Age Verification Link sign?

Before I start trying to make one of these myself, does anyone already have one made which just links to the SL page? With a nice looking texture on it?

confused, please expand on what you mean?

I haven't seen one.. but before you go off and make one, I'd STRONGLY suggest loading up the "Dazzle" firstlook viewer, and see what the "Age Restricted" icon looks like. When you make your sign, make use of the icon... redraw it larger if neccessary.. because that's going to become the international SL symbol for "age restricted"... and you'll want to make sure that your click-sign communicates in all languages.

The actual SCRIPT is pretty simple.. I'll paste a copy of the code I used for my first "Cool SL" url sign. This is really VERY simple.

string text = "Click to get the \"Cool SL\" Viewer for Second Life. Nicholaz, RestrainedLife and more, all rolled into one! Available in Standard and Windlight!";

string url = "http://www.freewebs.com/boylane/";

default
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        llLoadURL(llDetectedKey(0), text, url);
    }
}
        

A word of caution... there's a built in delay with that llLoadURL command.. so what I do is actually use a slightly more robust script set, and send the URL, TEXT, and USER KEY as a linkmessage to the linkset.. and then I use 10 "slave" scripts whose job basically is to wait for their number, and then give the URL to the person they are instructed to.

To be honest, that's REALLY not neccessary in most applications, since llLoadURL only pauses the script for 10 seconds. If you're getting more than one click every 10 seconds, you might consider this sort of slaving approach:

* CORE SCRIPT *

string text = "Click to get the \"Cool SL\" Viewer for Second Life. Nicholaz, RestrainedLife and more, all rolled into one! Available in Standard and Windlight!";

string url = "http://www.freewebs.com/boylane/";


integer i;

default
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        i += 1;
        if (i > 9) i = 0;
        llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, i, text + "|" + url, llDetectedKey(0));
    }
}

* SLAVE SCRIPT * (each script is named "Giver 0", "Giver 1" etc.. 0-9)

default
{
    link_message(integer sender, integer number, string message, key id)
    {
        if (llGetSubString(llGetScriptName(), -1, -1) != (string)number) return;
        string messageA = llDeleteSubString(message, llSubStringIndex(message, "|"), llStringLength(message));
        string messageB = llDeleteSubString(message, 0, llSubStringIndex(message, "|"));
        llLoadURL(id, messageA, messageB);
    }
}

Thank you SO much Winter xxx

Is age verification working pretty good now? I did mine months ago and all I've heard is complaints from others.

I just verified this morning without any problem whatsoever, using my passport number.

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Just looked at Dazzle for the first time. It's lovely!! I really like how it looks - how it acts is another matter lol - no comments on that as yet.

Does anyone know of a location showing the verify sign?

Yea I used my drivers license, what was funny was they had a really old address in the.......public records that LL is pulling from. Lucky I remembered it.

I didn't have any problems either.

While I really am in no hurry for it to be rolled out, I am amazed at how long it is taking.

my 2 accts RP child avs so I wont do IDV, why would a kid want access to things that supposed adults want?

That's essentially my feelings as well. Also, I just don't trust the system.

Mari

Kids avatars using the age verification system: Well, the obvious and simple reason is to try to keep from SL temporarily suspending you as they figure out if you are underage or not. Granted, that would mean that the people looking into that allegation would actually pay attention to age verification.

No offence ladies, and I am not being horrible, but there's loads of threads about the merits and demerits of the system.

Frankly, neither of you need to worry about it, do you? I started this thread partially for my own info, but also for anyone who is running something which WILL be affected by the issues at hand.

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I don't think the address matters TOO much anyway, given my professional experience with Integrity. It's usually hopeless ... but passport and driving licence have a good database to draw on in the UK at least (can't refer to the efficacy of any other place). I gave my actual address which is probably not the one held against my passport as I've moved since I got it. The main thing it does is verify (as best as possible) that I am over 18 and that's good enough for me.

I'm not speaking "for" or "against" the age verification THING... I've done that enough in other threads, and I'm heartsick over the whole issue.

But the OP's question was about "URL Givers".

Yes indeedy, and your reply was extremely helpful

I wonder then about some of the off topic before mine was handled politely

They don't have access to passport office data, so I wouldn't worry whether you have moved or not.

I do not see anyone mention merits of demerits of the system, and what happened to the post before mine? Now I look like a bloody idiot talking to myself. Fine, I'll delete my own so I don't sit there sticking out like a sore thumb. Should have quoted, I see.

Edit: There the bloody post has been removed. Last time I try to be helpful in this forum.

Sheesh Lexxi. You're not an ageplayer.

That wasn't even aimed at you ... it did say both.

/me just shakes my head. I actually was asking a valid question. It was answered. Someone else asked about a related topic i.e. Conundrum. I answered her question.

No idea what happened to the topic before. I'm not a moderator. I was just looking for help.

Doesn't surprise me - mind you even if they DID then Integrity is still such flim flam it probably wouldn't work.

The amount of people who fail Aristotle related credit checks at work is stunning. We can see the level of verification they find - quite often people are flagged as having given false information only to be completely ok, and quite annoyed that we have to ask for proof of age before they can even have an account with us.

Probably mine, which I deleted because, well, I agreed that it wasn't all that relevant.

If Age Verification works, it must be a recent development. About a month ago, when I rented a place, the landlord and I experimented with the function which limits parcel access to age-verified residents only. I'm age verified (according to the website), and yet I was booted from the parcel.

As an aside: according to people I've spoken to, being website age-verified will not prevent your account from being suspended if someone reports you as underaged. According to one particular person who claimed to be speaking from experience, even providing evidence of age to LL to restore your account after being suspended for suspicion of being underaged, will not prevent you from being suspended in the future for the same suspicion. That doesn't make sense to me, but there it is.

I've noticed some people are 'trigger happy' when it comes to blowing the whistle on underage players. Last night someone IM'ed the SL Helpdesk group firstly claiming someone was involved in age play. When I questioned them, I found out they had no proof but someone using a child avie had a title of "momma" in one of their groups so somehow they concluded something was amiss. What was more surprising was someone else chimed in saying the whole group should be shut down.

As someone who uses a child avie at times I think there is a 'witch hunt' so to speak.

I think you're right Conundrum. I think personally I make it clear that my places aren't ones someone wanting to roleplay as a kid would want to go to. I think when you have an underage looking avie with a teddy bear in one hand roaming through the options on an MLP bed (as a neighbour found one day) that's one thing but people also seem to think playing a child is needing to be reported.

Now, I don't get the whole kid and family thing personally, but if people want to do that then good luck and more power to them, so long as EVERYONE is sensible about it. Everyone. Not just the people playing as kids.

/me hugs Mari ... aww sorry hon.

Hmmm. That doesn't make a lot of sense, even assuming that it's because someone could have submitted false ID. If people can do it once then they can do it again usually.

I think we have to assume and treat eveyone as an adult because when it's all said and done even age verification is not fool proof.