Welcome to BanLink! BanLink is a free distributed ban management system developed by Travis Lambert and Mera Pixel. Much of the components are provided open-source to allow customization by subscribers.
BanLink is
not a global‚ centralized ban list. Rather‚ BanLink is a collection of individual banlists linked together in a format that can be shared on an ala carte basis. Each location that subscribes to BanLink receives a custom-generated banlist based upon their trust selections.
BanLink provides a revolutionary way for similar communities to establish one-way 'trust' relationships with other community's ban lists. The theory is‚ you only trust communities that ban folks for similar reasons that you would. If someone appears to be unreasonable about their bans‚ groups can choose to no longer trust them‚ and ultimately those bans wont be trusted by anyone.
BanLink promotes accoutability not only for those banned‚ but the landowners doing the banning as well. Those who submit reasonable bans get rewarded by having their bans honored widely. Those who abuse the system find few willing to trust them.
For more information about BanLink‚ check out
Mera's Blog.
What to do if you've been banned:
1. Click
here to search for your name in the database.
2. IM the owner of the location that banned you‚ and attempt to work out a resolution directly with them. If you are mature and reasonable about your request‚ most reasonable people respond in kind.
3. If the above fails‚ you may file a public dispute that gets attached to your record‚ where you may leave your perspective on the incident. To log your dispute‚ search for your name‚ and follow the link to file a dispute. Disputes cannot be edited once they have been submitted.
How to get BanLink for your Second Life venue:
1. Note that application approvals are restricted to venues with at least 1500 traffic‚ and/or have a pre-existing grief problem.
2. Complete the
Group Application Form. Be sure to describe your location as well as you can in the space provided.
How to request access to the web view for an existing Venue :
1. If you belong to a group already using the BanLink system and wish to have access to the web view‚ use our user
account registration form. and enter the group to which you currently belong. If you don't know the name of your group‚ the owner of your venue can provide you with this information.
2. Once you have completed the registration form‚ contact the owner of your venue so that they may grant the neccesary access permissions you need.
