Difference between revisions of "Linden Lab Official:Welcome Area Guidelines"

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The Welcome Areas, Infohubs and other Linden Locations are where new Residents are sent when they first arrive in Second Life. As you live out your Second Life, please remember to treat your fellow Residents the way you'd want to be treated. Behind every avatar is a real person, and how you behave can make a difference.
New Residents first arrive in Second Life in [[Second Life Glossary#welcome_area|Welcome Areas]], [[Second Life Glossary#infohub|Infohubs]] and other locations.  


The values of Second Life are spelled out in the [http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php Community Standards]. Both the Community Standards and the [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php Terms of Service] apply throughout the Second Life world.
In addition to the [http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php Community Standards] and [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php Terms of Service] (that apply everywhere in Second Life) these newcomer areas have the following additional guidelines:
 
In addition to the guidelines established in the Community Standards, the following guidelines apply in the Welcome Areas, and Help Island, where newcomers are just getting started:


* No shooting, blood or violence.
* No shooting, blood or violence.
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The last two items apply regardless of the local region's maturity rating.
The last two items apply regardless of the local region's maturity rating.


If you do run into problems with a disruptive avatar, you can [[Linden_Lab_Official:How_to_Mute_Another_Resident_or_Object|block]] and/or [[Linden Lab Official:Filing an Abuse Report|file an abuse report]].
Please remember to treat your fellow Residents as you want to be treated. Behind every avatar is a real person, and how you behave makes a difference.
 
If you run into problems with a disruptive person:
* [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Blocking/ta-p/700121 block] them.
* If you continue to have problems, [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Filing-an-abuse-report/ta-p/700065 file an abuse report]


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Latest revision as of 10:48, 9 February 2012

New Residents first arrive in Second Life in Welcome Areas, Infohubs and other locations.

In addition to the Community Standards and Terms of Service (that apply everywhere in Second Life) these newcomer areas have the following additional guidelines:

  • No shooting, blood or violence.
  • No buying, selling, advertising, begging, or recruiting.
  • No sex, nudity, or offensive language.
  • No annoying, repetitive, or adult sounds.

The last two items apply regardless of the local region's maturity rating.

Please remember to treat your fellow Residents as you want to be treated. Behind every avatar is a real person, and how you behave makes a difference.

If you run into problems with a disruptive person: