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"The tale of when a wanna-be hipster planned his Stardoll domination.."
Okay, the title is just random, but honestly I am annoyed. Blatantly annoyed.
Basically over these past few months, someone has either been lying or possibly 'hacked' Perez Hilton of Stardoll. The first problem being that ALL of the posts were deleted mysteriously, then ALL of the writers were kicked off, then again some writers were kicked, changed around, rights removed from me and Dan (and given to Jack.. after he had been removed) writers added, then the titled changed.. photo.. etc. I won't point fingers, just brushing off my feelings here in this post.
Let's present to you.. FREEDUCK_ OF STARDOLL, hosted by everyone's favorite attention grabber.
That's right kids, Jack is the one who deleted all of the PSG posts. He is the one who removed all of the old writers off. And he is the one 'taking it over' along with Charlotte and probablyKasia. (Seen in this post HERE on PSG.)
I guess its too hard for them to make their own blog, but no, Jack wanted power and followers already there.
Just.. why? I don't know who is doing it nor am I mad, sad, anything.. it just makes me annoyed. Annoyed not because its a horrible prank or maybe some serious takeover, I am annoyed that it had to get thrown around and treated like trash.. That's right, PSG now is a used needle.
No, I don't believe its anyone's fault, Dan has been an awesome owner and fellow writer, even though.. Vanessabaya was the real new owner/care-taker of PSG, and Dan was the one who wanted to bring it back after it fell to pieces. But I am just upset that someone feels the need to play around with it and act like they doing it a favor. Now I am all for not making people feel like they have to care for Stardoll, that its awesome if you don't think blogging is important. But really deleted thousands of posts.. Renaming it, deleting writers, whatever, its not hurting me any it just makes me feel like is shit in my hands, and if THIS is what they want then whatever. Have fun with what you created, a pile of nothing.
Yes, this post is a rant, but honestly I am not mad, its just so petty to me? Honestly if I just keep being added, thrown off, added back and watch the memories crumble, fade, and all for what? Shits and giggles? I just like to write, so if I can't on PSG, then whatever.
This is actually quite hilarious. What a sad, sad boy.
Anyway, how do you honestly feel about PSG being 'reborn'?
Now here comes the time where all of the new writers get compared and further rated by our readers before I place the blog on a hiatus.
(This will be posted in the next posts I put about the writers.) We have all of our new writers a topic based on the theme we picked which
was '7 Deadly Sins on Stardoll' where we relate occurrences on Stardoll
on a particular deadly sin. And each writer gets 'Stardoll sin' to write
on, and they had full control on how they wrote it out, they chose
their own length, writing style, and how they wanted to address it. And
what I post here is completely unedited as well, so please address any
issues or likes of the article in the comments below!
And each post listed is completely untouched, unedited, and ready to be reviewed by the readers.
"Hey guys! The topic that I was given to write about was envy.
I'm sure, as we all know, that Stardoll is a prime example of where envy takes place.
Mostly it occurs in the minds of DKNY blood thirsty
ten year old girls, but more seldom, it takes place with very, very
nasty pieces of work. This has most recently been demonstrated with the
newly created, and hastily deleted, Stardoll Kill List.
[As you can see, whoever the creator of this blog is, they have serious issues.]
Now, it is not for certain whether this "kill" list was created out of pure envy of
the people on that list [including myself, ahem], but anyone with a set
of eyes in their head could see that it more than likely was."
"Religious or not, using a person for your
own benefit isn't a positive thing. It isn't something you'd like to see
in any a human being, especially in someone as young as 12 years old.
In
my opinion, sex is an act that should be shared between two people that
love each other. What goes on in "$ E X" party rooms rooms isn't
exactly a loving relationship, it's a way for an unknown face to 'get
off' behind the screen. Sometimes, it is simply trolling. The Ugly Side of Stardoll provides many examples of this, as well as visuals. Children
often don't realize the consequences that may come with their actions.
Not only is engaging in sexual behavior harmful to a child taking part,
it is also harmful to a curious underaged kid who ends up in the wrong
party. Studies show that kids learn majority of anything sex related
online."
