New Rules for SL

Written By:MystressAnna Lovenkraft

Many of you may not be aware that big changes are planned for how we live
and work within Second Life. Linden Labs is trying to
force all "Adult content" off of the Mainland to an Adult Mainland
area. Swords .. Guns. Vehicles that
may have weapons .. Skins that show the full Body ... furniture .. Art works and
Art galleries will all be affected.You will no longer have the freedom you now
have in SL. You (and your customers) will
have to give Linden Labs more Info about yourself just to be able access this
content and these areas.For Content creators this is a slow death as new players
will not be able to enjoy, buy, or even view your content. This would also
affect many long standing older players that use free accounts.
This change may happen no matter what we as a
community do, but please, we would like to show Linden Labs that it is not only
2-4% of Second Life areas, Content, and residents that will be
affected.
Thank You MystressAnna Lovenkraft

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https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/blog/2009/03/12/upcoming-changes-for-adult-content
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https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4417&task=knowledge&questionID=6010
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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!****

The New Regime - SL's Censorship

Below is a copy of a notecard I received In-World relating to Linden Labs new policy. I personally have not decided where I stand on this issue. I feel i need to research it myself. I just felt i would post this here to make other residents as well as our magazine readers aware of what may be coming. Below is the note written by Ysandir Dharnen

Hello friends, strangers and friends of friends!I'm sending this note around to inform everyone of the news. If youve already heard, then woo! And I hope you'll add your voice to whichever side youre on. If not, then this is merely a note to give you information, it makes no claims over your opinion, if you choose a side or don't it's up to you. But please take the time to read this, as it intimately involves your Second Life, and your time in this game. Please pass this along to everyone, they have a right to stand up for themselves and take charge of their experiences here on SL.
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Linden Labs has finally done it. There have been rumours, there have been debates, but they have FINALLY bit the big one and done it. After pressuring from what are being called the "Puritan" minority here on SL, with backing from the media, LL has been backed into a corner and has finally decided to shove all of the non PG friendly stuff into one place.
Let me just back up a minute here and clarify. There is a faction (A minority one I might add) of very, very vocal residents on SL who have been lobbying for ages to "clean up" SL. You know them. They are the people who walk into your BDSM clubs and complain about the pictures on the walls and the chains on your girls. They are the "irate mothers/fathers/elderly" who come to dance in your rock clubs and protest at the profanity in your music. They are the ones who screamed at you when you walked into their club in a !PG! sim in a child avatar, calling you out for Age Play you never committed. And now they are at our throats with the Media and politicians who, having a slow news run, have decided to shine the light on SL once more, this time "exposing" its dirty laundry. Namely everything that makes this place fun for the majority of people here.
What does this mean? It means that Linden Labs has decided to pascify the "Puritans". How? By shoving everything we enjoy into a corner and making nearly impossible for 90% of the residents who play on here to actually go enjoy themselves. Let's face it, SL is great at first, but there is precious few things to really keep us entertained after the shiney newness fades. Our hang outs, dance clubs and roleplay groupes, among many other things, are what keep us here. And they want to take it away. All those gun toting RolePlays you like? Gore and Blood is going to go, considered ADULT CONTENT and either shut down or force moved to the new Continent. All of those clubs you like to go to, with the skimpily clad dancers and good music? ADULT CONTENT, and yes, you guessed it, moved to the new continent. All the Gorean stuff? HELLS YEAH! All the BDSM and Bondage and Vampire stuff? HELLS YEAH!
"So what? So we just go there?" Not so fast skippy! You have to have age verification...and it has to be THEIR verification....through a 3rd party site/program that takes your information. So everyone with no credit cards, no SIN, in places where its illegal? No luck, you wont get in.
Furthermore, everything with nudity or anything suggestive or revealing gets flagged as ADULT CONTENT as well. Which means designers who make anything related to BDSM or Gorean factions, All the creators of skins, will either have to CHANGE their content, or it will be force moved to this sim non but a few will be able to get to. Which means lower business. Which means some people wont be able to make a living, and YES there are people on here surviving on their earnings from their stores, as odd as you may find that.
"They've been saying that for years! Theyve never done it, it wont happen"Yes, they have, the difference now is that its not only happening, its HAPPENED. The continent's name is Ursula, it's been made already, you can find it in search, though it's closed and you cant get in. It's currently being BETA tested. Infact, the decision has been made from as early as January, months before they ever opened the topic to discussion on the forums.
"If its already decided, then whats the point, what can we do NOW?" We may not be able to stop it ENTIRELY, but we can make our voices heard, we can stem the tide and help define the rules of what will constitute ADULT content, and maybe even save our favourite stores and clubs! We need to use our voices and SPEAK UP, don't just let LL walk all over you, go to the forums, give your two cents either way and DICTATE how you want YOUR game to go. Whether you pay or not THIS IS YOUR game, you have every right to stand up for your rights here! So do it!
Even if you don't take my word for it, take a look at the below link, the official Linden Labs post, the replies and the related official topics. This affects you and your experience here on SL, and you have a right to your voice. Speak up.(Copy and paste the URL, and grab the note cards for more info)

https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/blog/2009/03/12/upcoming-changes-for-adult-content

About - *I* Am Adult Content

New Rules for SL

We can't stop the inevitable takeover, but we can do something to atleast keep it from getting out of hand.

This is REAL people, this is not a rumour, this is already a FACT, a reality. But hey, don't take my word for it, wait and see for yourselves.