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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Calling all cultures? Not any more]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/" rel="tag">Second Life</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/sl-community-sl5a.jpg" />Remember "<em><a href="http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/05/20/calling-all-cultures-to-the-second-life-5th-birthday-celebration/">Calling all cultures to the Second Life 5th Birthday Celebration</a></em>"? Remember "<em>Celebrating the cultural diversity of Second Life</em>"? How about "<em>This is a Resident-created, Linden Lab-sponsored event, which means that Linden Lab has donated the land and various basic resources, but the rest comes from you, the community. And there is room for many people to get involved</em>"?</p>
<p>Well, not any more. Linden Lab feels their hand (and presumably the attached eye) has been forced. Linden Lab is taking "a more active role in the event."</p>
<p>This means at least one of the groups of communities that has been the mainstay of the previous four anniversary events is being refused participation this year.</p><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Calling all cultures? Not any more</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/">Calling all cultures? Not any more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1210635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/calling-all-cultures-not-any-more/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>linden-lab</category><category>mark-kirk</category><category>second-life</category><category>signpostmarv-martin</category><category>sl-children</category><category>sl-kids</category><category>sl5a</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tateru Nino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
