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-====== NCI Standards and Rules/Guidelines ======
+====== NCI Guidelines and Standards ======
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 We’d much prefer that you stay, so please adhere to these Standards while you’re with us. Thanks!
-► No Nudity
-Linden Labs defines G rated as follows, A region designated General is not allowed to advertise or make available content or activity that is sexually explicit, violent, or depicts nudity.
-Guide to Linden Labs Maturity Levels: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/maturity-ratings-r52/
-http://bit.ly/NCI-MR
-Sexy is OK, but dress in a G-rated fashion always, in any NCI area. Your outfit must cover all private parts of your avatar(the naughty bits). If your avatar depicts nudity by wearing sheer clothing, nipple tape, pasties, long hair with no top, thongs or G-strings then wear something else.
-Remove your adult items, including any invisible part of your genitalia. If you have a question about your outfit, consider being a bit more modest in your choice or ask the LO for their thoughts.
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
-► No Disruption of Events, Activities, or Classes
-NCI is about learning and teaching. Disrupting events will not be tolerated. Officers and instructors will take whatever steps they feel are necessary to keep events orderly and productive.
-We require kind, polite behavior and language at all times. Please avoid any drama, arguing, or conversation that might make people uncomfortable. Our mission is to keep people comfortable, not to toughen them up. Flirting is cute. Bad words or sexual innuendo, not good.
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
-► No Soliciting, Selling, or Begging
-You may not set out items for sale, nor offer them in chat or instant messages. The same goes for the following:
-• gambling machines or any other commercial items.
-• do not advertise for any club or venue.
-• do not send out “Bite Requests” or the equivalent for any role-playing games.
-Don’t ask people to give you money or loan you money. If you’re low on cash, check out our extensive Freebies area.
-You may rent advertisements on our AdNode system. Funds from that support NCI activities, so it’s a good way to get some benefit and give back as well. Click a vacant board for information.
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
-► No Harassment
-NCI is an all-inclusive, welcoming community. There is no room for profanity, intolerance, crude and/or unwelcome sexual advances, repetitive playing of annoying sound clips, and rezzing junk prims all over the place.
-Keep open conversation G-rated, very clean and pleasant. Generally stay away from difficult topics like religion, sex, or politics. If a conversation is getting inflammatory, please drop it.
-If asked by an officer to drop a subject, please drop it. We're not trying to suppress freedom of speech. However, in our experience, certain topics are so If you are wondering if some word is OK, we’d prefer you not use it.
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
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-▶ SUMMING UP ◀
-NCI is first and foremost a help area. You are welcome here in support of that focus. If your
-mood is off one day, perhaps doing something elsewhere will help change it.
-Remember that you are our guest. However, time spent here does not give you special rights or privileges. If you cannot follow and respect our rules, please find somewhere else to go.
-Enjoy NCI!! Be cool to each other...
 ===== Understanding These Standards =====
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 If you have concerns or questions, feel you have been treated unfairly, take it up privately with the NCI Region Coordinator or a Senior Land Officer.
-You can find a list of the NCI Staff here: [[http://wiki.nci-sl.info/doku.php?id=personnel:personnel]]
+You can find a list of the NCI Staff here:
+[[https://tinyurl.com/y5kkk32j]]
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
 ===== Helping Others =====
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 Janet posted this great article in the forum. We are adding it here as most of us LO's have found it very helpful. Please give it a read as it talks about language and how it is used and perceived. Let's make sure that none of this is happening in NCI. The link is below
-[[https://tinyurl.com/y6vlloh3]]
+https://tinyurl.com/y6vlloh3
 To reiterate, please don't do anything that will interfere with someone enjoying their time here, or getting the help they need.
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 We want to be a place where people are fundamentally kind, and use good judgment in support of our mission, to help with this understanding, we do have some specific rules:
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
 ===== No Weapons Use =====
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 Please do not use pushers, spell-casters, active shields, cagers, combat HUDs, or anything of the kind on NCI land.
-Failure in following these rules may get you removed from our sim and banned.
+===== No Nudity =====
-===== Maturity Ratings =====
+Linden Labs defines G rated as follows, A region designated General is not allowed to advertise or make available content or activity that is sexually explicit, violent, or depicts nudity.
-Maturity ratings designate the type of content and behavior allowed in a region and affect search results.
-There are three maturity ratings in Second Life: General, Moderate, and Adult.
-To access Adult search results and regions, you must be at least 18 years old.  For more information on how to access adult content, see Accessing Adult land and content.
