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Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

billyandrews — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:13:33 -0000

@deancollins
Really? Is World of Warcraft included on the list? Well, I think those vulgar or sexually explicit games are justifiable to be banned in Australia except for these MMOs like WoW which provides us fun and entertainment. What's your classification of "Adult" games anyway? Is farming wow gold part of it? If it is, that's certainly an absurd idea! We have to bear in mind that the problem is never the game, it's the person playing it.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

kuriyama — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:23:58 -0000

Well i second the motion what australian political goverment agreed on. Because where also commiting to banned Second here in Asia in the next political conference on asian nations namely Japan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and Korea leaving that idiotic game only there in western nations only... since it top most of the gaming online violation here in asia.

Namely:

a. Rude unknown gestures,
b. users disputes,
c. sexual violence and simulation against women and children,
d. Explotation of women and child simulation,
e. to many sexual genital availability to users even really not needed and against the law to walk in asia naked.
f. Gambling, and corrupt second life goverments to pausing there own monetary virtual money and charging real money for something that is not real,
g. corrupt land owner ship and sales of land for just a online game and charging US dollar which is not the monetary fund money here in asia.
h. Unfair treament to people and free users of secondlife,
i. and to many griefers most of the time while online,
j. child access to illegal 3d software here in asia namely secondlife without restriction which is also illegal,
k. unsafe use of credit cards from hackers of secondlife,
l. no technical support or no support at all to foreign asian pc and asking to much system resources system requirement for a online stupid game like 2gb memory, 3ghz processor, lots of disk space.

What do you think of money that are use to buy those items. Money don't fell from the sky you know. People here hard earn every bit of cent to earn a living. not like in america people just sit around and waiting for a pay check from the government that does'nt exit here in asia.

so it come to our attention if second life don't change there attitude in doing online business we will be force to put it in the next asian conference of nations to banned second anywhere in asia and auto delete from any access point to any given service provider server online. once read and captured online anywhere to prevent downloading its software and accessing it's website permanently.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

ABDesignsinc — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:39:28 -0000

People Like Me? Sam, I Know Mostly everything that go's down in Second Life with the Linden's I'm not just some Person who Just Mutter's out what Linden Lab's Say in advance.. So Don't call me It's People Like You Because i'm not a Idiot..

- Anthony M

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Sam Darrow — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:29:31 -0000

It's people like you who take statements from Linden Labs and create misinformation from the.

Yes LL is merging the teen grid with the main grid. However, that does not mean things will change. Teen SL and normal SL will still be seperate, residents from each will not be able to go to the other grid. So it is NOT like there will be people from Teen SL going into normal SL sims.

Please, if you don't know what's going on. Don't comment. Because all you're doing is just fueling misinformation.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

woblit — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:09:55 -0000

How backwards dose this contrie have to go befor the government wakes up.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

haditwithnumbskills — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:00 -0000

in this day of age we cant access adult sites on the internet wow whats next yahoo ,msn, my space ,skype omg i can access all of these and go talk to friends naked too . the dickwad that wants to ban it should be taken and flogged im sorry but as an adult i pay for my internet like lots of other adults do and now you want to control what i do .I cant go to the pub and smoke or drive my own car and smoke with my children what you want to stop me smoking in my house next ok when you pay my rent rego or bills then so be it but until then get a grip on life .Banning things only turns to disaster look at the drop in patronage at hotels to show you it doesnt work

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Linda Truong — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:30:32 -0000

It’s already happened, I verified my age and everything is there, but I cannot access any adult areas.

When I do it crashes the whole SL Client, if I try to login from last location it screws up and crashes until I tell it to go to a PG area…

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Cukiez — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:21:50 -0000

omg.. that's a bit harsh tho.. I mean putting a direct ban on all the equivalent games!!
I mean how can you make peoples getting forbidden playing games like that!
And a funny detail.. in SL you simply have the decision receive pornograhic material etc.. which doesn;t mean it's an essential part of Second Life...

All with all.. This decision has been made too fast and withut even thinking about peoples who are so into the SL world.. there are enough folks who are earning their money (by selling stuff and their much time/trouble intensive homemade/brew clothing).. and now the very possibility will be take away from them like it's nothing..

Too bad it has to go that far like that..:\

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Name — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:42:35 -0000

That's just simply democracy. Oz normal free tv channels news only have their own news, only the big ones like Michael dead was on. Sports have 99% oz sports. No world news hardly to be seen. If they do ban SL, they should ban the entire internet access indeed.... what a shame..

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

One — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:36:31 -0000

From a developers email;

Many of you may have heard the rumors about plans to ban Second Life in Australia. Some of you may have already been contacted by clients in Australia regarding these rumors. Below is the official statement from Linden Lab about this situation. Please share this with your clients. For future reference, this statement can also be found on the SP blogs: https://blogs.secondlife.co...

Statement from Linden Lab
Linden Lab has received no indications from the Australian government that it plans to block Second Life and will keep our community apprised of any developments on that front. In the meantime, we want to assure Australian Residents that Second Life remains accessible and functioning in your region.

Australia has and will continue to be an important market for Linden Lab, and we’re committed to providing the best possible Second Life experience for the users in that market. Some of the most exciting uses of Second Life have come out of Australia, a diverse community of Residents that includes major universities, large enterprises and many thousands of consumers, who spend hundreds of thousands of hours inworld each month.

We will continue to keep you up to date on any new developments. Please contact us with any questions on either the comments section of the SP blog post or at sldevelopers@lists.lindenlab.com.

