Comments on: [TRANSCRIPT] Cory Linden Town Hall http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/ By Linden Lab Sun, 18 May 2008 00:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Sascha http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262323 Sascha Fri, 04 May 2007 13:29:48 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262323 The irony of the townhall meeting was that one of the 4 sims crashed and had to be restarted, so that it took 15 min to get back to it and asking questions wasn't possible any longer (hmm, i was only told it was restarted, maybe to keep the chat noise low, hahaha). The irony of the townhall meeting was that one of the 4 sims crashed and had to be restarted, so that it took 15 min to get back to it and asking questions wasn’t possible any longer (hmm, i was only told it was restarted, maybe to keep the chat noise low, hahaha).

]]> By: janeforyou Barbara http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262298 janeforyou Barbara Fri, 04 May 2007 13:00:48 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262298 " Items lost in inventory" When you sign up to SL you read the TOS...when the TOS changes with new rules you read it,Then its up to you to be here or not. My best advice to anyone that lost a item : IM the creator, make shure you get a copy from your account to show the creator you did pay for the item.. ask the creator for a copy. I replaced items for some that imed me of there losses and i got replaced items from others... we need to take care of us selfs and costumers. be nice in your business and your business will grow! BUT,,, LL do need to develop a storage option that are better then this,,, its possible to do.. a other adcive... clean up your multi copyes of items! :-) ” Items lost in inventory” When you sign up to SL you read the TOS…when the TOS changes with new rules you read it,Then its up to you to be here or not. My best advice to anyone that lost a item : IM the creator, make shure you get a copy from your account to show the
creator you did pay for the item.. ask the creator for a copy. I replaced items for some that imed me of there losses and i got replaced items from others… we need to take care of us selfs and costumers. be nice in your business and your business will grow! BUT,,, LL do need to develop a storage option that are better then this,,, its possible to do.. a other adcive… clean up your multi copyes of items! :-)

]]> By: Itoku Kamachi http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262296 Itoku Kamachi Fri, 04 May 2007 12:59:46 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262296 I would think that a good way to get more people to use the test grid would be to pay anyone who uses the beta grid in Lindens usable in the main grid. The amount that campers typically get paid sounds like a good number. Then you could at least get more active avatars in beta and remove some of the load of campers/slugs in the main grid. I would think that a good way to get more people to use the test grid would be to pay anyone who uses the beta grid in Lindens usable in the main grid. The amount that campers typically get paid sounds like a good number. Then you could at least get more active avatars in beta and remove some of the load of campers/slugs in the main grid.

]]> By: Nad Gough http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262222 Nad Gough Fri, 04 May 2007 12:01:23 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262222 @96 A good observation - though I don't know that it's cashing out. I do know that shopping is an exercise in frustration. Waiting for rez, losing items you buy, etc. It isn't really much of a climate for commercial enterprise these days. If I was trying to attract large companies into SL, I would not focus on number of users (old-hat magazine subscription proofs). I would tout $ spent per head. However, it is perfectly understandable that LL doesn't want to advertise this, as shopping is aggravating and I suspect I'm not alone in hording my $L for now. @96

A good observation - though I don’t know that it’s cashing out. I do know that shopping is an exercise in frustration. Waiting for rez, losing items you buy, etc. It isn’t really much of a climate for commercial enterprise these days. If I was trying to attract large companies into SL, I would not focus on number of users (old-hat magazine subscription proofs). I would tout $ spent per head. However, it is perfectly understandable that LL doesn’t want to advertise this, as shopping is aggravating and I suspect I’m not alone in hording my $L for now.

]]> By: alexia cournoyer http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262208 alexia cournoyer Fri, 04 May 2007 11:45:53 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262208 oh, and completely off topic.. has anyone else noticed that since last november (I think) spending per head has gone waaaay down? that broadening the customer base hasn't brought an accompanying rise in the economy. This must be the only economy is the world that doesn't have an economic improvement when immigrants come. So the benefits of the flood of new people are??? Hmmm, let me guess, makes it more attractive for buyout? :) oh, and completely off topic.. has anyone else noticed that since last november (I think) spending per head has gone waaaay down? that broadening the customer base hasn’t brought an accompanying rise in the economy. This must be the only economy is the world that doesn’t have an economic improvement when immigrants come.

