Talk:Getting Linden Dollars FAQ

Hi, just commenting on the edits I just made.

Nearly all were small. A couple typos. A couple bit of grammar here and there, like proper use of colons and ellipses.

I did correct a half dozen or so misspellings, keeping in mind that the author wrote in the Queen's English, so to speak. When I recognized such spellings - for ex: "favour" instead of "favor" and "summarise" instead of "summarize" I left them in, as they are, in fact, correct somewhere. There were other misspellings that I did correct, not knowing if they were misspelled according to the author's location. An international take on spelling, grammar and tone would be best, but I am not that editor.

I did rephrase a couple sentences for better flow.

The only style change I made was to the last sentence of the gambling discussion. That and a personal disdain for excessive exclamation points.

The one major edit I made was regarding the author's claim of being charged certain fees by PayPal that they felt were unfair. I am not debating the validity of that claim, of course, but as the author rightfully omitted those details and PayPal can not defend themselves, I felt it was inappropriate to leave it in.

I thought it was a great article with as much that I agreed with as there was new information.

All this being said, I strongly disagree with the personal tone of the entire article, even with the bulleted disclaimers at the top of the article. A Wiki is not supposed to be a collection of Op Ed pieces, which this clearly is. This is especially true as we don't know the credentials of the author. Are they a successful SL business-person? I don't know, nor am I challenging them to prove that they are. But without those credentials, the personal tone is improper.

Lastly, this is not a proper "Frequently Asked Questions" page. Either the title or format should be changed.

ColonelKernel Biegeleisen 20:31, 15 May 2008 (PDT)