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I am looking forwards to someone going to jail. I think there are the following wake up calls to come yet for second life.

* Some one going to jail
* Class action suit versus Linden or one of the ponzi-schemes
* Regulation, Lindens are declared a virtual currency 'not software licenses'
* A mainland sim being sold for less than a private island
* A mainland sim *not* being sold at auction

I think i read (probably here or on a link from this excellent blog), 'even now the banks are offering returns of 44% pa', if it was that good why havent r/l mutual or hedge funds got involved. I interpret that to be, theres no such thing as a free lunch.

I am concerned that even things like the BCX forum (which i commend) and SLEC is that its in the main the same old people. I dont know who to trust, who they are, and what makes them credible. Thats speaking as Zal the S/L resident. If i were to take a step back to Me in First life, would i recommend anyone bringing their 1st life business into SL right now.

Not until we have some of the following

* Commercial Quality Service Levels. 99.5% is the norm for e-commerce, tending to minimum
* Consistent Quality of code testing
* Consistent User Experience
* Some Experience Regulation
* Some Population Density

In all of this, we have talked about transparency of these 'banks and exchanges'. Linden also obfuscates itself. Its policies, its people, its financial positions, its technical problems. Its all too easy to hide.

Am I quitting SL, its only just getting interesting now..

Zal Chevalier