Paranoid Thoughts??

Regarding my suspension, I find the timing of it suspicious. I was told the "incident" occured on May 21st. On May 22nd I wrote my post about Mr_Lochwood threatening artform_fazeone. I used to run into Mr_Lochwood quite a bit in Home, but I've not seen him or the mrs since that post.

I wonder, is this related? Could it be Mr_Lochwood behind my suspension? I find it curious that the issue I had with Lochwood is psn cards, the same thing at the center of my accusation. I could be paranoid, but then again maybe not. I will ask SONY if a user complained and if so I will assume it's Mr_Lochwood.

"Someone must have been traducing Jenny W… "

This post is nothing more than me venting. It's been less than 24 hours since I've been told J-T-W-NY has been permanently banned for scamming and I'm still upset. The opening line from Franz Kafka's The Trial goes through my head. How can it be that a user receives a permanent suspension with no warning or discussion.

It bothers me because, not only do I not ever remember promoting a website and scamming for info, I don't even understand the process involved in such a scam. What is the website? What does it do? What does asking for personal information do for such a site?

I've only used a PSN card once when Glenn gave me one as a present. Otherwise I've used my credit card for purchases. What irks me even more is my well known objection to scamming and hacking in any form. I know people used to make fun of my friend Kimturian and I for lecturing people about this, but it's something I feel strongly about. And for SONY to accuse me of doing what I'm so vehement against is insulting.

If Heidi et al think they're getting rid of me, they're wrong. I've fought stronger adversaries than them.

J-T-W-NY has been Abolished by SONY

I logged on Home this morning to play the dj game and the new ModNation racer. I ran errands, and tried to log back into Home, but was told that my account was suspended.

I phoned SONY. I assumed it might have been for text abuse or something along those lines. Instead, I was "abolished," banned permanently. J-T-W-NY can never be used again according to SONY.

I am accused, on May 21st, of "scamming." Of trying to collect people's information for a website that generates PSN cards. The person I spoke to reviewed my activities on that day in the chat log but could not see anything. I told this person that I do not know of any website that generates PSN cards nor would I try to get people's pesonal information. This has come completely out of left field. What is the website?

The person I spoke to told me he's never seen anything like this before and cannot give me any more information and I have to wait until next week to find out why. I do wonder if I mentioned Home Watch on that day. We'll wait and see.

Until then, I"m using my old ID gts1234567890 .

This is why Mr_Lochwood is a bully

I felt bad for Mr_Lochwood. My friend CRUNKRIS, before being permanently banned from the Lithium forums, consistently railed against the "elites" in Home and in the forums. I shared in his concerns about how cliquish Home can be and about how those like us, who are not among the "elite" are abused, humilated and ignored. Mr_Lochwood had become a central figure in this discussion. I wanted to engage in peaceful bridge building. I had CRUNKRIS and Kamala_Ona at my place and I invited Mr and Mrs Lochwood over for a discussion.

Throughout that process I tried to encourage Mr Lochwood. Several times he said he wouldn't participate in the debates, but I encouraged him to do so. I supported his forum parties because he saw it as a way to enable management to interact with common users, which was a goal of mine.

I didn't flinch when he gave me a punative deletion, presumably because I am friends with x-cult and zKAPOWz and participated in their "gay wedding." Even though x-cult used it as a chance to slam Mr_Lochwood, that was his perogative. But that wasn't mine nor was the event done in that spirit. My participation was done out of support for free expression in Home. In fact, I was at Rianor's wedding and even suggested the meditation chapel in Uncharted 2, a suggestion he followed.

I have to agree with artform-fazeone, however. Mr_Lochwood is a Home bully who uses his connections to supress those who he does not like. Artform is hosting several parties this weekend and offering psn cards. Mr_L shows his colors by threatening artform. Threats and intimidation is something which I cannot stomach. These gestapo tactics have no place in Home and are the sure sign of a sick and troubled soul.

What also bothers me is the hypocrisy. At the forum parties, doesn't Mr_Lochwood give out PSN codes? I believe Lochwood's actions are motivated out agression towards artform and not any noble cause.

Hunnybunnee & Me

My favorite user on Home is Hunnybunee. I met her a while ago and, while we are not officially friends, I like it when I run into her. She's always funny and encouraging. She even once suggested I take my act to Broadway. Today I was in a Hunnybunnee mood, but since she's not on my friend list I can't just zap to her. So I asked around. Starting at the plaza I asked bunny ears standing on the bench, but she didn't know.

