Griefers and SL and You

I wrote this article a few months ago on my main blog.

What does a griefer look like?

Look around, look at the person next to you, a griefer doesn't come with any defined look, nor do they wear a big sign that says "Griefer". The age of an avatar does not necessarily make them a griefer, whilst it is true that griefers make disposable accounts, there will be older residents that have griefed in SL and are still around.

 

A griefer is a player who does things in a game to deliberately cause annoyance ("grief" in the sense of "giving someone grief") for their own enjoyment. Such players are a particular nuisance in online gaming communities, since they often cannot be deterred by penalties related to in-game goals. The term originated in the early 1990s, when online games were growing in popularity.

 

Source = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer

An Interview With - Series

I find, that the best way to find out about anything, is to ask people. So with that in mind, I hope to run a series of notecard interviews with the volunteer staff that keep Lost Eden alive and vibrant.

 

Why a note-card interview, as opposed to a face-to-face interview?

 

Its not feasible to do a sit down interview with staff because we are literally all over the world and arranging time slots to do face-to-face interviews is not practical.

 

So, watch this space.