, just
apartments, sorry if that was unclear
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Rebok
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I dont think I've said anything about
apartments
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City Hall
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You've suggested having rooms attached
to the WhyHouse - this would be like apartments.
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Babeeroxy
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I did have that in mine..
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Rebok
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Are you sure this is my question?...
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Rebok
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I think babeeroxy had that in hers
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Babeeroxy
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The WhyHouse rooms was hers
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City Hall
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Ooops!
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Babeeroxy
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Hehe
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City Hall
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okay, clear that
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CuTiE1612
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Lol
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Rebok
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Yes
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Babeeroxy
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She talked about attatching rooms to the
WhyHouse in hers though
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City Hall
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How many projectiles does someone need,
above the 500 part limit? As you pointed out, there are ways
around that limit, in fact, so how much more space is really
needed?
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Rebok
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Well you usually need about 300
projectilles to finish zero gravity
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Rebok
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However, I don't think there should be
300 more parts available to use
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City Hall
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How many projectiles does someone need,
above the 500 part limit? As you pointed out, there are ways
around that limit, in fact, so how much more space is really
needed?
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Rebok
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Once they are used, you don't need the
extra 300
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Babeeroxy
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Good answer :)
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Rebok
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:) Thanks
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CuTiE1612
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Good job Rebok ! :)
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City Hall
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*claps* thank you rebok!
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City Hall
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(by the way, i found the part I was
trying to ask you about in your platform... I'll ask you that
later)
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Rebok
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Oh ok
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City Hall
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Our next question goes to babeeroxy
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Babeeroxy
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Okay!
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Babeeroxy
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Thanks!
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City Hall
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Akbar's rules are there to keep Whyville
looking like Whyville, without inappropriate designs. You've got
plenty of space to be creative and detailed in your face parts
(look back 5 years & compare). How much more space, etc do you
need?
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City Hall
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How much more space, etc do citizens
need in their faces?
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Babeeroxy
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Yes, I read in my BBS after I posted my
revised platform why some of those new changes were in place
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Babeeroxy
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I think that parts, like the longer
shirts, especially for girls, are quite popular..
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Babeeroxy
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I was thinking maybe we could free up
some server space to create these new rules
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Babeeroxy
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We could do this, like I said before, by
deleting some of the game rooms.
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City Hall
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Follow-up question: What face part rules
would free up server space?
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Babeeroxy
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Also, if we go along with my idea of
apartments, it wouldnt be neccesary to have as many actual plots
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Babeeroxy
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I dont think my actual face part rules
would free up the server
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Babeeroxy
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but I have other ideas that would free up
the server
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City Hall
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I guess I misunderstood your statement
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Babeeroxy
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Thats ok :)
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City Hall
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*claps* thank you, babeeroxy
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Rebok
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Good job :)
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CuTiE1612
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Good job babeeroxy! :)
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City Hall
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One more round of Q's from City Hall
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Babeeroxy
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I didnt finish with my ideas on how to
free up the server space, maybe I can say that later..
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City Hall
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Our next question goes to ... babeeroxy!
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Babeeroxy
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Alright!
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City Hall
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Your platform contains an enormous
number of changes and "this should be that" -- do you
hope to accomplish them all as Senator, and if not, how will you
decide what's most important?
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City Hall
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Your platform has a lot of changes and
"this should be that" -- do you hope to accomplish them
all as Senator, and if not, how will you decide what's most
important?
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Babeeroxy
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Yes, I do have a lot of new changes,
mostly improvements
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Babeeroxy
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I will try my best to accomplish them
all, but I would like to start out by making apartments
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Babeeroxy
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Because this would free a lot of server
space
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Babeeroxy
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Because there would be less plots overall
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Babeeroxy
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And then! I could start with my other
changes, because they require a lot of server space
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City Hall
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I see. Thank you! *claps*
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Babeeroxy
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And the apartments would definately free
up the server a bit
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Babeeroxy
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Thanks
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City Hall
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And now it's time for a question for
Rebok!
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Babeeroxy
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You can do it Rebok!!
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Babeeroxy
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Hehe
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City Hall
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In your platform, you said, "I
would like to have one chat room (The Why House) linking to rooms
built by citizens."
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City Hall
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How would this be different from
apartments, and should Whyvillians pay rent for these rooms? If
not, what would folks learn from this?
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Rebok
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Well, I was thinking that everyone could
go to these rooms like a regular chatroom
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Rebok
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So, it would not be like apartments
because it is not their own
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Rebok
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Just a chatroom for citizens without
plots
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Babeeroxy
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Good answer!
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CuTiE1612
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Good job Rebok :)
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Rebok
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Thanks
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City Hall
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Follow up: would this be basically one
chatroom for all, or one chatroom for each person?
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Rebok
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A chatroom for all
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City Hall
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Ah-ha! I understand now. Much easier to
do than rooms for everybody :-)
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Rebok
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Thanks
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City Hall
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Our next question goes to CuTiE1612!
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City Hall
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Should WhyPass holders be willing to
help City Workers expire ALL the old parts in order to (maybe)
increase the number of parts they could hold by a small amount?
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City Hall
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This would include convincing each other
to give up their cherished old parts! Does this sound like a good
idea?
