One way to fix this "problem" is for LL to enable tenants of rented-out sims to directly take over payment of tier. But of course, if any one tenant quits paying, there's still the risk that the sim tier won't be paid, and I doubt anyone thinks LL should offer the sim for free.
I did already reply offlist to this pointing out how offtopic it is though, and pointing out that LL have no contract with tenants of rental regions - tenants of such regions are thus not customers. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Stickman <stick...@gmail.com> wrote: >> It makes >> no sense whatsoever. > > It makes some sense. It promotes a reseller market, creating an > economy that otherwise wouldn't exist by requiring a middleman. > > I won't say I agree with it, but I don't really consider it something > I need to make a strong decision on. > >> Aleric's gripe is that if LL didnt have the policy in place she/he would >> have paid their money happily directly to LL with the consequence that >> he/she would still be on the land that they had "occupied" for over a >> yr, had much invested in and had some sentimental value to them. > > Aleric is not the first person to have suffered land being swept out > from under them. I've had more than one set of friends that almost had > it happen to them. > >> That you feel that this doesn't actually disrespect users or customers >> of LL's is a sad indictment on your logical abilities. > > This is a problem that LL should have addressed already, yes. One way > it can be addressed by providing resellers, or those that purchase > land from resellers, with more information. Suggesting a contract > template between renter and reseller to protect each with some level > of protection might also be a good idea. A legal recourse to follow > when someone breaks their contract, either landlord or renter, is > better than impotence. > > I don't know why LL doesn't sell Homesteads to the average resident. > It might be intentional, it might be a legacy policy that hasn't been > reevaluated and cleared up yet. But it's still possible to work within > the system and not get screwed over. There just needs to be more > education about the existing system. > > My heart goes out to Aleric, and I hope this can be resolved > positively. It won't be resolved on this list, though. > > Jack Linden's office hours might be the best place to bring it up (I'm > not sure). Thursdays at 11am. > http://slurl.com/secondlife/Linden%20Estate%20Services/213/107/49 > > Submitting a ticket asking for a deferral on the actual deletion of > the sim ASAP is a good place to start. > > Finding a new "Homestead holder" and talking with the old reseller to > get the sim transferred over is your best bet to salvage it. There's a > US$100 or L$28000 fee to transfer, but it's better than losing it. > > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Private_Region_Transfer_FAQ > > Good luck. > > -Stickman > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -- “Lanie, I’m going to print more printers. Lots more printers. One for everyone. That’s worth going to jail for. That’s worth anything.” - Printcrime by Cory Doctrow Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
