Comments on: SHOCK!!! Robin Linden Forced Out Of Lab!!!!!

By: Pathfinder Linden’s Lab Position Poofs | The Alphaville Herald

Pathfinder Linden’s Lab Position Poofs | The Alphaville Herald — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:45:57 +0000

[...] was made public in a post to the Second Life Educators mailing list, continuing a pattern staff turnover as game emperor M Linden’s cadre consolidates their positions of power in the wake of [...]

By: Timothy Zapotocky

Timothy Zapotocky — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:09:58 +0000

I do worry about anyone who looks for a job in this economy. Though maybe she figured things are gonna get even worse so now was the time to get out. And at least she is a major player in something which is actually growing, a little.

By: Ara Voom

Ara Voom — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:38 +0000

The reason it is so shocking when something like this happens, is because no matter how simmer identified an av is, everyone knows really that the avatar is not the simmer. The avatar may not even know it but the simmers in their heart of hearts all do. We are better looking, in most case and often smarter too. When simmers can’t keep up, are forced out or just give up, an av dies. This is a sad thing. The simmer may go on. But the av dies. There is one less bell to answer for all of us. As a people, naturally, often we like the Lindens that act up the best, and when they are gone they are missed. Rest in peace brave Linden.

By: Archie

Archie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:06:46 +0000

The drama Queen disposed.

Who will wear the crown?

By: Gopher Broke

Gopher Broke — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:29:58 +0000

Don’t quit your day job “Pixeleen”. You really are terrible at this. Not that you’re any better at your day job – which is why you’re so bitter towards LL, right sweety?

*places foot on the ball, and with a mighty swing of the mallet… THWACKS your ball off into the lilacs*

Idiot.

By: Marine Sniper

Marine Sniper — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:51:25 +0000

I wish they would fire every Linden in world. I would say hire Cal and Atlas to replace them. That wouldnt work because they hide behind there sissy scripts and then when a man out wits them in a battle of words they file a AR on ya. Yeah lil girls we know what ya do. Your days is numbered! Go Bucs!!!!!! We have no democracy in SL. I say ship all the Lindens to China.

By: Jessica Holyoke

Jessica Holyoke — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:28:35 +0000

And yes, I am inclined to believe that RobinLinden is in fact Robin Linden. It doesn’t change what I said, but rather brings up the whole concept of “two Americas.” An America where a person would leave their job to take a break and an America where 2 million more jobs might be lost this year.
http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/economics/ETI011209.pdf

My experience would still say “you’re crazy girlfriend.” And maybe I’m wrong, maybe companies in Silicon Valley do have the cash to hire someone as talented and engaging as Robin when other companies are shutting down, states are scaling back and the outlook is bleak.

And really, the responses to Robin’s statement go back to supporting my statement that as the world moves from a where to a what, good people like Robin would have less of a place. It might not be an actual forcing out but it could be a marginalizing, implied forcing out. Why engage a community if plans are set in motion to eliminate a community in favor of a product?

By: Neo Citizen

Neo Citizen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:11:04 +0000

That assumes Linden Lab actually learns from experience. There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that they’re a little wanting in this area. Take the openspace sim debacle, for example. So far SL has lost over 18% of its land mass because of it, all spiraling downward the day they made the announcement, so no, it’s not just the economy in the toilet – it’s the economy in the toilet plus an incredibly stupid decision made by some new marketing droid who made a sweeping change before he even understood the product.

And of course, each day they don’t take corrective action is another demonstration of their inability to learn from experience, and another massive failure.

By: pixeleen mistral

pixeleen mistral — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:47:15 +0000

Yes Uri, that *is* a confirmed Robin sighting – a second independent Herald fact checking team just confirmed it — but is anyone surprised that the Lab follows the Herald closely?

Still, I worry at the high attrition rate among the Lindens who actually engage the residents in discussion as both Robin and Sidewinder Linden did. I’m afraid the new regime will be re-learning some old lessons the hard way.

By: Hiro Pendragon

Hiro Pendragon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:21:25 +0000

There’s no reason to question Robin’s statement that she’s taking a break or whatnot. That’s a red herring, anyway. The real question is why she needs a break. I’m sure it was a combination of things – could be she felt Second Life has momentum and she’s done a fantastic job – could be that the slow changing of the guard has left her without her old buddies in the office on a daily basis – but something ultimately tipped the scales. Did LL’s leadership’s plan for SL differ from what Robin wanted or believed was necessary? Was there something else?

As a developer, I ask these questions because it’s important for developers to know where Linden Lab is taking the platform, and any change in upper management in a small / medium sized company like Linden Lab will have a big impact. Robin did a great job in her role in the eyes of us developers, and we’re looking for some reassurance and some explanation of direction.

-Ron / Hiro