Interesting

So the premise is invalid but the conclusion is correct and you're accusing others of logical fallacy?

Of course we won't hear from him, Juro, he likes to yell "fire" and then hide when the fire marshall says "false alarm".

And yes, I can be way more clever than that, blaze, you just ain't worth it.

I guess so. I was kicked out of the group. I was an officer one day, then not in the group the next. Wonder how that happened without a recall election?

Answer: only a Linden could have done such a thing.

Does the FIC exist? Yes.
Is that necessarily a bad thing? No, as you need smart, motivated people in SL to continue to develop and expand the technology and the world.

But in my recent circumstances, the power of the FIC was used to kick me out as an officer of two groups and to seize my private land. The land was ultimately returned after much protesting and waiting for the Linden Gods on Mt. Olympus to give it back. That's the power of the FIC, to bend or break the rules in their favor because they have direct access to Linden Lab.

I agree, it was probably slanted a bit more than it could have been. However, I feel I rectified that by pretty much immediately posting a clarification to be fair.

Do note, thread was also about the Our Anos group which I think is as devisive as anything Prokofy or anyone else as ever done.

As for what Hank said, well, he's on the front lines so he can see the situation more clearly than the rest of us. For us, it is theoretical, for him it is reality.

And I think it bears repeating:

A good person admits when they are wildly wrong, a troll posts a "yeah, but". Ick.

malachi, you're losing your touch.

I think "patience" was what you were meaning, troll.

I have a solution. After 1 year of playing Second Life, all players should be forced to quit.

If you are successful, you should be forced to quit after 6 months.

No FIC, no unfair advantage.

From: Seth Kanahoe

Thank you for spewing sense into this thread.

I can't think of anything in SL that has been repeated MORE than FIC accusations.

You origninally entitled this thread "Grin". That is all anyone ever needs to know about you, blaze.

This spin on the FIC thing is typical blaze, and a good example why - with respect - Siggy is wrong to give him less credit than Prokofy.

In Prokofy's POV, the FIC was an intricate, rational conspiracy with carefully cultivated links to LL. They had an objective, methods, and a systematic plan to "rule" SL - which usually involved persecuting Prokofy (who knew and preached the Truth) without mercy.

In other words, Prokofy saw himself as Christ, the FIC as the Sanhedrins, and LL as the Romans who ran the imperial show. And banishment was the crucifixion, afterwhich he rose again in the Second Life Herald and in his own blogs.

blaze, on the other hand, makes the FIC out to be a far looser, less rational organization, with ties to LL that are structured more along the lines of an association between separate corporate interests. Mutual self-interest between the company and among a network of "trusted" long-timers who monopolize certain sectors of the economy and the social milieu. Whatever you think of blaze, he doesn't practice the paranoia and messiah-ism that Prokofy did. That, and his more "realism-oriented" take on the FIC, makes his POV more difficult to argue against.

And it means that it's better theater, because it's more subtle and closer to the truth of the matter.

Just my take.

yes, that's all I've ever asked - to be taken half seriously.

Hahaha, that's the best (and funniest) summary I've seen from anyone about it. Classic.

Excellent post, for what it's worth.

Nearly right - I give him no credit whatsoever.

(Still waiting for evidence - or even comment on the scenarios I gave - but thats not gonna be forthcoming, this much I know)

Siggy.

All hail the Ouranos meritocracy!

Yeah, that's right. I read the first post, skipping the rest just for a postcount++. With this postcount++ I have now passed Darwin Appleby!

How do you pronounce Ouranos anyway? My way seems to have a bad word at the end.

~Ulrika~

Robin has already explained the situation regarding myself and the Ouranos group, and this thread has devolved into a discussion about someone who cannot defend themself in the forums. As such, I'm closing this thread.