Lovingly dedicated to the memory of the victims and brave souls who lost their lives in an atrocity that shook the world on September 11th, 2001.
Brand new clothing for Signature Gianni, Belleza, Slink and Classic Avatars!
The incredibly generous people from 'No Shot' fashion, have created and donated ten brand new and exclusive Male clothing items to the Freebie Megastore.
This male clothing is exclusive to London City and won't be seen anywhere else in Second Life, and they are available completely Free of charge!
Visit Freebie Megastore to collect these items http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/104/212/24
and please visit the No Shot store for other free items and introductory offers
Our builders have been busy rebuilding the London City Community Gateway, from the ground up.
Based on real life Hyde Park, the largest green space in London, the new Gateway build offers a fun way to impart information to new residents, as well as engaging them in various activities to be found in the region.
Hyde Park, built in 1637, is steeped in history, and where possible we have included as many features that you would expect to find in the park, with handy (i)nfo icons that can be clicked for information about each attraction.
We have also included the beautiful Chinese Pagoda, the Diana Memorial, The old Police house and a nod to Battersea funfair, whilst including tours and information boards to assist new residents on their initial visit.
Residents can visit the Dell Cafe and the Lido with their friends, ride a hot air balloon, and even try taming an eagle! If they get stuck, specific help boards will assist, can be clicked for more information, and also a link back the relevant knowledge base for expanded help.
In concert on Saturday: Dolly Parton, the Tribute show in London City.
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| 2011 - Buildings destroyed in Croydon during London Riots |
Today commemorates the 10th anniversary of the London Riots, which lasted from 8th to 11th August 2011.
Living in the London area, this was very much on our doorstep and fellow Londoners will remember just how frightening it was, to see huge gangs of thugs smashing up everything they saw, looting every shop they went past and then torching buildings and peoples homes, massively overwhelming the police for those 5 days.
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| Our World's Worst Gacha to be destroyed!? |
In a decision bound to cause severe upset, Linden Lab has blogged that the immensely popular Gacha systems used by thousands of content creators, will cease to be allowed beyond August 31st.
The post reads:
Due to a changing regulatory climate, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to sunset a very popular sales mechanism for content in Second Life. It’s widely known as "gacha", and is defined by a chance-based outcome as a result of a payment.
We know that creators plan their content releases far in advance and will need to re-tool their products, so to mitigate the impact to those affected, we are giving a 30-day grace period, until midnight SLT on August 31. After that time, selling content via gacha machines will no longer be permitted in Second Life. Enforcement won’t start until September 1; after that date an Abuse Report for “Gaming Policy Violation” will be the preferred method of reporting this content to Linden Lab.
We will continue to allow any sales where a payment is given for a known item, which means that items that had been purchased as “gacha” will be allowed to be re-sold as long as the buyer knows in advance the item and quantity they will receive. We will, of course, still allow fatpacks, and any other currently-allowed distribution mechanisms.
We did not make this decision lightly and we understand that it will impact creators as well as event organizers and certainly the shoppers! We look forward to fun creative ways of engagement that will come instead.
We realize that this announcement may leave the community with questions. This forum thread is going to be monitored and we will answer any related questions in there.
