Linden owned land

Is there a policy anywhere regarding rules for buidling on Linden owned land?

Misnomer -

There's no single policy for building on Linden-owned land but I'd suggest that in most cases it mirrors building on land owned by another resident.

Here are some of the most common reasons a piece of land is Linden-owned:

* Zoning: For instance on De Haro and Boardman we own some land to maintain zoning for the area and help new residents get settled.

* Aesthetics: Sometimes we'll maintain coastlines, mountains or other large environmental features.

* Performance: In regions where we know resident activity and object count will be particularly intense we might purchase and set aside some land to maintain system performance.

* Public Good: For instance, the amphitheater, avatar store, etc are owned and maintained by Linden so that all Residents can benefit.

In these cases, the land may be periodically cleaned up by a Linden.

Hope this helps - if anyone has specific questions feel free to post

hunter

Follow up question...

Is the (isnt the?) Outlands wall Linden owned?

Yes, I believe it is - and thus should be cleaned up a bit - the wall was intended to provide clear demarcation between safe and unsafe land. The current poster campaign does seem to be obscuring this function.

Well, in an odd way, I'm glad to hear this. I had heard a rumor that the wall would be cleaned because the Lindens were going to micro-mange the situation for sociological reasons. I am glad to hear it is for the simple reason that the Public Good is at risk when the wall cannot serve it's purpose as the clear warning of danger.

I applaud the Linden's attention to this detail. My only other concern is that we do need to pass on to the residents of ALL sims that - open fire or not - all players are required to responsible members of the community who do not significantly interfere with the ability of other players to play the game. And they also need to know that no sim is the private domain of any small group of players.

I'm sure they can figure out a way to continue battling under these strictures.

I do not believe in virtual gun control. I simply feel that it is not going to work when the "lawlessness" of a particular sim cannot be separated from the "reality" of every user's responsibility to the others. In other words, just because they role-play being outlaws, hopefully Linden doesn't give them license to be outlaws in the dealings with their fellow users.

You can play at lawlessness, but you still must obey the law. And that goes further that simply shouting at them that they should stay out of your territory if they don’t want to get shot. There is also the responsibility to not use the power SL gives you to bully the other players.

Sorry. Soap box. Wrong forum. <Self-flagellating.>