Comments on: The witchhunt begins http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/ Sex gonzo photojournalist CodeBastard Redgrave blogging straight from her SecondLife Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: CodeBastard Redgrave http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-341 CodeBastard Redgrave Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:29:13 +0000 http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-341 you said it even better than I would have said it Alex. to the point, like usual. i really love the Lindens. i want SL to become Web 3.0. but this strategy, it's not going anywhere any time soon. they cannot police the web centrally it's impossible. i hope they will finally throw a different view on it for the better... you said it even better than I would have said it Alex. to the point, like usual. i really love the Lindens. i want SL to become Web 3.0. but this strategy, it’s not going anywhere any time soon. they cannot police the web centrally it’s impossible. i hope they will finally throw a different view on it for the better…

]]> By: Alex Burgess http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-336 Alex Burgess Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:30:24 +0000 http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-336 Ugh. Spot on, Codie: "Sorry for being sarcastic about it, but maby the Lindens themselves are getting very de-phased about this issue and needs a course on how to distinguish RL from fantasy." That is is exactly what is going on. It seems that many at LL have lost perspective and clear understanding of what reality is, and how Second Life fits into it. The result is confusion and fear among residents. And I'm sure LL isn't too worried about some BDSM people freaking out and "misunderstanding"--because in the end most people see the BDSM community as "other," just as the GLBT and furry communities are seen as "other"--and who cares if *those* people get upset. Because on some level, there is no "misunderstanding," it is likely it is what some (many?) people at LL want even if it can't be made official policy: the "others" to be marginalized and go away, so the the comfort of the status quo is maintained. Ugh. Spot on, Codie: “Sorry for being sarcastic about it, but maby the Lindens themselves are getting very de-phased about this issue and needs a course on how to distinguish RL from fantasy.”

That is is exactly what is going on. It seems that many at LL have lost perspective and clear understanding of what reality is, and how Second Life fits into it. The result is confusion and fear among residents. And I’m sure LL isn’t too worried about some BDSM people freaking out and “misunderstanding”–because in the end most people see the BDSM community as “other,” just as the GLBT and furry communities are seen as “other”–and who cares if *those* people get upset. Because on some level, there is no “misunderstanding,” it is likely it is what some (many?) people at LL want even if it can’t be made official policy: the “others” to be marginalized and go away, so the the comfort of the status quo is maintained.

]]> By: Phoenix Ellsberg http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-314 Phoenix Ellsberg Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:44:21 +0000 http://codebastardredgrave.com/2007/06/16/the-witchhunt-begins/#comment-314 GRRRRRR!!!!! You have no idea how angry all this makes me!! Sending a {big hug} to your friend Lienna. /me files this away in her 'Stupid b****y Linden rules' file for future reference. GRRRRRR!!!!! You have no idea how angry all this makes me!! Sending a {big hug} to your friend Lienna. /me files this away in her ‘Stupid b****y Linden rules’ file for future reference.

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