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City Hall
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We're talking about oooooold parts, more
than a year or six months old, I believe
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CuTiE1612
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No, I do not think old parts should
expire. If that's the case with increasing the part limit then it
should not be done
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CuTiE1612
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Some of those parts mean a lot to people
and have great value I would not want to take that away from them
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Babeeroxy
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Good answer CuTiE1612
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Rebok
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Yes, good answer
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CuTiE1612
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Although, since the limit is 500 and
includes projectiles, etc. it would basically be the same as
having the projectiles
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CuTiE1612
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in a seperate category, much like Rebok
has said in her platform
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CuTiE1612
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Therefore, it would be exactly the same
as raising the part limit
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Babeeroxy
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Awesome job!
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City Hall
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okay, I just realized I have two more
questions!
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City Hall
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One is for CuTiE1612, and the other is
for both Rebok and babeeroxy
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City Hall
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CuTiE1612, this one's for you:
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City Hall
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Please explain your position on expiring
land plots. Would you create new plots to replace the old, or is
your long-run goal to clear out the plots and save a lot of server
space?
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Babeeroxy
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City hall you make awesome questions :)
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CuTiE1612
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In my platform I said older plots should
not expire only if the person chooses to delete them which is why
I wish to
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CuTiE1612
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have the option of being able to delete
them.
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CuTiE1612
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As for people who do not own whypasses
then the plots that they rent should expire in a certain amount of
time
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CuTiE1612
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Is that the answer you were looking for?
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CuTiE1612
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Or should I try to clarify it betteR?
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City Hall
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And now my double question for Rebok and
babeeroxy...
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Babeeroxy
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Should we both take the platform?
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City Hall
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sure!
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Rebok
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Ok
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Babeeroxy
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Alright!
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City Hall
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I'll stay center stage if you like, and
you can each have one :)
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City Hall
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You've both suggested having a light
that indicates when you have new mail, or a party to go to
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City Hall
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LOL that was hilarious :-)
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City Hall
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Getting a reminder that suddenly pops up
would require the server to c`onstantly be checking if something
new is happening. That is very demanding on a server. Would having
a notice on your welcome page be enough? If not, how would you
propose solving the server challenge?
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City Hall
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Getting a reminder that suddenly pops up
would require the server to constantly be checking if something
new is happening.
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City Hall
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That is very demanding on a server.
Would having a notice on your welcome page be enough? If not, how
would you propose solving the server challenge?
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Rebok
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I think having a reminder on the welcome
page would be fine if that is the case
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Babeeroxy
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Yeah I agree with Rebok's idea, I was
going to say that
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CuTiE1612
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That's why I proposed to a disco icon on
the Welcome Page calender :)
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Rebok
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But then again they could click their
mail just as easy as going to the welcome page
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Babeeroxy
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But also, when you are signed on, you
wouldnt like to keep checking your Welcome page..
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CuTiE1612
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Great job you two :)
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Babeeroxy
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CH, would my ideas of freeing up the
server space create enough server space to have it light up, do
you think?
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Babeeroxy
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I dont want it to blink, just light up..
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Rebok
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Would a reminder every so often be
alright?
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City Hall
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I'm afraid having these things light up
would be like doubling the number of citizens chatting in
Whyville... which would be HUGE. It could not be technically done
without a ton of money, whether blinking or color changes
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Babeeroxy
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I think on the destination bus, it should
say how much mail you have which is unread
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Rebok
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Like if everyone that had mail got a
reminder every hour or so
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Babeeroxy
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You know how it has that bulletin thing
that has the Whyville population, the Weather, etc?
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Babeeroxy
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I think it should also list how much mail
is in your mailbox at the time. That would help so much!
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Babeeroxy
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Would that be better than something to
light up? That would save much more needed server space, I think.
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City Hall
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This is actually why the idea of having
an icon in your calendar might work - it might be doable to put it
there and not have to constantly check the server. However you
couldn't have something suddenly tell you you have new mail when
it comes in
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City Hall
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Thank you for all your suggestions,
candidates and audience alike!
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City Hall
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The good news is that we have a very good
future in Whyville now that we have a million citizens, so we may
be able to have even better servers in the future. But some things
are a lot harder to do than others, so we can't promise that all
our dreams will come true... well, not yet anyway. ;-D
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City Hall
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It's now time for the audience to
suggest questions for our candidates - yell out loud, and I will
fling the questions they need to answer on to the screen
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City Hall
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great question, Madfin
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Madfin pointed out that none of the platforms talked about newbies much, and asked what the candidates hoped to do to help them.
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City Hall
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Let's get some answers, then we'll take
the next question
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Babeeroxy
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We have a lot of great features for
newbies already.
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Babeeroxy
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The newbie room works pretty good, for
example.
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Rebok
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There is a Newbie Center but maybe there
could be some things on the welcome page for them to go to
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Rebok
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Some of them may not know where to go
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CuTiE1612
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There are several things on Whyville now
that help the newbies.
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Babeeroxy
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Newbies have things on their welcome page
already, like, if they havent taken the Chat liscense yet<
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Rebok
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Yes, but many of them might not know how
to get to the Newbie Center
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Babeeroxy
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Neutral designed the welcome page quite
well :)
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City Hall
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*claps* thank you - next question!
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CuTiE1612
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Besides, any ideas that I could come up
with for newbies were basically repitition
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CuTiE1612
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from past Seantors
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The next question asked the candidates what they would focus on first, as Senator.
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