Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Geographical Separation of Adult Content

Our research found an estimated 2-4% of the mainland parcels would need to either relocate or reconfigure to meet the requirements as defined in the Adult Oriented Definitions policy.

lol, in your mind yes, and maybe what you have in your mind would be fine with be fine with most of us. But the Lindens have to spell things out sufficiently clearly that the rest of us have the same thing in mind.



I do, as it's still very very vague. Until they spell it out in as precise terms as the FAQ, it's pretty much meaningless. I have no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt, given their past behavior...



Honestly, all that's proof of is that LL said it. They haven't said what constitutes "a lot". A lot might mean, someone with power got asked about it 10 times. A lot might mean that they got 3 requests one night in the same hour and never heard about it again. They've repeatedly given us plenty of reasons not to trust what they say publicly, so I think a little skepticism is called for.

Message received loud and clear... this is a done deal... You heard it from Jeska... This is all way too funny! LL ghettoizing their customer base to get new customers - big biz and schools that will never pay what we already pay to support all this... The Lindens are just something else... What flavor coolaid is Mitch Kapor and M. Linden putting in the office cooler? Drink the coolaid, Jes.... And it will all be over soon... LOL!!

Interesting Jp, what was your research? Can you tell us what your methodology was so we can try to reproduce it?

This is going to have to be something pretty special. Like all business owners, land and established location represents a huge investment in both time and real money (something which isnt quite so plentiful these days).

Simply moving someplace else is a prospect that fills most business owners in SL with dread and is why so many of us end up keeping the old and new locations.

If I am going to be forced to move. I want the land on the new 'adults only really really' mainland to be not only provided for me at a heavily discounted price , I want it at for no additional tier for at least 3 months. AND I want to be compensated for any loss of business.

Anthing less and this action will wipe out a lot of smaller traders who simply cant afford to play anymore.

Why you continue to talk about Adults... are teens allowed to enter Main Grid?

You are talking about specific contents that "some (Adult) residents" (probably a minority) don't like.

Personally i would move to a continent only Combat Sim and Religious organizations, i feel really offended by them... but i am tolerant and never complained of their presence.

The kicker is, while the question has been asked numerous times, no Linden is willing to touch it. What happens to that 2-4% that are forced to move to the segregated land? The one behind the tall electric fence with the search lights making sure some errant nipple does not escape? Do they get to swap the land they currently own, for land of equal quality (i.e, water side, mountainous, snow covered etc) in the new concentration camp of adult oriented land?

Ol' Mitch is taking his ball and going home.. He downt wike the way we pway.... So, he must banish us.. LOL!

Please don't increase the ban line limit or screw up camera controls for people who have to work around ban-lined areas. Please consider http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-205 instead.

Why- as many have already asked- was the decision made to make a new adult continent and force all the current owners of Adult land to move to it, rather than making a new PG continent?

And, as I previously asked, how will this new policy be easier to enforce than old policy. Why is there Mature content on PG land now? What will be different about the new policy that makes it easier to enforce than the old policy?




What specifically is Linden Lab going to do to meet that goal? Linden Lab's definition of smooth may be different than my definition of smooth. Everyone with time and money riding on this transition would like to be able to know how smooth it will be.



Why couldn't this be done with Mature content? The Search function has a box for "Include parcels with Mature Content;" however, with the box is unchecked, parcels marked Mature still show up. How does adding a new classification make the process easier?

they are seriusly avoiding answering that question, jesika just said linden will help.. i dunno, that's KIND of refressing, like a deit grape shasta when i wanted a pepsi, but meh i was thirsty, so it works for me.. just not so good o.o

Can you update the policy to make that clearer?

Okay chaps, you see it here.
'It's all been decided and nothing you say is likely to be creative or sensible enough to make us change our minds, but don't worry, Marianne, Shockwave, Christiano, Eli, we've thought it all through already and you won't be affected, promise'

And maybe you won't be. Maybe they _have_ got it right. But, once again, they decide; they invite suggestions; and their response 'reassures'.

