feel the beat now if you've got nothing left
The word went out a few hours ago, and I ducked in just before the ban went up, but didn't get to see even a third of my favorite places. For whatever reason--and the reason is still not clearly known--the world's a little smaller now:
Privateer Space, the space sim for all space fen, closed today. The Galactic Truck Stop, the Swinetrek, Mobius, Space: 1999's Eagle explorer...all gone.
All gone for...what reason? We're still unclear on that.
Sorry, Miss Arai. Your grand drifting dream will be missed, indeed.
- "SORRY PRIVATEER SPACE IS NOW CLOSED
[Due] to Linden Labs refusal to communicated on an issue of abuse the privateer Space sim is now closed. This Sim was created and funded by me, Aley Arai, for you the SL. Residen[ts], but cannot continue to waste time and money on an company that refuses to communicate with it's investors."
Privateer Space, the space sim for all space fen, closed today. The Galactic Truck Stop, the Swinetrek, Mobius, Space: 1999's Eagle explorer...all gone.
All gone for...what reason? We're still unclear on that.
Sorry, Miss Arai. Your grand drifting dream will be missed, indeed.
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Besides, the signs don't make it sound like infringement, they make it sound like the Lindens turning a blind eye to high-level griefing. Or at the very least harassment.
I'm curious enough, I may well write her and ask.
Also, what's this about All Dolled Up possibly closing?
Tanarian
She doesn't have any campers, so she's mystified, and it really seems like some people are, more or less, using her shop as a transient hotel. It's irking her because she can't be in-world at all times to police things, and she wouldn't mind people staying for hours if they were trying on demos or buying things--but they're just standing around, or sleeping.
Noooooooooo.
As for copyright infringement I would be surprisedif it was. Yes Muppets are owned by Di$ney but the swinetrek ship was only a very small piece of the sim. And how many Star Trek and Star Wars sims are out there?
Edward: yep. Apparently due to some argument with reporting harassment to the Lindens, that the Lindens didn't find exceptionally actionable. I'll try to find out more if I can.
Crap. Just... Crap.