DISQUS

John Hawke · 2 years ago

The is irresponsible journalism. Why does Sloz continue to give this donkey column space to push his on propaganda wheelbarrow, agenda, slander of SL residents that has now, judging for the comments above, turned into cold blooded pure hatred.

I am tired of Vandeverre disgracing our countries name, he is a very sick man. He has done enough damage without Sloz support, why doesn't Sloz actually go out an interview Vandeverre opponents for a change. That would be responsible.

I will no longer read your webpage, I am tired of it biased, right wing, views.

Anon · 2 years ago

This interview is filled with nothing but lies.

All the companies on the official list whom delisted were key elements to WSE's success. The reason why they delisted was not because of a breach of the Terms of Service but because they opened their eyes to the lies that Luke has been feeding them.

Other stock exchanges are much better than the WSE, ethically and the way it runs. Luke is implementing WIC's. It is a way that you are forced to convert your Lindens into his fictional currency so that when he steals all of it, he cannot get any trouble from the Lindens.

If Luke does implement Real Life companies into the WSE in the future he will be flooded with lawsuits for his wrong doing.

WSE IS A FAILED PROJECT. LUKE CHANGES THE TERMS OF SERVICE DAILY TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM LAWSUITS. DON'T LET THIS MONSTER CONTINUE TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND MOVE TO A MORE REASONABLE EXCHANGE! ONE WITH A MORAL AND ETHICAL INTEGRITY TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE CITIZENS OF SECOND LIFE! NOT TO GROW AN EMPIRE!

TateruNino · 2 years ago

I don't know whether it's the truth or not (and, actually, it doesn't interest me either way), but the way things were said left me with a very negative impression overall.

I think Luke needs a PR bunny.

Apollo Case · 2 years ago

I think its interesting to read this interview with WSE in the context of what is happening at Ginko Financial too. The Second Life Herald has a long interview with two "executives from Ginko at http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2007/08/gin...

One of them was Nicholas Portocarrero Ginko's the CEO of Ginko and the largest shareholder in Hope Capital (operator of the WSE). Through it all, he is still refusing to give financial statements of what is happening at Ginko. This as the Herald claims that Ginko owes 200 million Lindens ($US740,000) and can pay only 1 million Lindens per day.

More transparency, competence, and accountability should be demanded from anyone that wants to set up a financial institution. That demand can come from those that want to invest in these "institutions" in any meaningful way.

Pedro Hortacio · 2 years ago

I read this in the so called "Hope Capital Virtues"

Respect
We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy. We treat others with dignity and honour the rules of our family, school and nation. Respect yourself, and others will respect you.

Then I read this in the interview above about WSe competitor, the ISE:

"No, the other startup exchanges are simply a poor attempt to try and copy the WSE with what recources they have available to them along with using questionable tactics to acquire customers in order to try and gain a share of the potential fictional currency profits that come from the trading commissions."

Practice what you preach Vandeverre.

What a pathetic human being.

Nobody Fugazi · 2 years ago

actually, there's a strong link between WSE and Ginko Financial.

http://www.your2ndplace.com/node/354

Cybertek Warrior · 2 years ago

As being the CEO of one of the companies that left WSE, for ISE, the reason that I moved my company from the WSE was from the lack of professionalism on behalf of the WSE in the way that they handled the whole situation. As for the WSE being the only Exchange left I highly doubt it, and as for investors being mad about the companies moving to other exchanges, most of mine approved the move as they had lost faith in the WSE. The WSE needs to serious look at companies that are going for IPO, most are people hoping to raise money to start a company, not how RL IPOs work. I personally feel that the ISE will grow to match the size of the WSE and perhaps overtake it.

ISEX · 2 years ago

I do not see that other exchanges are better.

I informed ISEX that the founder of BBIB and DVI sold all his shares of his own company in WSE and run away.

He made many annoucements and way lying towards the shareholder.

He is doing now the exactly same, but ISEX doens'nt care about.

Former SL player · 2 years ago

For any stock exchange in second life to ever really have success there need to be paper contracts and law!

until then I believe in none of them!

These exchanges are (as the man says) fictive games, same goes for the company's listed on them, it won't ever succeed. There is in fact nothing to invest in, and anyone believing they will ever make money of these shares has been playing to much of this game and probably needs medication.

Invest in RL company's! It's safer, more fun and actually has a future.