Of Memes and Men -- A Newbie’s Guide to Woodbury University

Welcome to teh Internets

by Anise Hankins

Woodbury University. Some of you may know it as a school, but there’s a side of Woodbury University that extends far past just that. It’s also a place in the metaverse we know and love as Second Life. It’s an interesting place where both students and visitors alike can come together and interact both for personal and collective benefits. What was once a simple school funded project has grown into a community featuring people from across the world coming together, all for one purpose: lulz.

To some, the ways of Woodbury University may alienate, confuse, and even frighten you. This is a completely normal response when first coming into contact with the denizens of Woodbury. Fear not, that is why I have stepped forth to help you, the innocent bystander, come to terms and accept their ways. Perhaps you too, will spread the ways and mannerisms of the students of Woodbury to your own community and help it grow even more. If not, at least you’ll enjoy an enriching experience that may brighten up your Second Life.

Memes: The lifeblood of Woodbury, and the foundation of conversation. Those ignorant of the memes and the history they are based upon may seem lost when first warping in. Everything in the sim is in one way or another, based off of internet memes, which is simply a fancy word for fad, although some of the students may argue that they are more than fads. The pictures, buildings, and avatars are all in one way or another influenced by a meme. Memes are heavily influenced by anime, video games, or other internet pop culture. There are more memes than a simple article can cover, so I will try to inform you of the most prominent ones you are likely to see referenced in Woodbury University.

The biggest meme is that of Suiseiseki. Some of you may know her as “that girl with the different colored eyes” or “the desu girl”. Both of those are actually pretty accurate descriptions. Suiseiseki, also known as “Desu”, due to the fact that she ends all of her sentences with said word, is a character from the Japanese animation Rozen Maiden. For reasons unknown to many, she has become a mascot of sorts to the people of Woodbury and the internet. She often appears as the leader or member of several organizations run by Woodbury students, such as the Fursecution Corps. Speaking of furries, contrary to popular opinion, Woodbury students are actually quite tolerant of furries. Any resentment is just a simple façade meant to scare off the kind of people that wear fur suits in real life. You know how those types are.

Another meme worth knowing is that of Longcat. Originating from a picture of a white cat being held by its upper body, Longcat (and variations of it, like ***-cat, etc) is the secondary mascot of Woodbury University. Longcat is often seen as a long white body with a cat’s head at the top. In the event that someone is asked how long longcat actually is, the only proper and acceptable response is “Longcat is looooooooooooooong!”. Asking for any specifics past that is considered bad form and may cause you to be shunned.

Pedobear

In the rare event that your avatar looks like a child, you should also be on the lookout for Pedobear during your stay in Woodbury. Pedobear is easily identifiable, as he is essentially a big brown smiling bear. Pedobear’s only purpose in life is to punish female avatars with a young supple body through means that are far too violent to be described. Once Pedobear has you in his sights, there is no escape until he has had his way with you. The best solution is to simply use a normal shaped avatar. Rumor has it Pedobear is currently hibernating, but there is no way to be sure.

When looking for a potential mate among the Woodbury students, be careful who you choose. Some students have taken a liking to the character Bridget, hailing from the Guilty Gear series, an anime based two-dimensional fighting game. The initial response upon seeing Bridget among males may be arousal. This is a completely acceptable response when ignorant of Bridget’s character. However, be warned, that under Bridget’s cute and innocent demeanor is…well, you know what, I think I’ll leave this one for you guys to figure out. After all, some of the fun of the internet is discovery!

With this knowledge in hand, you are now prepared to make your first steps into Woodbury University and interact with the people who call it home. As long as you show respect to the memes and culture of the students, they are sure to take you in and show you around, and maybe even teach you a thing or two about the internets. Be warned, Woodbury University is not a place for the close-minded. I will not lie, if you are unprepared, some of the images that the students commonly revere may traumatize you. But if you are willing to jump in and get messy, I’m sure you will find a whole new world awaiting you.

Comments

[Lord Kamina]

in b4 everyone in WU is b& again by Plexus.

[*yawn*]

Wow...another article from SLH about a place that only really SLH even cares about. Again, no one cares about this place. Why keep writing useless articles about it?

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

Personally, I would love to give Prokofy a guided tour.

[Dr. Internet]

in b4 epic shitstorm and Linden drama.

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[Alazarin]

OK.... I think it's time to correct a few of the more glaring errors in Anise's publicity puff for Woodbury.

First:

In paragraph #3:

"Everything in the sim is in one way or another, based off of internet memes, which is simply a fancy word for fad.."