"The sheer obsession with having
everything is driving many to the edge, making them inhumanly receivers
of mass quantities of everything, from the latest release in Hot Buys to
the designer tribute collections that Stardoll releases. Overall,
gluttony in Dollywood is a major issue. First off, the easy
accessability of items on Stardoll leads many to have an unhealthy
obsession with having as much as they want and whenever they want. They
make it their top priority when they log in to search and scour for
items to fill their collections, no matter the cost or what they have to
do to get them. The under handed activities to have more on Stardoll
has lead many to do the worst act of gluttony in Dollywood: hacking
others to have rares in their collections. A price is paid for such
ravenous consumption of items, and twenty four hours a day, seven days a
week, the gluttonous minds of Stardoll users are englued on adding to
their collections and overflowing caches of digitally rendered designer
inspired ensembles."
"This being said, such an aspect would
never hit our beloved Stardoll community, right? More or less, we are too busy
designing wigs and buying LE to even pause and think that Pride would play a
ludicrous part in our Dollywood. Sadly, that is not the case. With upcoming
competitions and features such as Cover girl, some users exploit this
opportunity to gloat and make a spectacle thinking they are better than others
for winning such superficial challenges. It certainly isn’t living up to the
expectations of being a modest pod, and portrays this heavy sin greatly. Even
owning material goods pushes someone to uncover their humble layer and boast
about their achievements, fame, and appearance. People like Perilice2 or even
Ceren.gk former winners of MSW seem to be basking in their glory, a tad bit too
much and even own self-created/administrated fan-clubs. Several awards such as top
designer help numerous users beam with popularity, but with popularity comes
the deep and hurling feeling of pride. It might not happen to ever Stardoll
User as we must remember the self-effacing ones, but it comes sooner or later,
and stings you with egotism."
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Now I would love it if you guys would please take this 3 questioned survey (should take about a minute to take) and answer to your best ability!
Here is the 4th installment of 'Rate Our Writers'!
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(This will be posted in the next posts I put about the writers.)
We have all of our writers a topic based on the theme we picked which
was '7 Deadly Sins on Stardoll' where we relate occurrences on Stardoll
on a particular deadly sin. And each writer gets 'Stardoll sin' to write
on, and they had full control on how they wrote it out, they chose
their own length, writing style, and how they wanted to address it. And
what I post here is completely unedited as well, so please address any
issues or likes of the article in the comments below!
And each post listed is completely untouched, unedited, and ready to be reviewed by the readers.
The
sin we gave to writer #4 is 'Pride', the most infamous sin to me, where a person thinks way too highly of themselves and treats others as lesser beings rather than fellow human beings.
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On a tall golden chair sits a Goddess,
covered in peacock plumes with a grin as strong as swooshing winds. Her eyes,
simple, yet charmed. She has a look that we would normally label “I’m better
than you!” which is what she clearly thinks. With her head up high and hands clutched
in a successful position, she is seen as a fulsome Madame. She is praised as
none other than the arrogant prideful Hera, thinking her herself, is the best. Beside
her lays the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite; not a humble world would
ever slip out of her mouth as she is too busy braiding her hair and explaining
to her followers how beautiful she is. Self-indulging at the most, this goddess
would rather die than be ugly, deeming her a cocky number as well. These two go
hand in hand whenever walking through the gardens of conceit. They do indeed reflect
the true and gruesome enigma of pride.
