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Sadville transports shaggers to porncentration camp

DJ

Main continent, new content 

Joke

Need lots of tumbleweed spawners on the main continent then.

Ian Ferguson

So... what will be left? 

Happy

I suppose there'll be a small square of non-adult content somewhere, devoid of visitors.

Code Monkey

Still going? 

Second Life still going? Well stone me!

Still enjoying First (Real) Life myself...

TeeCee

Name change? 

Coat

Maybe we should stop referring to SL as "Sadville" and start using "WankWorld" instead?

IR

Erm 

I think you'll find it's called Paedov Isle.

Nic Brough

Hmm 

Paris Hilton

>Simply defining 'Adult' content is not easy

Paris Hilton might know...

John A Blackley

Adult content? 

You mean there's going to be a big sign that says, "F off out of here and get to work, you sad barsteward!"?

Eduard Coli

Shoots foot and bites hand 

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Doomed, they either charge or expect CC numbers to access in which case it will die on the vine or doomed because they don't and everyone just hangs out in Wankerland.

Anonymous Coward

So it goes 

Pirate

I think their true intent is obvious. They talk about giving people the ability to control what type of content they see, but clearly requiring credit card payments has nothing whatever to do with that goal.

I can't say I'm surprised though. SL had the kind freedom that only exists on a frontier. Like the "Wild West" it has now been settled and ceased to be a frontier. Here comes the long arm of the law. "Protecting" the children is probably only the first step.

Anonymous Coward

search filtering 

good luck getting *that* to work properly

Graham Lockley

Still there ? 

>Second Life still going? Well stone me!

Words may be different but thats my reaction, thought SL had died ages ago. Maybe i should reinstall the client and see if its any more inviting now...

Nah, theres more real life in UserNet !

Richard

So 

Paris Hilton

One continent of furries, flying penises etc. and anyone who actually enjoys second life.

The old continent for the hundred or so misguided, overenthusiastic academics who want to be down with the kids and give their lectures using these cool new web 2.0 thingys (while actually sitting comfortably in their office drinking tea).

Sceptical Bastard

Is it the first of April already? 

Or is it Sadvillites who are the fools?

You couldn't make it up. Unless El Reg did.

Daniel B.

"Mature" parcels? 

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I thought the "flagging" option has been there since at least 2006. I don't see why geographical separation is necessary. If anything, those who don't want to see "adult" content should be able to put some option for that, and SL would automatically lock them out from the "Mature" areas.

Meh.

Anonymous Coward

Make all adult content invisible... 

Joke

to those that choose not to see it. If you want to see adult content, you will be able to see all the contents, both regular and adult. If you don't, all the adult portions everywhere should be 'erased'.

Ok, I am thinking 'autocad frozen layers' of sorts.

( It avoids geographical separation, and creates some technical problems, perhaps? )