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Transfer of account a ToS violation?
Wrom Morrison
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07-22-2006 00:43
I remember having a conversation with someone about them making ready-made-bling characters for sale (whole accounts, post-blinged etc). And today I saw this on the police blotter:

From: someone

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006
Violation: Terms of Service: Account Transfer
Region: —
Description: Transfer of account from one resident to another.
Action taken: Warning issued.


As per Section 2.4 of the ToS, a transfer of account is possible with written approval from LL.

So, I'm wondering what would happen to the guys who were thinking about making some $$ on twinked accounts.
Aodhan McDunnough
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07-22-2006 01:26
It means the written approval must be obtained *before* the transfer.
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Wrom Morrison
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07-22-2006 01:33
From: Aodhan McDunnough
It means the written approval must be obtained *before* the transfer.


Yeah I know, what I pointed out before.

I'm asking what happend to the guys who were making a biz out of this? They were saying something along the lines of this being laxed due to the new registration system.. etc etc and thus they can make a biz out of this, should dig up my posting archive to find out who was doing that.
Aodhan McDunnough
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07-22-2006 01:43
They can because there's no way to monitor transfer of the unverified accounts, all of which can be blinged out, and it takes only minutes to bling.

The buyer can take full possession of the account by submitting payment info and no one will be the wiser. Nobody will know a transfer ever happened unless LL's been monitoring the machine hash. But since no in-world violation happened, who's going to spot the transfer?
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CrazyMonkey Feaver
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07-22-2006 02:23
Written permission, and also not all account types can be transfered.
Lifetime accounts can't(understandably) be transered.
Afaik, all other account types can be transfered?
Siobhan Taylor
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07-22-2006 02:56
From: Aodhan McDunnough
They can because there's no way to monitor transfer of the unverified accounts, all of which can be blinged out, and it takes only minutes to bling.

But if they use money to bling it out, they verify it. Unless they transfer the money from another account I guess, but it does make it fiddly. Look out for methods in upcoming versions of SL where LL start monitoring this.
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Pamar Bjornson
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07-22-2006 04:15
From: Wrom Morrison

... making ready-made-bling characters for sale (whole accounts, post-blinged etc)...


Can someone please explain what "bling" means in this context?

Thanks.
Schwanson Schlegel
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07-22-2006 05:11
From: Pamar Bjornson
Can someone please explain what "bling" means in this context?

Thanks.

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Cheetham Hill
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07-22-2006 05:16
From: Siobhan Taylor
But if they use money to bling it out, they verify it. Unless they transfer the money from another account I guess, but it does make it fiddly.


You can buy money from SL Exchange without giving info to LL.
Nyx Divine
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07-22-2006 10:41
From listening to my hubby and son talk about WoW I think I know what a 'Twink' is.

But why in the world would somone want a 'Blink' and pay for it besides? :D
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Tre Giles
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07-22-2006 10:45
From: CrazyMonkey Feaver
Written permission, and also not all account types can be transfered.
Lifetime accounts can't(understandably) be transered.
Afaik, all other account types can be transfered?


AAAAAANY acount can be transfered.

-Hey bob want this lifetime account?

-Yeah!

-Here is his username and pass!

-KTHXBYE!

See how easy that was.
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Eli Langway
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07-22-2006 11:11
From: Nyx Divine
From listening to my hubby and son talk about WoW I think I know what a 'Twink' is.


I don't think so.
Wrom Morrison
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07-22-2006 16:25
From: Eli Langway
I don't think so.


A "Twink" is the correct term.

In a game like WoW, twinking refers to someone rich being able to equip a low level character (usually level 1) with the best (expensive) gear the guy can wear and having the low lvl breeze through the levels. This is usually called "twinking". In SL, the terms "blinging" or "bling-out" have equivalent meanings.

Also in the dictionary, "twink" means something else sometimes ... :D
Usagi Musashi
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07-22-2006 16:31
From: Wrom Morrison


twinked accounts.

what is this? explain?
Wrom Morrison
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07-22-2006 17:19
From: Usagi Musashi
what is this? explain?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinking

comes from this term :p

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twink_%28gay_slang%29 (NSFMSM)
Usagi Musashi
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07-22-2006 17:32
I think its better off saying people that causes problems :cool:
just my 3 yen worth of thought