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Originally Posted by Kesseret  I run that script in all my vendors on my openspace. I have... oh let me go count a minute... oh about 100 vendors... (not a lot but maybe that might give you an idea?)
I've not had a problem with my store on my openspace- and it's not exactly a ghost town..... |
Maybe not, but the other 3 openspaces on your server may be lagged out as a result.
I finally opted to rent out some of them in an effort to keep some large estates from getting too close to my private sim. I decided on only 2 rules - no clubs/ heavy scripted businesses and its a rental, so they cannot 'resell' all or parts of the sim. (I am not a believer in 'selling' estate land. Charging people 70K to 'buy' an OS is as much a rip off as the 200L/sqm 16sqm lot, IMHO)
I also reserve the right to end their tenancy if they continue to misuse the sim in a way that would have a certain negative impact on others.
So what I have are 6 tenants all using them for residential purposes. They are thrilled to be able to have the privacy and all that space...and our full sim is protected from being closed in on.
However, I also take the time to educate when someone comes looking at one and asks 'why can't I buy more prims for this'?
I had one of those last night and sent her the link to the Knowledge base entry for OS's. She came back and said she didnt understand. I assume thats where most less reputable estate owners would end the conversation.
I took 5 minutes to talk explain the differences and she was shocked that none of the other sim owners she talked to mentioned any of that.
So who do we blame - the greedy estate owners who say
'anything goes-as long as I get your money I could give a rats ass what happens' or '
of course you can put up a club or mall. Dont listen to them, I have 10 others, all with clubs on them!'
or Linden who provides these sims with full disclosure as to the limitations of their product.
No matter the product, someone will find a way to make alot of fast, quick money off of it and most likely in a less than ethical manner. I can only try and help those I come in contact with. It would be wonderful to have a method in which to educate everyone easier and without language barriers.
And yes, I think the Estate owners do have to be held accountable for any misuse.