Second Life Adds "Linden Homes Security System" to Eject Virtual Intruders

You could even call it a "Ralph Pootawn Begone" device:

Your new Linden Homes Security System can be wall-mounted upon placement. When activated, it will scan your parcel as much as 400m above and below the control unit for unauthorized visitors...  We’ve chosen a minimum of 15 seconds and a maximum height of 400m to allow for those just passing through (either on the ground or in the air close to your home) to not be immediately booted off-course (while those who linger will get removed). Ejecting rather than send-to-home also allows first-time offenders to get the hint and continue on their travels.

More about it on the official SL community site. Pootwan, of course, is the griefer who helped saddle Second Life with the unfair "where people go if they can't get sex in real life" reputation years ago:

Ralph Pootawn is a green troll avatar on Second Life depicting smoking a pipe and holding a beer, who gained infamy online in several screenshots depicting the character spying on other users having virtual sex. He is often associated with an exchange in which a couple asks him to "pls go", to which he flatly responds "no."

More on that somewhat NSFW story here. One wonders if viral trolls like that might not have existed had a Linden Homes Security System been introduced oh, a decade ago.

Comments

[Cake]

I was wondering when you were going to cover the new Linden Homes, they're pretty nifty.

[Chic Aeon]

To be CLEAR since even I was pretty confused by your post :D --- the just out LINDEN security devices were made and distributed in the house and houseboat rezzers (mailboxes and life preservers) primarily because ban lines and PERSONAL security orbs were recently outlawed.

There were numerous problems with folks that were trying to boat and fly (and likely even bike as I ran into some issues) with the sometimes overly obnoxious and far reaching (64 meters when we have 32 meter plots) security systems that were being used by some residents.

Many folks weren't terribly happy to lose their ban lines and fancy orbs and outcries were heard loudly in the forums. Hence the new Linden security systems.

These are NOT mandatory, but optional. Personally I am very happy with the demise of all that privacy guarding stuff even though I am big on Internet privacy. I do think it would have been less disruptive if The Lab would have foreseen the problem (many of us did) and had made the CURRENT rules the original rules.

Those complaining that they gave up their mainland parcels to move and then have the covenant changed after the fact do have a legitimate complaint IMO. Still, I am PERSONALLY thrilled.

[Taylor]

I'm okay with this solution, but I wish the security system wasn't 5 LI! Every prim is at a premium on a parcel this small.

[AmandaMagick]

thank you for this post!!

[Adeon Writer]

Did you even cover the new linden homes?

They do one amazing thing per year and it doesn’t get covered

[Very Cherry]

RThanks for reminder, it's time to abandon my land I forgot was still being charged to my credit card. not sure how i fell into the real life car payments pricing for make believe land, oh' well we were all young at some point.

Cheers!