Message Summary:
* Community standards are being adapted to recognize the difference between “your land,” “my land” and public/Linden land
* We have a basic “kick person off my property” tool in development which will hopefully be released in several weeks
* Long-term design is to give landowners a set of parcel management tools which can include permission lists, automatically collect entry fees, and so on.
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Hello Lifers:
Wanted to share some news and Second Life design direction to help Residents better manage their parcels and maintain the sovereignty of land ownership. One of the unique aspects of Second Life is the ability to purchase land within the world in a very free-form manner. In ways similar to the real world, land ownership is clearly one of the building blocks of this society.
With ownership comes a wide set of rights –to raise or lower the ground, make the parcel safe/unsafe, build/no build, fly/no fly – which individuals and groups can use to customize their territory. But we also know you need tools to help maintain the integrity of your space – the ability to remove people from your property, the ability to charge an entry fee if you’re running an event, etc. Tools to support these goals are complex to design and develop for open environments such as Second Life but we’re committed to delivering them down the road.
In the interim we are taking two steps to help support the rights of land owners:
1) The Second Life Community Standards will evolve to include recognition of “my land,” “your land,” and public/Linden land. In short, under most scenarios, you should be able to ask someone to leave your land and they should respect your request. If they do not, you should have the right to file a complaint.
2) While broader parcel management tools are in development, we will provide property owners a “bouncer” object. This tool is currently in the “proof of concept” phase but testing is going well. Land owners can put one on their property and via chat, request the removal of a named avatar. If that avatar is currently on your land they will be booted to a random spot immediately outside of your boundaries.
The Second Life community is a wonderful blend of people coming together to enjoy the creation of a world. There will be disagreements and there will be strong emotions. System tools and rules can help shape and direct the experience but, in the end, the strongest powers are community spirit and your resolve to make it happen. Whether it’s having fun shooting people in the Outlands, attending an event or just exchanging ideas, at the end of the day remember we’re all building this together.
See you in-world!