Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - March 2014 | Page 67

Second Life Marketplace - Who’s Watching the Store? - p6

Jones: It's not safe. It's really not safe. I'm
not going to make any more major
purchases from Marketplace. It's a sad
state for new mesh designer who comes to
Marketplace to sell their wares. No one is
going to know them, trust them or want to
buy from them. We constantly have to try
to find the next mesh designer for our
store's Now, you can't trust anyone and
you have to s ck with a small group of
people. The whole of Second Life is about
crea ng and being crea ve—or at least it
used to be. The essence of Second Life is
dying. Everything is about stealing.
The cheeky thing is the thieves know they
will get away with it because Linden Lab
will do nothing, and that makes my blood
boil. This problem will grow exponen ally
as thieves become more brazen, like the
woman I dealt with, and more confident
that Linden Lab will do nothing to stop
them. A er all, why shouldn't they be
confident, Linden Lab has made it a policy
to do … nothing.

having access to trustworthy new mesh
designers is going to hurt the Second Life
fashion industry.
Sabra: What ac ons will LivGlam take to
protect itself from future Marketplace
fraud?
Jones: LivGlam will not buy any exclusive
or semi-exclusive mesh that does not have
demos available.
Sabra: Samantha, you are, by far, not the
first creator I've had this discussion with.
The others will not take this public where it
can have a bright, cleansing light shined
upon it. They are too fearful. They fear
retribu on from the thieves and even
more so from Linden Lab itself. Why are
you s cking your neck out?
Jones: I paid Linden Lab good money. I pay
the Marketplace vendors good money. I
work hard for those L's. I want what I paid
for. It's just wrong.

Sabra: What ac ons do you suggest that
Second Life creators take to protect
themselves? What do you think Linden
Lab should do to protect Marketplace
users?
Jones: Un l Linden Lab takes charge and
makes Marketplace secure, I suggest we
boyco and don't make any more major
purchases on Marketplace. Build
rela onships with mesh designers.
LivGlam creates so much content it's really
difficult for them to keep up with us. Not
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