Why can't I find First Land?  //为什么找不到First Land

How to Find and Purchase First Land

//如何查找并购买First Land?

Guides to Private Islands
//私人岛屿向导

Why choose a private island? //为何选择私人岛屿？
Perhaps you have an idea for a huge project that you want to realize and you need a lot of open space to build. Maybe you and a group of friends and colleagues are looking for a gathering place that can expand as your community grows. Or maybe you have visions of a world under your own control, where you add land with each increase of your population.

In general, private island ownership is an excellent choice for those who:
//通常大家出于以下的目的选择私人岛屿

desire to acquire a large amount of land easily
//简单的获得大量土地
wish to enjoy land ownership separate from the ever-changing Second Life mainland
//独立于不断变化的SL大陆之外拥有私人土地
want to build and control their Second Life experience without adjacent neighbors
//享受SL的乐趣而避免邻居的打扰
require more land controls than those provided on the mainland
//拥有比大陆更多的土地控制权限
want to name the region their land is in
//想自己命名土地

What's it cost?  //费用如何？
Here's a quick FAQ covering Private Island billing and ownership.

How do I order one? //如何定购岛屿？
Check out our tips on Private Island ordering.

How can I customize my island? //如何定制自己的岛屿
There's information on how to customize your island here.

What tools does my island come with? //我拥有哪些岛屿工具？
Be sure to read our guide to Private Island Tools.

What other island services does Linden provide?
//林登提供哪些其它的岛屿服务？

Read up on our Private Island Services.

How can my Groups use my island? //如何让我们团队使用岛屿？
See how Groups and private island interact with our Private Island Groups guide.

Can I sell my island to someone else? //我可以卖出岛屿吗？
Yes; be sure to read our notes on Private Island transfers.

Someone mentioned a "rollback" to me, what is that?
//有人和我提过回档，这究竟是怎么回事？

Get the right information regarding Private Islands and Rollbacks.

Who should I contact if I have any questions or additional request for my private island?
//如果我有其它问题从哪里可以获得帮助？

All private island inquiries can be directed to concierge@secondlife.com.
 

Private Island Price Increase FAQ
//关于私人岛屿价格上涨的常见问题

Q: Where can I read the original announcement for the price increase?
//在哪里可以找到价格上涨的原始申明？
A: On our blog, under this October 29 post. The updated announcement is at this November 1 post.

Q: What are the new prices?    //新的价格是多少？
A: USD$1675.00 setup fee, then USD$295.00 per month thereafter.
//安装费1675美元，月费295美元。

Q: Does this new pricing also apply to new Openspace orders?
//这个新的价格应用于新的公开定购么?
A: Yes, it does.  //是的

Q: When does the price rise for new orders take effect?
// 新的价格何时开始执行？
A: All orders received after November 15th will be at the new price. Land Store will be turned off at midnight on the 15th November and prices changed from that point on.
//所有2006年11月15日之后收到的订单将执行新的价格。土地商店将于11月15日午夜关闭并更换新的价格

Q: What class are these 'old price' islands? //这些旧价格的岛屿属于哪些等级？
A: They are at least class 4 machines.  //至少是4级的机器

Q: Where is the Land Store? //土地商店在哪里？
A: You can find a link to the Land Store here.. http://secondlife.com/community/land-islands.php

Q: I placed my order for a new island before November 15th. Will I be charged the new price?

//我在11月15日前下的订单，我需要按照新的价格支付么？
A: No. You will be charged the old price of USD$1250.00 setup and USD$195 per month.

//不是的。您的岛屿将按原有的价格执行，就是1250美元的安装费外加195美元的月使用费。

Q: Is there a limit to how many new islands I can order? //对于我可以定购的岛屿数目有限制么？
A: No, any orders received through the Land Store until November 15th 2006 will be honoured at the lower price.
//不是的。在2006年11月15日之前您可以定购任意数目的岛屿并按照原有价格执行。

Q: The Land Store doesn't allow me to pick the grid position I need, what do I do?

//土地商店不允许我选定的位置，我该怎么做？
A: Just find a space that it will allow you to use, then after placing the order - email concierge@lindenlab.com stating your real name, second life name, the island name and your order number.. and explaining where you need this island to be placed. We will then make sure it gets placed correctly on delivery.

//选择一个许可的位置，在下订单后发邮件给concierge@lindenlab.com 注明您的真实姓名，SL姓名，岛屿的名称和您的订单号。然后解释您需要岛屿位于什么位置。我们将确定您的岛屿安放在您所需要的位置。

Q: I am an educator, how does this effect me?

