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Originally Posted by DJQuad  And not dealing with mainland. With Private Islands at least there are Estate Managers who care enough to do something about this and other things that LL won't do if it's mainland. |
True for the good estate managers.
Unfortunately we have another set of horror stories regarding estate managers. Those would be estate managers who evict their tenants in violation of their original agreements. Also is the case of sim transfers and the new owner will not honor the previous rental agreements. The sum involved in a single contract breach can reach hundreds to thousands of US$.
The main problem with renting on private estate is the absence of a binding rental contract. All you have going for you is a trust contract. Whereas LL's land use rules for the mainland are fixed and published and you can only lose your rights if you're in serious violation of the TOS and CS.
Both land types have their problems and their benefits. I'm on the mainland because bots I can deal with but arbitrary and unscrupulous estate managers I cannot.
Re: Captcha
It's been proposed before and I do like it, but I think someone said captcha can be defeated. It still might help on a limited basis.
Re: Bots in general
Bots aren't the problem. It's the user.