*AND*

"Memes are heavily influenced by anime, video games, or other internet pop culture."

Both assertions are incorrect. Fads and snippets of anime/internet/pop culture may a subset of the larger set that comprises 'Memes' but not the other way around.

According to Richard Dawkins, the person who coined the expression 'meme' and single-handedly invented mimetics as we know it today, he defined a meme as 'any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.'

While it is true that the Woodbury sim may well be constructed around a particular set of memes it can in no way be seen as an educational facility researching the nature of memes.

Woodbury and the group behind it are more anarcho-guerilla neo-conservative moral crusaders than academics. Their attempt to position themselves as intellectual contemporaries of Dawkins, who created mimetics, or Roland Barthes and Umberto Eco, both seminal thinkers behind the school of semiotics which paved the way for Dawkins' mimetics concept, is a laughable sham.

The fact that Anise allows herself to be derailed into proselytising about the mystique built up around a few of their 'core' memes gives more of a clue as to what Woodbury is really about. Woodbury is patently not an academic laboratory researching memes. While I would welcome a rational discussion from any Woodbury members to demonstrate that they are actually engaged in academic studies / research in the field of mimetics, I have my doubts that I will be met with little more than abuse or hipster posturing.

[Corona]

In the rare event that your avatar looks like a child, you should also be on the lookout for Pedobear during your stay in Woodbury. Pedobear is easily identifiable, as he is essentially a big brown smiling bear. Pedobear’s only purpose in life is to punish female avatars with a young supple body through means that are far too violent to be described.

and there was me thinking sexual age play was banned - never mind foreceable rape age play

Lindens please take note

[Parrhesian]

Excellent summation Alazarin.

I see it as being analogous to how some of the SA goons, in their various incarnations, have attempted to hide behind the skirts of post modernism.

Not fooled, not impressed. Just another attempt at whitewashing collective arrested development. It's really just the internet version of 14 year olds giggling at puerile schoolhouse pranks.

Yawn.

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

@ Alazarin:

I see nothing in this article that states or implies a study of memetics is being undertaken.

From what I read, this article merely talks about the culture of the roadcrew group. It does incorrectly equates memes with woodbury, when it should infact equate memes with the members of the public who visit the sim.

"Woodbury and the group behind it are more anarcho-guerilla neo-conservative moral crusaders than academics"

I find this statement simultaneously insulting and laughable.

[Metal Carnage]

"in b4 epic shitstorm and Linden drama."

Too late.

[NinaA]

It's funny. In a few years time these oh so clever kids will be fat corporate slime balls.

[Why Bother]

Bravo Alazarin. Bravo. Finally someone nailed it on the head.

I will just add that the that I believe the real life Woodbury has not a clue what's going with their name being used in Second Life, repeatedly. I don't believe any "students" or "faculty" are sanctioned by the real life Woodbury in Second life.

That being said, the Second Life Woodbury residents are falsely using this university's name to try to validate their maligned actions. They are trying to use a cover for all things Anonymous/b/tard/Chan and in following suit, the PN. Then when it finally gets to the point where they step over the line, and they always do, and get shut down, and banned, they try to cry foul and claim they are being discriminated against. The thing is though, no one is falling for this false act anymore.

This isn't a classroom experiment anymore, if it ever were one.

[Anise Hankins]

Actually, Woodbury WAS founded by the actual Woodbury University as an experiment. Although they no longer use that program, I've heard that they might be coming back to it from a different approach, as a Virtual Worlds program, or sorts.

As for being a front for the PN, no. Just no.

[IntLibber Brautigan]

On the contrary Angel (Why Bother), I could post scans of the checks I get directly from Woodbury University's accounts payable department each month.

Or I could note that the mixed reality event last weekend, was seen by both Prof Rosen (Dean of the School of Media, Culture & Design at Woodbury U in Burban), or the University Vice President who stopped by and was so impressed he approved funding for WU to upgrade from a void sim to a full sim in July.

The administration of WU is fully aware of things, else the checks I keep getting from them would not be cashable....

The 'neo-con' label is also laughable. As we have repeatedly demonstrated, its you, Angel, and your buddies in JLU, who are the neo-cons here, trying to exacerbate life in SL by using your Linden contacts to harass people you wish to conduct a 'war on terror' against to build your influence across the Grid.

Woodbury University, and the Woodbury Roadcrew groups both want nothing of your War. They are not your personal army.

You, Kalel, and Plexus need to force these peaceful people into the PN just like George Bush needs to force muslims to join al Qaeda so he'll have someone for the US to fight against.

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

And then Kalel/Angel reared their ugly heads.

