Your2ndPlace

There are some issues, the model of business in Second Life and their tag line suggests more of a partnership than you'd get with many other business but, I have the fansite guidelines from last year on my computer from when I downloaded the fansite pack. The distinction then was between commerical and non commercial fansites:

"No Branding. You may not use the Linden Lab or Second Life name, or the “Hand” logo, within your masthead or other primary branding for your website.

No Sale of Goods or Services. You may not use the Linden Lab or Second Life name, logos or other marks on any goods or services offered for sale on your website, whether physical, digital or virtual."

These guidelines already existed. Linden Lab have undoubtedly taken a more corporate line in their policy wording, but they have every right to do so. I'd support a campaign to allow the use of "in Second Life", rather than plain SL or inSL but these guidelines are not so greatly different from previous guidelines and as far as bloggers are concerned, these guidelines are aimed at associating products and services with Linden Lab's brands, they aren't aimed at bloggers who just generally want to blog about Second Life.

Poor communication? I agree, I posted on the blog that it was another overnight policy change and was it so difficult to give prior notice, I was told that the 90 days grace period is notice but to me that's not prior notification, this discussion should have been taking place before the policy was annouced.