-==== General ====
+Guide to Linden Labs Maturity Levels:
+[[https://tinyurl.com/y2jmet4v]]
+------------------
+=== Linden Labs General Maturity Rating ===
 A region designated General is not allowed to advertise or make available content or activity that is sexually explicit, violent, or depicts nudity.  Sexually-oriented objects such as "sex beds" or poseballs may not be located or sold in General regions.
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 Some landowners and Residents desire a Second Life experience distinct from the activity that occurs in Moderate and Adult regions. Region owners who wish to host this sort of Second Life experience can (but need not) designate their regions as General.
 If you are a region owner and you feel there is some ambiguity as to whether your content and activities are allowed in General regions, it's probably best to designate your region as Moderate.
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-==== Moderate ====
+Sexy is OK, but dress in a G-rated fashion always, in any NCI area. Your outfit must cover all private parts of your avatar(the naughty bits). If your avatar depicts nudity by wearing sheer clothing, nipple tape, pasties, long hair with no top, thongs or G-strings then wear something else.
-Second Life's Moderate designation accommodates most of the non-adult activities common in Second Life. Dance clubs, bars, stores and malls, galleries, music venues, beaches, parks, and other spaces for socializing, creating, and learning all support a Moderate designation so long as they do not host publicly promoted adult activities or content and do not use adult search tags. Groups, events and classifieds that relate to this broad range of activities and themes generally should also be designated as Moderate.
+Remove your adult items, including any invisible part of your genitalia. If you have a question about your outfit, consider being a bit more modest in your choice or ask the LO for their thoughts.
+===== No Disruption of Events, Activities, or Classes =====
-Residents in these spaces should therefore expect to see a variety of themes and content. Stores that sell a range of content that includes some "sexy" clothing or objects can generally reside in Moderate rather than Adult regions. Dance clubs that feature "burlesque" acts can also generally reside in Moderate regions as long as they don't promote sexual conduct, for instance through pose balls (whether in "backrooms" or more visible spaces). However if any of these businesses uses adult-oriented search tags, the region may be categorized as Adult and blocked from appearing in non-Adult search.
+NCI is about learning and teaching. Disrupting events will not be tolerated. Officers and instructors will take whatever steps they feel are necessary to keep events orderly and productive.
-==== Adult ====
+We require kind, polite behavior and language at all times. Please avoid any drama, arguing, or conversation that might make people uncomfortable. Our mission is to keep people comfortable, not to toughen them up. Flirting is cute. Bad words or sexual innuendo, not good.
-The Adult designation applies to Second Life regions that host, conduct, or display content that is sexually explicit, intensely violent, or depicts illicit drug use.  A region must be designated Adult if it hosts, advertises, or publicly promotes:
+===== No Soliciting, Selling, or Begging =====
-    Representations of intensely violent acts, for example depicting death, torture, dismemberment or other severe bodily harm, whether or not photo-realistic (meaning that images either are or cannot be distinguished from a photograph).
+You may not set out items for sale, nor offer them in chat or instant messages. The same goes for the following:
-    Photo-realistic nudity.
+• gambling machines or any other commercial items.
-    Expressly sexually themed content, spaces or activities, whether or not photo-realistic. We broadly define what is "sexually themed" to include any sexually oriented activities and conduct.
+• do not advertise for any club or venue.
+• do not send out “Bite Requests” or the equivalent for any role-playing games.
-Groups, event listings and classified ads that reference these themes or content must also be designated Adult. Linden Lab will enforce these rules but cannot monitor all ephemeral content and conduct within Second Life. Therefore:
+Don’t ask people to give you money or loan you money. If you’re low on cash, check out our extensive Freebies area.
-    Regions, groups, and event or classified ad listings that employ search tags plainly suggestive of adult behavior or content require the Adult designation, and will be viewable only by Residents that are at least 18 years old.
+You may rent advertisements on our AdNode system. Funds from that support NCI activities, so it’s a good way to get some benefit and give back as well. Click a vacant board for information.
-    Linden Lab will conduct proactive monitoring and rely on abuse reports that identify adult content or conduct that is promoted or advertised publicly. Where adult content or conduct on a region is publicly advertised or promoted, that region must be designated as Adult (or such content must be removed). We will re-designate such regions if adult content is not removed.
-    Linden Lab may take into account whether apparent or reported adult content or conduct in a particular region serves only an extremely limited or passive function, or an important educational or cultural function, and therefore would be appropriate for all Second Life audiences.
-    As with all reported activity in violation of our policies, we will actively review all reports of adult conduct and provide Residents with a channel for rebuttal.
