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# In the past and ongoing, specific policy misjudgments and technical faults have hurt in-world adult ventures and, by extension, LL itself. Adult Content User Group meetings have been useful in communicating the consequences of these mistakes / bugs for repair. | # In the past and ongoing, specific policy misjudgments and technical faults have hurt in-world adult ventures and, by extension, LL itself. Adult Content User Group meetings have been useful in communicating the consequences of these mistakes / bugs for repair. | ||
# Zindra is a themed Mainland continent with a uniform Adult maturity rating. It has abundant LDPW infrastructure and (increasingly) diverse use by landowners not limited to adult ventures nor necessarily "adult" content. | # Zindra is a themed Mainland continent with a uniform Adult maturity rating. It has abundant LDPW infrastructure and (increasingly) diverse use by landowners not limited to adult ventures nor necessarily "adult" content. | ||
# Although there is some overlap of the interests of Zindra residents with those of adult ventures, not all of Zindra is about adult content, and only a small minority of adult ventures are on Zindra. | |||
# The Zindra sim spans from the only inland Zindra infohub at Oritz to the infrastructure-intensive "Kama City" sims. Thus, by name and location, the Zindra sim is uniquely positioned to be a showcase and gateway for the whole Zindra continent. | # The Zindra sim spans from the only inland Zindra infohub at Oritz to the infrastructure-intensive "Kama City" sims. Thus, by name and location, the Zindra sim is uniquely positioned to be a showcase and gateway for the whole Zindra continent. | ||
# The ZEXPO group has a contentious past that's unproductive to consider at this point. The name is confusing because it refers to a group, an event, and a cluster of sims where that event took place (and may again). At this point, we're charged with addressing management of the group only (to the extent that can be | # The ZEXPO group has a contentious past that's unproductive to consider at this point. The name is confusing because it refers to a group, an event, and a cluster of sims where that event took place (and may again). At this point, we're charged with addressing management of the group only (to the limited extent that it can be considered separately from other "ZEXPO" matters). | ||
== Scope and Context == | |||
Although the immediate objective is to make sense of the Zindra sim and the ZEXPO group, it's important to understand the larger context of Lab investment in Zindra-hosted, adult content-related land and groups. | |||
Ginette's labels for these assets / initiatives are shown at https://sites.google.com/site/zindrabusiness/home/zindra-expo-group-overview-plan , corresponding to seven sims. (These seven in addition to extensive Linden infrastructure on the Zindra continent, including at least five 1- or 2-sim infohubs at Arapaima, Gilda/Oritz, Nelsonia, Ungren, and Vilania.) | |||
* Four of these seven sims are the "ZEXPO Island" sims (Distrel, Girenzi, Jaraded, Tramoyn). | |||
* One is a public sandbox, "Zindra Vortex", located north of Arapaima. This sim also includes some permanent content and seems to offer mentoring and has hosted a build-contest event(s?). It does have some traffic (some of which is non-landowners building and boxing Adult content for Marketplace sale). | |||
* One is a proposed Mature-to-Adult instructional gateway (Podyan, or "Zindra Quickstart"). | |||
* One is the Zindra sim itself ("Zindra Promenade"). | |||
Other than the Zindra sim (presumably), these target Adult Content broader than the Zindra mainland continent. (It's even arguable that they ''detract'' from businesses and events on the continent itself, but if the Lab is to promote broader Adult Content in SL, it's reasonable to use Mainland sims to do it). | |||
Although the ZEXPO group is open enrollment, the Zindra Vortex group (also originally founded and owned by Blondin) is not. | |||
Revision as of 04:22, 25 June 2011
Grounding Assumptions
- Linden Lab and adult content providers have common cause in the success of adult ventures in Second Life.
- Direct community support by Linden Lab has proven neither necessary nor sufficient to insure success of adult ventures in SL.
- In the past and ongoing, specific policy misjudgments and technical faults have hurt in-world adult ventures and, by extension, LL itself. Adult Content User Group meetings have been useful in communicating the consequences of these mistakes / bugs for repair.
- Zindra is a themed Mainland continent with a uniform Adult maturity rating. It has abundant LDPW infrastructure and (increasingly) diverse use by landowners not limited to adult ventures nor necessarily "adult" content.
- Although there is some overlap of the interests of Zindra residents with those of adult ventures, not all of Zindra is about adult content, and only a small minority of adult ventures are on Zindra.
- The Zindra sim spans from the only inland Zindra infohub at Oritz to the infrastructure-intensive "Kama City" sims. Thus, by name and location, the Zindra sim is uniquely positioned to be a showcase and gateway for the whole Zindra continent.
- The ZEXPO group has a contentious past that's unproductive to consider at this point. The name is confusing because it refers to a group, an event, and a cluster of sims where that event took place (and may again). At this point, we're charged with addressing management of the group only (to the limited extent that it can be considered separately from other "ZEXPO" matters).
Scope and Context
Although the immediate objective is to make sense of the Zindra sim and the ZEXPO group, it's important to understand the larger context of Lab investment in Zindra-hosted, adult content-related land and groups.
Ginette's labels for these assets / initiatives are shown at https://sites.google.com/site/zindrabusiness/home/zindra-expo-group-overview-plan , corresponding to seven sims. (These seven in addition to extensive Linden infrastructure on the Zindra continent, including at least five 1- or 2-sim infohubs at Arapaima, Gilda/Oritz, Nelsonia, Ungren, and Vilania.)
- Four of these seven sims are the "ZEXPO Island" sims (Distrel, Girenzi, Jaraded, Tramoyn).
- One is a public sandbox, "Zindra Vortex", located north of Arapaima. This sim also includes some permanent content and seems to offer mentoring and has hosted a build-contest event(s?). It does have some traffic (some of which is non-landowners building and boxing Adult content for Marketplace sale).
- One is a proposed Mature-to-Adult instructional gateway (Podyan, or "Zindra Quickstart").
- One is the Zindra sim itself ("Zindra Promenade").
Other than the Zindra sim (presumably), these target Adult Content broader than the Zindra mainland continent. (It's even arguable that they detract from businesses and events on the continent itself, but if the Lab is to promote broader Adult Content in SL, it's reasonable to use Mainland sims to do it).
Although the ZEXPO group is open enrollment, the Zindra Vortex group (also originally founded and owned by Blondin) is not.