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Silly Lindens.

This was beaten nearly to death here in the forums. 'Commercialized' means that it's in search.

I think the people who are being rejected are probably being rejected more because their content isn't naughty enough.

How can I get land on Zindra?
Do you have adult content on your parcel? (for definitions of what constitutes adult content, see the following Knowledge Base article: Maturity ratings: an overview) If you have commercialized adult content or services on your parcel, and are therefore significantly impacted by the introduction of Adult Oriented content controls to Second Life, we'll provide you with land equivalent to your existing parcel(s) on Zindra, free of charge.

/me waves; just following this and asking silly questions; if that were true that the denied folks didn't have naughty enough content, why would a land baron with 'no' adult content be approved?

Silly Lindens.

This was beaten nearly to death here in the forums. 'Commercialized' means that it's in search.

I think the people who are being rejected are probably being rejected more because their content isn't naughty enough.

See I might fall into this grey zone and that worries me. I'm definatly adult in content on my land but stopped building long ago waiting for all this.

Does your land show up in search? If not, I'd get it in there NOW...

Silly Lindens.

This was beaten nearly to death here in the forums. 'Commercialized' means that it's in search.

I think the people who are being rejected are probably being rejected more because their content isn't naughty enough.

I think that anyone who gets the boilerplate "It appears that your parcel does not contain commercialized adult content or services. Therefore, your content does not qualify for the first wave of migration to our new Adult-Only continent."
1) should challenge it
2) get written confirmation that their parcel and products flagged in Search are specifically *not* subject to the restrictions that will be imposed on Search and publicly available content in Mainland. They'll need that if/when the ARs start.

Some might be told that the offending words in Search do not describe the content of the parcel.

They will also likly counter with you altered the look of your place which now makes it qualify.

I think that anyone who gets the boilerplate "It appears that your parcel does not contain commercialized adult content or services. Therefore, your content does not qualify for the first wave of migration to our new Adult-Only continent."
1) should challenge it
2) get written confirmation that their parcel and products flagged in Search are specifically *not* subject to the restrictions that will be imposed on Search and publicly available content in Mainland. They'll need that if/when the ARs start.

Some might be told that the offending words in Search do not describe the content of the parcel.

Yes. It would be good if they provided more details on why a swap was denied.

I think that first one that was talked about on slex (/me lost the link and is lazy) was a Gor store. Though I'm pretty sure she ended up getting a swap, I can see how a Linden would show up, say "all Gor - not defined as 'adult' this week" and deny the move. If it's just generic Gor stuff, rather than some of the more naughty accessories, that's probably the right thing to do. Er.. Gor's not 'adult', right? Or did it go back to being adult?

edit: tho, you know, every challange to something LL does slows down the process for everybody still in line.....

Yes. It would be good if they provided more details on why a swap was denied.

I think that first one that was talked about on slex (/me lost the link and is lazy) was a Gor store. Though I'm pretty sure she ended up getting a swap, I can see how a Linden would show up, say "all Gor - not defined as 'adult' this week" and deny the move. If it's just generic Gor stuff, rather than some of the more naughty accessories, that's probably the right thing to do. Er.. Gor's not 'adult', right? Or did it go back to being adult?

edit: tho, you know, every challange to something LL does slows down the process for everybody still in line.....

I put Kittyn's details here and a link to the thread on slx

I thought the name sounded familiar. She ended up in the middle (bordered on 2 sides anyway) of Sindy's land. Interesting mix on that region...

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edit: tho, you know, every challange to something LL does slows down the process for everybody still in line.....

If LL defined things clearly, there would be less possibility of challenges.
As it turns out, LL seems to have gone out of its way to infuriate and frustrate everyone.

/me does not disagree.

Enclosing content of a notecard that explains the value of adding this feature to the disabled community in Second Life:

Several individuals and groups in Second Life are working on scripts that make it easier for people with disabilities to use this immersive environment. However, Linden Scripting Language has some inherent limitations that the scripters, and those who use the scripts, must somehow overcome.

One of these is that LSL cannot easily change the direction that your avatar is facing--your "rotation". This was possible at one time, but it is no longer available.

Why is this important?

Someone who is Blind or Visually Impaired can check to see which way they are facing, but if they wish to face a particular direction, they must guess at how long to hold down the arrow keys. It is possible to set a "target" rotation that will notify you when you reach a particular facing, but it is still very easy to overshoot. So, the "simple" act of turning to face a doorway or to face someone with whom you are speaking may not be so simple for them.

Someone with motor impairment that affects fine motor control may likewise have difficulty turning. Imagine directing your avatar's facing by saying "Turn left" or "Turn right" instead of using your keyboard. This is just one example of how someone with motor impairment might use Second Life, of course.

Facing a specific direction in a smooth and realistic manner could be difficult in either case. If you know that Joe Avatar is at 47 degrees from your position, you could issue a command to "face 47 degrees", and your avatar would be "looking" at him. This makes social interaction smoother and more realistic, as well as making travel and interaction with objects in-world easier.

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http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-56

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..If the lindens working on it each pulled a ticket in order, marked it as in progress and then completed it and then moved on to the next one it woudl have worked fine.

Where more info was request....that ticket should ahve stay in the que until the info was provided and then handled next.

depending on the technology for the ticket system and whatever needs to be done to the backend systems ...

I'm pretty sure that would have been cost-prohibitive for a one-off project like this.