I actually do agree that halting auto-demo, in general, is a stupid decision. It makes sense on paper, life isn't fair, these people may be loyal customers had the real world not screwed them, and why should SE pile on the suffering? But that kind of falls apart when you remember it's just a game. Anyone who can't manage to get online for the three months it takes for Auto-demo to kick in probably has bigger problems than their virtual doll-house going away. Meanwhile, it opens up people sitting on plots forever, either unintentionally, or purposefully, such as people buying with alts to flip them, locking out those of us who *can* pay.