Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Answers to Questions

Then they should have slapped resource limits on them instead of raising the tier on every one of them by +65%. Or said "hey, stop abusing these things or we will get pissed!"

But the product isn't a flapjack, it's a flapjack subscription service.

1) What about taking the "5 account" limit off the books, since it's not enforced, and letting people coalesce their role-play alts?
ANSWER: Alt abuse and alt unification are two things we’re actively working to provide solutions for.

ANSWER: If we succeed in the effort to provide clear definitions as to what qualifies as Adult content,

5) Odd question: For those who apply, go through the review, and are found NOT to meet the criteria for moving, will there be some sort of safeguard or rubber stamp or whatever declaring them safe so that a more conservative Linden cant come along the next week and declare the exact same content too adult for Mainland?
ANSWER: If we succeed in the effort to provide clear definitions as to what qualifies as Adult content, this kind of ambiguity should be well mitigated. In the event of a review stemming from an AR, previous action related to the account would be noted, and these notes would be reviewed by the person handling the AR. Considering the dynamic nature of content, and even what the community perceives as Adult, it is not likely a stamp of approval would be effective or credible.

1) What about taking the "5 account" limit off the books, since it's not enforced, and letting people coalesce their role-play alts?
ANSWER: Alt abuse and alt unification are two things we’re actively working to provide solutions for.

power and bandwidth - big deal. That's what my tier was for. If 1/4 of a sim at 1/4 the sim's price is losing money, then why is a full sim at a full price making money?

This is probably the best news out of all of this. The open door policy needed to be stopped a long time ago. So what number will constitute "alt abuse", and will the offenders simply just lose all the excess alts?

4) A non-adult plot has the age-verified checkbox on. Would a resident with payment info but not age verification be able to get access to the plot or not? A simple binary question for you.
ANSWER: No. If they have restricted access to age-verified residents, only age verified residents will get in.

Why should any number be considered alt abuse unless the person is actually using them for some nefarious purpose?

So wait, I obviously missed something. Payment information is *not* going to be used for age-verification? I thought that in previous discussions PIOF would be able to be used for those of us who were unable or unwilling to "verify" with Aristotle.

For this purpose, there are three states an account can be in:

* Age Verified or not Age Verified
* PIOF, PIU or NPIOF
* "Adult Access" or "No Adult Access".

Adult Access requires *either* Age Verified or PIOF/PIU.

The existing checks for PIU/PIOF/NPIOF and Age Verification in parcels will remain available.

Yes, it's complex. It's a bit of a platypus.

What is the difference between Payment Info Used and Payment Info on File???

* "Adult Access" or "No Adult Access" : ???? Is this some optional flag that someone can place on their own account that I have missed somewhere along the conversation?

Which brings me back to the original scenerio of "A non-adult plot has the age verified checkbox on, would a resident with payment info but not age verification be granted access?", to which Blondin's answer was "no".

That seems to contradict your statement (and everything I was assuming until now) that adult access requires age verified or PIOF/PIU.

Is IQ also a requirement?

What is the minimum IQ to play in SL?

If we succeed in the effort to provide clear definitions as to what qualifies as Adult content, this kind of ambiguity should be well mitigated.

6) So you are only eligible for the move *if* you have adult content? What about those who bought mature land because it had no restrictions on use beyond what is prohibited anywhere in SL. Many of those will wish to move to land with similar low restrictions rather than remain on land with more restrictions than the land they originally bought just in case they may wish to host an adult event at some point in the future etc. Are you not going to accommodate these?
ANSWER: Anyone with a verified account will be eligible to move to the Adult Mainland. Resident eligibility for the free land swap will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Given how in the past i gave out my cc infomation and it lead to a couple grand being charged to my accout, i am never giving out my cc info again, i already learnt my lesson once and i wont repeat my mistake a second time. There has to be a easier way to verify your age without giving out ur cc info and without using a 3rd party site to give your infomation to. Is there a way i can verify my ago without using my cc info, ss number or anything of that nature?

1) How will this effect current alternate viewers? Will they still be able to connect and function, or will they need to be patched and recompiled?
ANSWER: Alternate viewer behavior will depend on the versioning information they connect to the SL server with. If they claim to be 1.22 or older, they will be able to connect and function just like the 1.22 viewer will, however they will eventually need to be updated to send maturity information. After a grace period, even the 1.22 viewer will no longer be able to search for adult content. At that point, alternate viewers will need to have been updated to be able to access adult content.

