Comments on: The Tao of Linden http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/ By Linden Lab Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Edde Edman http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-549642 Edde Edman Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:10:27 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-549642 I think the new search will destroy the sl. The reason? Is very simple...Because to pay for ads change nothing now. I mean before in search engine my shop was in top 10-20-30-40 of searchlists for most of my keywords. And now noone can find it except if they know the name of the shop. What I see in that new search system is people who are the richest will become more rich and all the others will have to make more ads everywhere even if they don’t have the money for that… I find that stupid ( sorry for the words). The old search engine was more logic.. The old search was giving same chance to everyone… If I write that today it’s cause I talked of that with lot of people in SL, owners of shops or not, and they all think the same. The new search will destroy the small business in SL. I hope the linden labs care about this. Edde Edman I think the new search will destroy the sl.

The reason? Is very simple…Because to pay for ads change nothing now. I mean before in search engine my shop was in top 10-20-30-40 of searchlists for most of my keywords. And now noone can find it except if they know the name of the shop.

What I see in that new search system is people who are the richest will become more rich and all the others will have to make more ads everywhere even if they don’t have the money for that… I find that stupid ( sorry for the words). The old search engine was more logic.. The old search was giving same chance to everyone…
If I write that today it’s cause I talked of that with lot of people in SL, owners of shops or not, and they all think the same.

The new search will destroy the small business in SL.

I hope the linden labs care about this.

Edde Edman

]]> By: Richard http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-546097 Richard Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:33:39 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-546097 I think there needs to be a blog website page of all the people that the lindens have screwed and got away with it. Then possibly a class action law suit can be filed and own part of this great virtual world. Anyone interested in this contact me here. I think there needs to be a blog website page of all the people that the lindens have screwed and got away with it. Then possibly a class action law suit can be filed and own part of this great virtual world. Anyone interested in this contact me here.

]]> By: Science Timeless http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-504150 Science Timeless Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:50:29 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-504150 Linden Lab is wonderful and we greatly admire Philip's creation, vision, and the superb work of the company's supporters. Thank you for creating this world! Linden Lab is wonderful and we greatly admire Philip’s creation, vision, and the superb work of the company’s supporters.

Thank you for creating this world!

]]> By: big http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-501826 big Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:51:19 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-501826 Tova e neshto mnogo slojno! Tova e neshto mnogo slojno!

]]> By: Dorrie http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-490083 Dorrie Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:25:52 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-490083 Well, I have just read through most of the above, and it seems that us customers are not happy for the most part. I figure this is a good place for me to mention that the 'customer service' department may need some 'telling what to do'. I am what would be considered a 'newbie'. I was enjoying myself, and learning my way around. I found that I needed more Lindens to do what I wanted to do. Having been buying and selling on Ebay for over 8 years, while maintaining a 100% feedback rating. No small feat these days. Well, I purchased myself 30,000 L from a seller with 100% f/b, all was good. The Lindens were in my account and I started shopping! My avatar now looks fantastic! A couple of weeks later, I receive an email from Linden Labs advising that my account was under investigation for possible fraudulent activity, yet it had been determined that I was unaware of any fraudulent activity. That was certainly true. I was involved, in what I thought, was an honest transaction. At least it was on my part. While I understand the need to lock my account during the investigation, I fail to understand why I was not given one iota of information. After all was said and done, I was found to be innocent of any wrong doing, no surprise there, and I was advised to seek my money back from the person I purchased the Linden's from. Fair enough. However, I cannot seem to get any of the information that I need. To make matters worse, many of the questions I have asked over and over have gone unanswered or I am quoted some part of company policy. At this point, the person I purchased from is denying any wrong doing on his end and I am left no option but to purse this through the courts. I have submitted a request to SL asking for the information that I need to purse this through the courts. I am hoping that I will get the answers I need. If not, I have no recourse and will be out 30,000 Lindens, and my US money that I paid for the Lindens. Needless to say, my experience has been soured. I am trying to get back that crazy good feeling I first had upon joining SL, but so far it has eluded me. Perhaps while the Lindens are deciding what job they want to do on a given day, one of those Lindens will decide that today is the day they surprise Dorrie with the information she desperately needs to pursue the person that defrauded her. Had I known that I would at some point be seeking help from Big Brother, I would not have purchased a year membership. It seems that Big Brother is alive and well in Linden Labs. Well, I have just read through most of the above, and it seems that us customers are not happy for the most part. I figure this is a good place for me to mention that the ‘customer service’ department may need some ‘telling what to do’.

