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Posted by Edgar on January 17, 2008, 11:46 am
> "Warm Worm"> wrote
>> "...Cited by the group was theft of thousands of dollars worth of
>> group-funded lands by a renegade officer... Elf Clan is not the only
>> group to complain about theft of group-funded lands... land and other
>> disputes should be resolved via normal venues (ie, breach of contract
>> lawsuits or arbitration), yet logistics... and the high cost of such
>> actions makes such option(s) unfeasible. To this date... no solution to
>> land thefts, and... [no] provision for groups to own land...
>>
>> The same time period brought strong criticism against Linden Lab for
>> their allegedly catering to big business and ignoring the people and
>> groups who had helped them build the system. Such criticism increased
>> dramatically when Linden Lab in anticipation of corporate investments
>> increased first year costs of private virtual islands by some 32% and
>> monthly land rentals by 50%, making it difficult for hobbyist users to
>> afford such fees (total first year cost for a '16 acre' piece of virtual
>> ground is US$1,650 setup fee and US$295 a month... a total first year
>> cost of $4,895)."
>>
>> -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
>
> Even in computer models its apparent that when you appoint some to rule
> others deception and fraud surface quickly.
> You're not surprised by this are you?
> ~Pixelated mob rule~
>
The desire for money is the root of all evil. Buddhists would say it is
desire itself.
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Edgar
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