[KMeist Hax]

A decent article (5/10) but I have a few points:

1. Desu/Suiseiseki is _not_ the most popular meme. In fact I think it's been waining in popularity in recent years (outside of Habbo Hotel spamming, of course)
2. s/girl/doll
3. Just knowing our memes does not make you a channer, or /b/tard, or Anonymous, or Woodbury, or whatever name of the week we take. This article is just a guide on how to be a newfag.
4. There are at least 100 more memes than what you listed.
5. You could have at least linked to Wikichan
6. Memes don't come from just popular culture. I mean seriously what kind of pop culture would spawn "DICKS EVERYWHERE"?... Oh wait, Nevermind, this is the _newfag_ article.

tl;dr YOU ARE ALL NEWFAGS

[Anonymous Coward]

I presume all this talk of previously banned Sims is your way of fighting your impending altercation with Linden Lab over the use of the name 'Second Life' in 'Second Life Herald'. Not long before this excrement is wiped off the face of the interweb.

[kissylulz4u]

We need moar lulz... Calling all Roadcrew members: Time to get to work !!

[Corona]

why does Woodbury even exist if it is the case that:

'Everything in the sim is in one way or another, based off of internet memes, (or any memes in general by extension) The pictures, buildings, and avatars are all in one way or another influenced by a meme.'

then there is no need for Woodbury as a special environment as the above statement is applicable to the whole of SL

comprised as it is in many places of re-created collections of memes - 'Gor' 'star trek' 'star wars' etc almost every other film / comic / book you can name.

and they are decried by fools as being 'too immersive'
are they any more immersive than than using individual meme?

total immersion in a favoured fictional is clearly no different in nature/character for those using Woodbury however much they pretend otherwise

the only real diff is that most are adult and follow the internal rules of whichever fantasy genre is preffered whereas Woodbuy appears form the description to be the unrestrained baby minded version of instant gratification without thought, direction or purpose

if observation of the evolution of memes is wanted - then SL by itself has all that is sufficient and neccessary
a study of the popularity of gor in relation to other fantasy rpg games in sl would be a good exmaple

[Aya Pelous]

I just never cared about Woodbury and their super swunt Tizzers Foxchase. Old news. And by the number of comments on this post. No one cares either.

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

@Corona: "comprised as it is in many places of re-created collections of memes - 'Gor' 'star trek' 'star wars' etc almost every other film / comic / book you can name."

Totally not what we're talking about here. Those are fetishes and franchises, not viral humour.

Also the statement that everything in the sim is based on a meme is completely inaccurate anyway.

[Why Bother]

I always get a chuckle at being called Angel or Kalel. Thanks for the good laugh.

Alyx Stoklitsky, the self proclaimed defender of all things Chan and PN. Be careful not to fall for his spin. He is quite good at spinning things, he would make a good corrupt politician. All Alyx does is deflect and backpedal when it comes to all things Chan and PN.

As for IntLibber Brautigan. I can't find your name in search anymore. *GASP* Could it be that you were suspended again or quite possibly banned. I hope it's the later. I also hope that eventually you'll burn out all your alts too. Bye bye Intblubber.

[Aya Pelous]

Feel free to come by and grief more Binx Tinker, I am watching you like you said you woodbury folk are watching me. Of course you guys know trying to creep me out, makes me feel more inclined to creep you guys out more. <333 Aya Pelous

[Aya Pelous]

--Giggles---Aya Pelous <3333

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

"Of course you guys know trying to creep me out, makes me feel more inclined to creep you guys out more."

A heartwarming tale of sportsmanship!

[Corona]

'Not Viral humour'

if humour is all you seek - then just find a 'Glorification Of Rape' sim
there is surely nothing funnier or garunteed to crack you up laughing than being in a sim where John Norman's ridiculous 'gender role' theories are taken seriously
and male and female avatars conform to imaginary black/white socially delimited stereotypes with absolutely any shades of grey are banned
( I wonder how a brain based transexual or someone born physically hermapthrodite would fit in to/cope if born in such a world? )

[Anonymous]

Wow.

Not only is this article full of shit, (well, certain points are) but most of the comments are really full of shit.

Shit begets more shit I see.

In truth, Woodbury in SL was created by the Real Woodbury University as an ongoing experiment with Virtual worlds, and a place to hold online classes, and generally attract interest to the real school.

