[Should we limit Second Life to one IP address per household and prohibit the use of VPNs and alternate accounts?]

Well, this has been fun. This is starting to feel like a pile-on , though, so maybe it's time to let this one end quietly.

 

[A Real Therapist/ counselor?]

Hey gang!

This thread has wandered far away from a discussion of SL, so it's time to close it.

[I decided to make my Second Life a tad bit easier. I disabled incoming IMs from "non-friends" for some of my accounts.]

Hi, team!

Just a very gentle reminder that the topic is the OP's decision to disable IMs from non-friends, in SL.  Discussion seems to be drifting. Please bring it back.

[Revalue the L$ -> $1US = L$100]

This would be a good time to take a very deep breath.

Please remember that although spirited discussion and constructive disagreement are welcome, name-calling and airing of grievances are not appropriate in our discussion areas. Participants in the forums are expected to maintain an atmosphere of courtesy and respect for others at all times. 

[Problem with avatars clothes/skin not loading - looks gray.]

This thread was started in 2011. At this point, most answers in it are either out of date or wrong (or both).  Technology has changed significantly in the past 13 years.

[Destinations?]

Hi, Synndalicious!

The Destination Guide is updated daily, but sections that you are particularly interested in may not have anything added to them or removed very often. It all depends on how often people submit change information in a particular category.

[BBB & Bias: Currently FOUR regions to 'decorate' for the 'community event'?]

Hi gang!  Just a brief reminder that the forum Community Guidelines say

No Flaming: “Flames” are hostile or disruptive posts, or messages intended to provoke an angry or negative response. Spirited discussion and constructive disagreement are welcome, but name-calling and airing of grievances are not appropriate in our discussion areas. 

You are welcome to disagree, discuss and ask questions as much as you like. Take anything else off line.

[Official Statement from Oberwolf Linden]

Hey!  RL height isn't on topic.  🤫

[Official Statement from Oberwolf Linden]

6 minutes ago, BilliJo Aldrin said:

Just think, all these posts about rl height are gonna be deleted when a Mole shows up 😂

Heh.  A mole showed up, and I'm too tired to go back and delete a pile of off-topic posts about how tall people might be in Netherlands, or anywhere else.  Please do try to stay on topic, though, OK?  

1 minute ago, Starberry Passion said:

A lot of stuff have been off topic here.

Yup.

[Official Statement from Oberwolf Linden]

A brief reminder ... please stay on the thread's topic, which is the official statement from Brad Oberwager. I have removed a small handful of recent posts that have moved instead into a discussion of RL abuse statistics. 

[Would you use an "attachment-scope Experience"?]

Well, that went sideways.  Let's move on.

[Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.]

Maybe it would be a good time to move on to a new peeve.  Shall we?

[SSP?]

46 minutes ago, Quartz Mole said:

I think the people thinking up names interpreted "Mediterranean" as a reference to climate rather than geography.    That's what I'm told, anyway. 

Yes indeed.  There are regions with a Mediterranean climate along the coasts of California and western Australia and there are patches elsewhere around the world. They have similar vegetation and share some architectural and other cultural features. Many SL residents live in those places, so they are recognized in region names the same way that we recognize places called home by those around the Mediterranean Sea who speak Spanish, Italian, Greek, Arabic, French, Croatian, and other languages.

[Nobody goes to the Community Exhibition in WelcomeHub.]

19 minutes ago, Porky Gorky said:

Someone please catch me up on the mole people origin story, thanks!

See https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Department_of_Public_Works for all sorts of fascinating information.  Well, not all sorts, but some of the fundamental stuff.

[Are we ever gonna be able to hide account age?]

This has been a fascinating discussion but it has wandered well off the original topic, so it's time to move on. If there's further interest in some of the thoughts here, it's probably best to start it on a clean slate.  

[The new Second Life Community Exhibition]

3 minutes ago, diamond Marchant said:

Is anyone moderating this forum?

Yup.  As long as the conversation stays on topic we're OK, but please resist the temptation to drift off into discussions that aren't focused on the SL Community Exhibition.  

[SSP?]

Hi gang!

I've just done a little cleanup, removing a handful of posts that were off topic for this thread. There's another thread in the General Discussion forum where some of those light-hearted posts might be more appropriate.

[Complaint about porn listed in events]

2 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

She was more concerned with why it was allowed in event listing. 

And that is a good point.  It should be reported with an Abuse Report.  My note here was merely to remind folks that posts in the forums (other than in the Adult sections) must conform to G rating.

[Complaint about porn listed in events]

1 hour ago, StorkNotice said:

Why is this allowed? Both inworld notices and online. 

It is not allowed in the forums.   All content posted on the Second Life Forums must be rated “General” per our Maturity Ratings. Keep in mind, this does not include content posted specifically in the “Adult Content Forum” section.

 

[What is the split of SL users between RL Nations?]

Sorry, gang!

Somewhere, about three pages back, the conversation left the thread's topic behind.  I think it's too late to go back and find where it went.  

[Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.]

[Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.]

This really shouldn't need to be said, but ....

Spirited discussion and constructive disagreement are welcome, but name-calling and airing of grievances are not appropriate in our discussion areas.  If you have a personal disagreement with another person, take it off line.

[Land Sales Crash]

Hey gang!

It feels like time for the obligatory reminder to keep conversations civil. Please avoid targeting each other with personal attacks and unnecessarily charged language. Flaming is not allowed, no matter how clever you think it is. 

[Take your shovel and feel it]

The original post in this thread says "I was bored, so I played with a topic heading for fun.  Please post your even cleverer reworkings of any topic title here. ? "   That seems fairly clear, and all but a few of the recent posts have followed that theme.  I would rather not lock the thread as long as it is staying on topic.

[Make Us Laugh!]

It would be best if we could find a way to keep this long-running thread alive.  At the moment, though, it's on a bumpy road.  When the humor stops being funny, the thread is headed off topic.  Please try very hard not to post offensive jokes and not to be too quick to see offense in something that bothers you. Sensitivity and apologies are more likely to keep the thread alive than arguments are.