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The Archives
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06.03.08Linden Regroups and the Kids Are InThe Lab clarified its policies, procedures and plans for the Second Life birthday celebrations and for all intents and purposes the kids are in - or allowed in, or is it allowed to apply. And the implication is that Gor and other communities are allowed in as well - so long as their builds and participation are PG. This does NOT mean, however, that the applications will be accepted - just that they'll give a reason other than "we don't want to celebrate kids culture" - maybe they can say "Oh, that's not MUSICAL enough" or "Thanks anyways, but we already ...
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06.01.08Children, Chains and Cold Cash: The Business Case for SL5BThe exclusion of builds by child AVs and (we await clarification) Gor, BDSM and other communities puts the lie to the idea that Linden Lab actually celebrates the "magic" of its community - it's in it for the money, after all, and will celebrate magic selectively. This isn't news. This isn't some radical shift in policy - there's always been a FIC, it's just that its definition has become narrower as time goes on, and in order to simplify things it's just as easy to exclude large swaths as it is to include a select group of businesses or talent. Prokofy ...
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05.31.08Lock Up Your Kids, Tie Up Your Kajira, It’s Time to CelebrateSecond Life will celebrate 5 years of "Your World, Your Imagination" by excluding three of the most active communities on the Grid by holding a celebration (SL5B) that excludes kids, Gor, and BDSM in a "fit for prime time" celebration which, I assume, will be dominated by squeaky-clean examples of business collaboration, education, and maybe a bunch of Greenie floats. The Lab announced the 5 year celebration with that kind of rousing libertarian call to action for which it's renowned, following up with the kind of community relation fiasco which is the hallmark of its execution on the great dream of ...
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