Pride is better described as the mother sin
(the most severe) giving birth to many of the others which include Vanity,
envy, etc. It is notoriously described as thinking you’re better than everyone
else, a sick desire to be more important and attractive than those around you,
failing to see their good side, but rather only eying your own. Several
symbols bring pride itself to life. A very well-known and highly recognized
representation can be molded into a mirror, which clearly shows you are too
busy gazing at what you think is a beautiful being (you), rather than
recognizing others whom surround you…
This being said, such an aspect would
never hit our beloved Stardoll community, right? More or less, we are too busy
designing wigs and buying LE to even pause and think that Pride would play a
ludicrous part in our Dollywood. Sadly, that is not the case. With upcoming
competitions and features such as Cover girl, some users exploit this
opportunity to gloat and make a spectacle thinking they are better than others
for winning such superficial challenges. It certainly isn’t living up to the
expectations of being a modest pod, and portrays this heavy sin greatly. Even
owning material goods pushes someone to uncover their humble layer and boast
about their achievements, fame, and appearance. People like Perilice2 or even
Ceren.gk former winners of MSW seem to be basking in their glory, a tad bit too
much and even own self-created/administrated fan-clubs. Several awards such as top
designer help numerous users beam with popularity, but with popularity comes
the deep and hurling feeling of pride. It might not happen to ever Stardoll
User as we must remember the self-effacing ones, but it comes sooner or later,
and stings you with egotism. Various scenarios clearly paint Pride in the
Stardoll Canvas, what we think is a masterpiece.
(Self Explanatory)
Laced with a layer of haughtiness, Pride
can be found anywhere. From the ancient mythological paths of Goddesses to the profound
impact on our Stardoll community, it interlaces itself in our souls wherever we
are bound to be. It seems that every opportunity we receive where we are
claimed stars and reach a success, this heavy sin -more fit for a Dystopia- is
trying to take control of us, as if our souls are merely fighter jets in the
blue sky. Can we allow such a thing to happen?
Certainly not. It is not only a form of a
bad persona, but it leads others to not befriend you because they’d rather not
be around those too busy fiddling with their parsimonious self-worth to take
the time to recognize the greater good around them. Take the time to evaluate
yourself, do not let Pride control you. Remember, it may seem like a propaganda
for a gateway to hell, or (for the non-religious) misfortune and grief, but it
can be controlled with such a thing as a healthy conscious.
Actually, this is one of our choices we aren't sure we wanted to hire or not and we are giving them a chance to write to impress us to see if we want to chose them for sure!
So your opinions on them might decide whether or not they are denied or chosen.
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(This will be posted in the next posts I put about the writers.)
We have all of our writers a topic based on the theme we picked which
was '7 Deadly Sins on Stardoll' where we relate occurrences on Stardoll
on a particular deadly sin. And each writer gets 'Stardoll sin' to write
on, and they had full control on how they wrote it out, they chose
their own length, writing style, and how they wanted to address it. And
what I post here is completely unedited as well, so please address any
issues or likes of the article in the comments below!
And each post listed is completely untouched, unedited, and ready to be reviewed by the readers.
The sin we gave to writer #3 is 'Gluttony', or when a person constantly wants or gets things that they don't need, to be full-filled. (Similar to greed but more so with items than money.)
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As we are human beings, we have been
naturally tinged with the unsettling atribute of savage greed and
intense desire for almost everything that surrounds us in our world. In
our private lives, this sense of extreme want has played out in several
departments of our everyday lives. From shopping, sex, to
almost everything under the sun, the demand for everything desireable is
on the constant rise. However, is this behavior existant within this
place we call Dollywood? Yes. This behavior has openly and shamelessly
been exhibited within our fashion based virtual universe. How exactly?
The question of the matter is of what exactly: through the collecting of
rares and the obsessions with brand name labels on Stardoll. The sheer
lust for rares and exclusive clothing labels has marked Stardoll in a
very awful way because of it's members whom are insatiable when it comes
to having everything. In a place where everything is availible, it is
simply just not enough for some.
Many are quick to lay blame on Stardoll above all
simply because the website promise, like a good provider that it is,
"fashion". One of the main activities all members do on Stardoll is
dress up in fabulously rendered clothes, and with the right amount of
money or celebrity pull you can have it all. In Dollywood, we have a
grand plethroa of brand name obsessed people who would cut throats for
first season LE or that covetable MKA collection just because of their
ravenous behavior. In a sense, many have become severely gluttonous when
it comes to obtaining these items and by doing so they hoard them away
into massive collections to outright gain the attention of many.