For the Linden Lab Solution Provider Program team,
Madhavi, Glenn and Katrin

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

luminarist — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:17:10 -0000

Australia should just go back Nazi Germany is seems.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

luminarist — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:11:02 -0000

you obviously do not understand concept of Second Life - KMOSCO has a partner in SL like I do - we live and work in SL and do things like in RL - skype just does not come close when you can dance, play, dress, attend parties and do mirid of social things in virtual world with person who might be thousands of KMs away.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

luminarist — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:04:54 -0000

Since INTERNET has come in play people are no longer as easily fooled by media which is perfect control mechanism of any government - this is the first step of taking our freedom, thinking and getting their control back. This is not Australian issue this is world issue and our freedoms depend on it.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

luminarist — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:55:42 -0000

I think stating that is has been confirmed is bit misleading - these are plans not confirmations, it still needs to go through process like everything else. I am sure that people that play WOW and Second Life as well as digital content creators who's livelihood depends on this will not allow this to happen.

I would not panic as yet.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

deancollins — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:33:20 -0000

Woke up this morning to see that Australian politicians are on a tear and are proposing to ban SL and WOW to all Australians.

http://laurelpapworth.com/a...

Below is my comment to their proposal. Time to find new jobs you dinosaurs.

ha ha the internetz is dead to Australians, shame the pollies haven't worked out that even the most brain dead internet user can get around their filters.
Time for a "Pirate Party"/"EFF" style political membership organisation for the Australian federal givernment so that over tea and crumpets someone of their stature can take them to one side and point out they are living in a fairy land.
My recommendation is start a non taxable charity and run on this platform "Laurel Papworth for Presidentz of the Internetz".

Cheers,
Dean

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

fg — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:50:42 -0000

solo girls
www.adulthd-video.com

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

schmidt — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:00:35 -0000

If there is such a child who is intelligent enough to swidle his/hers parents and register, download and log into Second Life undetected, then afterwards get age verified in order to access an adult region within Second Life- this child is certainly old enough to beat off in privacy and safety of this horrendously dangerous social medium.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Valiant Westland — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:29:10 -0000

I invite all Australian SL users to add me as a friend on Plurk, where I would be glad to discuss this topic further and assist you in any way I can to reverse this travesty of Freedom. http://www.plurk.com/VWestl...

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Valiant Westland — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:28:07 -0000

Australia's ban of Second Life and other similar sites sets a dangerous precedent that should strike fear into the hearts of free people everywhere. A "free" country that has a "Minister for Censorship!?" This is something we might expect from China, North Korea or Iran, but Australia!? The Nazis would be so proud!

Those who call themselves "Christians" or "Moral," might see this as a "victory" over "evil." But for them, as well as all who applaud this travesty of freedom I will quote Benjamin Franklin, who said:

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

It appears the people of Australia are still prisoners, exiled as were their forefathers and permitted only the "freedoms" their masters deem fit. It will be interesting to see if they accept this Orwellian destiny or rise up and demand the freedoms so many of them have given their blood to defend around the world.

As for Second Life (SL) and its "danger" as a source of adult content; SL is no more or less dangerous than the rest of the Internet. Those who wish to can find virtually anything they want on the Internet, good, bad or indifferent.

It should be up to adults and parents, not a "Nanny State," to take the steps necessary to limit exposure to content they deem inappropriate for themselves or their children. This can be done at the individual PC or user level.

By banning access to Second Life, the Australian government is not only cutting off access to "adult" content, but also art, music, education and collaboration opportunities that have the potential to enlighten, inspire and improve the lives of its citizens, young and old alike. If the government of Australia succeeds in censoring SL from their citizens, those of us who work, learn and yes "play" in Second Life will miss the tremendous spirit and contributions our Australian brothers and sisters make to SL everyday.

I close with a quote from another of our (American) Founding Fathers, that I hope will be taken to heart by all those who love freedom in Australia and around the world:

""The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

LaurelPapworth — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:30:53 -0000

Unlikely. OFLC have said that multiplayer games are "open and inherently unclassifiable" unlike closed boxed games. But makes for some nice linkbait :P

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Name — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:35:42 -0000

When are people going to learn SECOND LIFE is not a game, its a virtual world of the internet just like the internet with visual and voice added it IS NOT A GAME its a virtual world with a REAL economy and the Ausralian Government has a REAL presence in Second Life. Conray shows he is being willfully ignorant

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Gerbils — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:23:56 -0000

I don't see how that statement is a confirmation at all. If you're working off of the SMH article (which I can only assume you are), the only mention of Second-Life was by someone who wasn't Senator Conroy (it was actually by an engineer and avowed critic of the filter system).

In fact, it still sounds like it'll be a complaint based system. I.e, if they get a complaint, and THEN find the material fits the RC category, then they look at filtering. Of course, it only takes one person to spoil the party... :P

I'm not saying this isn't something to be concerned about. Just don't jump the gun because someone runs a slightly sensationalist headline.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

ITSec — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:40:11 -0000

This is Garbage. Second Life has not yet been classified by ACMA so even if this *proposed* internet scheme were to go through tomorrow it would not be banned until it went under review. The internet scheme is currently just a proposal which is technically not possible to implement in an effective and efficient manner. It will probably end up as an opt-in scheme that ISPs need to *offer* to parents which does customisable filtering.
Stop spreading FUD like this, it does nothing to help anyone.
I study Information Technology Security at University and have been following the legal and technical aspects of the internet filtering scheme for a while.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

Voice_of_Calm — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:38:39 -0000

I recommend people contact the minister's office at http://www.minister.dbcde.g... before believing rubbish like this. This website should be ashamed of itself.

Re: Confirmed: Second Life, online adult games to banned outright in Australia

PraetorianSniper — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:39:49 -0000

a petition relating to this can be found here: http://www.getup.org.au/cam...

i recommend you all sign it