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Kin Keiko update

By Celebrity Trollop | August 15, 2006

I probably don’t need to send traffic Hamlet Au’s way (love the title of your post, by the way, Hammy), but he’s posted Linden Lab’s version of the Kin Keiko fiasco. Daniel Linden writes:

“The [Kin Keiko] account appears to be closely associated with a series of account that were previously expelled from Second Life for behavior and fraud,” Linden Lab Director of Community Services Daniel Linden tells me by e-mail. “Our staff are reviewing that association, and will return the account to active status if assertions about the account’s use and ownership can be verified…”

The whole mess is really sort of silly — I can understand why Linden Labs wants to make sure expelled people stay that way, but it does seem to outsiders like arbitrary and capricious “justice.” Push gun griefers might get sent to the corn field for a week, but Kin Keiko gets IP banned? Crazy.

You know what’s really annoying though? I only have like two Kin hairs in my inventory! Talk about limited editions. Well, I hope they aren’t limited for long.

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3 Responses to “Kin Keiko update”

  1. Makes me glad I bought almost her entire store awhile back.

    *phew*

    Posted by: Soleil on August 16th, 2006 at 8:05 am

  2. So this is my question to everyone. If you are a content creator, a really good content creator does that mean that the rules should not apply to you? Let LL investigate. I am so sick of everyone behaving as if they know Kin is some kind of saint. Do you see her account was linked to a string of acounts suspected of fraud. So because she can make some hair she should be immune? Let LL do their job they must have a reason for banning her.The whole thing is sketchy am surprised that you all choose to gloss over everything because Kin has talent. Give me a break.

    Posted by: Alex on August 16th, 2006 at 9:26 am

  3. I think the real lesson is to never share account info. Billing info, confirmation info, whatever. If that’s shared with another account and the owner of that account breaks rules, you’ll be associated.

    It’s similar to how ISP’s hold the primary account holder responsible for the actions of the secondary account users.

    Posted by: CronoCloud Creeggan on August 16th, 2006 at 9:31 pm