✨ Feature Requests

As has been noted over and over again, the increase in phishing spam links is or has gotten out of control. In the following, I propose a practical way in which to address this issue which would seriously curb the issue if not altogether get rid of such an activity. Create new role abilities. New abilities would have defined rules for group owner, group moderator(s) or other trusted individuals to be the only allowed individuals to post links in a group. Sub-classification for members who don't fit the aforementioned roles to be allowed only to post image links from known/well established image sharing sites. (This too should have a on/off toggle to prevent any type of abuse as needed) Group owners/moderators can have/create an allowed list of URL's that are permitted in their group. Example: Marketplace.secondlife.com Defining permitted URLs allows only those that are an exact match and prevents misspelled and misleading links. In the event a user attempts to post outside of their role abilities, the post is blocked from being sent and user notified as to why. In the above proposed solution, spammers would not by default be allowed to post spam links in any group as the default persons of the established "everyone" role would not allow it nor any other default role as defined by the group administration. In consideration of what to do with groups whose administration has been absent for a period of 6 months or more, by default all link postings should be disabled until such a time (if ever) a group owner logs in and establishes who may post links. While some may see this as an unpopular option, it prevents those groups that some still use from being exploited. I propose this solution as if there is no ability to post phishing links, then there is less likelihood that users are entering in their credentials and their accounts being compromised as well as serving the great community good of people who just don't want to see this mess as there are other means of advertising for those who are interested. Regards, DJ Vicious

I have a general problem understanding my foreign friends that speak either japanese, korean or any language I don't understand. For that I use a translator hud when they are in local chat which of course works quite well. However, when in IM's it becomes an issue since I can't use it and would need to keep translating each sentence in Deepl which is tedious. Such a solution would mitigate the major language barrier on SL.

Out in the world, we have Outllok or Google Calendars to remind and track important events. This is a request to consider creating a second life calendaring app available within the viewer. Scenario: Group Notice received about an event occurring at some point in the future from the date of the notice. There is no (or I cannot find) a method internally to remind myself when the event will occur. Out in the real world, we receive calendar reminders. Others may provide answers such as "If it's that important to you, just put the event in your favorite calendaring app yourself". This constant redirection of users outside of the viewer can be cumbersone and frustratng when the only answer seems to be "do it yourself, somewhere else". This would also be beneficial for collaboration efforts between users and friends. We may send messages to each other and agree on a place and time to work together on a project. Often times it ends with "Oh...I completely forgot. So Sorry" An internal viewer calendar reminder, calendar invites, etc would reduce these kinds of issues.

I'd be amazed if this hasn't already been suggested in the last decade or two but... Within Preferences>Chat or at https://accounts.secondlife.com/change_email it would be nice if there was a "Transcribe received notecards" option... or "Include received notecard text", something along those lines? Just for notecards/no other inventory types... go ahead and limit it to the first 255 characters or whatever if there is a reason to limit it, and yes even prior to clicking "accept" inworld. In other words, if someone sends me a notecard message, it would be very useful if there was some way that instead of: ------------------------- Legitimate Businessperson has offered you 'customer service request' in Second Life. Log in to accept or decline the offer. ------------------------- ... that this message could also contain all or at least the first x characters of the notecard... Such as : ------------------------- Legitimate Businessperson has offered you 'customer service request' in Second Life. Log in to accept or decline the offer. This notecard reads as follows: Hi Logan, I purchased an item yesterday but soon after had to go into witness protection and lost all of my earthy posessions.. could you send me another copy? Thanks. xoxo Legitimate Businessperson -------------------------

Would it be possible to give users a way to disable (make text only) links that are not SL supported or that do not fit a defined pattern? Supported links could include SURLs, MP, major Social Media platforms (insta, flickr, discord, primfeed), etc. If this is not feasible, would it be possible to give group owners a perm they can set for roles to allow/disallow posting of links? Having the option to allow but filter for supported links would be great, but again, if that's not possible, i can understand. This would at least give us some control over what keeps happening with malicious links in chat. i understand it would not be foolproof, but it could be a layer of protection added.

Currently, when I'm busy working on something, such as scripting, and can't respond to IMs, I set myself as "Unavailable". However, people who aren't physically near my avatar don't see this status—it’s only visible locally. As a result, they continue sending IMs and receive no reply, making me appear rude or dismissive. It would be ideal if we had the option to select an "Offline" status, allowing us to appear offline to everyone, including contacts. I know there's the option to disable the global "eye" icon, but this works poorly when you have more than 500 contacts, as it updates each one individually, and some contacts fail to reflect the change. An "Offline" status would be much simpler and would let us focus on our tasks without fear of disappointing friends.

One of the single most annoying troll tactics is when they get on Voice and shout profanities and slurs during events that require Voice to be turned ON. Live performances like Stage Plays and Sports Events with live voice-casters suffer greatly until Admins/Security is able to Eject/Ban the trolls. Many of these events have been moving OUT of Second Life in favor of other platforms with better voice permissions such as Discord and Telegram, but it would be great if residents could keep the Voice performances 100% within Second Life. Suggested Solution: Implement Land Group ROLES to control Permission to speak on Voice so that even if a parcel or region is set to a Group that is "Free to Join", only specific role(s) will be able to speak while all roles and non-group members are allowed to listen.

I want to be able to see events that are relevant to my interests, and to be able to create events that target just my community. I have detailed a plan here including UI designs for your consideration. https://github.com/secondlife/viewer/issues/4616

I'd love to request a feature that would be a huge quality-of-life improvement for many of us in the Second Life community: the ability to schedule group notices in advance and set up repeatable group notices for recurring events. This would be incredibly helpful not only for creators, but also for event organizers, venue owners, and anyone managing active communities. Many of us balance our Second Life activities with full-time jobs, families, and other real-life responsibilities. Being able to draft and schedule a group notice to send out later, at a specific date and time, would ensure we don’t miss promoting important releases, events, or updates simply because we're not online at the right moment. Here’s how this feature would help: 🔔 Consistency: Notices could go out exactly when intended, even if the sender isn’t logged in. ⏰ Efficiency: No more setting alarms or reminders just to log in and send a notice at a specific time. 🔁 Repeatable Events: Weekly DJs, markets, or game nights could have notices automatically go out on the same day/time each week. 🧠 Less Stress: More time to focus on building, hosting, and enjoying SL... without worrying about last-minute reminders. This would streamline operations for businesses and communities of all sizes and help us all stay better connected and organized. If anyone else would find this helpful, feel free to show support. Hopefully, it’s something the LL team could consider adding in future updates!

It would be great if the event notices allowed more characters. Even 20 more would help, but 50 would be ultimate. It would also be wonderful, if there could be some limited features to add bold, underlines, colors to text, a few different fonts all built in so it can be done right as you create the notice.