According to its blog post of November 18, Terrence Linden outlined some of the plans to bring teens over ot the Main Grid, when it is closed. http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/blog/2010/11/18/bringing-teens-to-second-life-s-main-grid
The Teen Grid will close sometime in early January, sometime after the holidays. Linden Labs plans to protect teens include:
When the teen grid closes, 13- to 15-year-olds will no longer be able to register for Second Life unless they are brought in through an affiliated organization. On the Main Grid, these younger Residents will not be able to travel outside the estates of their sponsoring organizations.
- 16- and 17-year-olds registering for Second Life will be directed to the Main Grid rather than to Teen Second Life.
- We will transfer all 16-17s remaining on Teen SL to the main SL grid, as well as those 13-15s that are affiliated with TSL Resident institutions. This includes all the inventory of those accounts. (The accounts of our other 13- to 15-year-old Residents will become inactive, but will be automatically restored when they turn 16.) All of the land on Teen Second Life will be transferred to the Main Grid. This includes teen mainland, teen private islands, and teen organizations’ estates.
Response to the blog on closing the Teen Grid has caused a lot of discussion, both pro and con. Although many people welcome the teens, others are concerned about how this will affect protecting the children from the adults and the adults from minors posing as adults.
