One of our Resis proposes:
Prop: 1522 22 votes/3 voters
Name: SL Forum Structure Changes
Category: web site
Subcategory: forum
Author: Lethe Naumova
Prop Date: 2006-06-21
Feature Detail:
Firstly, over the past few months, the secondlife.com forums have become an environment of increasing hostility and ego. The forums have become an echo chamber, amplifying the opinions of the few residents who post there, opinions that in no way represent majority or even large minority opinions among Second Life residents. The forums also promote an image of Second Life that is wholly unrealistic and hostile to new residents and posters.
Secondly, as a means of dissemination of information, the forums system is relatively inefficient and ineffective, promoting the spread of dramatic rumor over truth.
Finally, forum moderation uses valuable staff time and server space for little gain for either Linden Lab or Second Life residents.
Therefore, it is proposed that all forum sections except for those used by Linden Labs to directly communicate with residents, namely the ‘Linden Forums’, be closed permanently. This proposal is also in line with Linden Lab's long-standing policy of resident self-organization, as the closing of the majority of the SL forums would encourage the creation of multiple independent resident-run forums, promoting a more diverse discussion of Second Life.
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