Sims Online presidential elections
Alphavilla, the capital city of The Sims Online, is having a presidential election. At issue is the appropriate means of warning newbiess off of scam artists, and threcruitment and training of virtual intelligence agents and cops.Indeed, differing approaches to protecting newbies from scams have evolved as the central issue in the presidential campaign. And while Mr-President seems highly popular and likely to fend off his opponent next month, he could lose to a candidate seen as tougher on scammers.Link (via /.)If she survives Saturday's primary, that candidate could be Ashley Richardson -- the avatar name of a 16-year-old girl named Laura. Of four candidates running in the previous round, she got the most votes out of 213 cast by trumpeting her platform of confronting scammers and giving newbies as much help and welcome as possible.
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Cory Doctorow
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