SL's Prison - The Cornfield
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Ulrika Zugzwang
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01-04-2006 17:49
Fascinating. Hidden Virtual-World Prison Revealed
written by Tony Walsh | posted on January 3, 2006 @ 5:25 pm
tagged Culture Design Internet Law On the Screen Other Space Second Life Virtual Reality Watchdog
Nimrod Yaffle, a resident of the virtual world Second Life, has revealed details of a bizarre and dark prison Second Life's maker Linden Lab is now using to lock up criminal avatars. Dubbed the "The Corn Field," the moonlit environment contains only rows of corn, two television sets, an aging tractor and a one-way teleport terminal allowing no escape. It exists as an alternative to standard disciplinary measures, which traditionally prevent access to Second Life completely.
After breaking Second Life's rules, Yaffle was informed via email by Linden Lab that he was being sent to The Corn Field. "I thought it was a joke," Yaffle told me in-world. "I never even knew it existed before I went there, and by the looks of it, a lot of other people didn't either." Rumour and speculation about the prison has been running amok in the Second Life community since word of The Corn Field spread, but until recently the prison simulator hadn't been officially confirmed. http://www.secretlair.com/index.php?/clickableculture/entry/hidden_virtual_world_prison_revealed/~Ulrika~
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Aaron Levy
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01-04-2006 17:59
Nimrod "revealed" this in the JEVN-hacked-drama thread about 2 weeks ago. Why did it take Clickable Culture so long to pick it up?
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Jamie Bergman
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01-04-2006 18:04
This is incredible!! LL could be locking up SL insurgents just like W is doing in foreign secret prisons.
Though I fully support King Philip I and Linden Labs.
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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01-04-2006 18:12
From: Aaron Levy Nimrod "revealed" this in the JEVN-hacked-drama thread about 2 weeks ago. Why did it take Clickable Culture so long to pick it up? Slow news day. All the news that fits. That sort of thing.
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Nolan Nash
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01-04-2006 18:21
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Lo Jacobs
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01-04-2006 18:23
lol what the heck
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01-04-2006 18:23
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Ulrika Zugzwang
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01-04-2006 19:04
From: Aaron Levy Nimrod "revealed" this in the JEVN-hacked-drama thread about 2 weeks ago. Why did it take Clickable Culture so long to pick it up? Hey. I just recycle the news. I don't write it. ~Ulrika~
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Zapoteth Zaius
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01-04-2006 19:05
I thought it was a joke up until.. a few days ago..
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Juro Kothari
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01-04-2006 19:25
I love it. Maybe they should send that guy with all the 'Impeach Bush' signs there.
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Cristiano Midnight
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01-04-2006 19:33
Free Nimrod Yaffle!
PS - do the tvs show COPS like in a real prison? Nothing like prisoners watching COPS. Or the Ghost Whisperer.
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Gladius Luchador
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01-04-2006 19:43
From: Juro Kothari I love it. Maybe they should send that guy with all the 'Impeach Bush' signs there. If I'm not mistaken, Impeach Bush was in the cornfield at one point. I remember reading something Nimrod wrote in some other thread about seeing him in there and having a chat or something.
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Cristiano Midnight
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01-04-2006 19:44
From: Gladius Luchador If I'm not mistaken, Impeach Bush was in the cornfield at one point. I remember reading something Nimrod wrote in some other thread about seeing him in there and having a chat or something. Yay just like real prison, prisoners can learn from each other, share tips and secrets!
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01-04-2006 20:00
From: Cristiano Midnight Free Nimrod Yaffle!
PS - do the tvs show COPS like in a real prison? Nothing like prisoners watching COPS. Or the Ghost Whisperer. Why the Ghost Whisperer? I love that show btw!  |
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nimrod Yaffle
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01-04-2006 20:22
From: Juro Kothari I love it. Maybe they should send that guy with all the 'Impeach Bush' signs there. They already have for Disturbing the Peace, that's where I met him. He was there for 7 days, but then got released. |
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Zero Grace
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01-04-2006 20:25
From: Aaron Levy Nimrod "revealed" this in the JEVN-hacked-drama thread about 2 weeks ago. Why did it take Clickable Culture so long to pick it up? Because the corn field wasn't officially confirmed until very recently. |
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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01-04-2006 20:25
"It's not a game, it's a platform." - good one.
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Siggy Romulus
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01-04-2006 20:26
so - do you have to sit there for seven days *in world* or can you just piss it off as a joke and not log in for 7 days.
Coz if its 7 days accumulative time - its like a Linden sponsored naughty boy camping chair....
TEH LIDINZ R GAYMNG DA DW3LL(z0RZ)
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Nolan Nash
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01-04-2006 20:38
If you have wings do they cut them off?
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nimrod Yaffle
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01-04-2006 20:51
From: Siggy Romulus so - do you have to sit there for seven days *in world* or can you just piss it off as a joke and not log in for 7 days.
Coz if its 7 days accumulative time - its like a Linden sponsored naughty boy camping chair....
TEH LIDINZ R GAYMNG DA DW3LL(z0RZ) Not log in, but I was only there for 3 days. |
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Cocoanut Koala
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01-04-2006 21:05
You mean this is a serious, actual place? I'm not very good with jokes sometimes.
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nimrod Yaffle
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01-04-2006 21:15
From: Cocoanut Koala You mean this is a serious, actual place? I'm not very good with jokes sometimes.
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Xin Ming
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01-04-2006 21:16
it is my new mission in life to somehow sneak in there and free all the prisoners.
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Cocoanut Koala
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01-04-2006 21:28
I just read in the hotline that the cornfield is REAL.
I'm wondering what I could do to get sent there! I could try something with signs.
Come to think of it, this is how criminals are made, isn't it. You get the idea that no one is going to protect you from anything ever, and so you decide that is is probably more fun over on the other side.
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Aimee Weber
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