I was "Banned," for a minor infraction according to the EULA. I later found out through a member who is still in RLC, that my ban was for five statute years! That is years as the United States Government counts them ! I had been a good citizen for over three years at $20.00/mo.

I used a (four letter word), not the one you would expect at all in a playful way in context of a conversation with friends whom I knew very well. A "Controller," barged into my virtual residence as we were discussing the hanging of Raphiael's "The School of Athens," in my greatroom. OBTW, my greatroom HAD portraits of HH Dalai Lama, Gruenvaldts Isenheim alterpiece, "The Risen Christ," Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, The formal portrait, "The Signing of The Declaration of Independence" and Mona Lisa, and more of the same ilk.

Without so much as a "May we talk in private," the "Controller" said these precise words: "You are Banned." Instantly My computer Desktop replaces my Virtual World. Attempts to resolve the issue have met with terse responses which paraphrased might amount to, "Shut Up and Go Away! Your account will not be reinstated." Subsequently after much pestering, I was charged with "Gross violations of the EULA," including some unseemly stuff. Later thirteen friends defended me to World Control. Six of them were Banned as well. How do I know this? We have established a Yahoo Chats which we merged.

I had converted my virtual money to $$US_Dollars$$ and was prepairing to take out $200.00 in the form of a United States Postal Money Order. Attempts to recover my lawful money have met with no success whatsoever ! Continued pestering of WorldControl has resulted in my e-mails now being refused. Yes, WorldControl has my money and they won't even talk to me. Letters sent Registered Mail, Return Receipt are returned by the USPO as "Undelivered, or Refused."

Their Corporate office is in Vancouver, British Columbia, so I was told. I have that because a payment option is to send a USPS Money Order. A Google Earth of the address indicates a building of some kind. That is all I know.