Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.64.0903011845070.21902@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: re: Second Life (sent out today to various parties)
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 18:45:36 -0500 (EST)
I took down my installation in Second Life today and accidently took out the building/materials on the parcel next to it - I thought (assumed) I had full permissions for my area - the installation area - only. I went in with Ian and saw the mess; I think I'm going to stay out of Second Life at this point for a while. I did cover up the gallery floor - I was going to install something else there, and made walkways where needed, but some of the buildings next door and the three cars are gone. This stuff isn't in my inventory; it was deleted. I feel terrible about this - I had no idea that group edits went across parcels and that I had rights elsewhere on Odyssey - I thought Sugar had given me full permission on my land and that was all. But still it was my mistake. Gaz' piece is still there, the Dorkbot amphitheatre and surrounds are there, and the stuff in the sky is still there, but the white structure and floating cars are gone. I know we had talked about opening up everything to anarchic sandboxing, but I hadn't wanted this at all. If there's a way to roll back the sim, that would probably take care of it - in which case someone else should take my objects out - I don't trust myself doing that. In addition there are objects from Beavis floating about - the building was deconstructed of course for the show - and these are still generating particles, even though I took the scripts out. The Museum structure itself is gone for the most part, as it was when I was working there - I was going to put another work in (based on the work I had up in the OCAD Hybrid area that Ian said would interfere with student work - I wanted a place to show it, and was going to work with Selavy Oh there). I'm not sure what else to say - I think I should also stay away from the Ning forum at this point. The last thing I ever want to do is interfere with anyone else's work, even given an anarchic situation. So that's about it, a dismal end to the piece. Please pass this on to any parties who should know about it. Thanks, Alan, and apologies