I next asked the glowing skeleton, but she (or he) didn't know.

At club Fight Night I ran into these two guys from Montreal. Even though they are Quebecois, they spoke excellent English. The guy in the hat even called me "professor." I asked them if they saw Hunnybunnee, but they did not. They then asked me if I wanted to **** them. But since it was censored, I had no clue what they were asking. So I continued my quest.

At the ModNation Racer space, I asked this ghostly mod if he knew where she was. I stood there for a while but no answer...

I even traveled to the far ends of the Home earth: to the fabricator deep in the Sodium wastelands. I found these two girls and, even though I asked them twice, I got no answer. I guess they were in awe of the green glow.

Finally at the mall I found my target. Hunnybunnee is the one dressed in the lawman vest looking very official.

Hello Hunnybunnee!

I hope you're having a nice day!!!!!

Situation Ethics and Conrad_Max

Situation ethics is a theory and practice that was developed by liberal theologians in the 1960's. On the surface, it states that moral principles can sometimes be abrogated in the name of love to serve a greater purprose.

But in practice it is used to justify all sorts of horrible actions "in the name of love" with no regard to others.

I raise this becaue this is the ethical system employed by the Lithium moderation staff for Sony in general, and for their lap dog Conrad_Max in particular.

The return of "Chain Swing" at Listen@Home prompted an older thread to be bumped: Chain Swing Responsible for mass Suicides. It was started on January 27th, 2009, about six weeks after the beginning of open beta when the song began to crawl under everyone's skin and lasted for about a week, dying off on February 2nd, 2009.

KZEL33T bumped the tread on May 10th, more than a year after the final post. It's reintroduction was both timely and relevant.

Confusion creeps in though when the mini-mod blowhard Conrad_Max writes:

"Why is a thread that has no activity bumped when we have a current active thread (Koopa's grievences emergency first edition)? Bumping older threads is pretty much frown uponn (sic) and on some forums it's considered spamming."

There are several respons to Max. "Frowned upon?" By who? It seems to me bumping older threads should be enouraged since it saves space and does not clutter the boards. And where is this rule written anyway?

What is puzzling is that Conrad et al condemn people for duplicting threads, such as the aformentioned CommanderKoopa. And, what does "Chain Swing" have to do with Koops' thread anyway???

And of course, since Conrad says something, the thread is locked by LowestFrequency (a mod I've never heard of) with Conrad_Max giving the mod a kudo.

If Conrad, or anyone, wants to understand why he is so hated, this is the perfect example. His actions remind me of the chracter Rifki in Midnight Express.

So, which is it? If we don't start new threads for old topics, and can't bump old threads to bring a topic back for discussion, then what is the correct thing to do? Tell us Conrad, we're all waiting for your brilliant answer...

Mysterious lights

Marshall McLuhan wrote that the medium is the message. He taught that the way a message is presented contains just as much information as the actual message being portrayed.

We exist in Home as pixels, as blips of light on the television screen. Instead of a physical, biological reality, we have on of phosphorescence.

Many lights, in keeping with Home's attempts to duplicate reality, have a definite source. We can see the lamps and light bulbs. But some lights are mysterious, with no discernable origin.

This series will look at the mysterious lights in Home (TM). These have no origin, and whose purpose is unknown.

The first stop on this tour is the disco in Burn Zombie Burn. This is the room you enter when you successfully navigate the maze. You can dance in a small chapel to music resembling Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The building has stained glass windows, bricks for walls, and a dance floor of colored lights.

But also in this space are a revolving series of white lights, seen in the photo above. It seems to replicate the movement of a disco mirror ball, but no such ball is found in the room. Someone on the forums suggested that the lights emanated from the floor, but again no apparatus can be found.

Disco chapel, Burn Zombie Burn, mysterious lights #1

Home Vacations

The experience on Home replicates psychologically the effects of being on vacation. I've never been to Greece, yet I can at least pretend I'm docked off of Santorini, hanging out on the yacht.

ModNation Racer space

Last summer when the Presentation Podium was set up for E3 we wondered what was behind the large metal doors behind the large screen. This space is it.

It's set up for the Modnation Racer and it's good. There are three hundred mods set up, each unique in their own way.

I do wonder why, since it is a racer, the devs decided to have a matching game instead of a racing game in the space. I know there is already a racer in the EA Sports space, but there is no good reason why not to have two racers. Besides, this space is only temporary.