As critical as I am of the Sheep for many of their arrogant decisions, I think it’s important that businesses like this exist and do well.

I’m delighted to hear that they are stopping support of the ad network. I don’t see how this ad network can survive without aiding and abetting the 16 m2 microbaron empire that so blights and devalues people’s land purchases all over SL, and often extorts them to “buy back the view”. I think even if the Sheep had had a TOS that tried to avoid placing signs in inappropriate areas (like the 4 corners of 4 pristine waterfront and waterview sims with residential properties, or even on waterfront!), they’d still end up having to somehow be part of the ad blight of SL. I did have several talks with Joel about this problem, I think he did understand the issues, but I never heard a robust assurance that they wouldn’t sell ad spaces to the hordes of 16 m2 extorters.

So while I’m all for advertising capacity to increase in SL, I want it to be regulated, and to be done in such a way that adds value, and doesn’t devalue people’s land purchases and make it impossible to use or sell their land.