AzizaRomana you speak the freaking truth. Linden labs does not do the right or respectful thing which is to speak and communicate with those abused in their virtual world. I have been stalked in Second Life for over a year and it went into real life stalking as well. It doesnt take much for Second Life stalking to go into real life stalking- I dont think Linden Labs understands this. Ive been group stalked as I know there are many people helping to stalk me. I was an dedicated and serious roleplayer. I was a fairy and what I did most of my experience in Second Life was roleplay as a fairy. There are people in Second Life that prey on those who seem vulnerable or sensitive and alot of predatory persons are in roleplay sims. Some of the administration of those sims I believe are corrupt and are aware of the stalking and harassment and don't give a f&@#. Excuse my language
or dont excuse it- cause seriously- when being stalked in Second Life it is like being a labyrinth of hell and there is no one to help you. My stalkers hacked my computer, I still dont know how they did it. I have been told maybe my IP address was taken. I was followed even after making four alts. No matter where I went I was found. Even when I left Second Life to go to other sites such as Solia online, my stalkers followed me there. I thought there was just a stalker group on just about every avatar site, but it wasnt just that- because even on a non-avatar support chat I was found there too- so I know my computer was hacked too.
Linden Labs does not take responsiblity for at least trying to create a safe space for their comunity of residents! its seriously unacceptable. I loved sl and still do. I have met amazing people in Second Life and the freedom and creativity and beauty is uncomparable. Its simply the best avatar site. Its amazing. But seriously- its full of predators and stalkers. its a world where anyone can do anything, even things that arent even illegal in real life- and yet Linden Labs does not understand the need for safety? For moderators? For those to talk to about abuse? Seriously?
Does Second Life not understand that it is not ethical to run a site where there is no one to talk to about abuse, there is no support about abuse. We live in a world where there are mentally ill people and predators, they can hide in Second Life and sites like this because there is no support, they know for a fact they can get away with abuse. They arent even worried. And they make reisidents who are trying to express true creativity and true community in Second Life have a miserable experience. And the ones that are protected are those who are doing wrong in Second Life. I do not understand that. I truely do not. And I am very upset about it, and ive been holding in my emotions about it but not today- and it feels good to feel and to realize how much this has hurt me and how poorly it has been dealt with.
Im sorry for everyone who has gone through this or is going through this.