Wowsers.
For those of you who never stick your nose outside RA, take a look at the latest blog post by Jack Linden, and this thread: /346/78/280361/1.html
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Lindal Kidd
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09-04-2008 13:23
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Bee Mizser
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09-04-2008 13:28
Excellent news...
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Skell Dagger
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09-04-2008 13:29
The good news therefore, is that Network advertising (Ad Farming) will no longer be permitted on the Linden Mainland unless you have a written agreement with Linden Lab (essentially meaning a license to advertise). Anyone currently operating such a business inworld will need to remove their adverts by the 1st October 2008. I'm still reading it, but wow. Edits and happydances at this bit: Licensee’s will be limited in number, capped to a specific number of advert locations and with strict rules about how their adverts look. No more spinning, floating cubes, no more unsolicited notecard givers, no more improper use of ban lines. _____________________
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Ghosty Kips
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09-04-2008 13:44
Wowsers. For those of you who never stick your nose outside RA, take a look at the latest blog post by Jack Linden, and this thread: /346/78/280361/1.html WHOOOO HOOOO! _____________________
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Kathy Morellet
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09-04-2008 13:45
It is great news but I'll remain cautiously optimistic until I actually see the policy changes.
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Ghosty Kips
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09-04-2008 13:53
It is great news but I'll remain cautiously optimistic until I actually see the policy changes. Requireing a license is a policy change, isn't it? _____________________
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Desmond Shang
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09-04-2008 13:56
I see M Linden's hand in this, somehow. Rock on, man.
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Metawraith Mistral
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09-04-2008 14:07
It is great news but I'll remain cautiously optimistic until I actually see the policy changes. Great news in deed, can only hope they enforce it with bigger boots than they've other such things in the past. |
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Jeffrey Gomez
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09-04-2008 14:14
No amount of cheering can effectively put my opinion of this into words. So I'll leave it with ABOUT FREAKING TIME and cut straight to the juicy details.
Enforcement of the policy, particularly of "edge cases", will be vitally important to the strength of this ban. I can hear the current farmers coming up with "Linden legal" applications of their businesses as I type this message. Following up on this policy will be key. Equally key, will be the execution of the written word. But so far, I like this move. A LOT. _____________________
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Ghosty Kips
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09-04-2008 14:21
Enforcement of the policy, particularly of "edge cases", will be vitally important to the strength of this ban. Absolutely, that's what's going to make or break this. But my faith has been renewed! _____________________
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Nimue Jewell
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09-04-2008 14:30
This is SUCH encouraging news! I love the mainland and I am so glad to see LL taking an interest in it again.
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Oryx Tempel
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09-04-2008 15:00
Hooray! Best news I've heard in ages!
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Dnali Anabuki
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09-04-2008 16:09
Wowsers. For those of you who never stick your nose outside RA, take a look at the latest blog post by Jack Linden, and this thread: /346/78/280361/1.html Lindal, now that you have dealt with the ad farms, could you go tell off the bot owners? Finally I know someone with clout! _____________________
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Yosef Okelly
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09-04-2008 16:42
There is a need for real advertising in SL. Maybe once the extortionists are out the legit needs can be met.
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Puppet Shepherd
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09-04-2008 16:49
The idea here, is that where we do allow a small amount of network advertising to take place, it is highly controlled, low impact and managed responsibly. Licensee’s will be limited in number, capped to a specific number of advert locations and with strict rules about how their adverts look. No more spinning, floating cubes, no more unsolicited notecard givers, no more improper use of ban lines. Holy WOW. I am cautiously optimistic here. If enforced, this should get rid of our 16 sq.m. ad farm cube nightmares for good. I won't have a party yet - I'll wait to see how this plays out. But I am very happy that the folks at LL are finally listening to the howls of the citizens and attempting to respond. _____________________
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Ciera Spyker
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09-04-2008 16:50
<quote>There is a need for real advertising in SL. Maybe once the extortionists are out the legit needs can be met.</quote>
nothings more needed than a means to really advertise outside of groups and other nonsense. BUT I fear that only sanitized adds will be tolerated. No adult content adds or such. So censorship still will be a issue. |
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Lightwave Valkyrie
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09-04-2008 16:55
i cant wait to see what kind of crazy loop hole they will create this time..
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Ciaran Laval
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09-04-2008 17:09
There is a need for real advertising in SL. Maybe once the extortionists are out the legit needs can be met. If inworld advertising was any good then legit needs would have been met long ago. I've challenged the extortionists to come up with a good ad network more than once. Now their bluff has been well and truly called. |
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Chris Norse
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09-04-2008 17:29
Now if they can work on the bots and data miners.
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Colette Meiji
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09-04-2008 19:17
Hopefully they give Dave and Weedy a license right away so they dont get Ar'd
They don't adfarm but a lot of people won't realize that. That goes for a lot of other network type deals. |
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Ponsonby Low
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09-04-2008 19:42
Originally Posted by Second Life Blog
No more spinning, floating cubes, ........................................................ I wonder if LL can just...de rez these, with a program? If it's going to happen only through Lindens physically (well, virtually) flying around the Mainland, then the process of removing them is going to take a LONG time. Because there are.....more than a few spinning, floating rectangular prisms in SL. Originally Posted by Second Life Blog no more improper use of ban lines. ....................................................... This, I'm even more curious about. How will 'improper' be defined in this context? I dislike ban lines intensely. I can't even imagine a situation in which I'd choose to use them. But......??? |
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Chris Norse
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09-04-2008 19:56
Hopefully they give Dave and Weedy a license right away so they dont get Ar'd They don't adfarm but a lot of people won't realize that. That goes for a lot of other network type deals. They are the two data miners I had in mind for LL do deal with next. _____________________
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Ralektra Breda
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09-04-2008 20:15
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Anti Antonelli
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09-04-2008 20:21
/me stops jumping up and down long enough to compose IMs to a couple of neighbors whose teeny plots are suddenly worth a lot less than they thought they were.
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Dnali Anabuki
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09-04-2008 20:26
They are the two data miners I had in mind for LL do deal with next. I just never understood the what the purpose is..what data? Weedy tried to explain it to me once but I really didn't get it. Must be useful tho cause they have been at it for a long time. And Weedy is very good at trading plots with you if one is in the middle of your land. _____________________
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