//我是一位教育家，新的价格政策对我有影响么？
A: Pricing for qualified educators is not changing at this time so will remain USD$980 setup and USD$150 per month. Any change to Educator pricing will be announced through the Blog.
//有资格的教育家将不受这一新价格的影响，您仍可以以980美元安装费和150美元月费的价格获得岛屿。针对教育家的价格如果有所改变会在官方博客上另行通知。

Q: If I transfer an island, does it keep the same monthly fee it had?

//如果我将岛屿转卖，它将执行原有的月费标准么？
A: For island transfers within the next three months, we will honor the original monthly fee, so that if it is being billed at USD$195 per month, it will remain at USD$195 for the new owner after being transferred. This policy will be reviewed on February 1st, after which we may decide that subsequent transfers will move to the new pricing for the new owner.

//三个月内的岛屿转让将执行原来的月费标准，即如果原来是每月支付195美元，那么新的业主将继续这一价格。这以政策将执行到2007年2月1日，之后我们将考虑新的交易细则。

Q: What constitutes a transfer? //如何定义转让？
A: By transfer we mean any change to either the Payor or Owner of the region.

//转让意味着付款人和土地所有者同时改变。

Q: I pay USD$195 per month for my island now; will I have to pay the higher monthly fees at some point?
A: Any islands charged at USD$195 now or on delivery, that continue to be owned by the same person will remain at that rate through 2007 at least.

//我现在为我的岛屿支付195美元的月费，今后我可能需要支付更高的费用吗？

//现在执行195美元月费的岛屿，如果所有人不变，至少在2007年会执行原有的价格标准。

Q: If I have further questions on this, who do I ask? //如果我还有其它问题，在哪里可以得到答案?
A: Please direct additional questions to concierge@lindenlab.com. We will reply as soon as we can.

//请直接发邮件给concierge@lindenlab.com ，我们将尽可能快的给您答复。

What is the difference between PG and Mature land?
//PG区和成人区的土地有何区别？

(the following was written by Cat Linden)

The PG and Mature ratings mirror those used by many countries’ movie and television industries to denote the age-appropriateness of behavior, language and creations within a given area of Second Life.
//PG(家长指导)级和成人级常用于影视产品的等级划分，在SL中，我们将土地划分为PG级和成人级，以区分这些特定区域适应于不同年龄的行为、语言和创造物。

PG Areas are designated to be free from sexually explicit language or behavior, swearing and other forms of aggressive language, violent behavior and/or imagery, including horror. In Teen Second Life, "gambling" for Linden Dollars is also prohibited.
//在PG区，设计到性的行为和举止将受到限制。同时赌博是被禁止的。

Children and young people up to age 17 are automatically restricted to Teen Second Life, a special PG area that separates them from the adult population of Second Life for their own protection.
//儿童和17岁以下的未成年人将被严格限定在PG区。

Adults age 18 and over may seek an experience free of Mature content and so, we also offer PG areas within the adult regions of Second Life.

Mature areas are limited to the adult-accessible areas of Second Life only, and do allow adult language and behavior.

So how do I know where to draw the line?  //具体我将如何区分？

PG regions have frequently been described as an area where you’re free to say and do things that you would feel comfortable doing in front of your grandmother, or a grade school class.
//在PG区通常你的行为举止被认为适合被你的祖母看见，或者适合于中小学的课堂。

In Mature regions, Residents can be free to engage in more adult activity and language, though of course, explicit adult content must be contained behind “closed doors”.

However, if you feel there’s some ambiguity as to whether or not your activity or content is allowed in a PG region, it’s likely best kept to a Mature region.
 

Land Management FAQ  //土地管理常见问题
I just need a land question answered, where can I find information?
//我有关于土地的问题，在哪里可以得到解答？
This Knowledge Base has many searchable topics.
//在官方网站的 Knowledge Base 中有很多相关的主题。
While in world, the F1 key covers general help topics.
//也可以在游戏中按F1键查看相关帮助主题。
The in world Help Menu has additional resources, including the volunteer Help Request chat.
//游戏中的帮助会提供一些支援者，你可以与他们在线交谈。
Friends and other residents are often ready to share a wealth of knowledge and advice.
//你的朋友和游戏中的其它居民通常乐意为您提供相关咨询和帮助。

How do I address a concern with Linden owned land?
Please detail the concern to support@secondlife.com with the tag, [Linden Land], in the topic. Always include the exact location that needs to be investigated by including the region name and grid location. Issues that can be addressed like this would include;
* Parcel settings, such as littered plots without auto return enabled or plots that should have scripts enabled, etc.
* Parcel encroachment, when the offending item, usually trees and grasses, are owned by Governor Linden.
* Land that is owned by Governor Linden that appears to have been abandoned by a resident.
* Broken Linden content such as phantom roadway or malfunctioning trains, etc.