Instead of raising envy however, these individuals are currently raising
the ire in everyone whom is noticing their gluttonous behavior. Youget
all have seen it: the latest collection comes out and everyone buys it
up immediately, yet in a few months time it's being sold. Many are
making fortunes off of other's sadly gluttonous greed and it's rather
unfortunate. Would you want someone to make money off of you just
because you are acting greedy? Many are getting played rather than
playing the game of Stardoll because of such behavior.
When many think of gluttony, they instantly pin point
it directly to one of the famed seven sins. Gluttony above all could
mean over eating, and in this case members are gluttonous to the point
that they devour the latest of anything that could have value or amass
some sort of worth on down the line. The sheer obsession with having
everything is driving many to the edge, making them inhumanly receivers
of mass quantities of everything, from the latest release in Hot Buys to
the designer tribute collections that Stardoll releases. Overall,
gluttony in Dollywood is a major issue. First off, the easy
accessability of items on Stardoll leads many to have an unhealthy
obsession with having as much as they want and whenever they want. They
make it their top priority when they log in to search and scour for
items to fill their collections, no matter the cost or what they have to
do to get them. The under handed activities to have more on Stardoll
has lead many to do the worst act of gluttony in Dollywood: hacking
others to have rares in their collections. A price is paid for such
ravenous consumption of items, and twenty four hours a day, seven days a
week, the gluttonous minds of Stardoll users are englued on adding to
their collections and overflowing caches of digitally rendered designer
inspired ensembles.
Many don't feel as if they should stop at all, in fact
many believe that they have the right to amass such collections and to
be obsessed with having designer labels. It gives gluttonous people on
Stardoll sadistic joy to showcase the wealth of their spoils. The fact
is that this gluttony is not being stopped or even talked about openly
within our virtual society only because so many partake in such a
devestating activity. Members are often incredulous to their gluttonous
ways all of the time and continue to take in more than they can handle,
thus making it an obsession to do so. Gluttony on Stardoll can be based
around many pivotal factors. For one, the plight for fame and
recognition play a heavy role in their strive to have the rarest of
items to keep up with the "in-crowd". Many are revered for their massive
collections and are thrown into the lime light for their greed, which
has been praised and looked up apon rather than be shown for what it
really is: gluttony. I would always like to ask such people a
perticular question: Does having the latest of anything really make you
feel that you are worth something? I feel as if such gluttonous ways are
detremental to members mainly outside of the perimeters of Stardoll's
virtual world. When one is able to have so much anytime they want on
Stardoll, their mind set becomes this on their personal time. Gluttony
on Stardoll is an epidemic that is growing with because of the members
whom are unwillingly unable to let go of their voracious tendancies when
it comes to buying items. Many are simply too exceedingly eager to
please the masses with their collections rather than collect because of a
more natural, mentally settling way.
Gluttony on Stardoll has been heavilly ensewn into
having a status on Stardoll, and it becomed easilly recognizable through
having the latest of the late or having an extreme amount of previously
coveted rares. If one cannot make a direct name for themselves, they
can simply buy it and it seems to be this way. If you feel as if you are
partaking in Stardoll guttony, revaluate your current condition. Do you
find yourself on the verge of anger or in sheer desperation to have the
latest designer labels? Do you just buy anything just because it has a
popular trademark? I advise you strictly not to get too deep into this
savage desire for items that you on your personal time will never obtain
into your physical grasp simply because you will only be hurting
yourself. Instead of putting most of your money on virtual items, you
could attempt to put that income twoards something more constructive.
Don't be another sterotype of the gluttonous Stardoll member, for it
will only lead you down through a road of intense problems that you
don't have to make for yourself. Having the latest won't make you happy
eternally, and it always means more to have the things that you will
love and cherish for a long time rather than having the newest of
anything.
- Because there are only 5 writers left over, and basically Stardoll blogging is not our main priority at MDM sadly while it is the middle of a school semester. But I am sure after we have our new writers up, our drouth of posts will be full-filled.
Why are you not using Noelle's graphics?
- Because we don't know how to do them as well as her, and if we could we'd ask her to do it, but she is 10 times busier than either of us.