The administrator of the original sim saw it as a good idea to make it an open sim, as in, free to build as a sandbox. However, due to lack of experience, and various outside influences, this led to the first closure of the sim, then it came back up, was rebuilt, and because a target for harassment from certain griefer groups and anti-griefer groups, the latter having an agenda to settle for their failure to get the place closed down as they believed it was a hijacked sim. Many question why so called "griefers" were allowed to hang around the sim without being banned. Well, more or less, give someone constructive means with their free time, and they're less bound to get into trouble. This didn't work with everyone, but a good number of now reformed griefers did well with this situation. However, to outside groups who were merely trying to find reasons to get it shut down, they took this as evidence of a griefer base, and started mass reporting anyone and everyone who visited the sim. The harassment ensued until Linden Labs finally shut the sim down. (Probably to stop the annoyances of anti-griefers) A ton of drama happened between then and the present, such as the administrator of WU getting banned repeatedly for extremely minor offenses, or getting perma-banned for non-events that predated the account's creation date.
Woodbury finally returned around February/March as a parcel on a certain land-holder's sim, it has been prospering, relatively trouble-free since. Recently, the Woodbury SL project was featured in Woodbury University's Showcase with a brand new layout that won the approval of the University's president. Any non-related content to the university has been moved to a special sandbox zone.

The Current status is the semester is over and the project is being revamped for next semester.

In short: the /b/ stuff is a small part of what the real purpose of the project is all about. It's just been blown out of proportion by various groups lobbying to keep it shut down as they need an enemy to keep fighting to keep their current, lofty positions in SL relevant.

Keeping it really short:

This whole article is full of shit, the comments even moreso.

[IntLibber]

"As for IntLibber Brautigan. I can't find your name in search anymore. *GASP* Could it be that you were suspended again or quite possibly banned. I hope it's the later. I also hope that eventually you'll burn out all your alts too. Bye bye Intblubber.

Posted by: Why Bother | May 17, 2008 at 03:39 PM "

Lol, you and Kalel, whenever the asset server is on the fritz, you try to claim I'm "missing from search". Its funny, I've been here the whole time, gave a talk today at the SL Combat Expo at Armory Island, was puttering around getting business done the past week.

One day, SL is going to figure out that Angel, Maldy, and Kalel are collectively full of shit.

[Darkfoxx]

I had a little visit to the sim, just to see what all the hubbub was all about, and to have some laughs at the pics and creative builds... I love catcaptions.

Had a nice guided tour by Alyx, and rode Speedycat and longcat, even got a copy of the Longcat vehicle. (yes it is very loooongg)

Griefers? I dont know about that, they didnt attack me, as I (to be honest) did expect them to. At most, they were suprised to see a furry there, but that coulda been an act, as I know a few furry /b/tards that may or may not visit the Woodbury sim. "Furries? In my woodbury?" More likely then you think :)

Fun times, I might go back sometime to see what they did to the sim if they're indeed rebuilding it for the new semester.

[Witness X]

Hey, Why Bother, you're right, Inty IS missing from search again. And from all the groups he founded too. And it's been a few days now. If it was a glitch as Int seems to be claiming, it's the longest single-account glitch on record.

SL misfiring again? I don't think so this time. You've been suspended, haven't you? Nobody's that gullible, Inty.

But you are. You think only three people in SL hate you, and you try to pin all your problems on them, much in the same way as you ban all your ex-employees on BanLink - wasn't Maldy working for you too at one point? As I remember it, he was the guy who was solving your PN problem by being your go-between as you tried to buy them all off. Pro-tip: that never works. They just take your money and keep griefing.

No, I think "Why Bother's" prolly right. Better cash in your chips, Int, because I doubt LL is gonna let you in another month.

[Witness X]

Sorry, cancel that charge of suspension. Apparently, it was a glitch, as I was able to talk to him in world. Course, since his company is listed along the other big SL corporations as a place for new avs to be directed, the company probably wouldn't be willing to ban him because he wants to reform a few griefers.

[Lord Kamina]

>>Witness X
>>Why Bother

SAMEFAG.

Also, the reason Angel hates WU so much is because Tizzers made fun of him at SLCC for being a huge fag and ugly as sin. He's held a vendetta ever since.

[Witness X/NoName]

I wouldn't really believe Intlibber saying that his account missing from search AND missing from all his own groups was a glitch. Like the other Witness said, that was a pretty long glitch spanning days. Intlibber doesn't want his business rep tarnished so he tries to spin things differently. The last example of him being suspended he claimed he got his account suspension overturned within 24 hours, which is odd because his first suspension lasted days not one day. Funny how this asset server "glitch" this time around only affected one person, I've heard no other reports of this happening to any other residents.

