Should residents expect to be treated equally?

It's hard to read the general forum lately without wincing at some of the things you see people saying to one another. One thing I have pulled out from these general threads is a feeling that people expect to be treated equally and when they are not treated in that way they are getting really upset.

I really like the rule about treating others as I wish to be treated. I know it sounds corny but I think it would be more productive if people would consider this more often.

I expect to be feted. Totally.

Just sayin'.

Should residents have any expectation of being treated equally, all the time? Not if want to be realistic, they shouldn't. All of the other residents will treat you fairly some of the time, and some resis will treat you fairly all of the time. Don't bank on more than that, and try to roll with the blows.

Should I (or any other res) treat others in the way that I would like to be treated? No, I don't believe so. Ideally - I would treat you in that way that you want to be treated, for that probably differs greatly from the way I would prefer. Of course, I can never know for sure how you want it, but by reading some of your previous posts (if you have any), or interacting with you over time (in-forum as well as in-world), or even just by lurking - I can and should learn more and more about my fellow resis.

Until I know someone well enough, I prefer to err on the side of caution, and assume that they are slightly on the the sensitive side of moderately well-adjusted, and treat them accordingly.

I don't understand the point of this thread when the answer should be obvious.

The title is far too wide ranging.. treated equally in what way, by whom?

It was a bit late when I posted the original question, I'll clarify to add that I mean should they be treated equally by Linden Labs.

That stuff never ends well anyways, but I applaud your use of "Just sayin'" and other popular SL-flavored witicisms. So, let me just add, Postcount ++, Pie, DUR, ect, ect.

Hmmmmmm, in life (and presumably SL), there will always be classes.

I voted No because I personally don't treat everyone the same. I will treat others better if I disagree with them, if they are a friend IW. If your not a friend or I just dislike your posting etiquette so to speak (long ass post, constantly complaining or just being ignorant) then I will definitely treat that person with less respect.

Residents should be treated according to their value to Linden Lab, except where such treatment would contradict established rules as laid out in community standards or the TOS.

People who own private sims for example, get to have a Linden concierge to look after their needs because they've shelled out $1300 or so for a sim and close to $200 a month in land fees. This makes sense from a business point of view.

Absolutely not! What a silly question.

I should be treated better than all you slugs.

This question makes me suspicious ... *sniffs quote cautiously*

This reminds me of Yogi Berra.

By whom? Keep in mind SL is a service for which we pay our hard earned money. So yes, I expect the same good service and treatment from LL that others enjoy. So should all members unless they need to be treated poorly for some reason.

Note that I specified good treatment, and limited this to LL, for I do not expect to be treated poorly when other members are treated with disregard.

My expectation of equitable treatment is limited to LL employees and their assigned representatives, such as resmods, and extends to the application and enforcement of the TOS/CS as well as receipt of services for which we all pay.

Perhaps a better question might be, do non paying members present in SL on free accounts deserve the same treatment as paying members?

pfft you misspelled DER

I think that is a better question. Should we start a new thread or just go along in here for now?

I think this time if a new thread is started we should skip the poll, it gets the natives excited.

that's right. the answer is an emphatic no. "residents" is a metaphor used to enhance immersion and make us slcrack addicts. we are customers and as such some customers are more valuable than others.

innovators, investors, and event coordinators that make sl more compelling for the rest of us will always be more important than the rest of us.

Bull. Without an audience, there is no performance.

coco

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I treat others as I expect to be treated.. If I lump scorn upon one person then I expect no less back - or maybe I'm just treating them the same as they treat me.. who knows.. who cares?

The world isn't a happy wonderful place and if someone is a dickhead I'll treat them like one - and not really give a crap how they treat me, because... well... who cares how a dickhead treats you?


Ahhh what would Jesus do for a klondike bar?

I'm not sure about all this crap, but Jesus is on a diet. Don't tempt him.

What I believe Cocoanut is trying to say is that if all the people who don't "innovate, invest, and coordinate events" weren't around on SL, there'd be no customers/audience for those who do. And remember that it's the customers/audience who really make money for LL: many of those innovators and investors suddenly wouldn't be prepared to pay for their island/whatever if they weren't getting in-world sales enough to support it. If the customers go, the support goes and the tier goes down.

Moreover, giving bonuses or advantages to those who "innovate, invest and coordinate" risks putting off people who might do so in the future. Which is particularly bad for innovation, since the early innovators might figure that once they have their rewards they don't need to innovate anymore, and the later innovators might then decide not to bother trying to innovate because the rewards are already gone. Do you think we're going to see someone coming along with a better interfaced, lower-lag, more flexible version of InfoNet any time soon, now that InfoNet's been locked in place? That's not to say that InfoNet itself isn't going to be developed by its owners, but I doubt we'll see a revolutionary new information distribution architecture.