Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Main Forum Thread

Right, sex is the BIGGEST market in SL, along with horror, and oddities...who wants normal and ordinary?

And...im sorry to be a bigot but Secondlife wasn't made for kids, so why should we adjust for them to shut down the teen grid? It seems to me like another, rip the economy of SL to save money....

I don't know about you guys but im tired of linden lab's ideas.

I really don't see it, sorry the sex industry makes money we all know that, but it makes money because people are driven to it by basic natural urges.

Yes people like their avatars to look nice, so they can get more of a visual impact from their cyber encounters and if every randy user decided to not log into SL anymore because they were afraid to put in their card details.
Then skin shops, fashion shops, scripting etc. would be affected, to a degree.

But it is just not going to happen, desire is a very powerful thing, most of these NPIOF users who have built up a taste for av banging, will very soon become PIOF users if the need arises in my honest opinion.

Rentals I don't see changing as they tend to be more couple orientated, and probably attract a slightly different kind of user. Who most likely already have payment info on file to make linden payments for the rental property, buy clothes etc.

The result of this fiasco will determine whether or not I remain in SL.. I am verified, but thats not what this is about. I believe this is about money for LL.

just beat stupid parents for not controling there lil bastard.

WEEWT! I agree!!!

I wonder if The Carnival of Doom would have to change it's flag to adult for violence and would that result in all of the rezzable sims being flagged adult? I mean what a shame if only verified accounts could check out the greenies or the Tunnel of Light.

Because i care about the community as whole .....because i care about those that will inevitably lose money over this... not only the Adult sector but possibly other sectors too....because i care how it will impact the overall economy.....because i care on how many on my Friends list might leave because over this.....need i go on?

As you have such a simplistic "I'm ok Jack" attitude, it doesn't account for the many other residents that simply don't want to hand their details over to LL....and it really doesn't matter what their personal reasons are.

Maybe if you owned a SL business or you were a successful Estate Owner...you might think a little bit differently........second thoughts i doubt it!

Since all the naughty things are going to have to move to a special place what about those who sell naked pics of themselves? They often do this from their profile also showing an example on the profile, what is to happen to these people?

That last paragraph alone shows how clueless you are.......you're obviously not a land baron. Well to straightened you up a bit.....60% of my residents have payment on file and 40% don't.....out of that 40% several create and make money from sales, some have jobs in fashion stores and some in the Adult sector...and several i bill direct to their Paypal account which have not been attached to their SL a/c.

LOL Direct and to the point I like it

I thought i said stop whining

We were talking sensibly with differing points of view then you decided to take the p*ss.

So you have now lost my sympathy, If it breaks you well one less t*sser in SL.

I'll still be here if I feel like logging in, so they will still have one t*sser there is no need for two.

You will not get any sense from me now so don't bother responding.

err... this implies that we were getting sense from you before...

Sixty-four pages... forgive me for not bothering to read even half that and pity the Linden who gets to read it all; provided that's what they do here on a forum...

Well anyway, here comes my thoughts on the issue and I will try to keep it civil. I am a very opinionated woman and I do not like it, at all, when people mess with what I do.

Linden Labs, you created this world of SecondLife and gave it a real world economy; it is your child, your project, your mark on the world. But it is our money and our time.

That's the key thing to me, money and time. I do not pay to play and work in a world where I am discriminated against, I do not pay to be shunted off by some conservative lackey who feels it's his place in the world to make everyone do things his way and I do not pay to be told how I should live my life.

I am a grown adult, my choices are my own, and my responsibility to deal with the consequences (bad or good) of those choices. It is, however, not my responsibility to change my lifestyle, change how I do things, or change what I am paying to enjoy based on someone elses opinion on life.

The simple facts of life are thus:

A) It's my life, keep your nose out of it
B) What I choose to do in my life is my own, if you don't like it fine, don't be around me

If I choose to (and I do, in rl and in sl) partake in adult related content then that is my choice and if someone disagrees with that then tough luck for them, they can segregate themselves instead of trying to push me away because I'm the supposed bad girl.

It seems whenever I talk about SL people instantly go to the whole "omg but it's full of porn and flying dicks and it's just a disgusting world". You know what I tell them?