I am what would be considered a ‘newbie’. I was enjoying myself, and learning my way around. I found that I needed more Lindens to do what I wanted to do.

Having been buying and selling on Ebay for over 8 years, while maintaining a 100% feedback rating. No small feat these days. Well, I purchased myself 30,000 L from a seller with 100% f/b, all was good. The Lindens were in my account and I started shopping! My avatar now looks fantastic!

A couple of weeks later, I receive an email from Linden Labs advising that my account was under investigation for possible fraudulent activity, yet it had been determined that I was unaware of any fraudulent activity. That was certainly true. I was involved, in what I thought, was an honest transaction. At least it was on my part.

While I understand the need to lock my account during the investigation, I fail to understand why I was not given one iota of information. After all was said and done, I was found to be innocent of any wrong doing, no surprise there, and I was advised to seek my money back from the person I purchased the Linden’s from. Fair enough. However, I cannot seem to get any of the information that I need. To make matters worse, many of the questions I have asked over and over have gone unanswered or I am quoted some part of company policy.

At this point, the person I purchased from is denying any wrong doing on his end and I am left no option but to purse this through the courts.

I have submitted a request to SL asking for the information that I need to purse this through the courts. I am hoping that I will get the answers I need. If not, I have no recourse and will be out 30,000 Lindens, and my US money that I paid for the Lindens.

Needless to say, my experience has been soured. I am trying to get back that crazy good feeling I first had upon joining SL, but so far it has eluded me.

Perhaps while the Lindens are deciding what job they want to do on a given day, one of those Lindens will decide that today is the day they surprise Dorrie with the information she desperately needs to pursue the person that defrauded her.

Had I known that I would at some point be seeking help from Big Brother, I would not have purchased a year membership. It seems that Big Brother is alive and well in Linden Labs.

]]> By: Stanley http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-437258 Stanley Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:42:29 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-437258 Great idea actually. Where can I see the main activities and processes of this company? Great idea actually. Where can I see the main activities and processes of this company?

]]> By: Bud Noel http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-430466 Bud Noel Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:28:48 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-430466 If a ship tried to sail without a captain it would not be a very good ride. It could go out in the ocean and meander around without hitting a rock but it would not get anywhere. I wish that someone would take the helm of SecondLife and provide some decisive leadership before it crashes and sinks. Take care of the paying customers. I pay over $80 per month and I am looking (thru a second acct) at my principle avatar stuck hovering in 3D space, not logged in, just stuck in never never land. Since Feb, I have suffered through a steady procession of faulty updates and reliability problems. I'm glad the Lindens are so happy and there is so little turnover in the company employees. Sift thru the comments in the last three months of Blogs and compile two lists, satisfied and dissatisfied customers. One list, you can count the number of people on the fingers of your two hands, the other list, well they keep turning off comments because the dissatisfied just go on and on and on. I love SL and pray that someone in a position of power hears our voices crying in pain and takes command of the vessel. Otherwise, the Lindens won't be so happy when the first viable competitor delivers a working product. If a ship tried to sail without a captain it would not be a very good ride. It could go out in the ocean and meander around without hitting a rock but it would not get anywhere. I wish that someone would take the helm of SecondLife and provide some decisive leadership before it crashes and sinks. Take care of the paying customers. I pay over $80 per month and I am looking (thru a second acct) at my principle avatar stuck hovering in 3D space, not logged in, just stuck in never never land. Since Feb, I have suffered through a steady procession of faulty updates and reliability problems. I’m glad the Lindens are so happy and there is so little turnover in the company employees. Sift thru the comments in the last three months of Blogs and compile two lists, satisfied and dissatisfied customers. One list, you can count the number of people on the fingers of your two hands, the other list, well they keep turning off comments because the dissatisfied just go on and on and on. I love SL and pray that someone in a position of power hears our voices crying in pain and takes command of the vessel. Otherwise, the Lindens won’t be so happy when the first viable competitor delivers a working product.

