Don't Ask, Don't Tell?

So it is official policy but not officially. Why?

Because if they put it on the Blog it would show up when people loaded SL and they would read it and make posts, increasing bandwidth and making them retract there statement. Like they have on several other issues.

Or at least that is my guess.

BTW we are havening a get together at robins office. feel free to join. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambleside/105/24/30

BTW we are havening a get together at robins office. feel free to join. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambleside/105/24/30

P.S. What is the gathering with Robin Linden going to be about?

Its typical. A handfull fo aood ball christian right wingers protests because somewhere on SL consenting adults wish to age play, and voila "the community has agreed." Well I am part of the community and I do not agree. I am not an ageplyer either, but I certainly don't want my online community run by the same group of narrow minded people that run my real life. I come here to get away from them.

The all need to to get a big book of parental responsibility and get involved in thier kids lives, instead of asking everyone else, by way of public inistutions, to do it for them. SL is an adult world, and therefor the question of protecting kids should not be an issue at all on the grid.

A much better solution would be to simply not allow people from countries where these laws are in place to join SL. Allthough this is, in all liklihood, a move aimed at showing prospective corporations that SL is not another Yahoo.chat. If they are gong to court and keep the big guys, then we must all be squeaky clean.

Of course it might be easier top simply say, they are not child avatars, they are halfling avatars. And therefore there is no age play, simply child like creatures from fantasy who do not mature as fast as others do.

This is an abomination, and is the first of many we will see as SL grows to encompass the lowest common denominator.

the seemingly blanket ban on cubs and little ones

LL is prohibiting advertising promoting sexual activity involving child avs, not the avs themselves. Context is everything and, given the fact that sexual activity is mentioned prior to the term 'age play' in the notecard, it seems pretty clear that their definition of age play is as a sexual activity.

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Dear Second Life Resident:

Linden Lab would like to inform you that your land or
business is not in compliance with Second Life's Community
Standards. The depiction of sexual activity involving minors
may violate real-world laws in some areas, and the Second
Life community as a whole has made it clear that it views
such behavior to be broadly offensive. Linden Lab chooses
not to allow the advertising or promotion of age play or
related activities in any public forum -- including in-world
textures, classified ads, the Second Life forums, or parcel
descriptions.

Advertisements, promotions, or descriptions of such
activities must be removed to avoid account sanctions. Any
account asserting an age that does not meet Second Life's
minimum age of eligibility will be closed.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Its typical. A handfull of [goofball?] christian right wingers protests because somewhere on SL consenting adults wish to age play, and voila "the community has agreed." Well I am part of the community and I do not agree.
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This is an abomination, and is the first of many we will see as SL grows to encompass the lowest common denominator.

They should clarify this - theres a lot of businesses and players that may or may not be in violation depending on the exact definition.

I agree. The note card should have a clarification here:
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Dear Second Life Resident:

Linden Lab would like to inform you that your land or
business is not in compliance with Second Life's Community
Standards. The depiction of sexual activity involving minors
may violate real-world laws in some areas, and the Second
Life community as a whole has made it clear that it views
such behavior to be broadly offensive. Linden Lab chooses
not to allow the advertising or promotion of Sexual age play or
related activities in any public forum -- including in-world
textures, classified ads, the Second Life forums, or parcel
descriptions.

Advertisements, promotions, or descriptions of such
activities must be removed to avoid account sanctions. Any
account asserting an age that does not meet Second Life's
minimum age of eligibility will be closed.
=======================================

At least this helps define the type of age play being mentioned.

Its typical. A handfull fo aood ball christian right wingers protests because somewhere on SL consenting adults wish to age play, and voila "the community has agreed." Well I am part of the community and I do not agree. I am not an ageplyer either, but I certainly don't want my online community run by the same group of narrow minded people that run my real life. I come here to get away from them.

I've been agitating for this sort of change, and I'm not christian right winger. In fact I'm very much a leftie.

Censorship is undesirable, but so is anarchy. A balance must be struck.

The majority of the community has spoken. Yes there are a number of individuals that disagree, predominantly furries and existing ageplayers from what I've seen. Unfortunately you can't please all of the people, all of the time.

Not an age player myself, but i do wonder.. Where did the majority of the community speak?

The majority of the community has spoken. Yes there are a number of individuals that disagree, predominantly furries and existing ageplayers from what I've seen. Unfortunately you can't please all of the people, all of the time.

In an anecdotal sense I recall attending a general discussion about ageplay in SL (open to all and not bagging the practice just a *feeler* event) several months ago and was surprised that there were only a handful of people supporting it, and 15-20 avatars that were opposed to it.