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Posted: Apr 27th 2009 2:13PM (Unverified) said

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The working draft says that a region must be designated Adult if it _advertises or publicly promotes_. That would seem (I think?) to suggest that what goes on in closed skyboxes isn't affected by the new policy. But, who can say for sure what it means?

Personally, I think their definitions are far too vague, and -- depending on how you interpret the vague wording -- far too restrictive.

Does a cartoon anvil falling on someone's head count as "severe bodily harm"? Or how about a role-playing game where you can slay a dragon? Is that a "depiction of death"? Or the beloved "FUEGO!" freebie? Having your entire body set on fire seems like pretty "intense violence" to me, so perhaps all the freebie gardens ought to move to the new continent, just to be safe.

Does a discussion about preventing the spread of sexually-transmitted disease count as a "sexually themed activity"? It _might_ be okay due to its "educational function", but the only way to know for sure would be to abuse report them and wait to see if they get punished. And that would only indicate the subjective assessment of whichever Linden handled the report; another Linden could very well decide the opposite.

Does a gallery of Man Ray nudes count as "photo-realistic nudity"? I'd guess so, but maybe its "cultural function" would be enough to spare it. But what about a gallery of artistic nudes by a lesser-known artist? Still photo-realistic nudity, but it might not be deemed "cultural" enough if the Linden handling the report didn't recognize the artist's name. Again, you'd have to abuse report it to find out.

P.S. Depictions of "social drug and alcohol use" are prohibited in PG regions, so if you've got one of those funny paintings of dogs smoking and playing poker with glasses of whiskey nearby, you'd better take it down. Just to be sure someone won't abuse report you.
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Posted: Apr 27th 2009 6:37PM Joystiq Login Bugs SUCK said

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And taking your questions further Jacek, does the cartoon depiction of a 22 year old having sex with the cartoon depiction of a 10 year old count as "Paedophillia"?

If the answer to this is yes, then the answer to your other questions is yes too.
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