Is this land abandoned and can it be auctioned?
Land that is owned by a valid account is not abandoned even if it appears to be unused. If you are able to find the resident name in search, there is a good chance that the land is not abandoned. Please bear in mind that many residents have annual accounts and it may take many months for the account status to change even if they have chosen to leave or use another account. Land will not be reclaimed simply due to inactivity.

If you find that the land owner no longer appears in search, there is a possibility that the land may indeed be abandoned. If the land is owned by Governor Linden, the odds are greater. Email support@secondlife.com and detail the location of the land including the region name and grid location, and detail the concern that prompted you to investigate the plots status.

Can I buy this land?
Generally speaking, land will need to be made available to all residents via an auction. We are not able to just sell land to the first person that asks about it. Exceptions can be made if the plot is relatively small and the requestor has a logical claim to it. For example, if a thin strip extends into an owned plot or a plot is completely surrounded. Email support@secondlife.com to make these inquiries.

Land that is owned by Governor Linden and named, Protected Land, will not generally be sold to residents or terraformed.

How do I address parcel encroachment?
If you have an object on your land that belongs to someone else and you are unable to return via the land tools, please IM the owner of the object first and ask to have it removed. Give them some time to respond. You can also ask the owner of the neighboring land to remove the object or the group officers if it is group land. If all routes have been tried and still no resolution, then email support@secondlife.com and detail the exact location (region and grid numbers) and clearly describe the problem.

Tips for emailing Support
The easier you make it for us to understand your problem and respond, the more likely your support experience will go well. Here are some tips to bear in mind when contacting support.

* Always include both your Second Life name and your real name on all emails that you send to us, even replies.
* Always send the email from the same email account that you have registered against that second life account. For many issues we need to know that you are indeed the owner of the second life account – if you send from email accounts that we do not recognize then it can make things more difficult.
* Please provide the full region name, with the correct spelling, and the coordinates to the plot or object that needs our attention. Both will be shown at the top, in the middle of your screen.
* Good subject lines help a lot. Make the subject very clear, and indicate the type of query you have.

'Please Help!' is a lot less helpful than...
'[Linden Land] Linden land at Ambleside 30,70 needs autoreturn enabled' is much better.

* Send once rather than sending many emails to several addresses. If you get the support autoreply email then we have your email in the support queue and will respond. It will include the support ticket number, which you should keep safe.
* If you are emailing concerning a previous support ticket, then including that ticket will help us tie the two together. If you really can't find it, then telling us when the previous email was sent can also help.

This FAQ does not answer my question!
Please address your questions to support@secondlife.com
//这篇文章的主要内容就是有关土地的问题可以写邮件给support@secondlife.com 提问。

How to Use the Edit Terrain Tool
//如何使用地形编辑工具？

To access the Edit Terrain tool, just click on your land and select Edit Terrain from the pie menu that appears. This opens a menu with many different tools to assist you in editing your land.
//打开地形编辑工具，右键单击土地，然后在弹出菜单中选择“编辑地形” 。这将打开一个编辑地形的辅助菜单。

Terraform //土地形状
Use Select Land to select the land you would like to edit and then use Flatten Land, Raise Land, Lower Land, Smooth Land or Roughen Land to alter the land, reshaping it to your liking and Revert button returns it to the original shape if things get out of hand. Click on Apply to Selection to terraform the whole selected plot. Or you can use the pull down menu on the upper right to choose the size of your "brush" and "paint" the effect on by left clicking on portions of you land. You can also hold down the left button to terraform faster.
//选定土地后使用"平整土地"“升高土地”“降低土地”“光滑土地""粗糙土地"等功能进行地形编辑。

Show owners: //显示土地所有者
Selecting this box offers a color code to the land - reddish brown is land owned by others, green is your land, aqua is land owned by a group that you are a member of, grey is the rare public land, and purple is land in the auction system.
//不同颜色显示出土地的不同所有权限——红赫色表示其它人所有的土地，绿色表示你拥有的土地，浅绿色表示你所在的群组拥有的土地，灰色是罕见的公有土地，紫色表示土地正在拍卖。