-Parcels that host adult activities or contain adult content must be on:
+===== No Harassment =====
-    The adult mainland continent, Zindra.
+NCI is an all-inclusive, welcoming community. There is no room for profanity, intolerance, crude and/or unwelcome sexual advances, repetitive playing of annoying sound clips, and rezzing junk prims all over the place.
-    A private region that has been designated by its owner as Adult.
-Region owners are responsible for designating a region's maturity level. Occupants of regions will be expected to locate in a region suitable to each occupant's content and conduct.
+Keep open conversation G-rated, very clean and pleasant. Generally stay away from difficult topics like religion, sex, or politics. If a conversation is getting inflammatory, please drop it.
-===== Senior Land Officers =====
+If asked by an officer to drop a subject, please drop it. We're not trying to suppress freedom of speech. However, in our experience, certain topics are so If you are wondering if some word is OK, we’d prefer you not use it.
-Each NCI Campus has a Senior Land Officer in charge of managing the Land Officers and Helpers working at that area. If there is a problem with an Officer or Helper, contact the Senior Land Officer for the campus where the problem occurred.
-The Senior Land Officers are:
-Kuula - Beverly Montgomery
-Beach – Pajobra Zessinthal
-South – Edward Starsmith
-Infonodes – Imnotgoing Sideways
-If there is a problem with an Instructor or Event Host at a class or event they are running—contact the Education Coordinator (Varian Altney) or the Events Coordinator (Mouseplay) first.
-They are in charge there. Period.
-Other Senior Land Officers available to escalate staff and land issues to are:
-Alaska Udimo
-Janet Rossini
-===== Disciplinary Actions (Warn, Eject, Ban) =====
-**Escalating Disciplinary Actions**\\
-Unless it is an emergency situation, please warn before ejecting, and eject before banning. We want to reserve bans for people who are genuine griefers/assholes, and avoid hitting people who just don't understand the rules or have a language issue.
-**Warnings**\\
-Avoid stating in your warnings, the potential consequence of being banned. Simply explain the rules, ask the person to comply with the rules, then if non-compliance continues take action as necessary. Requests of the form of "Stop that or I will ban you!" are often seen as patronizing, and can actually escalate the situation. They can also be construed as threatening, resulting in bogus ARs, as well.
-**Use of Security system**\\
-Use the NCI security system rather than parcel bans if at all possible. We understand that sometimes there are problems with the system. (If there are, please contact Kreechur). If, for whatever reason you need to use a parcel ban, make sure a ban is also entered into the security with the explanation, or have another land officer do so on your behalf. Parcel Bans that are not recorded in the security system may be freely removed by the Security Coordinator or senior staff where appropriate.
-**Reasons for Bans**\\
-Always enter a reason for a ban in the security system. Bans entered without a corresponding reason may not work.
-**Removing Bans**\\
-Normally, only the authorizing party can undo or authorize the undoing of a ban, without a decision from the Senior Land Officers. If you are entering a ban or unban on behalf of someone else, please cite their name, as they are the authorizing party.
-Bans for Actions Outside of NCI. Never ban someone for something they have done outside NCI land or chat channels. We are not the Grid Police.
-**Freeze**\\
-Freeze is not a toy. Use it when you have to stop someone taking action against others, so that you have a few moments to change parcel settings or use the security system. It isn't for jokes or kidding around. It makes us look capricious.
-**Abusive People**\\
-If someone is abusive or insulting when challenged on a matter of rules, go ahead and ban them. Life is too short to argue with unreasonable people.
-**Banning Land Officers**\\
-**Never, ever** ban or eject another member of NCI Staff or Land Holdings for any reason. If a staff member is acting in a way that would justify a ban, contact the Senior Land Officer for the campus that they are misbehaving on. If an Instructor or Event host is acting in a way that would justify a ban, contact the Education Coordinator or the Events Coordinator as appropriate. If the first line contact is not online, contact another Senior Land Officer
-Senior Land Officers, the Education Coordinator, and the Events Coordinator are empowered to issue a temporary ban of no more than forty-eight hours to staff members that act in a manner warranting a ban for behavior happening in their respective areas. Such bans shall be reviewed by the Senior Land officers during that time.
+===== SUMMING UP =====
+NCI is first and foremost a help area. You are welcome here in support of that focus. If your
+mood is off one day, perhaps doing something elsewhere will help change it.
+Remember that you are our guest. However, time spent here does not give you special rights or privileges. If you cannot follow and respect our rules, please find somewhere else to go.
+Enjoy NCI!! Be cool to each other...

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