Why are you posting still if you are trying to update?
- Because we are waiting for Lana to finish our graphics for our new writers and I wanted to check and see if our choices were to you guy's likings, so I gave them a topic to write about to feed the gap in between their first real post.
Why aren't the new writers here?
- To be honest, this mini makeover was because I really wanted to have the new writers already up and posting, but Aislin wants to introduce them like when Noelle did it for us when we started to write, which is why we are watching until we have the bodies from Lana to make an introduction with their medoll on it like Noelle made for us.
If you have any other question, please ask in the comments below and I will answer to the best of my ability.
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(This will be posted in the next posts I put about the writers.)
We have all of our writers a topic based on the theme we picked which
was '7 Deadly Sins on Stardoll' where we relate occurrences on Stardoll
on a particular deadly sin. And each writer gets 'Stardoll sin' to write
on, and they had full control on how they wrote it out, they chose
their own length, writing style, and how they wanted to address it. And
what I post here is completely unedited as well, so please address any
issues or likes of the article in the comments below!
And each post listed is completely untouched, unedited, and ready to be reviewed by the readers.
The sin we gave to writer #2 is 'Lust', or when people do things based on sexual desires, thoughts, and their desperation for it.
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Lust, by definition, is a strong sexual desire... also known as one of the seven deadly sins. In the words of John Paul II, “the
will to use another person as means to my own satisfaction, without
regard to their dignity as image and likeness of God.” However, sin or
no sin, lust is seen in modern life nonetheless. Examples range from
teen and adult 'relationships', to pornography, to even something
non-sexual, like the desire to achieve a goal at all costs. Lust in
itself is a broad topic, one that would probably bore you if I were to
list every fact related.
I'm
sure that most people are likely to have read at least one post about
sexual behavior on Stardoll. I will be the first to admit that it's an over discussed topic... But, I have never really thought of it as 'lust' before. Inappropriate behavior,
maybe, but never as a sin. Religious or not, using a person for your
own benefit isn't a positive thing. It isn't something you'd like to see
in any a human being, especially in someone as young as 12 years old.
In
my opinion, sex is an act that should be shared between two people that
love each other. What goes on in "$ E X" party rooms rooms isn't
exactly a loving relationship, it's a way for an unknown face to 'get
off' behind the screen. Sometimes, it is simply trolling. The Ugly Side of Stardoll provides many examples of this, as well as visuals. Children
often don't realize the consequences that may come with their actions.
Not only is engaging in sexual behavior harmful to a child taking part,
it is also harmful to a curious underaged kid who ends up in the wrong
party. Studies show that kids learn majority of anything sex related
online. What I've noticed is that when people do cover this topic, they
often fail to include statistics. According toEnough is Enough,
There are currently over 644,865 registered sex offenders in the United States.
48% of K-1st students have access to the internet, yet only 50% are supervised by an adult in the process.
16% of those kids have created an email adress, without the knowledge of their parents.
11% have unlocked/disabled parental filtering/control. (A feature that Stardoll allows to disable!)
65% of high school students admit to unsafe, inappropriate, or illegal activities online.
Of
students aged 13 and 14 from schools across Alberta, Canada, 90 percent
of males and 70 percent of females reported accessing sexually explicit
media content at least once.
I have only featured a few statistics, I highly advise you to visit the link given above as the numbers truly are eyeopening! Of course, let's not forget - lust isn't all about sexual fulfillment.
We all desire things once in a while, but let's think of the measures
some of us take to get that oh-so-coveted MKA RC. I know I've had some
of my friends tell me that they would take their parents' phones and
credit cards without asking, all just so they could afford that item
they bid for...
Before concluding this post, I
just wanted to mention that I didn't intend to, in any
way, criticize anybody's personal beliefs. However, nobody should be
used for somebody else's benefit, there is just no excuse for that. From
internet acts of sexual wanting to the teeth grinding day dreams of
owning a rare Stardoll dress, lust has shifted everywhere; throughout
our real world, and in our Stardoll community.
