Hello readers,
This blog post does not fill me with the greatest of confidence, to say shocked is an understatement I saw a bad side of second life for sure, maybe bad is not the right word but not a pleasant experience for sure. First and foremost it has never been my intention, to cause any trouble in world. I like to get along with everyone where I can, I enjoy meeting new people and socialising where possible.
In RL being originally british, sometimes I can get a little homesick, and in world came across London Soho, so i decided to go and check the place out.
I had only been in there for a few minutes and saw a paddling pool, I walked over to it and sat on the edge watching the fish swim around, when next minute I was removed from the place.
I had no the faintest idea what happened and why it happened but I have a fb account for my avi and went on the second life friends group to ask if anyone knew what could have caused it. I had a few suggestions back that it could be I was new, or my voice was on, or I was afk!!
Then someone who was a little bit off with me said I must know because you don't get banned for no reason, where as other people said that some sims can outright ban you if the owner chooses and they don't have to give a reason why, and that is ok I understand that.
Some people even said that they don't go to such places because of the trouble it causes, I can completely understand why that is now. In the end I decided to let it go and to move on and not think about it any more, in RL I remember why I left the UK and it kind of reinforces it with what happened here.
So then this morning.
I hopped on facebook when it seems the CEO of London Sim contacted me publicly and accused me of Spamming the group and messaging people about who I work for. I have not the faintest idea why or where they got there accusations from, so I called them out on facebook and asked them to provide evidence that I was spamming the group and to whom I was sending IM's to.
Needless to say I have not had a reply since I called them out on it and simply put it this way, that if they are going to accuse me of doing something they better have evidence to make such an accusation, because if they don't that is exactly what it is an accusation, I am not a trouble maker, I don't cause trouble if anything I am strongly against it.
I have been fortunate to not have come across griefers (trolls) as yet, but when you are thrown slander at and accused of doing things you have not done, then do those people also come under the same category I wonder.
What I have learned.
There are some great places in second life, where people are kind and helpful and considerate, at the same time there are places where people are quite the opposite, I am glad of the ban at London Soho because if those are the types of people running the place, unsupportive to newbies, unhelpful and inconsiderate, I don't really want to be going to such places anyway.
Which is kind of a shame because I know people visiting are probably great people who I don't have the opportunity to meet now. So in conclusion readers if you happen to stumble on the misfortune of this happening to you, see it as a blessing nothing more, because you are worth so much more than that. Never let someone drag you down to their level, if you have done nothing wrong know in your self you have done nothing wrong.
Update
I have just recieved word from the London City Governor who advised because I chose to go public on facebook with this it was considered ill mannered, and it was because I had a titler on my head advertising for newbies and rentals which I had just finished work and did not remove it.
So I sent them this reponse.
To Whom it may concern.
1. I am 39 days old never been banned from anywhere. When you are banned and new and seeking help what would you do because I tried to contact you and all methods of communication were blocked?
Is this how you treat newbies because if it is, im glad im banned.
2 I did not realise I still had the titler on, I had just finished work, all you had to do was ask me to remove the titler and I would have gladly done it, im not a troll or a griefer.
I have been called a spammer in facebook, by one of your team . I did not bad mouth you I was just looking for help as to why I was banned.
3 I really do not appreciate one of your team calling me a spammer in facebook I have not been disrespectful to you at all, if this is what it took to find out the reason why, its kind of a joke.
I am very sorry it has come to this I would have thought we were adults and could have sorted this out. Clearly that is not the case I hope you take these points on board as feedback in the future.
And in saying that readers as the title suggests, be careful about where you go, what you say and what you do!!