About - *I* Am Adult Content

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*I* Am Adult Content
Do you feel this: https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/blog/2009/03/12/upcoming-changes-for-adult-content
"Based on our research, we estimate that around 2-4% of content on the mainland would be considered Adult according to our current thinking on defining that."- Cyn Linden
The three parts of The Linden's plan to respond to this belief:
"First, it will provide a way to geographically separate Adult content and activities to a part of the “mainland” designed to accommodate these activities (Estate owners with Adult content on their land will be required to flag their content; they will not be required to move). Second, it will filter search results, so that those who do not wish to see “Adult” results will not. Third, it will require that those who access or see “Adult” content (whether on land or in search) have had their accounts verified – such as by a payment or age verification method."- Cyn Linden
Is this:
Bad for SL? Bad for your SL business?Bad for your freedom of expression? Does your art suffer in this model, whether it is roleplay, photography, design for inworld events and products?Do you find the Linden's claim that only 2-4% of the 'content'in SL is "Adult" positively laughable? Have you been to skin shops that only show clothed bodies to sell skins? Have you noticed that even the words "Club" and "School" have 'adult' locations in the top results by traffic when searched?Do you see it as fair if the changes mean, as it seems they might, that your home or business may be forced to *more expensive* Island land?Will your customer base shrink if you are unable to sell to or serve people who prefer to guard their privacy and not age verify, espescially not via a 3rd party?Do you wonder if the names of some of your groups might get you Abuse Reported?Doubt what tag you might be able to safely wear?Does it seem odd to you that there would be a teen and adult grid and yet a move to make the adult grid 'kid safe'?Do you wonder why the existing Mature Content filters in search aren't adequate already?
Even if you are purely interested in activities that have no sexual or violent component, do you feel such constraints with loose definitions of 'Adult' stifle a natural culture appropriate for a 'second life' escape from reality?
If any of these things are true then please:
-Search for and Join this Group: - *I* Am Adult Content - and get *FREE* stuff! (T-Shirt and Profile/Parcel Image with "2-4% My Ass! - I Am Adult Content" print. Browse group notices when you Join!)- Reduce your time in non "Mature" sims and lower the traffic and fly the tag or where the shirt or both when you are there.- Talk to your friends and send them to: ? to buy get this and related info, buy a shirt or just join the group and get one free.
And. most important of all:
Make a Notecard, Title it (name the notecard in your inventory) "*I* Am Adult Content" and *POLITELY* and in it explain why LL have it all wrong about 2-4% and how this will hurt your experience of SL and where and how much you think it will cost you. Drop that notecard to me, Kyle Steig, Catriana Ninetails and the following Lindens: Cyn Linden, JP Linden, and Blondin Linden... all available at the email addresses (first name)@lindenlab.com (ie. JP@lindenlab.com).
It is VERY, VERY important that what you say to them is said POLITELY and Professionally or it undermines your message.
***DO NOT SPAM!****