Intlibber is another that that's all spin. He's trying to protect his business and he's not doing very well.Intlibber's permaban is just around the corner and he's trying to his best to kick, scream, and yell before he goes. Intlibber got his hands dirty, really dirty: hiring PN, having Maldavious Figtree under his employ for a time, the Fursecution Camp fiasco, bringing Woodbury back on one of his sims (which caused his last suspension when Woodbury "students" broke the TOS many times over), and his attempt at protecting Tizzers.Of course he'll claim none of this is true, but you can even find Herald reported on some of these events.

Take a looksy for yourself: http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/06/alliance-navy-b.html

[Witness X]

We'll just see - you can still get Int on one of his well-known alts, it was just the one called "IntLibber Brautigan" that was suspended. Certainly no glitch. As usual, he's getting his toadies to lie for him.

[Metal Carnage]

All I see is Woodbury and IntLibber both doing the dodge and weave. They wouldn't be paddling so hard if they weren't afraid of slipping into the briney deep. You can only sweep dirt under the carpet for so long before you get a LOLcat-sized lump under it that you can't explain away anymore.

[Witness X]

I'm not a toadie, nor am I lying. What I am is an honest witness in possession of actual facts and proof supporting my statements. Intlibber is not banned, he is easily findable in search. I brought his profile up in ten seconds.

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=intlibbernotbannedpl5.jpg

Oh, and I did a print screen screencap to prove I'm not lying. See, the ability to cite my sources, and prove my statements as opposed to blindly blustering is what makes me a true witness, not some little wannabe griefers.

I linked in my name as well for a quick clickthrough.

[Witness X]

Lord Kamina, it's so CUTE how you think you have some idea what's going on around you!

[Archie Lukas]

So..
.....
.........
What you are saying is, Woodbury seems to have nothing to do with university or education - but a sectarian ground for extreme cultures. Meme is a bullshit term for theme and that young females are pursued and raped by a bear.

Yawn - I won't bother then.

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber Toadie)]

That's the new search. The new search database and the old one aren't in synch, and he's not findable in the old one. That means that he's been suspended, but his account hasn't yet been deleted. He's still missing from all the groups he founded.

All you've shown us is photographic proof of your ignorance.

[NiceTryIntblubber]

Um, your screenshot is of you using the new search feature. Even banned accounts show up in the new search feature for days. Similar to when a page is removed from google, you still get hits for it. Take a little look in the old search - that is the one updated immediately when it has to do with accounts getting disabled. Nub.

[Witness X]

Yet, you can't provide proof of your statement? Who's the real toadie here, kiddo? I provide proof, and rather than providing countering evidence, like somebody with actual facts, you instead just say the evidence is fake. If you are telling the truth, instead of trying to make silly little personal attacks, you can take a screencap. Took me roughly 23 seconds. The clock is ticking...

[Penance Sautereau]

@Why Bother

http://ca.geocities.com/rainefahl/FunnyIFoundHimIn5Seconds.jpg

pwned, dumbass. Must not have searched too hard there Maldavius.

[Witness X]

I'm afraid you warlord witnesses don't get that easy of an out. There is evidence presented that you are wrong. If you are right, you can provide proof of such instead of empty words. I'm not a "toadie" as you would put it, just somebody who prefers to use things like evidence and facts instead of rumors and hearsay to make a decision about something. I could very well be wrong, but I have seen no evidence to that extent. I have provided the evidence I found that says you are wrong. If you are right, please provide evidence of such, i.e. a photograph of this missing name.

[Anon]

Lord Kamina = Alyx Stoklitsky
SAMEFAG.

[JLUgreenlanternABORTIONfromhell]

I think the griefers and some others are just trying to say that: If You Try To Make Serious Business Out Of A Pixel Dust World You Should Do Yourself A Favor And Get A Real Job In The Real World And Stop Trying To Ruin The Pixeldust World's Real Purpose Which Is Avatar Flippty Flop Anarchy. Who is to say that one person's "Jello Eating Bill Cosby Spam Rain" raining down like mana from heaven for you and me to enjoy for free is any less meme worthy than say: "Big Bassa Bomb Chantel's Flexi Hair Store - this week featuring: High density brillopad buckshot Afro prim hair Giant Sized for only $L100" which is getting covered up by 4 layers of Bill Cosby spam rain??? See? Memes make you think haw? So put that in your Meme Pipe and smoke it...

