... SO i got a flashlight and stuck it on my ear and the damned thing crawled toward the light. thank god...
Not that I'm keen on getting water in my ear either, but don't you think that might would have gotten it out as well? though I will keep that flashlight idea in mind just in case I get one of those non-fiery critters in there...
... You guys also bring up that it's supposed to be a place of neutrality. But really, when's the last time somebody has actually legitimately RP'd there...
When was the last time all (or even the standard big 6) of the SL world's leaders (village and/or clan) came together someplace for some reason? It's been months, perhaps even a year and some change now? The answer though is more likely than not the same; if the world's leaders don't meet in a neutral location, that neutral location is naturally going to be a little underused.
If you don't get an ant in your ear and you are not experiencing rolling blackouts, chances are, the flashlight is not going to get much use either. But that doesn't mean that you would get rid of the flashlight either.
Eventually the SL world's leaders are going to want to meet again, maybe to discuss RP matterss or just to dick around. I dunno. There are alternatives, but Ninja Central was supposed to be a race-free village (just in case another in-game war broke out) that was centrally located in the SL world (as alway accessible as Konoha, the former capital of the world).
And jut because there hasn't been an in-game war in a long time does not mean that there won't ever be one again; in-game rules are so much easier to comply with (did you PvP so and so and win? Ok then, you kill 'em, score one point) and practically the only way to really have a semi-drawn out war on this site between major powers.