20. A programmable device comprising: a processing unit; a computer readable memory in communication with the processing unit; a tangible computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processing unit; and a network interface in communication with the processing unit and a virtual universe environment; wherein the processing unit, when executing program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory, is caused to: monitor a behavior of a collective plurality of avatars within a virtual universe environment for compliance with a violation threshold of an avatar behavior rule for the virtual universe environment; determine an amount of compliance of the monitored collective plurality behavior with the rule; compare the determined compliance amount with the violation threshold; if the determined compliance amount exceeds the violation threshold, revise the violation threshold upward, wherein a higher level of the determined compliance amount is required to exceed the violation threshold; and repetitively monitor the behavior of the collective plurality of avatars within the virtual universe environment for compliance with the rule, determine an amount of compliance of the monitored collective plurality behavior with the rule, compare the determined compliance amount with the revised violation threshold, and revise the violation threshold upward, until the monitored compliance amount does not exceed the revised violation threshold.
23. The programmable device of claim 20 , wherein the processing unit, when executing the program instructions stored on the tangible computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory, is further caused to: select each of the collective plurality of avatars as a function of at least one of: participation in an activity in common with others of the collective plurality; and demographic data associated with a selected avatar correlating to a specified demographic criterion.