you should have received this email and we are posting it here as reference (particularly the links). it’s interesting that they send an email out about a policy change to every single account but could not send emails out to estate owners when they announced the OpenSpace changes (they did send one out 18 days after the fact). bitter?
well a bit, but this illustrates how much importance (and press time) they are giving the adult issue
makes great press and shows how “sensitive” they are to these adult issues. interestingly, for something that supposedly is only 2 to 4% of the grid (Linden Lab numbers), they are certainly putting a lot of energy toward this (our comments in italics next to links) =p
Dear Second Life Resident,
As Second Life continues to grow, it’s essential that we serve the needs of our worldwide community by striking the right balance between maintaining the diversity of user-generated content and providing ways for each resident to control what they do and see while inworld.
So, after six months of research and gathering feedback, we’ve now implemented a new policy around adult content. The gist of this policy is that general content and adult content will now be more clearly separated, and residents will be given enhanced levels of control over their personal experiences.
Our goal, as always, is to continue making Second Life better for everyone. We’ve included more detailed information in the links below, and if you have any questions or comments after reading please let us know.
Sincerely,
Your Linden Lab Team
How do you define adult content? a martini is now mature – guess it leads to boinking, even isl
Where is the adult content going?
How do I avoid adult content? don’t search for penis and poontang, but poutine is okay
How do I verify my account?
What is Zindra?
Adult Content wiki page
Knowledge Base FAQ
how weird. i didn’t get this email! maybe they haven’t gotten to everyone just yet.
Jaime Poutine
22 Sep 09 at 2:37 pm
maybe they sent it to me so they would not have to hear me go on and on! i sooo spazzed on that OS thing, they announced it via the blog. now mind you, they don’t have a hard time billing me for 18 sims (at the time we had 12 openspace) but they did not send any emails to estate owners until TONS of outcry
had i had a clue they were going to grandfather the OS for another year, i would not have lost so many wonderful residents, oh well, this adult thing is slamming private estates, and is pretty unclear imo
Ener Hax
22 Sep 09 at 8:26 pm