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Gaming the dwell gamers, wrong?

Yiffy Squeegee
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Join date: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 34
03-26-2006 21:25
I've posted the following on the Linden Second Life Answers Forum but I'm interested in fellow residents' opinions about the following practice...

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Alright, I asked about this a couple weeks ago, before releasing such a thing described below, via near all the channels I was aware of. At the time I was told the following was not a TOS violation and a-okay by LL's current view on things. Now I'm getting booted from groups/malls for selling such a service with the reasoning being it's a TOS violation. So I figure might as well post here and see what feedback I receive.

I'm selling an anti-idle program targeted towards campers that keeps them online when AFK. I understand that such a utility is not to be taken favorably by those who run malls with high dwell that is brought about by paying campers for the five digit dwell numbers. I'm not looking to make friends and I understand that mall owners may rent to and kick from their location(s) whoever they wish.

What I wish to know simply is, does this utility violate SL's TOS? To note it does not modify the client as I understand by reading the TOS that is a violation. Nor, far as I understand from the many times I have read over the regulations, violate any of the agreements. So is gaming (by profiting) the dwell gamers a TOS violation?
Karsten Rutledge
Linux User
Join date: 8 Feb 2005
Posts: 841
03-26-2006 21:48
I've been told in the past by the Lindens that this is unacceptable when I inquired about it after finding out someone I know was using one, but that's all I've got.

As for gaming the gamers, seems like they shouldn't care. I mean isn't that the point? Keeping butts in the chairs? I guess places that have slot machines to boost the payout would want rotation, but they could make payout bonuses expire. Enh, what do I know.
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