Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Answers to Questions

On the surface, that would make sense, except that it is one of the goals of the "new" search system to avoid being gamed, hence the obfuscation policy stems from that.

Even if it was a dynamic list, it would only take a simple webpage to query and display the list, so that is another reason why "it ain't so". :-/

My alts are all special purpose, mostly as Customer Service reps, each has their OWN unique email address. And there was supposed to be a method put forth to simply say 'these are mine'. Still expecting that. Unless it was at one of the 'brown bags' which I, as content creator and pretty decent one at that, was NOT invited to or even informed they were happening.

Just for the record people, in case it changes yet again - note this: "age verification", not just "account verification".

'Course, whether it's true or not is another matter - I can't keep up with the speed at which the goal posts move.

Lets have everyone who thinks they might have to move to adult land file a ticket to do so. Maybe then the Lindens will designate part of the existing mainland as adult.

If I am in a PG sim but in RL I am in the nude, will I be flagged for adult content?

If I have dirty thoughts while shopping in SL will I be flagged for adult content?

Why do you think my nipples and vagina are so evil? I was born with them. My mom gave them to me through a perfectly natural process. Talk about making body image issues among women worse!

One word to one-sentence answers to cherry-picked questions hardly a discussion makes. Even your second point about estate owners proves the following:



They don't have to be here. That's why they hired Blondin; he's the sacrificial lamb. Gotta admit, he has learned the role well, almost like he has done it before.... hmmmmmm.



Well, I don't buy the "poor schmuck" deal, PRECISELY because that is also a significant gimmick used in the sacrificial lamb ploy. I mean he IS a LAMB, after all... poor thing; looks awful to be thrown to the wolves (and Dragons). Have pity on the poor miserable creature!

Nah, I'm not buying it. Seen it before. Been part of it before (by association). He knew what he was getting into; I just hope he asked for proper compensation for the role; it usually draws a hefty bonus if played well.

Uhm, no... "Photorealistic nudity" would be photorealistic nudity. If you mean "RL pornographic images", you really should write that. Or are we to assume that any words in the definitions can mean any random other meaning?

I see you repeating this (and other comments on key issues). Nevertheless, you're consistently and continually being contradicted every single time an "official" statement, as in blog or knowledge base, comes out. The knowledge base is totally unambiguous:
"Any Region must be designated Adult [...] if it advertises or publicly promotes the following:
Photo-realistic nudity"
Bullet point. No clarifications. No circumstances. No further interpretation.

To make it perfectly clear
Knowledge base: Any Region must be designated Adult if it has photo-realistic nudity.
Blondin Linden: Nudity will not be considered adult.

Blondin, please explain this. And by explain, I do not mean repeat your lines, but explain why there is this glaring difference between what you say and what the lab officially posts, and which interpretation will be the final.

As is, frankly, the credibility of your clarifications is pretty much non-existent. Either you are not in touch with the actual decisions being made, or somebody at the lab keeps hijacking the official statements and releases.

Welcome to your Second-Real-Life (if you happen to be from the US, that is)

I usually don't like to argue things like this but, in this case, you guys really need to get the words right, Blondin - confusion isn't what we're looking for right now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorealistic

I think that would be the press release that resulted in these "Second Life to Let Users Filter Adult Content" articles

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3203402
http://www.cnbc.com/id/30337164
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12195721?nclick_check=1

They're identical and appear to have been circulated by Associated Press. Then there are these:

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/04/20/daily36.html
http://www.socialmediaportal.com/PressReleases/2009/04/Linden-Lab-Ushers-in-New-Era-of-Second-Life-with-Initiative-to-Customize-The-Experience-for-Each-User.aspx

The last one looks like it's the original press release, published verbatim. There'd be a gazillion more examples following a proper search, I'm sure.

edited to add: sorry guys - just realised that GreenKnight answered this back at #3919! http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/releases/21_04_09

Heres a starter list to try:

http://www.noswearing.com/list.php

Even taken as the the more casual meaning of "computer graphics so detailed it can be mistaken for a photography at a glance", there is still no relation between "photorealistic nudity" and "RL pornographic images", except in Blondin's "clarification" where "we obviously mean the latter, even though we write the former", which, for some reason, us residents should both divine by telepathy, and believe will be enforced that way by the people who wrote the former.

