It's official: April 17th will be Remembrance Day in Second Life

[Update: Changed 'officially planned' to 'made recognition'] For those who recall, there was a recommendation put forth from the Second Life community that April 17th be a day of remembrance for Ginny Talamasca, as reported here. I'm as amazed as anyone when I say that Linden Lab has stepped up to the call to action and made recognition of the 17th as a remembrance day -- just not specifically for Ginny. From Robin Linden, VP of Marketing and Community Development:

"We think it's a wonderful idea to have an annual day of remembrance in Second Life, to honor everyone we may have lost through the year," Harper wrote. "We're happy to have that day be on April 17. In addition, we'd like to donate (two island sims) for the purpose of holding any memorial type events ... It's our feeling that such a day will enrich Second Life, and the loss of Ginny is a reminder how important it is that we remember all our friends -- hence the move to a broader recognition day."

I think this is a wonderful thing, but I do wonder if it was something LL felt pressured into doing, rather than something that ought to have been in planning all along and just received the push from the residents. While there's no word on what this day will be called, or what these proposed sims will contain or look like, this move could help LL's perceived reputation as hands-off, draconian landlords.

[Via news.com]