I have been developing a virtual world since May but not alone. I include the hypergate community and the grid residents. Grid development is not a get-rich-quick scheme or an opportunity to boss people around. After 8 years of developing venues in Second Life with over 100 staff persons, I know that it takes the community to "run" a large project like a grid, not a bunch of admins with fancy titles. The grid-owner's partner is the company that provides the server services. If there is no communication or trust between these two, then the grid residents are the ones that suffer. A grid-owner's time is best spent developing inclusive volunteer and incentive programs within the grid community, marketing the grid and listening and responding to the wants and needs of the grid residents.
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