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Policed Commercialism in game
Julia Curie
Senior Member
Join date: 1 Nov 2003
Posts: 298
01-28-2004 11:24
Where does a line drawn on commercialism in game? While the game itself has been opened into a new era of business outside the game, it also opens up the can of worms with it.

As some of you (very few thankfully) saw in the General Talk forum, there was a very bad form of commercialism posted. It would have, IMO, destroyed a lot of what is SL if it has been allowed to stay.

My question again is this, will there be a form of policed commercialism in game to keep it from attracting the bad apples like the ones who posted? Please comment Lindens?

I put it in Feature Suggestions because this is become an integral part of SL, and if not properly policed, it could become the next springboard for those exploiters whose offers and even maybe 'fake offers' (ie get rich quick schemes and illegal sales) could destroy the foundation of the game itself.
Daniel Linden
Contains Multitudes
Join date: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 103
01-28-2004 11:46
The Second Life Terms of Service specifically states:

From: someone
5.1 Participant Conduct. In addition to abiding at all times by the Community Standards, you agree that you shall not: (vii) upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;


We've enforced this policy from the beginning, and will continue to do so.