2) Will 250, the current count of Ursula sims, be enough?
ANSWER: If the demand is such that there are too few sims, we will add to the supply.

3) If we do swap land over, will we be given first shot at buying more land on that sim, before it goes up for general sale, so we CAN buy land to protect builds...or expand where we couldn't before due to lack of available land?
ANSWER: This is an interesting idea that will require some additional thought.

4) I own 1/4 Mature mainland sim which is my home and my Haven. I enjoy opening my gardens to vistors (much like great houses in Europe) so my land was listed in Search and once a month I hosted a Blood Ball which was advertised in the Events. I had also planned to hold a monthly BDSM munch which is social meet 'n greet event. As I am a Vampyre Domme my gardens have all the expected Gothic ambiance with a dance floor, loaded Intan balls, sex coffins, blood pools with sex animations and quality BDSM toys among the black roses, trees, gazebos and shadows...on the ground. This WAS my home and my INDIVIDUAL ENJOYMENT came from sharing it with like minded avatars in the SL community. At no time was it intended, used or viewed as a VENUE. I like decorating it, landscaping it and knowing that when I'm not there that others are strolling in the moonlight, playing in the graveyard or wasting time with the Lament Trivia cube. 1. Will I be allowed to reopen my gardens, list it in Search under Mature and host Mature events once or twice a month as before? 2. If the answer is No then am I still "allowed" to have my sex gen items and BDSM toys in my gardens for my own use? Not everyone enjoys sex indoors, in a skybox or in a dungeon setting. I personally find most dungeons, RL and SL, to be claustrophobic, constraining and generic in decor/amostphere.
ANSWER: While individual interpretations will inevitably differ with regard to what defines a venue or a personal build, what is described sounds like an Adult build.

5) What is the purpose of "account verification"...or even of "age verification" when SL itself is stated to be an 18+ service?
ANSWER: It is an additional measure of assurance we’ve elected to implement in an effort to develop and provide quality access controls.

6) What steps will LL take to prevent the buying of land purely for reselling as seen in Nautilus and Bay City?
ANSWER: Land speculation is not a prohibited activity in Second Life.

7) I have 70% of the sim I'm in. I have cut out 2 parcels and deeded to friends groups so they can use them as they see fit. They don't have any Adult Content on these parcels. If I am moved will they be moved with me? Do I need to take the land back to insure they are moved with me.
ANSWER: Nobody will be required to move. A move to the Adult mainland is an option we plan to make available to Residents who wish to maintain an existing build such that it would be defined as Adult oriented content. If you wish to stay grouped together you would have 2 options, flag your 70% as mature thus eliminating the need to move or take the land back and re-deed it after you have moved. The situation would depend on 1) how you are going to flag your land and 2) your desire to stay connected by land to your friends.

The purpose of the proposal is to protect people from content they do not wish to see. Given that many will have PIOF for purposes other that verifying as adult. Those purchasing islands or land for business and educational purposes will be PIOF but may have no interest in adult content. Will it be possible for these people to "unverify" or otherwise indicate that they wish to be protected from accidentally entering adult areas?
ANSWER: The access controls are selectable in preferences. They may implement varying levels of access control several times per session, should they so choose.

This is probably the best news out of all of this. The open door policy needed to be stopped a long time ago. So what number will constitute "alt abuse", and will the offenders simply just lose all the excess alts? Will you have a way to know who has an abusive number of alts or will that require reporting from a community busy body?

2) Will all Adult places be bunched together or separated by housing, I feel as though we are well spread out now across the mainland grid and it is economical suicide to place all the clubs, malls, and sex clubs right next to each other. As of now there is not one functioning club/mall/sex club for many many regions/parcels around us. Can you ensure me that if we have to move this will remain the same?
ANSWER: The final look of the Adult Mainland will ultimately be what Residents make it. Geographic separation is certainly one way for merchants to manage market share and competition.

4) A non-adult plot has the age-verified checkbox on. Would a resident with payment info but not age verification be able to get access to the plot or not? A simple binary question for you.
ANSWER: No. If they have restricted access to age-verified residents, only age verified residents will get in.