What it doesn't do is show a shred of interest in _learning from_ what we, the users, have to say. It's the attitude that galls.

But Jeska, access to the main grid is only allowed for adults as it is. Isn't this redundant? I mean, either the main grid is for adults only or it isn't. This half way stuff is total nonsense. I mean, it's not like you're proposing blocking non-verified accounts from adult situations, since those are allowed in private spaces in Mature regions. So all your doing is blocking them from buying things directly...? Why? To what end?

I really don't see what the restrictions on who can enter Adult regions achieves and I'd love some clarification on that.

Is there any way that individual residents can check to see if their land is on that list you compiled with your research? How much of the grid did your research check?

PG and Mature regions already exist on the Mainland. Why not enforce your existing rules instead of creating new ones? Why reinvent the wheel? If you enter a Mature region, you should expect anything. DUH!

A research made before to define the rules of what is Adult and what not... great...

Change your researcher because 4% (for what we can imagine you are considering as such) seems unrealistic and mostly not deserving such a huge debate and publicity... you could have addressed this problem in a thousand of different and discrete ways.

All this seems too unprofessional too be true... and it is not April 1st yet.

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition!

This Is The Most Stupid Thing I Have Ever Heard Of. I Mean We Shouldn't Have To Move Because Some Stupid People.i Read Someone's Comment And I Agree With Them This Is So Stupid But This One Person Had A Great Idea Why Don't You Guys Make A Seperate Land For All Those People Who Want Pg. I Think This Because This Is Second Life And It Is Supposed To Be An Online Community And Ill Tell You This Communities Are Not Always Perfect!!!!! And If You Live On A M Rated Sim Your House And All Your Objects You Paid For With All Your Time And Dedication Or Maybe You Built It And You Just Put In Way More Time And Dedication Or You Did Both And Bought Something And Just Modified It In A Small Way. What I Am Trying To Get To Is That This Is Not Fair For The People Who Like The M Rated Land Because Your Not Talking To A Bunchh Of Little Kids And You Can Do Much Much More And Now I Understand Where You Are Coming From But I Also Disagree To The Way You Are Approaching And That If You Do Go Through With This You Will Lose More People Than You Would Ever Amagine And This Is Because The Way You Are Approaching This Situation Is Stupid!!! Another Way To Deal With This Problem Is Create A Preffrance That Will Filter All The M Rated Stuff. And Another Thing Is That Not All The M Rated Sims Have Porno And I Personally Don't Find That Very Fair And If You Were On The Other Side Of Your Decision You Would Probally Agree With All The People Who Are Saying That This Is A Crappy Decion So I Think You Should Read Some Of These And Maybe You Might Listen And Be Able To See Where We Are Coming From And Its Not That I Am Not Trying To Be Mean But I Am Just Really Mad About This Stupid Decision And Think That You Should Change It!!!!!!!!!

Mitch Kapor and the Lindens inhabit a very closed in bubble. they have no clue what people do in SL. Hence the continual bad biz decisions. They are clueless.. Which accounts for the we are in charge and you aren't attitude. As long as they are making money off this they don't care what we think.. So, stop the money flow to them... Walk away....

Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise

LL figured the econ hasn't crashed in weeks so they have to do something...

OMG, they are taking it seriously. Let's stop to make sarcasm and irony...

Please don't encourage more banlines!!!! How much of the residents are you trying to get rid of in the same day?

I agree that everybody should feel comfortable in SL and a solution is needed, anyway, i'm not sure the best is to create a ghetto, a concentration camp for sexors, as someone named it.

For me one of the problems is some people consider themselves better than others becuase they don't cyber, so the "sexors" should be "recluded" in a special area. Sorry, but nobody is better, we all make SL, including the sexors.

I am Age Verified, and this won't affect me directly, but it will affect what SL is... and it is adult content too.