There are notecard giver scripts on the OSG Scripting Form that do this. They range from simple to sophisticated.
On 09/14/2011 12:26 AM, M.E. Verhagen wrote: > Is it possible to give people who hypergrid a notecard when they arrive ? > > > > 2011/9/14 Karen Palen <[email protected]> > >> I can only repeat what I learned in my "setting up a business" seminar a >> few years ago: >> >> "Your goal should NEVER be to make your TOS/Rules/Agreement legally >> bulletproof. If there is that much money involved that it is really >> necessary then you need to spend the money for a lawyer! >> >> "What you should do is try very hard to make the rules/ToS/Agreement >> state exactly what you mean and be extremely clea rin stating that. This >> is the starting point if you hire a lawyer anyway. >> >> "If you do a good enough job then people will either comply, or go away >> (be banned!). Even if it ends up in court the fact that it was clearly >> written and easy to understand will be a major help in your case. >> >> "Lawsuits generally only result from two or more parties come up with >> different interpretations about what was said or agreed. If it is >> completely clear then there is simply no point in going to court!" >> >> Sadly that level of clarity is harder to do than it seems, and you might >> want to hire a lawyer just to get the phrasing exactly right and >> consider all of the possibilities. >> >> In any event plan on several drafts, and get a couple of people who see >> the document for the first time to read it and tell you in their own >> words what they think it says. You WILL be surprised the first few times >> you do this - I KNOW!! :-) >> >> Oh yes if you are planning on something that large/critical, then ALSO >> look into setting up a business entity (Corporation, LLC, or whatever) >> to run it. >> >> See http://www.keytlaw.com/ for a summary of this aspect. >> >> "Information & Articles about Arizona and United States Law" >> >> Keyt is an Arizona/US lawyer, but the issues he raises are universal. I >> highly recommend studying his website! >> >> As Keyt says in one of his articles, the day the process server knocks >> on the door is one day too late! >> >> Karen >> >> On 09/13/2011 10:32 AM, Sarge Misfit wrote: >>> Location, or jurisdiction actually, is definitely a big factor. From >>> what I have seen is that it is the location of the grid's "official" >>> headquarters that is the deciding factor. However, every ToS that I >>> have seen also specifically states the jurisdiction, so it may be that >>> I would have to include that as a requirement. I had planned to >>> anyway, but its a good idea to raise that issue to, for the benefit of >>> others. I don't think its about how strict a law is. Having worked as >>> a researcher in a law office (quite some time ago), I can tell you >>> that this is pretty new ground, so we may be developing precedent >>> here. >>> >>> I just don't want to be the chum that gets tossed into the pool :-) >>> But I also don't want to end up with some overly long legalistic ToS, >>> either. I want to develop one that is in plain language and easy to >>> understand. In fact, I am using SL's ToS as an example of what NOT to >>> do *chuckles* >>> >>> On 9/13/11, Robert Martin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Sarge Misfit >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Doesn't HG already land a person at 128, 128, ground? >>>>> >>>>> The reason I'm asking about this is that I am planning on making my >>>>> stand-alone public and having a good ToS in place is important. I >>>>> don't want to end up setting up a visitor as violating anything. Other >>>>> recent discussions have raised this issue, mostly about avatars, but >>>>> also the very important issue of intellectual property protection. >>>>> >>>>> For example, the DMCA applies to US-based grids, but I'm Canadian, so >>>>> my ToS should include something about Canadian IP protection law >>>>> having jurisdiction. I think. >>>>> >>>> The real hook is that the law gets "messy" since there are possibly 3 >>>> different countries involved and the overlap in laws may cause >>>> conflicts. >>>> 1 users physical location >>>> 2 users POP /network "location" >>>> 3 location for the grid server/ grid owner <---- this may actually be >>>> a fourth location >>>> >>>> I would think that somebody needs to throw enough "chum" into a shark >>>> pool to get this sorted out as a first pass effort. >>>> >>>> In this case i think that the stricter law applies (which would be the >>>> US DMCA) for those using a Canadian Grid in the US. >>>> -- >>>> Robert L Martin >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Opensim-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Opensim-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
