2 Things i have observed over time, that i believe from a marketing perspective would assistn everyone in sl, Merchants, Lindens and other participants. The First one, is on the front page, when you sign in there should be something about SL being a Community. Because we are a Community this isn't Just a game. yes of course we have games here you can play. But this is a world wide community of creative and interesting individuals. Saying 'Play for Free' makes us sound like, Sega or XBox or an arcarde and it doesn't encourage people to make connections or get a membership and become part of the community. The other thing, is expanding the amount of Groups that a person can join and have on their list.. That is very important to marketing and it's important in making people feel connected and feel like they belong here. I believe raising this number would help both merchants and community organizations because then people wouldn't have to choose one ove rthe other, there would be plenty of room for both. A subscription is very nice, but it's not the same thing as signing your name and seeing it on a list. I would strongly suggest these 2 things be looked in to, to assist the growth of secondl life. Rhiannon Ferraris