Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Main Forum Thread

I realize that everything the Lab posts these days is vetted through the entire Legal and Marketing departments but the current answer to "Why not a G-rated continent?" is so obviously a dodge that I'd really like to see it improved. Currently it says:

"This is not about teenagers in Second Life or the Teen Grid. This is about providing a choice about the kind of experience people want to have in Second Life, which is fundamentally an 18+ service."

Swords and two penises are fine but clowns are just creepy.

I really don't see the point in trying to define what is and isn't adult content. There's a definition around somewhere of what should be PG, there's a loose idea on what's broadly offensive and shouldn't be found in search anyway.

Just get on with opening the adult continent, let people voluntarily choose to move there and setup a PG continent for those who like to wander in a safezone. Why won't LL consider the PG continent option? PG sims next to mature sims are always going to be problematic, even after these changes so give people a true PG option.

If this was as simple as providing choices for people then we would not be required to age verify in order to access adult content.

I dont want to see unnatural sex stuff everywhere if I'm playing sl.

Alright, I feel I am cornered here.

IS LINDEN LABS GOING TO DO A LAND SWAP??????

BEFORE I SHELL OUT ANOTHER SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY US DOLLARS FOR THE LAND MY CLUB SITS ON, TO PREPARE, IN CASE THEY SWAP???????

I think the Lindens are doing the right thing- that way we can get rid of all the pornography and stuff . I dont want to see unnatural sex stuff everywhere if I'm playing sl , or my kids are in the future- its bad enough that they have tolerated it so far. Most of the stuff there is offensive to normal people.

yes, the merge is a good idea. sl should be more for education and proper business. Its good they have listened to us.

Where are you people hanging out that you see it "everywhere"?

I think the Lindens are doing the right thing- that way we can get rid of all the pornography and stuff . I dont want to see unnatural sex stuff everywhere if I'm playing sl , or my kids are in the future- its bad enough that they have tolerated it so far. Most of the stuff there is offensive to normal people.

yes, the merge is a good idea. sl should be more for education and proper business. Its good they have listened to us.

I honestly would like to find out a comparison of spending. She states that non-porn would be high-profit/low maintenance, whereas the XXX spending is low profit/high maintenance.

I feel that if this were homogonized, puritanical, a LOT of the business side would go down. Someone comes into SL, and buys a skin, a couple of hairs, and a few clothing items. There is no real way for them to "earn" lindens, not like the other games (and most won't buy lindens, not without a reason), so...there, the linden trail stops. And why bother buying a house, if you don't have a reason to "hide"...a few would buy a private house/section, just to be able to invite friends for coffee/tea, or set up a garden, or educational spot...but most, if they cannot have their beds/dungeons/etc...there really isn't a reason for the rest, the "clean" furniture.

Now...those that come in for the fantasy portion. They come in, at first, thinking "only a skin a couple of hairs, and a couple of outfits"...then they find their fantasy nitch...Someone into BDSM then will end up buying boots/latex/hair to match/furniture...and of course, they need the land to perform their particular perversion on...and a lot of them will also set up their own private houses.

You say high profit/low maintenance...you know where that would come from? Less people in SL, because they come for really only one reason...in many various forms...but it boils down to fantasy. I myself rarely go to PG sims, because there isn't anything there for me. Without those, to keep the same level of technology, same level of support...they would have to raise fees...cashout fees on $L, tier, initial cost of land...it would all get passed down.

Bringing in the teens aren't going to help. Again...they don't have a LOT of disposable income (yes, i know they do have some...some have more than me...some have more creative skills/etc). Who is going to pay for it. the Parents. and if the parents are in SL...well, that's $L incoming that is essentially halved, being spent between parent and child. I played on another MMORPG, and they welcomed the kids...but, the money didn't come from the kids...it came from the adults. And it finally came down to "we need adult areas". Even when the age limit was 13 and above...and there were many avatars below that age...one "active" member was 6.

--*What decisions are Residents going to be able to impact?

We are open to talking about many aspects of the change – timeline, more granular definitions of mature vs Adult, how those who need to move want to make that work. We know some of you are asking for a more definitive timeframe – that is part of the ongoing conversation, what is reasonable in your view?

i watch out for those who want to do things with waffles....now, cookies, on the other hand....

I speak from a business point of view, LL can only boost profit and turnover moving forward if they take a new direction into there approach! LL its strategy was that they have let people running the SL grid for years, but this approach has taken the profit away from LL! The time has come now for LL to take the control back and to also take the profit back to there side!

and yes 'despite for loads of people' this could affect the adult business ..... but this a choice a company makes, not the customer base!

that are the ones that LL is targeting now, which RL company would like to be related with ADULT & XXX content ?? = none

Had a sudden flashback to when she made a huge chocolate chip cookie and a friend decided to attach it to her mouth. Then when she walks her head jiggles back and forth .... so picture a 10 m cookie bouncing around chaoticaly with a small furry attached to the edge!

Had a sudden flashback to when she made a huge chocolate chip cookie and a friend decided to attach it to her mouth. Then when she walks her head jiggles back and forth .... so picture a 10 m cookie bouncing around chaoticaly with a small furry attached to the edge!

Do you live/do business on an estate or on the mainland?

The decision is made.

There is a new continent shining in the far east on the big map named Ursula. "Ursula 80" seems to be the center at this point. We can see it but we cannot go there. Is this the place for the move?

The Lindens are not asking IF it should be done but HOW it should be done. Let's remember it's their world and we choose to live in it. I love it here and appreciate them asking for ideas.


I still think it makes sense to auction the Ursula land and make the move voluntary for several months.

note : 65 % of my time I work abroad and cant see my kids due to the distance, dont you think I would be more than happy to stay in contact with my kids by using SL? yes it would be better than just a phonecall or using messenger.

(quoting LL)..."This is not about teenagers in Second Life or the Teen Grid. This is about providing a choice about the kind of experience people want to have in Second Life, which is fundamentally an 18+ service."...

Will Linden Lab provide a list of content/items etc that are condiderd adult?
Are a sex gen bed a adult or matrure item?
are strapons considerd adult or mature item?
I am still confused on what content i can allow as mature or adult. but then.. am blonde...