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Lee Ponzu
What Would Steve Do?
Join date: 28 Jun 2006
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04-30-2007 18:06
As we know, a lot of people are unhappy by various things in Second Life. Perhaps it is time for a strike? The basic idea is we pick a date, and on that day we do something, perhaps as simple as
Don't login at all. Sim owners disable scripts. Store owners refuse to sell. Everyone goes to NBC/L word/Nissan/IBM/Cisco carrying picket signs. Personally, I like 'Don't login at all'. The point is to attract media attention to the plight of the residents of this peculiar virtual universe at the hands of its creators.  |
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2k Suisei
Registered User
Join date: 9 Nov 2006
Posts: 2,150
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04-30-2007 18:17
Everybody that agreed to strike would just switch into one of their alts for the duration of the strike.
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Alicia Sautereau
if (!social) hide;
Join date: 20 Feb 2007
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04-30-2007 18:19
that would like sticking a knife into urself for that duration
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Uvas Umarov
Phone Weasel Advocate
Join date: 8 Feb 2007
Posts: 622
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04-30-2007 18:20
I think plenty of people ae not logging in
Considering 1 million more people signed up and users in last 24 hours hasn't changed much in the last few weeks. There is a message there.... |
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Hastur Pierterson
Soundscape Alchemist
Join date: 5 Jan 2006
Posts: 105
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04-30-2007 20:55
As we know, a lot of people are unhappy by various things in Second Life. Perhaps it is time for a strike? The basic idea is we pick a date, and on that day we do something, perhaps as simple as Don't login at all. Sim owners disable scripts. Store owners refuse to sell. Everyone goes to NBC/L word/Nissan/IBM/Cisco carrying picket signs. Personally, I like 'Don't login at all'. The point is to attract media attention to the plight of the residents of this peculiar virtual universe at the hands of its creators. I like your idea, but it would be a little like the "don't buy gasoline all on the same day" emails we get from time to time. But picketing the big RL companies to get the attention on the issues is more likely to get some big attention at higher levels. |
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Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
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04-30-2007 23:14
Hmm, not logging in? Not likely to work since I can't log in anyway with any certainty. lol
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Usagi Musashi
UM ™®
Join date: 24 Oct 2004
Posts: 6,083
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04-30-2007 23:21
Hmm, not logging in? Not likely to work since I can't log in anyway with any certainty. lol has a point  but maybe its time for a protest march..........have not had one in a long time. Maybe it will force out Philip Linden from his bomb shelter. |
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Tegg Bode
FrootLoop Roo Overlord
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
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04-30-2007 23:39
I like your idea, but it would be a little like the "don't buy gasoline all on the same day" emails we get from time to time. But picketing the big RL companies to get the attention on the issues is more likely to get some big attention at higher levels. Yes, true people reckoned stiking for conditions wouldn't work either. The silly thing is people actually seem aggressively opposed to other people doing any of these things, to the point of some even deliberately waiting to buy petrol on that day to attempt to sabotage a plan they proclaim is destined to fail. _____________________
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Lostmedia Ares
Drinking tea
Join date: 6 Sep 2006
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04-30-2007 23:57
Im all for picking a date and all tuning up on a high profile sim such as IBM and maybe even BBC Radio 1 sims , they love a good news story and the BBC would home in on this pretty quick .
BBC allso have 24/hour news channel's beamed to TV set's all over the planet .... oh wait .... this could tun into a massive publicity campaign that would just increase the numbers for LL and make more problems for us Count ME out !! thanks . _____________________
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
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05-01-2007 00:17
Perhaps it is time for a strike? *seizes the moment to strike the thread with a pillow*  *moves to RLME from RA* _____________________
Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey |
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Usagi Musashi
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05-01-2007 00:42
*seizes the moment to strike the thread with a pillow* *moves to RLME from RA* Oh your just a stick in the mud hehheheh |
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MadamG Zagato
means business
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05-01-2007 01:17
Interesting Discussion
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Usagi Musashi
UM ™®
Join date: 24 Oct 2004
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05-01-2007 01:37
So So strange these days some people seems to like crashing and otehr issues occuring. Look at the Blog and some smart fart people views on ..........., http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/04/30/project-open-letter/
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Lee Ponzu
What Would Steve Do?
Join date: 28 Jun 2006
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05-01-2007 13:37
The problem with a protest march or all going to the same sim is that it might be considered harassment and a violation of the TOS.
But if the amount of money and number of people were to drop preciptiously for 48 hours, ... ...and as for withdrawal, we can always post here PS what does *moves to RLME from RA* mean? 8-( |
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Kalel Venkman
Citizen
Join date: 10 Mar 2006
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05-01-2007 13:58
The problem with such approaches is that they all assume that everybody's as upset as the person who came up with the idea - and this is hardly ever the case.
Every year you hear about a "don't go shopping day", or a "don't buy gas day". Boycotts like this on a large scale never - ever - work. The best you can hope for is to have an effect on a single specialty commodity. The minute you take on something with as general an appeal as SL to its users, you might as well ask them to stop breathing, or not use the toilet for 24 hours. |
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Strife Onizuka
Moonchild
Join date: 3 Mar 2004
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05-01-2007 14:19
what does *moves to RLME from RA* mean? 8-( RLME = Real Life Meetups & Events RA = Resident Answers I think I misread the OP the first time, and thought they were talking about going to the RW places with picket signs. I'll move it back and close it if this isn't the case (we don't have a Political Action Forum). _____________________
Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey |