I was shocked to learn today that I was in violation of the rules for the Bondage Ranch. Thankfully, a very happy Bondage Ranch Administrator informed me of that violation and showed me the errors of my ways. I stand corrected and now am hopefully in full compliance with the regulations of the Bondage Ranch.

As a result of my violation, I thought this would be a good opportunity to review the posted rules of the Bondage Ranch. Clearly, if I, a patron of the Bondage Ranch for many years, was in violation the rules, others might be as well. This is especially true considering the usual place I stand is by the posted rules. So… Lets review:

1. No Assault. Follow the Linden Lab Terms of Service.
2. Cooperate with the Bondage Ranch Administrators and Police.
3. No Advertising (this is the one I broke).
4. Read Profiles.
5. Be Nice.
6. Remove Rezzed Items When Done.

As I stated above, I was in violation of Rule No. 3 which clearly states there is no advertising at the Bondage Ranch. I had mistakenly thought that one of my :Doleo: group titles listing this web site, idoleo.com, was okay to wear. The Administrator at the Bondage Ranch, however, informed me that was not the case and, in fact, was not acceptable.

When I was informed of my violation, I changed my group title immediately to comply, or tried. Unfortunately, I was slow to do so because I have been testing the new Linden Labs 2.0 Viewer. With some stern motivation and direction from the Administrator, I finally was able to change my title from :idoleo.com: to BR Rules-Broke #3. Once done… Everything was right as rain :)

I know the administrators and staff at the Bondage Ranch must be very busy because I noticed other patrons there with clear advertising violations in their profile titles too. When I pointed that fact out and inquired if these patrons would also be brought into compliance with the rules, I was informed… No, in a word.

With the above in mind, I would like to do my part and help the Bondage Ranch with identifying other profile titles that are in clear violation of their Rule No. 3. I mean… who better to keep a list of non-compliant titles than a person that was mistakenly in violation but is now compliant?

So, in a day or two, I will start a blog post listing profile titles that violate the “No Advertising Policy” of the Bondage Ranch rules. It is my hope, it will be a benefit to both the administrators and staff of the Bondage Ranch, as well as those patrons that might unknowingly be breaking the rules.