"You said your pockets were empty. You lied to me you little shit. So what's that in there then huh? I can see your bulge. Anything that's going to stick me or poke me if I reach in there? There better not be. Oh my. Mmmm. Uh huh, just like I thought, a Meme Pipe. You've been smoking Meme again haven't you you little fuck? Don't tell me "no" I can see some fresh Meme right here around the bowl. You just hooked up tonight and smoked Meme right before I pulled you over didn't you? That's gonna cost you son. That's gonna cost you big. You better wipe that Lulzy grin right off of your fat little face because your Road Crew buddies can't help you now... Unless you tell me where you got this Meme and tell me quick I'm taking your happy little skippy ass directly to Plexus Linden for re-grooving. Do you know what re-grooving is like you ungrateful little shit? You'll be smoking some real Linden Meme then. And smoking and smoking. And when Plexus pulls HIS Meme pipe out of your ass, in will go a Furry tail to plug up the hole and it will never come out. You can yiff and yiff and yiff until Johnny Cash shows up and sings Ring Of Fire and still nobody will ever care. So give it up.. Where did you get it? Where did you get that Meme?

[Witness X]

Okay - NOW he's findable. I'm guessing his one-week suspension is up, and it's back to nefarious business as usual. So the big question is, what's he been doing, and what's he hiding? IntLibber thinks the law is on his side - and it is. It's on his side of the fence all right, but it's digging through his garbage collecting evidence.

And the bigger question is, why isn't the Herald covering it and telling people what's really going on instead of the IntLibber-approved version?

Unless they're involved up to their necks.

[Dont care, so stop wasting energy.]

Guys, guys, guys....

WHO the FUCK even CARES?

Okay, let me rephrase that..

WHO the FUCK that matters, even cares?

Seriously.

"Intlibbers banned!"

"No he isnt!"

"Yes he is here's proof!"

"blablablablabaaawwwwww"

And you all say *we* should get a life? LOL! :D
I mean, who the fuck is intlibber anyway? I been playing SL since '05 now, and havent even HEARD of him in world.

Sheesh.

[Anon]

Penance Sauterau = Nikola Shirakawa
SAMEFAG.

IntLibber "proves" he's not suspended by showing proof he's unbanned two hours after he finds out his suspension is up.

All you did was show photographic proof of your own gullibility.

[Witness X]

In other words, you were full of shit about his banning, and instead of trying to own up to your own shortcomings, or prepare a logical well thought-out case with evidence and facts on your side, you'd rather try to bluster through more words and "conspiracy theories". What has he been up to? Maybe he was just trying to fix a glitch, nothing more. The Herald isn't covering it because there's nothing there. Sweet niblets, get the tinfoil off your head and join the rest of us back in reality where the facts and logic that all Witness used to follow still hold sway.

[Witness X]

Actually, I furnIshed my photogrAphs two days beforehand. And I'M Not IntlIbber. If you tooK twO seconds to think about it, you wouLd know who I Am. But go ahead, try to attack the people preseNting evidence. See, with these newfangled things called facts, it really dOesn't matter which boy or girL presents them. A fAct thAt caD be proveN whether the sOurce is good evil or a Tree will still ProvE correct. INstead of wastiNg Your worDs on Useless Muck like this, you'll never Be Able to convince anyone you have any Sort of caSe.

[anon]

>Penance Sauterau = Nikola Shirakawa

hahahahahahah i dont think so dude fail harder

>Who is to say that one person's "Jello Eating Bill Cosby Spam Rain" raining down like mana from heaven for you and me to enjoy for free is any less meme worthy than say: "Big Bassa Bomb Chantel's Flexi Hair Store"

this has nothing to do with "memes", you are missing the definition of a meme entirely. you are correct in your point, though, and while the "aim" of griefers should always be just for the laughs (lulz is a stupid word), the fact is that many SL users think it's some sort of SUPER METAVERSE INTERNET 3.0 and treat it like such when all it is is a shitty Lego set.

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

@Anon "Lord Kamina = Alyx Stoklitsky"

Shit, you're good.

You got me, I confess.

[Alyx Stoklitsky]

@Why bother
"Alyx Stoklitsky, the self proclaimed defender of all things Chan and PN. Be careful not to fall for his spin. He is quite good at spinning things, he would make a good corrupt politician. All Alyx does is deflect and backpedal when it comes to all things Chan and PN."

I can take this only as the highest of compliments, good sir. After all, corrupt politicians lead and run our entire world.

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber Toadie)]

Obviously you haven't got clue one as to what IntLibber's been up to over the past year.

IntLibber had a one week suspension, that's been confirmed by numerous in-world sources close to IntLibber. A few weeks back, every account in BnT Holdings that did anything with money was suspended during a Linden investigation. There's so much more in the back story, and just laying about on the ground for the most casual investigator to pick up and examine.

