HarrisonMcKenzie

There's that closed mind again. Someone asked you to think about the world, and you freak out. I'm done with you too.

There actually is a social media site made for SL and simile avatars. I can't remember the name right now though. As mentioned though, having a fake Facebook account is against their ToS, and can get you in a lot of trouble. The only thing I can think of is that it would be a good place to share photos and stay in touch offline. But we can already do those things in other ways, so I don't know if having a special social media account for an avatar would be worth it. You'd also have to have all your friends join that site, which a lot of people just aren't going to do.

But a child avatar isn't going to get you ARed anymore than any other avatar. That's my point. You're targeting child avatar's like there is something unique to them when there isn't. Anyone could be a pedophile. Anyone can be a troll. Anyone can submit false ARs. Anyone can be annoying. It's not legitimate paranoia because any avatar can do those things. If you are worried about having problems with child avatars, you should be just as worried about having problems with every other kind of avatar, because those problems come from bad players, not child avatars. What's not helping is you jumping on the "screw kid players" bandwagon without even knowing why or thinking about the harm that this toxicity is causing. Saying that child avatars are pedophiles is slander, plain and simple, and pointing that gun at the wrong person is going to get them wrongfully banned. So instead of hating people and fueling the fire, try pointing that gun where it really needs to be pointed; at *****ty players, regardless of what avatar they are wearing.

Good to know my point flew over your head. There is no difference between discrimination and discrimination. Racism and Ageism as both isms, and most of the hostility towards child avatars comes from the same place as racism; there is no real reason for it and is only people vocalizing how they hate things that are different. But my point still stands. Replace "child" with "black" and see what happens. Is it uncomfortable? Does it make you sound like a bigot? That's the point. Who is it ok to ***** all over one group of people but not ok to do it to another? So I can't go to a store that happens to be on an adult sim but doesn't sell adult content? I can't roleplay in child friendly sims that is rated as Adult because they have an area for adult roleplay (that kids can't be in)? No. Sorry. Read the ToS. There is nothing about child avatars not being able to access Adult areas. Period. If you're going to try and argue something, try learning the facts of that argument first. Because they should, like every other avatar and player. As long as they are not around sexual content or breaking other rules, who should any avatar type be banned from an area? Again, replace "child" with "black" and see what happens. Why would anyone want to play a furry? Why would anyone want to gender bend? Why would anyone want to be cyber-raped? Why would anyone want to be kidnapped? There are a lot of reasons to play a child avatar, and only one of those reasons has anything to do with therapy. You clearly have a lot of anger issues and delusions about reality. Maybe you should leave SL and get therapy. I'm entitled because I said I'm not here to have sex, thus dispelling the bull***** arguments foolish people like you are throwing out out about child avatars? Good argument there. So I guess to answer the OP's question, the problem people have with child avatars is the hateful garbage that people here are spewing at the, not anything the child avatars are doing themselves.

Which isn't what I was talking about. Se point 2 of my post. I'm not here to cyber or do sexual A-play, and I would never fight for my right to be around that kind of content.

Did you hear that? The sound of a door slamming shut? That's your mind being closed to new ideas that hurt your feelings. You're a hypocrite and want to push your double standard life on everyone else instead of learning how to accept different people. Bye. I don't argue with closeminded fools.

Just as I don't see why I should be banned from somewhere just because you want to dress like a hooker in public. Your chosen existence in SL is affecting my chosen existence. See what I did there? Your argument doesn't hold up so well when you reverse it, does it? That's exactly what I'm saying. You wouldn't dare replace "child" with "black" or "woman" or anyone else, because that would make you sound like a bigot and no one would support you. Your experience isn't any more or less valid than mine. Being a part of society means compromising so that you can in fact be a part if it. My compromise is that kids aren't allowed in some places for clear legal reasons, and I more than accept that. What's your compromise? Or are you too busy with your head up your own ass to see that? Stop implying that everyone else is playing this game the wrong way and that your rights and freedoms are somehow more valid than everyone else's. I won't miss you when you leave the places I visit.

I'm less inclined to, since it's fairly old and long unsupported. It's not a bad body, but there is a much better one out and others that are being worked on that make going back to it unnecessary, save for compatibility with new clothes I'm working on.

