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How do I deed land to a group?
Deeding group land can seem like a complex task, but the following steps will handle the most basic scenarios.
To give land to a group, but continue to pay for it:
1. Right-click the land and choose About Land.
2. In the General tab, click Set and select the group.
3. Select Allow Deed To Group, then Owner Makes Contribution With Deed.
4. Click Deed.
If you're not an officer of the group you want to deed your land to,
you'll have to ask an officer to click Deed for you.
See How does group-owned land work? for more details.
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How does group-owned land work?
Second Life groups can unify their projects and 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 that 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 > Groups, and double-click the group in
question. Then, click the Land & L$ tab. The Your Contribution
field needs to be set accordingly. It can be set to 0 if you want to
contribute nothing at all.
Group Owned Land - Your Contribution to 0
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.
Managing group land contributions 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-tier land-use
fees, the plan is to have the group own the land, with group land
contributions from the group members.
Adam
Adam is a premium subscriber. 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 - 0 = 512
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
Group Total Contribution: 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: 4608 - 3584 = 1024
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
Group Total Contribution: (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 - 0 = 512
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 New 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
Group Total Contribution: (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 Love Pretzels has.)
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 else 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 objects along the following lines:
o Owned by parcel owner are group-owned objects
o Set to group are objects set to the group but owned by group members
o Owned by others are 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
the next day to everyone in the group (members and officers) who has
the ability Pay group liabilities and receive group dividends (in the
Accounting category of group abilities).
* If you own land that you've deeded to a group and subsequently
abandon it, the land is returned to Governor Linden and is lost to the
group. After abandoning your land, you still need to adjust the amount
of land you've donated to the group in order to be billed accurately.
* Land tier donated to a group is always considered active, whether or not it's currently being used to hold land.
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Group Roles
Group roles give group owners a fine degree of control over their
members' access to the group's abilities. Using group roles, a group
owner may assign different levels of privileges to groups of members.
Additionally, each group Role can be assigned its own title for members
to wear. Each group can contain up to 10 roles, including Owners.
By default, all groups start with three roles:
* Owners: Group owners have full control over their group, and have
access to all group abilities. The Owners role cannot be deleted or
edited.
* Officers: Officers have broad, but not unlimited powers
within the group. The Officers role can be deleted or edited by group
members with the appropriate abilities.
* Everyone: Everyone in the group, regardless of other assigned roles,
falls into the Everyone role. This special role defines baseline
abilities for everyone in the group.
Creating New Roles
To create a new group role:
1. Go to Edit > Groups
2. Highlight the group you want to edit, and press the Info button.
3. Go to the Members & Roles tab on the Group Information window.
4. Click the Roles tab under the Members & Roles tab.
5. Press the Create New Role ... button
6. Assign abilities to the new role under the Allowed Abilities frame.
Abilities
Abilities define a role's level of control over group matters- land, money, membership, titles, and more.
For a complete listing of group abilities and their descriptions inworld:
Go to Edit > Groups
1. Highlight the group you want to edit, and press the Info button.
2. Go to the Members & Roles tab on the Group Information window.
3. Click the Abilities tab under the Members & Roles tab.
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