IntLibber's got a lot riding on people not figuring out he's about to be permabanned, so he's filling this forum with smoke and misdirection, even resorting to spoofing Witness X.

[Anon]

Ok morons, I'll let you in on a secret: Blubber's main account was temporarily disabled for the purpose of an investigation investigation as he is suing LL for damages to his assets which THEY caused through the deletion of all assets CREATED (not just owned) by a user who was once contracted to build for him.

In short: LL deleted a bunch of Intlibber's buildings just because they were created by someone they were apparantly pissed off at, so Intlib is suing them unless they can return his buildings.

[Witness X]

If there's such a great story, and you have all these sources, why don't you write the story for the Herald? If there are all these sources, surely you could at the very least name a couple of them so they can corroborate that you are indeed telling the truth and not just talking out of your ass. Cite your sources, and show your proof, or it's obvious you're making it up.

And I'm not Intlibber, nor one his toadies, just someone who thinks you idiots trying to convince people of something you're making up with a complete lack of evidence is retarded. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, provide proof that you aren't bullshitting everyone here, and I will shut up and concede the argument.

[Anon]

@Witness X

"I've said it before, and I'll say it again, provide proof that you aren't bullshitting everyone here, and I will shut up and concede the argument."

Go look at Int's orientation sim. You'll notice that there seem to be a number of conspicuously empty places.

If you are as clued up on SL, BNT, WU, PN, etc as you think you are, then you'll know who built it, whose prims are missing, and thus who got banned and why all their creations were removed from SL.

[Papajah]

"And you all say *we* should get a life? LOL! :D
I mean, who the fuck is intlibber anyway? I been playing SL since '05 now, and havent even HEARD of him in world."

I guess he is some fatass middle aged dude that all these lonely grierfkids obsess about.

I guess they secretly want to fondle his tits and lick the lint out of his bellybutton, because they wont shut the fuck up about him.

[Witness X]

The burden of proof lies on the accuser. Don't pull some Deep Throat " here is where you might find evidence" bullshit, just take a screencap, publish a chatlog, something that actually shows you have proof. You're the one trying to convince me you're right. I'm not going to do the legwork to help you do that. You want to convince me, you do the work, and publish some proof. It's your job to work your case, not mine.

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber toadie)]

To the IntLibber apologist: you must be on his payroll, then, AMIRITE?

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber toadie)]

Maybe you'd have done better if you hadn't faked the evidence that he was online during his suspension.

[Witness X]

Nope, completely wrong. And if I faked the evidence, surely you could easily find some "real" evidence. Oh right, that's because you're full of shit and have no evidence. My evidence is entirely genuine, and could easily be verified. You might have had a valid point before in that the function I used didn't update, but your lack of a screencap from the old search to prove otherwise tells me you are lying. I'm not apologizing for him. Anon up there seems to be more apologizing, trying to explain why he was suspended, but his theories lack any more proof than yours do, False Witness. I refuse to accept any conclusion that is brought forth without evidence to support it.

You assume because I seek to prove the statement that "Intlibber is suspended/banned" false, I like him and want to see him succeed. This is completely false. I've spoken to the guy once, the one time in which he seemed far to eager to concoct a conspiracy theory a la Prokofy to explain people against him, and he's the last kind of person I would choose to associate with. You make the statement that he's an asshole who deserves banning, I'm not going to contest that. But you state it has already happened when there is evidence to the contrary, you bet your ass I will, not because I want to support him, but because I want to disprove a liar, i.e. you. If you're aren't lying, provide some evidence. It's real easy, and took me thirty seconds.

[Penance Sautereau]

Remind to ask Nikola how she can be me and me her when we mostly talk about Photoshop and how stupid some people are. Besides, I fucking HATE Hanna Montanna.

(Sorry Nikki, but she's a Cyrus, that alone makes her loathesome to me. Plus, she's Disney Pop).

[Penance Sautereau]

Intlibber COULDN'T have been banned when you say he was, because I IM'd him for a sim reset to clear some lag items off my tenants' skybox. He did so within 4 minutes. Right in the middle of his supposed ban. So just admit what we all know; You misspelled his name, Search showed nothing, you took it as proof of your theory and went off half-cocked.

[Stephie]

lolwut

[Witness X/NoName]

*sigh* I hate to have to do this every so often. The "Witness X" that keeps coming to Intlibber's aid is a false Witness. This one is in fact not a Witness or NoName. Not a single Witness is for Intlibber since he safe housed the PN and tried to resurrect Woodbury. We are against anything or anyone who PN/Anonymous and those that aid them in a any way shape or form.

