Guestbook and parking ranks Six messages and this week's full leaderboard
Two things on this page: six messages friends left on my space, and the complete income leaderboard for the week. Both are original fiction — this site has no backend and no JavaScript, so not one of these messages was ever actually submitted.
On visiting, returning visits, and friends' spaces
There was an etiquette to this, unwritten, and everybody knew it. The three rules I remember most clearly:
- If you visit, leave a footprint. Looking without posting still showed up in the visitor log, and counted as lurking. Leaving even a content-free "passing by" completed the social action.
- A message obliges a return visit. Someone came by, so you went back. Returning a visit was the cheapest way to maintain a friendship, and at the time it was how you judged whether someone was thoughtful.
- Taking a space is one thing; saying so is another. If you took someone's space in the game, you generally owed them a joke in the guestbook. Taking the space is the act; the message is the explanation. Without the second half, the joke turns into friction.
A friend's parking space is where that etiquette concentrates: it is a game mechanic and a social signal at once. Parking at someone's place announces that you thought of them today. There is more on this in the memory archive.
Friends' messages (6)
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不吃香菜的猫 LV.31 Premium 2010-06-18 08:12
Your Bay A was sitting empty so I helped myself. Don't start swearing when you wake up — go and look at who's top of the leaderboard first.
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隔壁老王 LV.28 HOT 2010-06-17 23:40
There's a reason the three-wheeler lives in Bay B: it's closest to the exit. If you really want it, be here before eight tomorrow.
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夏日★彩虹 LV.24 2010-06-17 19:05
Did you change the colours on the convertible? It looks good. I've changed my background too — remember to come and visit~
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网吧三号机 LV.19 2010-06-16 02:31
Pulling an all-nighter here anyway, so I'm guarding your space. Nobody's getting in before dawn. I'll take half the earnings.
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飞天小土豆 LV.15 2010-06-15 12:48
Do NOT park in Bay C. I got ticketed twice there last week. The warden really does come. Learn from my suffering.
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路过的同桌 LV.4 NEW 2010-06-14 21:17
Just added you, just visited, leaving a footprint. Your garage is tidier than our form teacher's desk.
All handles and messages above are original fiction and refer to no real person.
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This week's full income leaderboard
| Rank | Friend | Level | Usual car | Earned | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 不吃香菜的猫 | LV.31 | Blue Diamond Coupé | 18,420 coins | 0 |
| 2 | 隔壁老王 | LV.28 | Three-wheeler (self-modified) | 16,905 coins | 1 |
| 3 | 夏日★彩虹 | LV.24 | Skin-Swap Convertible | 13,770 coins | 0 |
| 4 | 网吧三号机 | LV.19 | Cyber-Café Boss Van | 9,340 coins | 2 |
| 5 | 飞天小土豆 | LV.15 | Neon Hatchback | 8,215 coins | 4 |
| 6 | 网名加载中… (me) | LV.12 | Penguin Runabout | 7,110 coins | 3 |
| 7 | 路过的同桌 | LV.4 | No vehicle yet | 620 coins | 0 |
To see what those cars look like, try the vehicle index. To park one yourself, go back to the car park.