Griefer prevention tools or just use land settings on adult land?

[Norm Banx]

I own a small adult place that is set to public. I am looking to add some additional security if possible to prevent people from griefing as traffic increases.

Are there security tools that I can buy that will help prevent objects such as hud crashers, particles etc-- then I am willing to pay as long as its not against TOS. I can sometimes be offline for days at a time, so anything to help prevent these issues would be helpful. Or are these tools just used to grief the greifer?

Also, are there concequences for allowing "everyone" to use scripts on your land? I assume this would effect people wanting to use their rlv scripted objects such as their collars? (we have rlv enabled toys and traps) How do greifers typically take advantage of land being set to allow scripts?

One more thing, height allowance tools? Not here to flame anyone the old child avatar subject. I myself enjoy being a tiny furry sometimes for fun. However what are the rules on banning or ejecting a particular height? I simply have a sign that children are not allowed and we occasionally ban inappropriate age play. Is that enough?

 

Edit: May I also say, I have had a couple of attacks already and the only way to resolve them was to contact the sim owner to fix it.

[Rolig Loon]

It's possible to go overboard when you start thinking about security.  Most of the things that should worry you when you are NOT logged in are things that you handle by setting the parcel to allow rezzing and object entry by yourself or group only.  Don't worry about scripts.  If you turn off the ability for everyone to use scripts, then you will shut down many AOs and other worn scripts, and may disable vehicles that enter your parcel and are abandoned.  The owner of your region/estate will have disabled terraforming.  If not, disable it for anyone but yourself, or you can have real problems.  Other than that, there's not much you have to think about.

If you truly want to keep from being bothered by unwanted visitors when you ARE logged in, you can set up nasty ban lines, but those annoy people more than they help you.  You can get security orbs that are more selective and friendlier.  There are no rules about ejecting people from your own land.  The TOS says only (Sect 4.8), "You may permit or deny other users to access your Virtual Land on terms determined by you. Any agreement you make with other users relating to use or access to your Virtual Land must be consistent with these Terms of Service, and no such agreement can abrogate, nullify, void or modify these Terms of Service."

My own personal guidelines:

1. Remember that you cannot be physically hurt, and nobody can steal your stuff in SL.

2. Be nice.

[Lindal Kidd]

The best antigriefer defense is to BE THERE to deal with them.  Of course, you have to have the necessary abilities...be able to eject and ban a griefer AT LEAST from your parcel, and preferably from the entire estate (the estate owner must grant you this ability.)

Since you yourself can't be there all the time, you should build up a formal or informal group of venue managers who also have enforcement powers.

If your venue isn't large enough to warrant such a group, consider asking a group like the Green Lanterns to keep an eye on things for you.