Please read this entire FAQ before posting any questions regarding this program. What is a SL HELPER Community Volunteer? A SL Community Volunteer is a regular and dedicated second life user that has generously donated their time and effort to support Community Management by playing proactive roles during events, as well as providing guidance to other community members both in-world and on the official second life forums. Community Volunteers are not employees of linden labs its parent company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates They are not paid for their efforts. They don’t develop content for the platform, formulate policy, or moderate SL They are bound to the same Terms of Service and User Agreement as any other user of Home. They are simply really friendly people that care so much about this platform that they spend a portion of their free time contributing to the greater social good of Home by helping both new and veteran users. Do Community Volunteers moderate ? No. In fact, they are forbidden from attempting to moderate or police SL in any way beyond reporting abuses they encounter in-world by using the Submit a Report feature. We encourage every user to do this when they witness behavior that is a violation of the Terms of Service and User Agreement. Do Community Volunteers moderate the forums? Nope.Just like USERS they are not moderators and forbidden from any similar activities that may be construed as a moderator. That said, they often are very familiar with Home and the forums and all the rules that go with each, so if they reply with a friendly reminder of forum rules that are close to being broken or reminding others of proper forum etiquette (common decency applies always), that is acceptable as anyone in the community might also do. How many Community Volunteers are there? only me at min How can I identify a Community Volunteer? You can identify a Community Volunteer by the special " icon they will have floating above their head. It has a bright blue logo with the word " SL HELPER" across it in white. Community Volunteers will be wearing this when actively participating in volunteer initiatives in-world, such as hosting events tournaments. How can I become a Community Volunteer? When applications are being accepted, you may apply via NOTECARD send me notecard on how u iike SL and things u can bring to team things u do help peple There is no minimum or maximum amount of time that you must commit to spending as a volunteer. Of course, we prefer our volunteers to be very active in the community, so please don’t ask to participate if you only sign in to second life once a month. Since Community Volunteers aren’t employees of linden labs Community Managers will not dictate how you spend your time in-world. However, we do require you to be an upstanding citizen while in SL and on our forums. This means that you absolutely must refrain from innappropriate behavior at all times, regardless of the situation. Taking the high road can be very difficult sometimes, but is a quality required of all Community Volunteers. If you feel you can step up to the plate, please How can I check on the status of my standing in the Community Volunteer program? If you are chosen, we will contact you. There is no way to check the status of an application. I’ve witnessed a Community Volunteer behave in a way that is a clear violation of the Terms of Service and User Agreements. How do I report this? We ask that you please use the Submit a Report feature if in SL , or hit the Report feature on an inappropriate post in the forums. We will take it from there.