If you or anyone else doesn't want to see nudity, or sexuality, or violence, or kink, or furry, or anything you don't like I have a singular piece of advice that will change your world: DON'T LOOK.

When I came into SL for the first time I didn't even know it had adult content because I wasn't of the mind to go looking for it, I wandered the mainland and met people and went to clubs and did a shit load of stuff and never once hear tell or spotted something that was adult related.

It was only later when I bothered to search for it (via the search engine duh) that I found any.. and I still have yet to see a flying dick.

You want to segregate the adults from the children Linden Labs, find another way, make it that you can't pan your camera through walls or something like that. This current proposed method is bullshit. But I guess it will work, you'll segregate the adults and children just fine, the adults will take their money to another world, and the children can stay and play on your servers on free, basic accounts.

Enjoy your new continent, and I'll enjoy a better current mainland experience with any luck, without some of you.

No I am not a big business in SL, I come here to dabble in many things, I pay tier to do as I like.

Making money is not a driving factor for me, being creative and having fun is far more important.

Sorry I was unable to reassure anyone, that a few scare mongerers worried about their own business interests and trying to whip up support, from other non related businesses were actually wrong.

Time will tell who was right.

One things for sure when the cr*ppy built sex clubs get the boot some localised mainland will be far more aesthetically pleasing.

Something I am happy about so I am off to be selfish and see what happens next.

And exactly where does all that teir money come from? You think it is all premium accounts?? 1/2?

I get the feeling that you think this change will somehow financially Benifit you.

Go ahead, pull the other one. You people are the worst liars.

I am incredibly sick and tired of this idea our society has that there is something wrong with sex and nudity that people need to be "protected" from. Sex is a natural, fundamentally necessary part of life. Sex is what creates life. Lack of access to sex makes people frustrated, bitter, and unhappy. Every single one of you has a natural, naked human body underneath your clothes, and the only thing shameful about your natural, naked human body is the fact that you feel shameful about it.

Anyone who thinks that accidentally seeing avatar porn is going to damage them in some way is already broken. So 5% or less of Second Life is "adult" content. Big deal. It's already incredibly easy to avoid... I've been playing for four years now and have yet to stumble across any adult content I wasn't trying to find. This change is going to have very little effect on those who don't partake of the hornier parts of the grid, but it's going to be a major inconvenience to everyone who is forced to relocate to the ghetto.

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Ronald Reagan

In other words, leave us alone LL. At least as long as you earn money because of us. Ah and one more thing... Sorry we are such freaks. hahaha

Neptune, now you;re showing your true colors.

DFTT folks.

What about all the couples who express their relationships, privately, and are therefore indulging in 'adult' content? They're going to feel it necessary to move, because their bedrooms in Mature sims are no longer legal.

I've been here since 2003, at least 50% of the people I met back then would indulge in adult relations in SL, and that percentage has only grown with every successive year.

It's kind of the only thing that SL does really well, better than the dozens of adult-only MMOs that are trying to get a piece of the pie right now.

But whoever's running SL would rather have it be full of corporate boardrooms and PR kiosks with branded t-shirts and energy drinks.

FWIW, Aristotle only asks for one's last four digits of his or her SSN. While it is certainly debatable whether or not having one's last-four is invasive to one's privacy, it's nowhere near as bad as having to divulge one's entire SSN.

And the worst thing is that WE the adults must protect other ADULTS against naked pixel avatars and virtual blood and guns.... Come on.... turn on TV, buy magazines, look over the web, there is more porn, violence etc. and it's all real. I'm sick and tired of telling me that virtual nipple will damage personality to the point where there is no return.

A PG welcome area devoid of noisy, racist particle bombs and people running around with prim penises soliciting everyone around for sex -- unlike the existing PG welcome areas.

This is why your plan cannot work. If the current Welcome Areas cannot be effectively policed, then how is a new Adult continent going to make any difference to anyone's in-world experience?

The powers that be...are doing it for this reason

A 400-meter erect phallus on your land should be sufficient. Make sure "fullbright" is set so it gets easily noticed!