Subdivide: //分割土地
You may want to break a parcel of land into multiple pieces, for example if you want to sell part of it. Select the section of your land by pressing down the left mouse button and dragging to create a rectangle of the land you want to subdivide and then click the Subdivide button.
//可能有时你想把一块土地分割成多块，比如你想出售一部分。先选定你想要分割的土地，然后点击右键选择“分割”。

Join: //合并土地
If you want to connect 2 or more pieces of land that you own, drag a rectangle that overlaps all the land parcels you want to join and click the Join button to combine them into one. You can now use the About Land tool to set the features for this new piece of land.
//类似的，如果你想合并土地，选定土地后右键点击选择“合并”。

Release: //放弃土地
     
When releasing land keep in mind you do not get Linden dollars back - so you will only want to do this if you are feeling generous or you don't have time to sell the land.
//放弃土地意味着你将得不到任何林登币的回报，所以除非你非常慷慨或没有时间去出售土地。

How do I Deed Land to a Group?
Deeding Group Land  //捐赠土地给团队
Deeding group land can seem like a complex task, but the following steps will handle the most basic scenarios.
//给团队捐献土地看上去是个复杂的任务，下面简要概括几个基本步骤。

To give land to a group, but remain paying for it:
//如果想要捐献土地给团队，但仍然为此块土地缴纳月费
1) Right-click the land and choose About Land.
//右键点击土地，选择“About Land”
2) In the first tab, click on Group Set... and select the group.
//在第一个菜单中选择"团队设定"。。。然后选定团队
3) Check Allow Deed To Group, then Owner Makes Contribution With Deed.
//选定“Allow Deed To Group",然后选定“所有者贡献月费”
4) Click on Deed....
//点击捐献
If you are not an officer  of the group you wish to deed your land to, you will have to ask an officer to click on Deed for you.
//如果你不是一名团队的官员，你必须请一位官员来为你点击捐献。
 

Donate Tier to a Group

Premium Members have an amount of land allowance. The higher their monthly tier payment, the more land allowance they have, so the more land they can own. Although Groups can hold land themselves, they do not have any land tier of their own. For a Group to hold land therefore, its Members have to loan it some or all of their personal tier allowance. Both Members and Officers can give land tier allowance to the Group, but only Officers can buy and sell Group land. As an incentive for Residents to collaborate in Group projects, Groups get a 10% tier bonus, meaning that for every 10 meters of land allowance loaned to it, it can actually hold 11 meters. How to Donate Land to Tier Checklist – What you need before you start A Premium Account. To have land more landholding capacity (tier) than you have land. To be a member or officer in a group. Open your Groups window, either by pulling down the Edit menu and selecting the Groups... option, or right click on yourself and select Groups... from the pie menu that pops up. Left click on the group you want to donate to, and then click on the Info button. There are a number of tabs across the top. Select the Land tab. At the bottom of that window, you will see a field marked Your Contribution. Add the amount you wish to donate, and press the Set Contribution button. Donating tier to a group costs you 10% less than your contribution. So you can actually contribute 10% more than you have. Likewise, if you want to reduce your contribution to a group, follow the same process and put in a lower number. Keep in mind that if you take tier away from a group so that it doesn't have enough tier to support the land that the group already owns, the group will only have 7 days to replace that tier. So it is only polite to notify the group leader(s), if at all possible. Why Donate Tier? Groups allow shared facilities and land management, and the use and enjoyment of land by group members who may not be premium account holders themselves. To provide additional incentive, tier donated to a group is deducted from the donator at a reduced rate (10% less). Example: Jitsurei Muromachi has a premium account and is on the lowest tier. She has 512m2 of tier, and owns no land presently. She would like to donate land to her friend's group Uma no chiiki, as they are planning on setting up a small, shared community. Jitsurei can donate 563m2, 10% more than she actually has.

How does group-owned land work?
Group-Owned
        Land

 Second Life groups can unify their projects and their vision through group-owned land. Group-owned land is held by the group, not by any one group member. In order for the group to own land, it must have land contributions, which are donations members make from their own personal land allocation. The group can own a total amount of land whose size in square meters equals 110% or less of the sum of all group contributions.
 

IMPORTANT: Remember that even after your group has sold some or all of their land holdings, if your intention is to "tier down" and not be billed for it, you must remove land contributions to your groups.

