Aux armes, citoyens !

Anshe Chung: This is what we feel makes us stakeholders. More like you [Lindens] and in contrast to e.g. merely tourists, users, consumers, players etc
Prokofy Neva: But we do need to make sure that money and land still count *as much* as content that is put in inventory.

finn Jensen: I do not see we ask for favouritism, but clear guidlines and fairness; that is something that nobody should have anything against

Philip Linden: We could then use these meetings as a place to debate whether to adopt the presented topic or feature or policy. What can help us, is the methodical examination of a topic, a complete design for policy or functionality, and a first pass at gathering community support, which culminates in this sort of meeting. I suppose this would be like the process of adopting law in most governments... a process of preparation and debate followed by an open decision.

Philip Linden: I think that things this group may do should be uniformly public. Therefore we will look at what is OK for all of SL to read. Plus, that would put this group at an unfair advantage relative to the rest of the community, which it sounds like we're trying to avoid.
Prokofy Neva: Yes the point is to get it public for all not just a select few, that's how it will have relevance.

o Management of land as non-consumable investment in Second Life. This means that old regions receive regular upgrades and that land is not subject to technical aging. Land should have somewhat stable value not just in short term but in terms of 5 years or 10 years. The considerable monthly maintenance fees should make that possible.
o No financial, technical or marketing support from Linden Lab for any resident media or political group that is not made available on equal basis to other media or political groups
o Linden Lab is of course allowed to run their own media when it is easily recognizable as non-resident media
o No using of Linden accounts to help businesses in ways not available to their competitors

BE AFRAID:
o No Linden alts in groups related to resident business, media or political organizations
o No involvement of relatives or close friends of Linden Lab employees either
o Right to a jury of one's peers, notification of the charges against one, and who has brought suit, right to counsel, right to find facts and present one's defense, public notification of punishments in a long-term archive for precedent-setting value
BE VERY VERY AFRAID:
o Process for fair compensation of residents damaged by actions/changes originating from Linden Lab. Adjudication process for claims.

Yeah. Except I wouldnt want a single one of the residents involved in that conversation speaking on my behalf. It must be my blind jealousy, of course, but there are at least three people in that conversation that I find to be beyond contempt. The words I'd like to use to describe them would get me permanently banned.

Is this the new thing we need to be outraged about that will be completely forgotten in two weeks? Just checking.

BE AFRAID:
o No Linden alts in groups related to resident business, media or political organizations
o No involvement of relatives or close friends of Linden Lab employees either

o Right to a jury of one's peers, notification of the charges against one, and who has brought suit, right to counsel, right to find facts and present one's defense, public notification of punishments in a long-term archive for precedent-setting value

BE VERY VERY AFRAID:
o Process for fair compensation of residents damaged by actions/changes originating from Linden Lab. Adjudication process for claims.

Is this the new thing we need to be outraged about that will be completely forgotten in two weeks? Just checking.

But the hassle is that we each have to voice our discontent about some chosen few calling themselves representatives of other SL residents, or else they might start thinking it a good idea.

You left out the best part: Anshe wanted the participants of that group's discussions enjoined from relating information shared in those meetings via an NDA. Delicious!

Yes.

Assuming that nothing actually comes of it, of course. Hopefully it was just Philip sitting down for half hour to appease some of the big mouths in the hope they'd fuck off, as opposed to having any intention of fulfilling any part of their agenda.

So I invite all the "second class citizens" to form groups representing their own interests, since this seems to be the only way they can hope to, one day, get Lindens to discuss with them what Linden policies are to be passed in their favour.

Yes.

Assuming that nothing actually comes of it, of course. Hopefully it was just Philip sitting down for half hour to appease some of the big mouths in the hope they'd fuck off, as opposed to having any intention of fulfilling any part of their agenda.

A bunch of avs sitting around a boardroom table taking themselves seriously, and while I was sleeping a 10+ page thread gets generated by people pissed off enough to take them seriously.

I pay $72 a year for this.