Firestorm Gateway Covenant - Code of Conduct Rev. 2019-08-06

The Firestorm Gateway is a Community Gateway for new residents joining Second Life, regardless of which viewer they use. We strive to provide a welcoming learning environment for new residents. Help is freely given for new users on any viewer. Our gateway is comprised of six G-rated regions, and provides activities to introduce new residents to some of the things they can do in SL.

Your presence in any of the Gateway regions is considered a contract that you abide by the region’s rules. Helpers attempt to give warnings when possible, but such warnings are not guaranteed. Ignorance is not an acceptable excuse, and we do not promise second chances. FS reserves the right to change these rules as it sees fit, without warning or any other kind of notification.

As a resident, you are required to abide by not only the Terms of Service from Linden Lab the Community Standards as well as the Covenant and guidelines of the Gateway. Violators of any of the above will be dealt with accordingly.

COVENANT

As with all locations in Second Life, the SL Terms of Service and Community Standards apply.

All Firestorm Gateway regions are rated General, therefore the rules for General rated locations also apply.

Behavior should be such as could be conducted in front of a classroom of young children.

The above imply, among other things:

• no nudity; attire must be G-rated, avatar genitalia must be covered and not visible
• no sex acts of any kind
• solicitation is not allowed whether it be in the form of a vampire request to bite, a solicitation for sex, an opportunity to rent land or otherwise any service offered
• BDSM attachments may be worn but not used; ie, no leashes, no submissive poses
• written or spoken conversation must be G-rated
• group tags must be G-rated
• begging is not acceptable and beggars will be asked to cease
• no harassment of other avatars; this includes racism, sexism, homophobia, religious bias; in fact it is best to avoid discussing politics and religion altogether as these tend to be inflammatory topics which lead to drama
• intentional bumping or pushing is not allowed
• no vampire biting, or equivalent
• scripted weapons may be worn, but they must be holstered, sheathed, etc; they cannot be held, wielded or used in any way
• no excessive particles, loud noises

Respect all new residents, staff and visitors.

The six regions are voice enabled and we request that you follow the voice etiquette guidelines.

SOCIAL BUILDING

The grass area behind the Social Building is where Gateway Helpers typically make themselves available to new residents coming through. While we have no objection to older residents being there, that space is //not// a hang out: it is a help area. It also has special rules over and above those which are in place for the Gateway regions.

In summary: anything that in any way interferes with new residents asking for and/or receiving help, is not permitted. For example:

• flying vehicles in or through that space
• overly large avatars (ie, larger than horse with rider)
• dancing
• chat spam
• loud noises
• music
• heavily scripted avatars
• obnoxious or disruptive behavior

Older members visiting Firestorm Social Island may be asked to move, or be moved, to another region to reduce the load on the landing area for new residents as they are the focus of the Gateway. Residents idling for extended periods may also be moved.

If you wish to make the gateway a regular hang-out, then please make your "base" at the Swamp Lodge rather than at the social building.

SANDBOX

Firestorm Gateway makes available a sandbox which all can use. Auto-return is set at 90 minutes.

It being part of the Gateway, all the rules given above apply there too. And needless to say, rezzing of "griefer" objects, such as self-replicators, screaming objects, objects that push others, etc, is not allowed. Anyone caught rezzing such items will be banned.

Sex furniture may be rezzed to work on it (eg retexture), but obviously //not// to use it.

REFERENCE LINKS

• This document: https://wiki.firestormviewer.org/gw_covenant_code_of_conduct
• Second Life Terms and Conditions: https://www.lindenlab.com/legal/second-life-terms-and-conditions
• LL Terms of Service: https://www.lindenlab.com/tos
• Community Standards: https://www.lindenlab.com/legal/community-standards
• Maturity Ratings: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/maturity-ratings-r52/
• SL Etiquette: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLetiquette
• Age requirements: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Teens_in_Second_Life