So the benefits of the flood of new people are??? Hmmm, let me guess, makes it more attractive for buyout? :)

]]> By: Joshua Perenti http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262206 Joshua Perenti Fri, 04 May 2007 11:42:59 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262206 I have to agree, such a shame Torley used to give striaght answers. But as almost all have said, the only responses we got were: 1) - look at the blog 2) - Look at Jira We all already do that and still have questions, questions that were posted in the forum and never got answered. Total PR excercise, personally i think they should really get to grips with the fact that they are on the edge, much more and people will cut thier loses! Cory, Jeska, Torley - such a shame, such a wasted oppertunity to make back some lost ground with your customers. Hope you've got those CV's up to date. I have to agree, such a shame Torley used to give striaght answers. But as almost all have said, the only responses we got were:

1) - look at the blog
2) - Look at Jira

We all already do that and still have questions, questions that were posted in the forum and never got answered.

Total PR excercise, personally i think they should really get to grips with the fact that they are on the edge, much more and people will cut thier loses! Cory, Jeska, Torley - such a shame, such a wasted oppertunity to make back some lost ground with your customers.

Hope you’ve got those CV’s up to date.

]]> By: alexia cournoyer http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262199 alexia cournoyer Fri, 04 May 2007 11:36:54 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262199 Did I read it correctly that LL developers have just discovered the benefits of unit testing??? *bites tongue* You'll notice also that the focus is on the technical. LL still don't understand that teleporting and friends lists are actually part of the critical infrastructure of the game too. They still don't seem to demonstrate a business understanding of their clients needs. Perhaps investing in (or training up) someone who can do basic risk assessment and help them understand the difference between project and business risk may help them target a little more efficiently and effectively. Putting 69% of developers (and rising) on scalability issues is scary.. unless the definition of scalability is so broad that it encompasses all the other 'critical' problems. assuming they have some kind of process to correctly identify what is critical. Did I read it correctly that LL developers have just discovered the benefits of unit testing??? *bites tongue*

You’ll notice also that the focus is on the technical. LL still don’t understand that teleporting and friends lists are actually part of the critical infrastructure of the game too.

They still don’t seem to demonstrate a business understanding of their clients needs. Perhaps investing in (or training up) someone who can do basic risk assessment and help them understand the difference between project and business risk may help them target a little more efficiently and effectively.

Putting 69% of developers (and rising) on scalability issues is scary.. unless the definition of scalability is so broad that it encompasses all the other ‘critical’ problems. assuming they have some kind of process to correctly identify what is critical.

]]> By: Raban Laborde http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262191 Raban Laborde Fri, 04 May 2007 11:27:48 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262191 After reading the answer to the open letter project, i was impressed in a positive manner.... reading the transscript turns this 180 degree's. A lot hot air, vapourware .. phrase bingo. Conclusion in a short sentence: We are perfect, and all loosig inventory items, crashes and more are all our fault... Disappointing. After reading the answer to the open letter project, i was impressed in a positive manner…. reading the transscript turns this 180 degree’s. A lot hot air, vapourware .. phrase bingo.

Conclusion in a short sentence: We are perfect, and all loosig inventory items, crashes and more are all our fault…

Disappointing.

]]> By: Grow http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262160 Grow Fri, 04 May 2007 11:16:28 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262160 Gah, why cant we mute Usagi in the blog? Muted him/her in the forums and was hoping it would carry through to here :( Sorry to be off topic but wanted to get that in before he'she floods this blog and shuts it by filling it up Gah, why cant we mute Usagi in the blog? Muted him/her in the forums and was hoping it would carry through to here :( Sorry to be off topic but wanted to get that in before he’she floods this blog and shuts it by filling it up

]]> By: AWM Mars http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262114 AWM Mars Fri, 04 May 2007 10:59:05 +0000 http://lindenlab.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/transcript-cory-linden-town-hall/#comment-262114 From what I read of the transcript, Corey could have kept his answers to just 2... Read the Blogs,, and bug report... thank you Residents of SL. Scalability is only being discussed for the future after the massive drive to get over 6 million accounts? Perfect representation of Fire Fighting, rather than sound business planning. I am glad I couldn't make the meeting.. if anyone felt satisfied with any answers offered.. please fill me on, as I appeared to have missed that part. From what I read of the transcript, Corey could have kept his answers to just 2… Read the Blogs,, and bug report… thank you Residents of SL.

Scalability is only being discussed for the future after the massive drive to get over 6 million accounts? Perfect representation of Fire Fighting, rather than sound business planning.

I am glad I couldn’t make the meeting.. if anyone felt satisfied with any answers offered.. please fill me on, as I appeared to have missed that part.

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