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Suggestion: Ban more kinds of restricted sims
As we all should know, OSW doesn't allow entries of sims that are closed to the Hypergrid.
IMHO, this should be expanded to sims which are technically connected to the Hypergrid, but only accessible to members of the grid they're on, thereby excluding Hypergrid visitors. For the effect is the same: Nobody from outside the grid gets in.
I'd also include sims which are technically accessible to Hypergrid visitors, but only open for members of a certain closed circle. Nothing wrong with sims only accepting members of a group, but I'd draw a line where even asking the sim owner won't get you an invitation to the group because that group is only for close friends of the sim owner.
IMHO, this should be expanded to sims which are technically connected to the Hypergrid, but only accessible to members of the grid they're on, thereby excluding Hypergrid visitors. For the effect is the same: Nobody from outside the grid gets in.
I'd also include sims which are technically accessible to Hypergrid visitors, but only open for members of a certain closed circle. Nothing wrong with sims only accepting members of a group, but I'd draw a line where even asking the sim owner won't get you an invitation to the group because that group is only for close friends of the sim owner.
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Actually we've explicitly allowed to have regions closed to group members. There are legitimate reasons for that, such as e.g. roleplaying sims. It is up to the owners of course to provide a good experience to people outside the group, and if they don't they should get a bad review. We may also remove sims which require other things, like e.g. paying for access to copybotted stuff and other unsavoury usages.
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No one should get a bad review! just cause their grid is group only... If they dont allow HG its a good reason! (pricilla)
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So people shall be allowed to drop beacons on their sims, advertise them here with all bells and whistles and then tell people, "LOL none of you ain't gettin' in here, this sim is only for me and my best buddies!"? And you shall still refrain from giving it zero stars for obviously abusing a loophole?
If you see a sim entry here on OSW, the first thing you assume is that you can visit this sim. And then sims come along that not only require a group membership, but there's no way for average Joe to even obtain a group membership because he isn't BFFs with the sim owner.
At least, sims with restricted access should be marked as such:
* Requires group membership; open group
* Requires group membership; invite-only
* Requires group membership; closed circle/non-public
* Only for residents of the same grid
But even if this should come, it'd rely on sim owners actually setting their OSW entries up correctly. And many can't even seem to adjust the rating correctly; I guess some 20-30% of all sims on OSW have a different rating on OSW than in-world (e.g. advertised on OSW as Adult, actually General).
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If you see a sim entry here on OSW, the first thing you assume is that you can visit this sim. And then sims come along that not only require a group membership, but there's no way for average Joe to even obtain a group membership because he isn't BFFs with the sim owner.
At least, sims with restricted access should be marked as such:
* Requires group membership; open group
* Requires group membership; invite-only
* Requires group membership; closed circle/non-public
* Only for residents of the same grid
But even if this should come, it'd rely on sim owners actually setting their OSW entries up correctly. And many can't even seem to adjust the rating correctly; I guess some 20-30% of all sims on OSW have a different rating on OSW than in-world (e.g. advertised on OSW as Adult, actually General).
Hi Jupiter, can you provide links to such regions? It's a good idea to mark them as "Group access only" so that people know
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This one, for example: https://opensimworld.com/hop/89927
And the owner even has the audacity to verbally attack anyone who criticises her for openly advertising a closed-circle sim.
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And the owner even has the audacity to verbally attack anyone who criticises her for openly advertising a closed-circle sim.