Serunus

Thanks PeterCanessa! Your points have been very helpful.

Alright, but what about other cases? Such as phishing and copying virtual merchandise? Would these usually just get reported straight to Linden Labs?

Thanks Imnotgoing! Do you remember where inworld did you run into them? As part of my project I have to interview some "police" or "security" groups.

Irene Muni wrote: Serunus, it's difficul answer you if you don't know SL (BTW I cannot imagine a academic project about anything I disown, something I know, but that's another matter). Do you know that we (all the Residents) hace a tool "Abuse Report"? http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Filing-an-abuse-report/ta-p/700065 Do you know the "powers" of a land owner about another residents in her/his land? Do you know the LL policies about disputes between Residents? http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:Disputes_Between_Residents Probably this is the first step for understand our thoughts about "unofficial police" in SL. Just my opinion. Thank you Irene. I'm still a newbie in SL and the point of the research is to get more information on how policing is done and attitudes towards it. Thanks for those bullet points and the links! They're very helpful.

Marianne Little wrote: I think the OP talks about inworld Police. Serunus, I will suggest that you google "Law Enforcement in Second Life: Policing or Pastime?". This should bring up an article in AH. I don't provide you with the link, because the rules for what I am allowed to link to, is confusing and I don't take the risk. The comments in the article is interesting reading, make sure you read what some has experienced from SL Police. I've come across that article before Marianne. The problem is there's not really that much research regarding policing of virtual worlds in general. Although quite a handful for WOW I think. Thank you though, I'll go through that one again.

Pep wrote: Are you talking about policing of the forums? There were several threads discussing this issue in these forums, at least there were before the "maintenance" but I haven't checked since. You should really contact Amanda Linden regarding the way in which her Moderators have been asked to police the forums, as she is the only one who can give a definitive answer, even if her answer changes later. Pep (By the way, you are NOT allowed to use any of my posts for your work; consent by default is not acceptable, either academically or by the Linden Lab Terms of Service.) Hi Pep, Thank you and yes you are correct that I shouldn't make consent acceptable by default. But I only meant policing the inworld.

wow. I hadn't thought that people would be creating alts for those purposes. But do you think Lindens should do anything about it to step in? I mean in worst horrible crime case scenarios? As part of my research I've been reading a lot on actual law enforcers wanting to step in and monitor virtual worlds. Obviously there are many flaws with having a for hire security team, especially with the examples given. But I know people have argued that having real policemen involved in monitoring virtual worlds ruins the whole purpose of SL.

Really? But aren't they mostly there in case of griefers? What if it's something like stealing or anything to do with money?

Thanks! I'm still a noob with SL. Do you have any opinons about the way SL is being regulated? Does it really need to be? So far that I've been on I haven't ran into any trouble.

Hi, I'm a undergraduate student and I'm interested in the policing of SL for my dissertation project. As a researcher, I am interested in user experience regarding the different ways in which SL is currently being policed, either by an unofficial (not sanctioned by Linden Labs) Or official “police” force. I'm not completely sure if there is really an unofficial non-role playing police force on SL? Can someone clarify that for me please? If there is does anyone know how effective they are? Or How effective Linden is when it comes to regulating SL? Please keep in mind that by participating in this thread, you are also giving consent to use your statements/opinions as part of my research. In the finished dissertation paper, all users will be anonymous. If anyone needs to contact me on SL, search for Serunus. Advance thanks!