(re: artistic nudes)


Psst .... Blondin .... google nipplegate and SL5B

I think the concept of censorship has terrible connotations for theater, comedy and for life itself. Anyone joining SL should be over 18 and if you don't think that age is a majority to hear and decide things then raise the age until you think one would be old enough to know about life. Discussing terrorism could be considered 'adult'. The atrocities of the world (Darfur) and pictures of such too.
Who is to judge. Perhaps everything should be marked ADULT...The community is adult. Think back at what was censored 30 years ago. Think back 2000 years as to what was NOT considered such.
It's ridiculous to police this....and to add various controls will splinter SecondLife into a bunch of non-descript and non-connected universes.
You've done away with so much already. Perhaps we should pick what religion will be allowed and what wont. The United States of America has a first Amendment which has worked pretty well until those with private devious thoughts try to masquerade through our society as purveyors of righteousness.
STOP...TRYING TO LIMIT SECONDLIFE.....in some quirky universe an attorney has dreamt up rules at the office and forgets to apply when the are at a nightclub without their spouse. ENOUGH ALREADY.....don't kill your business with this foolishness

Your kidding right??

Blondie has ignored any real questions since the start of the first thread. Please note the Lindens closed and tehn removed the first three threads from public view.

Blondie is a PR rep and i suspect works in the PR department of sl. He has never had any plans to discuss the issues, only paint these changes in a rosy light and hand pick which posts he will answer. Those psost have ann concerned how to or what is going to happen, or how do i do what youw ant me to do.

No issues or real questions EVER got answered in any of the 4 thread on this issue.

Ilana,

No No sorry we are all confused. We are no longer content providers, those are the clean pg, people only. You and i are adult smut peddlers, not worthy of any consultation at all anymore. Forget all the moeny we invested in the service etc. We don't get a voice because we mak nasty adult things.

They're still there.. When you go to that sub-forum page, there's something towards the lower left that's set to only show posts that were active in the last 30 days or so. Just change that to 'forever' (or 'the start' or 'beginning' or something) and it should show all of them.

This please. The sooner the better.

And DAMN PROUD OF IT I AM!

Is the inworld status of multiple avatars owned by the same person. If alts could be linked to a main then the mains status would also apply to the alts. If was an option then many people would do this and the number of NPIOF avatars with money to spend would drop considerably.

I have searched this forum and other places for a answer to this same question and have not seen any specific response yet has anyone got a answer to will the swap be equal to what you already own or will it be less and how can that be fair when you have owned a parcel for over 2 years not to get equal to what you own in the new region ?

1. Im a bit confused, It says in the faq conduct at m places counts, not just if it has sex balls. So M place like shops, clubs, discussion meetings etc will have to police customer behaviour and attire, or will think they do unless theres a major rewording. Its no good saying we dont mean it like that when so many of us, me especially, are so literal about rules. Is what you say what you mean about conduct or are you just needing to word that better?

2. Would adult conduct such as wearing, say a sexy st patrics outfit avatar with a joke shamrock spanker, or a your aunt avatar or a naked skin that doesnt have a built in bra outside a personal home or a naturist reserve or a sensations collar be restricted to adult lands and private homes? Can I name specific products somewhere and get a response on if i can wear them shoppping? I cant here as I think it against forums rules to say those words.

4. Will you arrange that when sl has a glitch I only ever transport to hub thats adult, no matter where onthe grid I was last? Will this be an option i can tick somewhere? It is scary enough being forced logged into pg after a sl meltdown now.

5. a:/ If someone has pg shop in M land and in the sky far above it they have a personal home that has adult content, is that "back room"? What if they have one of those hateful security orbs?
b:/Will my landlord be expected to make the whole island Adult flagged because pg business are in the same sim as private homes with a adult content?

6. I sold my land when this came out and im a bit concerned. If i need to buy land on the new adult continent will it be price capped? Or will I be subject to price gouging?

" In art, immorality cannot exist.
Art is always sacred"

-August Rodin-

"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mdawg Fhang
"ALTS.

What about the ALTS Blondin? How are you gonna have us link them to our primary account. This needs to be answered RIGHT FAST."

What am I missing here about alts? Can't you just go to your account page and change the contact information to the same e-mail address? If the rest of the account information is the same as the primary accounts and correct, I do not know why this would be a problem.

Is the inworld status of multiple avatars owned by the same person. If alts could be linked to a main then the mains status would also apply to the alts. If was an option then many people would do this and the number of NPIOF avatars with money to spend would drop considerably."

Your alts are linked to your main account unless you created one and gave false information when you signed up lying about who you are or what your age is. if this is the case, then it is time to make an account while telling the truth. This will be good for the SL economy if people who lied when they created a bogus account and have to spend lindens to make one that they told the truth on when they signed up like they should have to begin with.

is is at all possible to get these AO meeting in some other format than an 80MB+ download mpeg, kinda limits people to this information, please post it in text