Former Linden Qarl (Mesh Deformer) Linden has announced he is leaving Second Life due to the updated TOS. I’m also leaving Second Life but for entirely different reasons, although I do agree that the new TOS oversteps the mark. I am leaving because I fell behind on my tier payments.
I have to say that during this troublesome period, Linden Lab provided me with some fantastic support, in particular from TJ Linden and Izzy Linden, who were very understanding but ultimately they can only be sympathetic for a limited period of time.
I’ve had a blast with Second Life, a very expensive blast but a blast none the less. I’m still hoping that I can resolve my account issues at some point but that doesn’t look like it will happen in the short term.
Now as for this blog, I will keep it going for a while at least. Reporting on Second Life is going to be painful, but not impossible. I may also report on other virtual worlds or experiences. There’s a whole heap of issues to blog about and now I have more time on my hands I may be able to look at a wider range of angles.
Every cloud has a silver lining, although right now the clouds are dark and threatening rain! However the adventures continue.
Second Life remains a platform full of potential, some of that potential is a bit rusty these days and it limps in some quarters but the potential remains huge and the concept an excellent one. I hope to see Second Life grow and evolve for many years to come.
dammit …. /me goes to find you a really big umbrella *hugs*
With the amount of rain we’ve had since Saturday we need more than one umbrella!
Yup, I agree. Dammit!
/me glances around at the lifeless avi-corpses growing in number about our feet .. trying to shut out the thoughts that pound mercilessly at the great wooden doors of our future castle …
Dammit!
I’m still keeping an eye on things, don’t worry!
Ciaran, how far behind? If it’s not much I’d be happy to help, keeping you in SL would be worth it. I’ll keep an eye on this thread if you want to reply or your commenting system has my email so feel free to just email me.
Thanks for the very kind offer Gordon but I need to sort this myself, I hope to be back and I’m certainly keeping an eye on developments.
Awww! Sad news! I am sorry to read about your tier problem, Ciaran. I really hope you can settle it with LL in short time. You have all my sympathy.
Thanks I’m trying to get myself sorted, may take a while.
Just caught up with my daily blog reads.
All I can say is “:(” and “you bloody-well better not disappear, or I’ll hunt you down and drag you back!”.
Seriously, I do hope things can be sorted out for the better. In the meantime, warmest hugs. You’re one of the people responsible for getting me started on the LS blogging malarky.
Oh I’m not disappearing, it’s quite refereshing at the moment!
Thanks for everything, Ciaran. I hope to see you back in SL soon.
Thanks, I’ll keep an eye on matters and Flickr and such like.
Say it ain’t so, Ciaran!
Very sorry to hear this but I look forward to reading your thoughts on whatever you choose to blog about.
You might come over to OpenSim and do it in such a way that there is no tier. Works for me. 🙂
Best of luck, Sir!
I’ve logged in to Kitely and Inworldz recently, I’m open to other worlds for sure.
WOW! You still owe me a dance and a conversation!
Hold that dance pose!
am sorry to hear about your difficulties. i read your blog quite often. since back in the day when you and Sarah was on Nobody’s blog. i have lots of respect for your opinions and commentaries
am pretty sure that you will overcome your present difficulties just by keeping on going and doing as best you can. like you doing now by owning the situation and also carrying on with your blog. is show of good character that is. so i am respect you for that as well