SL cracking down on crime?

Perhaps they are just bored with the reaction they get Chris. I know I am very bored with the reaction I got.

Perhaps they have other things happening in their lives which have made them realise how petty and insular one Forum is.

ALSO ... I'd say why don't you ask them directly instead of asking me. I know what they've said to me. Are you thinking perhaps that I am referring to myself? You should know better than that, one would hope.

Perhaps the very fact that the reaction to my post about what I've had said to me being chickenshit might well just underline and emphasise the reasons why people don't want to post here, n'est pas?


***edit*** Of course Kismet is an alt. You don't think I've gone so far as to look that up do you? Why would I bother ... perhaps my posts are a bit confusing given they have some tongue in cheek Englishness to them which is sometimes not immediately apparent, for which I give suitable apology.

Well you didn't mention names, so I can't very well ask them directly can I?

If you care about something enough that you would make comments about it to someone else, I would think you would stand up and try to change what you dislike about it. I don't know, I guess that is just me.

Personally, I don't understand that line of thinking. It's a forum,there will always be different personalities and people who get along better than others...If you don't like a board,fine don't post there but don't expect everyone to change just because of you.

(You being in general,not actually you Claire. )

I know rioko lol.
They weren't saying it as a 'i don't like the way the forum is any more, you all have to behave now so that I can come back' sort of way. It was more that I had mentioned that I had missed seeing them around and they said they were getting a bit fed up and taking a break. Nothing accusatory(spelling?) just mentioning that they weren't as comfortable. Which is why i didn't agree with the scared of coming forward thing.
Me? I couldn't care less lol. I prefer the old forums - well, couple of months lol - because I was comfortable, but I see it as evolving, I still feel comfortable here and though there is some stuff that gets my back up, I have chosen to ignore it and move on if I can. There is always going to be something that someone doesn't like somewhere.

Also, I reread the thread, paying special attention to the first couple of pages, and Colette, I'm am going to have to withdraw my statement where I said that the first couple pages were tame. The OP was called several names in the first two pages, and told that she was being mocked intentionally, among other things.

Hmmm. Actually, for me, the banking ban was totally unexpected, but there were all kinds of hints that adfarming was soon to be addressed. (Astute listeners at Linden office hours even knew that the first step would be a "policy" rather than "technical" solution, counter to Philip's statement to the press around the beginning of the year--which was itself an early warning of sorts.) I tried to relay some of that in this forum, warning folks not to spend L$s on adfarm parcels because the Lindens would be taking action. (Admittedly, those warnings got lots of responses in denial: "Won't ever happen...", "Adfarmers pay so much tier...", "I spoke with my Linden and he assured me...", etc. Probably everybody thought I was just blowing smoke.) But "I told ya so" is unseemly. And one really didn't have to see the Linden writing on the wall to know adfarming wasn't a long-term business:

RL enterprises have to anticipate change or die; one tool for that is to model the "value chain" to assess if a business is well-positioned for survival. To succeed, a business must add value or reduce cost; adfarms destroy value and increase costs. That would be "Fail."

Hmmm. Actually, for me, the banking ban was totally unexpected, but there were all kinds of hints that adfarming was soon to be addressed. (Astute listeners at Linden office hours even knew that the first step would be a "policy" rather than "technical" solution, counter to Philip's statement to the press around the beginning of the year--which was itself an early warning of sorts.) I tried to relay some of that in this forum, warning folks not to spend L$s on adfarm parcels because the Lindens would be taking action. (Admittedly, those warnings got lots of responses in denial: "Won't ever happen...", "Adfarmers pay so much tier...", "I spoke with my Linden and he assured me...", etc. Probably everybody thought I was just blowing smoke.) But "I told ya so" is unseemly. And one really didn't have to see the Linden writing on the wall to know adfarming wasn't a long-term business

Officially? NO.

Unofficially, if they don't cause someone to AR you, I don't think anyone much cares.

In the streets of rl it would be a different story.

While the banking thing seemed to be begging for a ban ever since Ginko converted to GPBs and WSE claimed they wuz robbed.

As far as Banking in sl, who would of thought there would actually be people naive and foolish enough to use a place to keep their money. It's not like holding on to your cash in sl is a burden. There's no fear of losing it to burglary or robbery.

There's one born every minute.

It's probably inadvisable to be nude in the streets of RL too...indecent exposure laws and all.

Unlike snitching, being nude in the streets of rl won't get you killed or labeled.

As far as Banking in sl, who would of thought there would actually be people naive and foolish enough to use a place to keep their money. It's not like holding on to your cash in sl is a burden. There's no fear of losing it to burglary or robbery.

There's one born every minute.

Unlike snitching, being nude in the streets of rl won't get you killed or labeled.

Cherry, if these people are so strong and well informed, why don't they step up and say what they think in the open? Sounds kinda chickenshit to do it in the dark, but then that is just my opinion.

Yes, Kismet is an alt. If you look at his posting history he states that he is. His inworld profile is empty except for one group, this for an AV that was started in 2004.

I'm pretty sure Kismet is the same person as our disgruntled friend from Boston. But I could be wrong,just a feeling.

Look. My original account is no longer. I have a newer "main" but it isn't a paying account (yet), so it can't post here. So as far as posting on the forums - this is my main because it's the only one I can post here with.

And wow. You know you've really stirred the bee's nest when people feel the need to go trawling my post history and positing that I am an alt in order to try to take some of the sting out of the things I am saying. It's just another way to marginalize me and to insulate the clique from any criticism.

And wow. You know you've really stirred the bee's nest when people feel the need to go trawling my post history .

Ah, but in that case, he wouldn't be wearing a sombrero, no?

People say that this is not a general discusion forum,but yet I keep hearing the word "debate" being thrown around. Psst...It's not a debate board either.

You're pretty wrong. Closest I have ever been to Boston is on a vacation to Long Island a few years ago.

Back to the drawing board for you, you'll have to find another method to try and convince people not to listen to what I have said.

Sombrero is Mexican headwear. Although, we also speak the same language, Mexicans we're not. Well, almost the same language as many words are used differently as well as the accent.

But it's cool.