I quite agree, VT is a fun way to play the share market.
Having played it for more than a year now, I am also voicing my frustration with the slowness of bug fixes (like trading in ex FTSE100 shares, or false data and the resulting confusion) and the relative lack of communication and action by the moderator. Surely, VT wants this game to be a success, for whatever reason, be that commercial, personal, whatever. The best way to do that is make the game fun and hassle free, true to it's promise. I suggest that the problems playing this game have something to do with the rather low number of people playing it. I surely hope that the powers that be sort out the issues, and communicate a bit more with us users.
PS: My Afr.Barrick Gold holding hasn't been fixed yet ;-)