]]> By: Nibru Arai http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-422571 Nibru Arai Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:00:23 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-422571 Well, Iam brand new to SL and while I am not a computer whiz of any sort I have had a lot of experience in dealing with people ( 20 years of being a Counselor/Therapist/ employee job correction and debug) and producing movies / specail effects and commercials for TV and video. I have to say that SL is a wonderful place in its concept and like the real world has its quirks. Having read this entire blog I can see that SL suffers from the same things any business does. As for the development of the platform, while bug fixing may not be galmorous or even fun failure to do so will only eventually create problems exponentially throughout. Fundamental bugs in particular that need attention and are ignored make the end user experience less than a pleasure and will only drive your customers away. Trying to drive a race car that has an intermitant steering wheel function can only result in one thing. I joined SL in order to learn how to create animated objects and Art on the computer and interact with others doing or using the same. Having only been here a week the following has been my experience: almost everyone here is very helpful, my computer has locked up or crashed at least 10 times, my avatar was attacked, shot and set on fire, when all I was tyring to do was ask someone a question about where I was in the world. While I found this amusing, one can easily see that if someone is not held responsible and fundamental organizational structure is not in place deterioration and Anarchy will rein. Well, Iam brand new to SL and while I am not a computer whiz of any sort I have had a lot of experience in dealing with people ( 20 years of being a Counselor/Therapist/ employee job correction and debug) and producing movies / specail effects and commercials for TV and video. I have to say that SL is a wonderful place in its concept and like the real world has its quirks. Having read this entire blog I can see that SL suffers from the same things any business does. As for the development of the platform, while bug fixing may not be galmorous or even fun failure to do so will only eventually create problems exponentially throughout. Fundamental bugs in particular that need attention and are ignored make the end user experience less than a pleasure and will only drive your customers away. Trying to drive a race car that has an intermitant steering wheel function can only result in one thing. I joined SL in order to learn how to create animated objects and Art on the computer and interact with others doing or using the same. Having only been here a week the following has been my experience: almost everyone here is very helpful, my computer has locked up or crashed at least 10 times, my avatar was attacked, shot and set on fire, when all I was tyring to do was ask someone a question about where I was in the world. While I found this amusing, one can easily see that if someone is not held responsible and fundamental organizational structure is not in place deterioration and Anarchy will rein.

]]> By: Rob A http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-404321 Rob A Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:17:53 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-404321 That's a great theory to run a business by. How well does it work? As Flipper(near the top of the comments) said, it must be working as we watch LL plow through new features, viewer updates, etc. That’s a great theory to run a business by. How well does it work? As Flipper(near the top of the comments) said, it must be working as we watch LL plow through new features, viewer updates, etc.

]]> By: Tid Kidd http://blog.secondlife.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-333761 Tid Kidd Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:04:23 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/the-tao-of-linden/#comment-333761 I have suggestions about what could improve SL, and what is missing, several times a day, but for now, I would like to start with the biggest idea I have had so far. We all know we can have homes in Second Life, but frankly I don't want to build one, and I don't want to rent one. I have the soul of a gypsy, and I would like to travel around SL, stopping and staying for a while at cool new places, then moving on. To do this requires (1) that I use a "mobile home" (I'm sure these can easly be created in SL) and (2) a place where I can park it up and pay rent while I am staying somewhere. So how about this, Lindens? The means for a mobile community to exist within SL, and the necessary support structure for their Winnebagos. There must be plenty of land that is free for this purpose. I have suggestions about what could improve SL, and what is missing, several times a day, but for now, I would like to start with the biggest idea I have had so far.

We all know we can have homes in Second Life, but frankly I don’t want to build one, and I don’t want to rent one. I have the soul of a gypsy, and I would like to travel around SL, stopping and staying for a while at cool new places, then moving on. To do this requires (1) that I use a “mobile home” (I’m sure these can easly be created in SL) and (2) a place where I can park it up and pay rent while I am staying somewhere.

So how about this, Lindens? The means for a mobile community to exist within SL, and the necessary support structure for their Winnebagos. There must be plenty of land that is free for this purpose.

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