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An Alternate Account (or "Alt" for short) is a secondary account used by a [[Resident]] in addition to their main [[Second Life]] account.

It is easy for one person to create any number of Alternate Accounts, since there is no charge for creating a basic Second Life account. Linden Lab reserves the right to charge for the creation of large numbers of multiple accounts for a single person, but at present does not do so.

==Uses for Alts==
There are many legitimate reasons for creating Alts, such as:
*Being able to build or script without being disturbed
*Holding land
*Using the account to role-play
*Using the account to experiment with unfamiliar functions without risk to one's main [[Avatar]]

There are also less legitimate reasons for creating Alts, which have led to Alts being sometimes viewed negatively, such as using them to
*Abuse others anonymously, a practice known as [[Griefing]]
*Get around a ban on their main account

==Etiquette concerning Alts==
It is against the Terms of Service and Community Standards to reveal the main identity of an Alternate Account if the owner of the Alt has not done so themselves.

==See Also==
*[[Avatar]]
*[[Resident]]

==External Links==
*Second Life History Wiki: http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_Account
*Wikipedia article about Alts in MMORPGs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_character
*Wikipedia paragraph about Residents and Avatars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life#Residents_and_Avatars 

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