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ABC: Island damage ‘server error’ not griefing

June 7, 2007 by Metaverse Journal Editor 6 Comments

The ABC’s Abi Goldflake has clarified the cause of the damage done to ABC Island on 22nd May:

“We’ve now finished investigating the ‘griefing’ episode on ABC Island on 22 May with Linden Labs. I’d like to set the record straight publicly here. It was definitely not a deliberate act of vandalism but was in fact a server error caused by the island crashing during a routine back-up. Linden Labs were able to restore the island to its normal state through a rollback a few hours after we requested it. Despite some inaccurate stories in the press, there was no cost or long-term damage to the ABC Island. As I said at the time, we’re very grateful that we have such a strong community on the island who alerted us to the problem and were on hand all day to help with the situation.”

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As we reported at the time, we believed the damage was unknown rather than griefing-related. Either way it has indeed been a great example of members of the Australian SL community working together.

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Filed Under: Australian News, The Archive, Virtual Worlds Tagged With: ABC, community, griefing

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  1. Tateru Nino says

    June 8, 2007 at 12:13 am

    Good call it was, too!

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  2. Tateru Nino says

    June 7, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Good call it was, too!

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  3. Earnest Candour says

    June 8, 2007 at 3:38 am

    Well, far less dramatic, but more plausible. I guess if it were griefers they would have made some machinima about it and stuck it up on YouTube or something.

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  4. skribe Forti says

    June 8, 2007 at 2:23 pm

    I still say it was Wolfie with a bad attack of the munchies. Eats a kid a day apparently. Maybe a sim or two every now and then as well =).

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  5. skribe Forti says

    June 8, 2007 at 12:23 am

    I still say it was Wolfie with a bad attack of the munchies. Eats a kid a day apparently. Maybe a sim or two every now and then as well =).

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  6. Earnest Candour says

    June 8, 2007 at 5:38 pm

    Well, far less dramatic, but more plausible. I guess if it were griefers they would have made some machinima about it and stuck it up on YouTube or something.

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