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Winter Ventura · 08-09-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Linden

(Fleep/Esther, thanks for the feedback and yes, that is a key driver for this change)

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As promised I'd like to now wrap up this forum thread by summarising a little. Once I've done that I will close the thread but there will be more opportunities to give feedback soon.

Most people are very positive about the post, but eager to see early results and rapid change. No surprise that advertising is your highest priority for things to tackle. You want action as soon as possible and so do we. I would hope to have a clear policy statement in front of you very soon and to see the situation inworld change dramatically for the better in September. Remember that this isn't just about removing ad farms, which we clearly need to do and soon, but also about providing a scaleable framework to control responsible advertising in terms of where and how it happens and how much we allow.

Ban lines are a problem, especially on small parcels. This is part technical fix and partly down to policy on usage so we will look at whether there are short term changes we can make there.

Overall you are very supportive of Zoning, with the caveat that applying zoning to old regions may be unpopular. As I've said in my earlier posts, I was referring to Zoning on new Mainland, not changing the zoning on existing regions.

Lots of excellent feedback, some new ideas and some creative thinking. I have read all of the posts and I would thank you all again for taking time to write. Watch the blog for more news when we have it.

I had to highlight a couple of bits there that worry me.

I would hope to have a clear policy statement in front of you very soon
"Clear Linden Policy Statement"... we've seen how well that's worked before... "In Front Of You" read: announced on a blog entry, very probably with comments disabled. Another spur in the side of the SL Economy.. will we have adlotters dumping mainland on the market like crazy? "Very Soon"... is this the "very soon" that we were going to get age verification working? or was this the "very soon" that Havok 2 was coming to the grid? Should we expect our mainland values to become depressed THIS MONTH? or sometime in the nebulous future maybe?
the situation inworld change dramatically... ... in September
This would seem to imply that anyone with adlots to sell might want to start selling them at reasonable prices now, because within a month the market for 16m parcels is going to hell. Linden definition of "for the better" notwithstanding.
this isn't just about removing ad farms, which we clearly need to do and soon
At least we know that "Removing Ad Farms" is on the table.. not just "removing land extorting ad farms" as was declared recently. Simply "setting the land not for sale" may not be a protection anymore.
but also about providing a scaleable framework to control responsible advertising in terms of where and how it happens and how much we allow.
Controlling responsible advertising? isn't responsible advertising, by it's own definition, responsible? why does RESPONSIBLE advertising need to be controlled?Now, not only are you going to go after the adlotters who are just there to spam up the land for their own reasons, but now you're going to tell me how big and how many signs I can have on my store's land?
applying zoning to old regions may be unpopular
It worries me when people in control use the word "may"... Especially Lindens. It's very Robinesque to say "while we understand that these new rules may be unpopular... we own you". I don't like the fact that he's saying "MAY BE"... of fucking course the general population feels that changing the rules of the game is fucking unpopular. We don't want to be held to terms of a contract we never agreed to. DUH. I don't want them rezoning Healy to be residential.. at the same time, I don't want them zoning it as commercial either. I don't want it no ads, or all ads.. I want Healy to remain Healy.. and every sim on the road to Bear. This is a glorious and clever area of mainland in which I rest my store, and I am truly honoured to live here, with a bowling alley to the north, a museum (several actually) to the south, beach homes to the west, and a She-male-sex-club to the East.