Comments on: ABC island hits a snag http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:07:40 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: A year ago on The Metaverse Journal : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-93997 A year ago on The Metaverse Journal : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service Wed, 21 May 2008 14:21:41 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-93997 [...] Island hit a snag, garnering a fair amount of mainstream media attention, claims of griefing attacks and the odd [...] [...] Island hit a snag, garnering a fair amount of mainstream media attention, claims of griefing attacks and the odd [...]

]]> By: Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 1 : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-23804 Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 1 : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:39:50 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-23804 [...] from people typing terms like ‘child pornography’ into search engines. - ABC Island had some problems. We were one of the only media outlets to not claim the problems were griefing - even ABC News ran [...] [...] from people typing terms like ‘child pornography’ into search engines. – ABC Island had some problems. We were one of the only media outlets to not claim the problems were griefing – even ABC News ran [...]

]]> By: News.com.au - Terrorists in SL http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-10814 News.com.au - Terrorists in SL Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:32:32 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-10814 [...] article starts off regurgitating the (as yet unconfirmed) accusation that the 22nd May issues with ABC Island were due to a ‘bomb’. Then it goes further downhill from there, describing how [...] [...] article starts off regurgitating the (as yet unconfirmed) accusation that the 22nd May issues with ABC Island were due to a ‘bomb’. Then it goes further downhill from there, describing how [...]

]]> By: Marsoups http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-135919 Marsoups Sat, 26 May 2007 06:27:34 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-135919 Glad it all got sorted out in the end....<br><br>Very strange that somebody managed to get all those permissions... I guess it's a reminder to keep your passwords secure and to never ever share your passwords with anyone! Glad it all got sorted out in the end….

Very strange that somebody managed to get all those permissions… I guess it’s a reminder to keep your passwords secure and to never ever share your passwords with anyone!

]]> By: Marsoups http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-5855 Marsoups Sat, 26 May 2007 05:27:34 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-5855 Glad it all got sorted out in the end.... Very strange that somebody managed to get all those permissions... I guess it's a reminder to keep your passwords secure and to never ever share your passwords with anyone! Glad it all got sorted out in the end….

Very strange that somebody managed to get all those permissions… I guess it’s a reminder to keep your passwords secure and to never ever share your passwords with anyone!

]]> By: Abi Goldflake http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-135918 Abi Goldflake Wed, 23 May 2007 14:57:55 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-135918 hi, just responding to Skribe's comments. The sandbox is certainly the riskiest part of the island because it means the ABC allows visitors to take part in the creative process too. It seems to have become a social hangout space because of the freedom allowed (people can rez stuff from their inventory and create spontaneous parties and gatherings). The figures show that this is the most popular part of the island - precisely because of this freedom. We are as surprised as anyone by this - so it's certainly not a case that we're putting the sandbox there to inflate the figures. We're learning about this environment as we go - feedback from the community and the traffic figures help us work out what's working and what's not. So far our view is that while the sandbox brings risks, the benefits of the strong community that has built up and the interest in events, competitions, Prim School etc significantly outweigh these risks. We are still investigating the cause of yesterday's events but there is no indication that it was linked to the sandbox specifically. Always good to hear your thoughts, Skribe - keep them coming :) hi, just responding to Skribe’s comments. The sandbox is certainly the riskiest part of the island because it means the ABC allows visitors to take part in the creative process too. It seems to have become a social hangout space because of the freedom allowed (people can rez stuff from their inventory and create spontaneous parties and gatherings). The figures show that this is the most popular part of the island – precisely because of this freedom. We are as surprised as anyone by this – so it’s certainly not a case that we’re putting the sandbox there to inflate the figures. We’re learning about this environment as we go – feedback from the community and the traffic figures help us work out what’s working and what’s not. So far our view is that while the sandbox brings risks, the benefits of the strong community that has built up and the interest in events, competitions, Prim School etc significantly outweigh these risks. We are still investigating the cause of yesterday’s events but there is no indication that it was linked to the sandbox specifically. Always good to hear your thoughts, Skribe – keep them coming :)

]]> By: Abi Goldflake http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/comment-page-1/#comment-5818 Abi Goldflake Wed, 23 May 2007 13:57:55 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/05/22/abc-island-hits-a-snag/#comment-5818 hi, just responding to Skribe's comments. The sandbox is certainly the riskiest part of the island because it means the ABC allows visitors to take part in the creative process too. It seems to have become a social hangout space because of the freedom allowed (people can rez stuff from their inventory and create spontaneous parties and gatherings). The figures show that this is the most popular part of the island - precisely because of this freedom. We are as surprised as anyone by this - so it's certainly not a case that we're putting the sandbox there to inflate the figures. We're learning about this environment as we go - feedback from the community and the traffic figures help us work out what's working and what's not. So far our view is that while the sandbox brings risks, the benefits of the strong community that has built up and the interest in events, competitions, Prim School etc significantly outweigh these risks. We are still investigating the cause of yesterday's events but there is no indication that it was linked to the sandbox specifically. Always good to hear your thoughts, Skribe - keep them coming :) hi, just responding to Skribe’s comments. The sandbox is certainly the riskiest part of the island because it means the ABC allows visitors to take part in the creative process too. It seems to have become a social hangout space because of the freedom allowed (people can rez stuff from their inventory and create spontaneous parties and gatherings). The figures show that this is the most popular part of the island – precisely because of this freedom. We are as surprised as anyone by this – so it’s certainly not a case that we’re putting the sandbox there to inflate the figures. We’re learning about this environment as we go – feedback from the community and the traffic figures help us work out what’s working and what’s not. So far our view is that while the sandbox brings risks, the benefits of the strong community that has built up and the interest in events, competitions, Prim School etc significantly outweigh these risks. We are still investigating the cause of yesterday’s events but there is no indication that it was linked to the sandbox specifically. Always good to hear your thoughts, Skribe – keep them coming :)

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