Have an Opinion on the Second Life Name Choice Process?

But oddly, that is not what they offer presently. I actually went to SLDev Island because of another issue... and the options there did not seem to include anything along those lines.

From the notecard (Custom Names 2007-11-20):

Custom Names Notecard
Last updated 20 November 2007

Dear Solution Provider,

We are currently offering the capability on a limited basis. Please note that name requests go into a processing queue, so may take up to 4 weeks. This information is posted in the Custom Names kiosk on SLDev island, so you can always get the current information and form there.

Please submit name requests to sldevnames@lists.lindenlab.com who will manage the approval process. You will be notified when a name has been approved or declined and entered into the queue for creation. We regret that we cannot provide you with status information about your request.

General information about Custom Names
- Please note that it may take up to 4 weeks to create the last name and account, although we are usually able to do this within 2 weeks. You will be notified if the name is approved, and again when it is created and your account billed.
- Please make sure that the SL account has completed billing information so that your account does not become delinquent when the custom name is billed.
- Names must have at least 2 characters; all characters in a name must be alphanumeric; no punctuation may be included. The name will be created with capital letters you designate in your request, so please carefully review upper/lower case!
- Content cannot be transferred to this account by Linden Lab.

Custom Last Names
- Upon creation of this Custom Name, the account given will be billed $1000. On the anniversary date, you will be billed $500 to renew the account.
- Last names must clearly be an organizational or corporate name, and distinguished from personal last names (Surnames). For example, Smith is not acceptable, but SmithCorp, SmithInc, Smith_Products, SmithConstruction, etc. are. Names that are clearly composite or made up (SecondLife, Agilent) will be considered.
- Please note that to create additional accounts, you must use the Registration API (http://secondlife.com/developers/api/reg.php). You may create as many additional accounts as you need (the initial limit of 200 per day, but you can request a higher limit). You may want to review the RegistrationAPI documentation before you submit a Custom Name request to be sure that you have the capabilities to use it to create additional accounts.

Custom Last Name Form. Please complete the requested information and email to sldevnames@lists.lindenlab.com.
- Requested Last Name
- RL name of requestor
- SL name of requestor
- Email of requestor
- Requested delivery date:

Custom (Vanity) Names
- At this time, vanity names are available at Linden Lab's discretion, generally for events that involve major press or tv coverage, or in our estimation provide significant publicity value, such as nationwide TV coverage.
- $100 will be billed to your account on creation of the name, and you will be billed $50 on the anniversary date to renew this account.
- In some cases, a name may already exist and we will not be able to create it for you.

Vanity Name form. Please complete the requested information and email to sldevnames@lists.lindenlab.com.
- Requested Name:
- RL name of requestor:
- SL name of requestor:
- Email of requestor:
- Event or reason for name (size of event, accompanying publicity/audience):
- Requested delivery date:

The Concierge and Solution Program team at Linden Lab

Second Life Consultant