http://themetaversejournal.disqus.com/Australia's premiere virtual worlds news serviceenTue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:21 -0000http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/11/05/and-theyre-off-the-pond-cup/#comment-1328935<p>hey i was there and i thought it was gr8! couldn't stop laughing!!! i did come 2nd place tho so maybe that helped :))</p>CheynaTue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:21 -0000http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/11/05/and-theyre-off-the-pond-cup/#comment-1328933<p>Thanks for the review Marsoups - was anyone else there that can comment? It's a shame if things didn't go well...</p>Lowell CremorneTue, 06 Nov 2007 17:41:19 -0000http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/11/05/and-theyre-off-the-pond-cup/#comment-1328931<p>I went to this event and I must say, this was probably one of the worst organized events I've found on SL...</p><p>The announcer refused to use text as a communication tool, and had his microphone turned on the whole time ... He did have a good go at giving a sort of running commentary, but then after the race there was a half hour where we listened to him typing and breathing into the microphone, without any response or any inclincation of what was actually going on...</p><p>I think the majority of folks where standing around in IM, waiting for something to happen. Very unclear , and confusing... While it's a good start, let's hope they can better that next year..</p>MarsoupsTue, 06 Nov 2007 17:05:27 -0000