To do this, go to Edit menu > Groups, and double-click a group to get info. Then, click the Land & L$ tab. "Your Contribution" needs to be set accordingly. It can be set to "0" if you want to contribute anything at all.

"Total Contribution" must be equal to or more than "Total Land In Use", or your group risks losing that land.

(See
       How do I change or remove group land contributions?
       for more information on setting group contributions.)

This can be confusing for many Second Life Residents, so here's an example:

Example

Adam, Bob, and Carol are all members of the "We Love Pretzels" group. They wish to purchase 4096 square meters to build their ultimate pretzel paradise, Pretzeltopia. Since no one person has enough land allocation to buy that much land without paying higher land-use fees (tier), the plan is to have the group own the land, with group land contributions from the group members.

Adam

Adam is a premium member. He doesn't own land, but as a premium member, he can own or contribute 512m2 without additional land-use fees.

Adam's Current Tier: 0(+512) = 512
Adam's Land Owned: 0
Adam's Group Contribution: 0
Adam's Total
         Land Usage: 0
Adam's Remaining Allocation: 512
Total Contribution in Group: 0

He decides to donate his 512m2 allocation to the group. He doesn't own land, but his 512m2 is now tied up in the group. He can't buy any more land without going to the next land tier (and paying higher land-use fees.)

Adam's Current Tier: 0(+512) = 512
Adam's Land Owned: 0
Adam's Group Contribution: 512
Adam's Total
         Land Usage: 512
Adam's Remaining Allocation: 0
Total Contribution in Group: 512

Bob

Bob is a Premium member, and owns 3584m2 of land already (which puts him in the 4096(+512) land tier).

Bob's Current Tier: 4096(+512) = 4608
Bob's Land Owned: 3584
Bob's Group Contribution: 0
Bob's Total
         Land Usage: 3584
Bob's Remaining Allocation: 1024
Total Contribution in Group: 512

Since his maximum allocation is 4608m2, and he currently owns 3584m2, he has 1024m2 to spare. He contributes this 1024m2 to the group. Since his total usage is now 4608m2 he will be unable to buy any more land without moving up a land tier (and paying higher land-use fees).

Bob's Current Tier: 4096(+512) = 4608
Bob's Land Owned: 3584
Bob's Group Contribution: 1024
Bob's Total
         Land Usage: 4608
Bob's Remaining Allocation: 0
Total Contribution in Group: (512+1024)=1536

Carol

Carol is a Premium subscriber, but doesn't own land. However, she's willing to increase her tier to help the group meet its doughy desires.

Carol's Current Tier: 0(+512) = 512
Carol's Land Owned: 0
Carol's Group Contribution: 0
Carol's Total
         Land Usage: 0
Carol's Remaining Allocation: 512
Total Contribution in Group: (512+1024)=1536

Doing a little kitchen math, Carol figures she needs to go to the 2048(+512) tier to support Pretzeltopia's planned land purchase. She confirms the tier change (to 2048), and contributes all her allocation to the group's land contributions.

Carol's Current Tier: 2048(+512) = 2560
Carol's Land Owned: 0
Carol's Group Contribution: 2560
Carol's Total
         Land Usage: 2560
Carol's Remaining Allocation: 0
Total Contribution in Group: (512+1024+2560)=4096

The Group

The group now has 4096m2 of contributions from its members. Groups get a bonus allocation, equal to 10% of the total group contributions members give. As a result, the group can actually own 10% more than its individual members could.

Total Contribution in Group: 4096m2
Total Amount Group Can Own: 4096m2*1.1 = 4505m2

All that remains is for one of the group officers to go to their future home, right-click the land, select About Land, and click on Buy For Group. (Buy For Group allows an officer to send the land directly to the group without owning it themselves. Use this when you've already made group contributions ahead of time, like we have.)

Additional Information on Group
        Land Allocation:

If at any time a group owns more land than they have land contributions for, Linden Lab will contact the founder of the group and let them know they need to either contribute more land allocation or release land within 72 hours or risk losing some of their land.

Notes:

Group-owned land refers to the group for all aspects of ownership. Like Linden Dollars paid to a group, parcel directory fees are divided evenly among all group members. Object return tools consider the "owner" to be group-owned objects, "group" to be objects set to the group but owned by group members, and "other" to include all objects not owned or set to group (including objects owned by group members but not set to group).

If group-owned land is sold, the L$ received is distributed evenly to all in the group (members and officers) the next day.
 

thanks

好文章。楼主辛苦了。感谢！