Think about it: as mentioned in the interview he did with Granny, he *designs* the items and spaces we buy. He has nothing to do with the programming of Home (it’s “core”) and the limits all spaces have. He -- just like we do -- would probably love to see the restriction of items in private spaces raised.

The problem with boycotts are that they rarely affect the ones who make the decisions, but instead affect the people like John, who simply “do the work.” And -- to use the technical term for it -- it would kind of suck if we lost that vital ear, if it came to that.

As for a next time -- I’m fairly confident if such an event(s) happens, it will be in a private space, and if people who are invited still choose to be disruptive, or refuse to let go of topics when the group needs to move on will not be asked back.

And I’m hoping too that in the future, such events will have more advanced notice, and be a bit more specific with the information it is looking to gather.

While it’s 100% up to Sony to correct the situation, one thing the developer mentioned was they won’t be fixed for a “long while.” So we have to expect a continuation of new large private spaces that we simply can not properly decorate, that will end up having barren sections in them. And why should Sony bother… when WE THE PEOPLE simply continue to buy private spaces and furniture items with wild abandon?

I urge all my fellow Homies who care about this situation to simply vote with your wallet. I have been doing this since last year… strangle the revenue stream and someone will react. I’d hate to call it a boycott, but all indications are that may be the ONLY & SOLE way the issue may be rectified.

Stepping back, I’d hope this will become something vaguely regular. Not so much for the gathering of empirical data (which can be skewed by the nature of what questions get posed), but in the more free flowing session like happened after the questions. BUT a better place needs to be found, where the typical disruptive 12-14 year old isn’t allowed. Create a “HSM” user, get a large private space, then add users and over time make sure whomever is added is not disruptive. A LOT more can be gained this way than trying to use a pubic space. Membership in this “advisory group” has to be very much based on being adult.

If I did serve on a Home Advisory Group would I be refered to as a “H.A.G”?