Comments on: Reader Roundtable: The Metaverse Republic

By: Vigilantism and Self-Governance in Virtual Worlds « Criminal Law in the Virtual Context

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:17:31 +0000

[...] [10] Comment by Mike Gunderloy, July 17, 2007 at 5:11 p.m., http://virtuallyblind.com/2007/07/17/reader-roundtable-metaverse-republic/ [...]

By: “We teh People” « Ilse’s Blog

“We teh People” « Ilse’s Blog — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:29:34 +0000

[...] in virtual worlds than they do now. I’m not too worried about that anymore. Judging by the overwhelmingly negative response on the roundtable post at Virtually Blind, they’re going to have a very uphill battle trying [...]

By: Does Second Life need a Republic? : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:07:37 +0000

[...] Virtually Blind blog has an interesting discussion underway on the whole concept. What do you think – does Second Life need a [...]

By: SLJustice

SLJustice — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:04:35 +0000

Dedicated to virtual freedom.

http://slcongress.com

SLJustice

By: Metaverse Republic: un sistema legale per Second Life by my Second Life

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:02:12 +0000

[...] Il progetto ha ora in programma di completare la stesura di una costituzione, e mettere in funzione tutti i diversi organismi previsti. Per i dettagli, vi consigliamo di consultare l’Executive Summary (in inglese), e le altre informazioni che potete trovare sul sito MetaverseRepublic.org. Potete trovare altre notizie in inglese su Metaversed.com (intervista podcast di Nick Wilson a Mondrian Lykin) e VirtuallyBlind (tavola rotonda con i lettori da parte di Benjamin Duranske). [...]

By: nectarine

nectarine — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:26:15 +0000

Euck!
Isn’t that kind of political gaming what Eve Online is for? Except there it has a point.

It just oozes pretension.

By: Ashcroft Burnham

Ashcroft Burnham — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:12:47 +0000

Ben, excellent response and analysis: as you point out, both the need for the system and whether it will be good and/or effective are determined by economics. ♦

By: Benjamin Duranske

Benjamin Duranske — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:56:10 +0000

Tony Walsh has a post up on this now. He asks a couple of questions I’d not yet considered: Are the judges paid? And if so, by whom? Good questions, especially if you’re concerned about the potential for bias/abuse of process, which a number of people seem to be.

Here’s a link to his post.

By: Mondrian Lykin

Mondrian Lykin — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:31:28 +0000

Thanks Benjamin, that is exactly what I tried to explain in the first interview you mentioned, the one Nick Wilson (who I agree, is good as an interviewer) made to me about the Metaverse Republic. On top of what you say, and to answer Profoky’s objections, I would like to stress one thing: there is a parliament who will be elected by the very people who use the system, who is basically going to decide on what the judges will judge on. We, as the Metaverse Republic, for the reason that we are not elected, are going to provide a framework, a constitution, in which all these powers will operate, subject to the decisions taken by the different bodies of the Metaverse Republic.

To answer your first questions (comment #1): other avatars involved in the project include Michel Manen and Kristy Laval. Those, together with Ashcroft Burnham and me, are going to work in the three teams we structured ourselves into. And yes, we are willing to take any question your readers would like to submit. Feedback is very welcome in this phase of the project.

By: The Metaverse Republic - » Virtually Blind on the Metaverse Republic

The Metaverse Republic - » Virtually Blind on the Metaverse Republic — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:16:03 +0000

[...] Following our recent public launch of the project that will lead to the creation of the constitution of the Metaverse Republic, Benjamin Duranske started a reader roundtable on his blog, the well-known Virtually Blind. You can follow and partecipate in the discussion on Benjamin’s blog. We are eager to have your feedback, so don’t hesitate! Related PostsNo related posts [...]