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Op/Ed: Babyfurs – Gross Anarchy With Diapers
by Righteous Yaffle, disgusted resident and reformed griefer You can do pretty much anything you want in Second Life – the only limit is your imagination, but it is time someone spoke out about an issue that affects all of us – ageplay – and something far worse: babyfurs. In case you’re new to the [...]
Full StoryWhat Scares Me In SL?
Players who treat others as toys by Aurel Miles dancing in fear When I came to SL I assumed I was not afraid of anything here. After all, it never gets cold, you can’t starve to death. You can look as you please, go where you want and nobody can injure you. Play lemming as [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Feted, Fussing, and Fuming
LL shows how not to run a press conference – and co-opt a noisy critic by Jessica Holyoke, post-Prokofy FIC watch bureau On Monday, the Lindens held their first in-world press conference and the Herald, being at the forefront of Metaverse media coverage was there to cover it all. Except we weren’t. The Saga for [...]
Full StorySecond Life as Prison Life
Podgorecki and the original Second Life by Urizenus Sklar, post-Prokofy FIC watch bureau You may have thought that Philip pulled the name “Second Life” out of the aether, and maybe he did, but he wasn’t the first. Today I was reading about a Polish sociologist named Adam Podgorecki, and the Prok bells in my head [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Someone’s Killing Mum in SL
by Katrina Eales IF Second Life was the real world my lifeless body would now be in the possession of the coroner. On October 28, for the first time, I saw the dark and sinister side of Second Life in a very personal way. I was attacked by a man who wanted to wield power [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The 10 Worst SL Train Wrecks – So Far
by Casey Jones, railroad expert 10. Any announcement by Robin Linden on a Friday Announce the bad news then head for the hills – the classic Linden strategy. Robin depends on the idea that any resistance is futile since most residents don’t have a week to fight against Lunatic Lab’s latest moves, and at least [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The Free Fandom Project
Mighty morphin without space bucks by Nikola Shirakawa Popular books and films naturally create fanboys and fangirls, and these subcultures have taken to heart the Second Life mantra – your world, your imagination. How can we improve Second Life for these players? We need to nurture true fandom. The fanboy title is all-encompassing, whether it [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: Moving Beyond Shouting Matches
by Jessica Holyoke Prior to malpractice insurance being required for physicians, some doctors would protect themselves by having all of their assets in their spouse’s name. If a patient ever sued the doctor for malpractice, the patient could win, but there would be no money to compensate the patient. In this way, the physician was [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: The VAT Tax Man Cometh
by Inigo Chamerberlin Yet another missive from those lovely folks at Linden Lab. On a Friday, as usual. I’m coming to actively dislike Friday eMails from Linden Lab. What now? Well, all us lucky EU residents are now going to be charged VAT (Value Added Tax to the rest of you) on ‘all payments to [...]
Full StoryOp/Ed: PN Leader N3X15 Is the Worst Sort of Furry
[G-Boy Anonymous tells the story of how he outgrew griefing - then learned the current leader of the PN has shocking furry sympathies. When I questioned GBoy's motivations for coming forward, he told me while he dislikes furries, he despises hypocrites. After trying to go straight, GBoy finds living a peaceful life is difficult, because [...]
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