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Kenbro Utu wrote:

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GariGlitter wrote:

Well, Americans might try doing what the rest of the world does, and learn another language?

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This is like telling someone who showed up outside a grocery store that has just closed, and asks directions to another store that is open, to learn how to grow his own vegetables and raise his own livestock.  Sure, its a viable plan for the long-term, but he will go hungry for quite a while before seeing the fruit of his labors. 

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I am not much in favor of short-term thinking. That guy deserved to go hungry.

[Language Translation option now that Google shut off translation?]

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PeterCanessa Oh wrote:

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GariGlitter wrote:

...Here is an extract of a list of countries with the percentage of the population who speak more than one language...

 

I notice the UK doesn't even make it on to the list.  I'm sure that but for immigrants for whom English is not their first language we wouldn't even register 1%

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I am ashamed to say that the UK only achieved 34%.

And that was mainly the Welsh and the Irish.

[Language Translation option now that Google shut off translation?]

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

Here is an extract of a list of countries with the percentage of the population who speak more than one language.

Luxembourg - 99%

Holland - 93%

Germany - 62%

France - 45%

USA - 26%

And, at the risk of alienating (see what I did there) even more people than I seem to have already today, the figures for the USA includes people with Spanish as their first language.

(I only have four languages in my linguistic rucksack, and wish I had more)

[SL and child AV paranoia]

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Argus Collingwood wrote:

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GariGlitter wrote:

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Pussycat Catnap wrote:

Its the Bay City 'reelighting' event. I think the SLURL's in my FEED.

 

 

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Do you happen to know the names of the kids and whether they like sweeties?

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/me smacks the man in silver spandex;-)

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Hey Argus, aren't I in the right thread?

[Language Translation option now that Google shut off translation?]

Well, Americans might try doing what the rest of the world does, and learn another language?

[SL and child AV paranoia]

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Pussycat Catnap wrote:

Its the Bay City 'reelighting' event. I think the SLURL's in my FEED.

 

 

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Do you happen to know the names of the kids and whether they like sweeties?

[SL and child AV paranoia]

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Pussycat Catnap wrote:

OMG! Child AVs next to me!

ACK!!!! Got-to-run!!!!!!!!!

Even the child AVs have something to fear. Note the ball of fuzz at left. It has claws, I bet.

And its shorter!!!!

 

Ps: Two of these are what CHild AVs look like, for the clueless. Note how its not just about being short.

 

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So . . . where exactly is that location?

[More control on Profile "Following".]

It is also possible to prevent specific individuals avatars from following you, while allowing the rest of the world to see your feed - although not post to it.

But you have to be Rodvik to have that option, apparently.

[Manchester rock]

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Ellyn Elan wrote:  blues fans

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What's your problem? Do you only like people with blue skin or something?

Or Chelsea supporters perhaps, although that would be more understandable.

[Adult hubs on Zindra 'outsourced'?]

Isn't Viale Linden in personal charge of all this? Surely he hasn't cocked it up? Has he?

[Manchester rock]

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Tamandra Fischer wrote:

Feel free to search my name in world and check my picks for more details about Alt7 and

Fac51 Hacienda

. I will also be playing the latter at

2pm SLT today.

 

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PARTAAAAAAAAAY TIME!!!!!!!

(I don't suppose you could slip in "I'm the leader of the gang I am" or "I love you love me love" could you?)

[What has changed in Second Life?]

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TriJin Bade wrote:

<Old Man Yorkshire Accent>

'o back when I were a lad, we 'ad to sit on us behinds for all ov an hour... jus' fer L$2. You tykes never know 'ow gud ya 'av it now.

</Old Man Yorkshire Accent>

jk

 

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Yew wuss looky! Ay 'ad to be tied up to a cross and any old body cud 'ave their filthy dutty way with me - an fer only 1L$ an hour!

[Are You Looking for Your Community?]

Apparently there are only three Communities in SL according to LL.

In order of importance, there are the Vampires, the Adults, then the rest.

Wait, there may be another Community being officially recognised . . . yes, the facile individual game-players who endorse intercourse-free interaction are just about to receive their official seal of approval.

[Fashionistas Lament! Indie Rose]

I thought there was a post here that said Pixel Dolls was closing down too?

Perhaps that is considered advertising . . .

[Thanks and Intro]

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Dresden Ceriano wrote:

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Argus Collingwood wrote:

[eta forego any urges to post YouTube links ;-)]

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Right, could be considered SUSpicious.

...Dres

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You should disRikard them.

[More control on Profile "Following".]

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Charolotte Caxton wrote:

So my conclusion is that the system is still severely broken.

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Suggesting it is broken implies that it worked in the first place. It's more alpha software foisted on us with no consultation or user testing. A recipe for disaster in the commercial world. Luckily for them, LL isn't  commercial.

[What has changed in Second Life?]

You can now win 28L$ for three or four hours hard labour on the first LL quest game. That MUST sound attractive!

[Body parts giggling?]

/me considers changing his name, in compensation, to Jeri Jitter.

[The Vampire Bandwagon]

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Ellyn Elan wrote:

 

I hope you are right. I was under the impression this is where they swept things when they didn't outright delete them.

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Occasionally the mods are struck by the enlightenment of inspiration and identify threads which may prove contentiously illuminating, so they relocate them here out of the mainstream of the forum listings so that contributors can be marked down for future attention, before the thread is eliminated with extreme prejudice.

[More control on Profile "Following".]

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Deej Kasshiki wrote:

Why can't they deploy this stuff with the defaults set to 'off'?

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That's not the way Facebook does it . . .

[Welcome Back Lexie Linden]

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Kylie Jaxxon wrote:

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GariGlitter wrote:

Perhaps Lexie might like to comment on Moderators

permabanning

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with no prior warning

- posters simply for supposedly 

  ?

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lol, you again?  You just keep going & going & going :smileytongue:  WB :matte-motes-sunglasses-1:

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At the risk of being banned for spamming Wikipedia links . . .

(I'm beginning to feel like Miss Piggy . . .)

[A "Follow"-up]

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PeterCanessa Oh wrote:

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Griffin Ceawlin wrote:

...I think the people who don't have a "follow" button have deleted their accounts or their accounts are otherwise closed...

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At least one of the people on my list, with no 'follow' is definitely still in LL and has me in her friends list though (she gets notificaiton when I log in).  I think it must be having 'friends' only able to follow your feed or 'no one', if that's a setting.

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It is the no one, aka the FOAD, option.

[A "Follow"-up]

This issue is also discussed here

[Thanks and Intro]

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Dresden Ceriano wrote:

Oh my... I thought everyone knew that.  I guess you do learn something new every day.

...Dres

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The mods obviously don't! They call it "

" and issue a permanent ban with no prior warnings.

Perhaps Rik Rolar should have confined his game to the Games event subforum . . .

. . . they could do with some action there; the tumbleweed is even getting bored.

[Welcome Back Lexie Linden]

Perhaps Lexie might like to comment on Moderators permabanning - with no prior warning - posters simply for supposedly 

  ?