Is it just me...

Or has the price gone down to L$296/UD$1? Looks like some people are starting to catch on.

Or it's just because Anshe Chung was suspended and she really was trying to sabotage the LindeX market. But I doubt that.


(Or maybe I reading the market data wrong and you should just ignore me.)

Well, why say it then?

I get the shivers when you say that......go on, say it again....

Anshe Chung was suspended!

God, that sounds great!

is that true? if so, why and for how long?

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OMGawd I didn't know it was for real!!! Ah the irony.

My feelings about Anshe aside...noone and I do mean NOONE should expect special treatment and get to big for his or her britches.

/me wanders off pinching herself

"No one should expect special treatment" -- so why do people find it amusing that (according to her, or course) Anshe's account was suspended after being in arrears for *one* day, rather than the usual *seven* days allowed to everyone else?

Maybe that's why?

No offense but the day I take only Anshe's word for anything will be the day I have lost my wits entirely.

And then again, as has been stated time and time again, the Lindens could boot my ass anytime they feel like it *poof* just cuz it's thier sandbox.

Well, Anshe's never been anything but upfront and professional in her dealings with me, which is why I find it so distasteful to see the way people slam her in these forums.

The Lindens can boot anyone's ass any time they feel like it. That's a non-trivial part of the reason GOM was discontinued -- the knowledge that for any or no reason they could cancel our account and leave us potentially liable to our customers. And if Anshe had the sense I'm sure she does, she'll either get a *written* contract with LL, or unwind her positions in this venture -- either over time or all at once.

I appreciate your loyalty and am glad you have had no 'distasteful' dealings w/her, however that cannot be said for all.

Actually during the day she was suspended it went down to 292 then up to 300 after someone at LL was dragged into the office on a saturday to change their "mistake."

Maybe if she wasn't cashing out driving the $L down and then trying to say the economy is crashing and buy my new stable currency then she would would have had a positive balance and would not have had this problem. LOL.

Isn't it possible she had to sell L$2M at a deep discount because she needed US$ in her primary account to pay for the overdraft?

Everyday for the last 6 months?

Don't you love it when people say "no offense, but..." and then go on to be offensive?

I'm sorry didn't know you two were so close hehe

And if my statement offended you, it must not take much.....lighten up

This whole thing says only one thing to me:

If this is how the biggest investor and Linden Labs do business together - SL is currently not a platform I would consider trying to build a RL business on.

Just pointing out the passive-aggressive stuff. Find it entertaining actually.

Get a clue Ricky. She said she had called them several days before, ergo it was more than one day and she didn't receive any special treatment, knew it was coming and had to scramble to save herself after the wire. Not very good planning for someone who says they are so good at business, and were I a resident of her sims I think I'd be a bit worried about someone who can lose thier account that easily by not coverring it. For that matter I am still trying to figure out how she'd back a new currency when she can't even keep her account stabilized.

Actually can't even be said for most.LOL

Get a clue, Dmitri. If the suspension occured prior to the stated seven day grace period for overdue accounts, then Anshe was treated inequitably. Just because it happened to *her* doesn't mean it's okay.

Thanks for your advice, Dmitri. Thanks to your insightful comments I've managed to get a clue. Given that you don't seem to know what you're talking about, I'm happy to educate you. Here is yet another statement of the "special treatment" Anshe received in this incident.

I actually do feel that people who pay more should receive better service. You can't complain about free, and let's face it, what I pay is a drop in the bucket compared to what Anshe pays. While I don't think Anshe should be "above the law" in any respect, I do believe she can expect a "platinum version" of customer service whereas I may only quality for the "silver version" at my one-sim tier.

We should all also take heed of what a large chunk of the SL economy currently relies upon Anshe. I forget who said it, but it was something akin to: "Anshe does not equal the Second Life economy, but like General Electric, she'll give you a good pulse reading." If Anshe were to leave and flood the market, it would take quite a bit of time to fill those shoes, in many ways, and a long time for the market to recover.

Just some food for thought...and let's remember, Anshe is a married couple with a few employees. While in Second Life AnsheChung.com may seem like WalMart, they really aren't WalMart.

Regards,

-Flip