Any Witness X that comes to Intlibber's defense is a poser. More than likely from the look at his typing and wordage this is Intlibber himself since he is not very good at posing as others and you can spot him a mile away.

Also I found this false Witness X and Intlibber toadie's "evidence" pretty funny. It took him days to dig up this "evidence" after Intlibber's suspension was over and done with. If this false Witness X was right, and had this evidence, why didn't he present it right off the bat and not days later? This false Witness X showed a screen cap using the New Search which as others have stated is not in sink with the Old Search which shows changes instantly. This also doesn't explain Intlibber Brautigan himself disappearing from his own groups for an extended period of time equating a ban.

Ok Intlibber? Give it up. You failed this time. Go back to your basement and come back with a better game plan next time.

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber toadie)]

Yah. She's on the payroll.

[Lord Kamina]

SO MANY SAMEFAGS. JESUS TAPDANCING CHRIST.

[Witness X]

Look at me guys this name makes me feel important now I will complain on a blog about people on a video game.

Isnt this "Witness X" name every complainer uses, the gayest thing any of you have ever seen? Do you people really take yourselves that seriously to hide under some kind of prison snitch codename and act like you're part of some kind of internet cold war?

Can you imagine this happening in WoW?

I just wrote something more meaningful than what the other guy wrote in all his comments on this article combined, in half the words of one of his posts.

[Witness X (Directors Cut)]

You're all posers, I was Witness X BEFORE IT WAS COOL, fo srs son.

[Witness X (Not the IntLibber toadie)]

You guys, I'm on the payroll.

[Witness X]

Again, not Intlibber. If you took five seconds to really think about it, that would be so obvious with a capital O. I published my evidence discounting your theory right in the middle of his so called suspension. And If the old search would have displayed differently, why was there such a shocking lack of screencaps to prove it? Oh right, because it was BULLSHIT! I find it funny that a couple of grief-monger Witnesses have stolen the mantle of Witness X to carry through such a biased and juvenile campaign. Really, you try to discount the only person constructing logical arguments backed up by evidence, despite not being able to do so yourself. You're like a protester with a sign trying to win a case against a lawyer. Who do you really think has credibility all evidence considered?

[Witness X]

And the word is sync, genius.

[IntLibber]

Lol this is just precious. I uncheck my "show in search" on my profile to get some peace and quiet, and all the virulent pathetic parasites go into a tizzy.

Here are the facts: Plexus Linden falsely banned me claiming that I had copybotted a megaprim created and owned by Michael Linden. The ludicrousness of this accusation is evident to any idiot:

a) its impossible to copybot megaprims
b) Michael Linden has never created a megaprim, has never built anything with a megaprim, and is philosophically opposed to them, even going so far as to floating a false warning in the LL blog 10 months ago that they would be deleted.
c) I do not posess and have never used copybot.

Now, once my attorney contacted Marty Linden, he went down the the bowels of the g-team offices and spanked Harry and Plexus' collective furry pee-pees. Harry investigated Plexus' fuckup and found it to be without merit. So he lifted Plexus' 7 day ban of me in less than 24 hours (and after Plexus had disclosed the info to Kalel, in violation of LL policy).

Harry did decide, tho, that as I'd visited Ravenglass to hang out at FlipperPA Peregrine's land there to play some trivial pursuit (and helped him sell the land to a fellow who has since put up the Proky Pig Farm), that I had somehow committed 'harassment' against Prokofy even tho she wasn't anywhere around, and I had not rezzed or spoke nary a prim or bad thing in prok's direction (Flipper's trivia game is damn hard, takes a lot of concentration, I endorse it as a great game to play) as she was not logged on at the time.

So then a couple weeks later I take myself out of search to get some privacy as I've been working on some projects, and lo and behold, a shitstorm of drama ensues.

Maldy tried to IM me claiming I was committing alt abuse, he filed a false AR on me, and I filed on on him for filing a false AR. He got all butthurt about it all, but since nobody gives a rats ass about Maldy, nobody but me noticed when he got B& for his false AR.

[Witness X]

SOOPER SEKRIT VIDYA GAEM EVIDANCES, THEY ARE DELICIOUS YOU MUST TRY SOME.

[Penance Sautereau]

@Posted by: Witness X | May 26, 2008 at 04:41 PM <--- THAT one

I posted evidence he WAS NOT banned too hon, you're not alone in discrediting the twit patrol.

[Furfag]

Rot in hell furfags, the Patriotic Nigras will not be kept down.