tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276225978632313.post5834647783104415329..comments2023-10-20T08:31:09.056-04:00Comments on Hatters Island: Decision time: Open vs. Closed estateChris Baker @bakerhhhshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109132153705814437noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276225978632313.post-50564323524638585352008-07-09T15:07:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:07:00.000-04:00Thanks for the insight Rafi. You are right - it i...Thanks for the insight Rafi. You are right - it is confusing, but your comments did clear things up. I just didn't want to take the plunge not knowing if anything was irreversible...<BR/><BR/>I really hope this blog will help others in the future!Chris Baker @bakerhhhshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109132153705814437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285276225978632313.post-34423649375652414422008-06-30T23:31:00.000-04:002008-06-30T23:31:00.000-04:00Hi Chris! Thought I might give a shot to some of ...Hi Chris! Thought I might give a shot to some of your answers, as I've been dealing with these questions for a number of years now. (I'm global kids' virtual community manager.)<BR/><BR/>So, let's get started:<BR/>1) The closed or open status of your island can always be changed through a number of estate settings that you have access to as estate owner or manager. Nothing is permanent about the open or closed state of an island.<BR/>2)Yes. Though there are some caveats here. (LL has moved accounts permanently from one adult estate to another, etc.) Under no circumstances can an adult go to the TSL mainland.<BR/>3)Correct.<BR/>4)Either load up before coming to tsl, or upload them once you're there.<BR/>5) The best way is to just start with a completely fresh account to make sure that you're not bringing anything iffy over if you're unsure.<BR/>6) The state (open/closed) of your sim has no bearing on where your students can travel. That's a matter of how their accounts are created. If they're created through teensecondlife.com, then they can go anywhere on the teen grid, always, as long as the place they're trying to go is not a closed estate. If their accounts are created via RegAPI, then they are locked to your estate, and cannot leave. This cannot be altered after the accounts are created.<BR/>7) If they are created via teensecondlife.com, yes, they can purchase anything on the teen grid and bring it back to your island.<BR/>8) If your estate is open, other teens can come at any time (though you can make sections of the island that are only accessible to certain groups or individuals.) <BR/><BR/>You will be able to IM teens from the TSL mainland, as long they are on your friends list. You cannot do this via search, friend requests can only be done "face to face". Also, you cannot easily give them $L or easily transfer inventory items (both are possible, but require workarounds). The same will apply to your own students if their accounts are created via teensecondlife.com.<BR/>9) See #6.<BR/>10)Yes, but by definition this would no longer be an "open sim", it would be closed.<BR/>11)See #6.<BR/>12)Yes, you can select individual teens from the TSL mainland that you want to allow to access your island, or part of your island, even if it is closed.<BR/><BR/>I know this is all a bit confusing, and I hope this is in some way helpful!Rafihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398332869751851296noreply@blogger.com