Not all kids want a "safe" community because not all kids are babies. There is a whole world of child avatars who don't wear diapers, and there is a whole world of places in SL that are ok with that. In fact, most schools and family communities are in M rated sims so that play doesn't look like a perfect episode of Full House. I've never understood why people want to by cyber-raped in fake sex dungeons. I don't judge them too harshly. I chose to play a kid because I felt like it opened a lot more doors for me. I don't play SL to have cybersex, so I made someone that doesn't do that. Something I want to put out there that seems to be getting missed here. 1. I play a child avatar, but that doesn't mean I play a baby. I don't wear diapers or use a pacifier. I don't speak in baby (that is annoying to everyone, even other kids). I play an 11 year old because I wanted to be old enough to be able to do things on my own, while still being young enough to be a kid. 2. I'm not here for cyber. If I teleport into an adult sim, I am wary of it and look around for rules or offending content. If I see sex shops, Gor, BDSM, or the like, I leave. If a kid does show up in your sim, just tell them that it's not appropriate to be there. Maybe they had an old landmark. Maybe they didn't know there was adult content. Give me courtesy and treat me like a person instead of just booting me. 3. I am here to roleplay, and that means more than staying in a safe family sim. I want to play in fantasy sims. I like cyberpunk. I want to play in a horror scenario. If there actually is sexual content, see point 2. If there isn't, I just wanted to be treated as a person. Again. I don't play a baby. Older kid avatars can participate in more mature (but not sexual) roleplay, and many kids want to do so. 4. Read the ToS. 90% of the bull***** I hear that isn't people complaining about babies is people saying this or that is against the ToS. It isn't. The only thing that talks about no kids is sex. It doesn't say anything about violence. It doesn't say anything about foul language. It doesn't say anything about non-sexual adult scenes. If I want to play a runaway or an old west kid who grabbed Pa's gun, that's not off the table, and I shouldn't feel like a monster for doing it. 5. Is there an adult community? Do you have meetings and keep minutes? Is there a president of the adult community? No, and there isn't one in the "kid community" either because there isn't a kid community. There are communities of kids, but there is no cohesive group that represents all child avatars. We don't police kids because that's not our job. We don't train kids because we don't know them. I would love to coach more child avatars on how to play better, but no other "community" does that because it's impractical. 6. When you want to ban or discriminate against child avatars, replace "child" with "blacks" or another type of person and see how you feel about it. If it sounds discriminatory, it probably is. If you don't want kids in your house, fine. But if you are making a public space that doesn't have sexually offending content, I would like there to be a consideration for making it open rather than just having a blanket and reasonless ban. 7. I mentioned it above, but please treat me like a person. I'm not the one kid you met who was annoying. I'm respectful and lighthearted, but I'm also played by an adult who wants to have a discussion about SL and wants to find ways to get the most out of it. Give me a chance to show you that I'm not a baby talking toddler or a troll before you ban me. If I ask for a reason, it's because I want kids to be more accepted and want people to challenge themselves, not because I want to be a brat and say you are trampling on my rights. I agree that creeps and idiots give the rest of us child avatars a bad name, but let's stop pretending that creeps and idiots only play child avatars. There are plenty of creep and idiot furries, adults, robots, and houseplants in SL, so let's treat them for what they are (creeps and idiots) instead of scapegoating what they look like.

I like the 15 minute idea. I was just joking that I still have stuff from last advent calendar season to deal with.

I used to live on a community sim. I likes it because it got us out of the house more and because I sometimes would run into other people in town. That being said, most are ghost towns and people don't go out enough. If I found a roleplaying sim I liked that had places to live, I might consider that, since roleplaying seems to be the big driving force for meeting your neighbours.

So... Hypergrid?

No idea, but I imagine it would first require finding a magazine that people care about (I know that I don't care about paying money to look at other people's avatars), then having a knock out avatar, followed by getting in with the magazine's creator.

Up first is Sci-Fi. Come on out to the space station New Nerva starting at 5pm SLT to get your Sci-Fi on. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mount%20Olympus/128/197/2674

Calling all kids. Let's get our roleplay on. This Wednesday and Thursday evening (Nov 22 and 23 starting at about 5pm), I'll be organizing some kid-focused roleplays. I'm still finalizing where we'll play, but I'm thinking of dark urban one day (more serious, realistic modern play) and sci-fi the next. Get your costumes ready, and watch this thread for a SLURL.

If you don't have a mesh body, they are absolutely worth it. Replacing those door stopper wedges at the ends of your legs is a life changer. That being said, I don't know if I would buy mesh feet just so I could wear a pair of shoes.

The better question is can they prove they aren't doing it illegally. The fact of the matter is that probably 95% of DJs playing actual songs (and probably half or more of those playing electronic or trance) are doing it illegally because they can. There are DJs who play their own music and those who do get broadcasting licenses, but let's not pretend that even a sizable number of people are above board on this.

I'm not too sure. I don't play a lot of games , mostly because I don't like them. I find adventure games frustrating because they seem to rely on platforming (which SL does not do well) or puzzles (which are not fun for me). A lot of sports in SL are also frustrating because of rubber banding and lag, which makes trying to actually play them frustrating.

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Glad I could help. What age is your friend looking to play?

I play an 11 year old. Child avatars are pretty popular, although baby and going child avatars are far more popular than older children. There just isn't a lot of variety because there doesn't need to be. For mesh, Tweenster is the new hotness. Punk is new, but the creator is still working on dev files, so there isn't much support for it, and Loki didn't seem to catch on very much. SMB was the go to for a long time, but the creator is no longer in SL. There's also TotsiTween (from the creator of the smaller child avatar TotsiPop), and Tweenedoo (from Toddleedoo), but the later also seems to have no support and few users.

I'd love to attend, but your class times don't work for my timezone.

I don't speak the same language as my fellow countrymen, and back home, I don't want people to think I'm some weird sexual deviant.

We had a Pennywise clown show up at our scout camp. He got banned pretty quick, though he did leave after I asked him to.

Then it sounds like your problems have been solved.