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I agree. While a lot of anime characters are (in the shows) supposed to be middle-schooler to what us Westerners may call "high schoolers", they look and act older. Saving the world, killing demons, facing the death of friends, etc.

I have over 2000 items spread between clothes, hair, mesh heads, skins, shapes etc. Some of those like the head cost up to $L5000, even on average if they only cost on average L$150 per item that's L$300,000 or around $1000. Gotcha. Some people spread that kind of L$$$$ amongst several avatars. That's the source of my surprise.

LL totally needs to do a better job of communicating this so that the rumour mill doesn't generate a panic. The misinformation and misunderstanding in this thread makes that clear enough, I think. Yeah, making everyone agree to the new TOS, doesn't mean they'll understand the changes.

Hundreds of dollars for ONE avatar? You were ripped off.

Yes. Someone mentioned earlier not being able to go the the family-friendly nude beaches. Many pages ago.

OMG kids are so creepy. For God's sake, it will be a relief when they won't be wandering around naked or exploring adult areas. Thank you Linden Lab!

Depends on the box wine?

You're quite the expert.

As a Gay, I find it similar to a "Gay Panic".

"Sorry, daddy. We can't date any more."

Nekos should be fine if they look old enough. I can't imagine you looking young. Wait, I meant..you know.

I find the use of "femboys" confusing, in RL it most often means "legal age, young looking, effeminate". Like "twink" is "legal age" and "young looking". I realize things get exaggerated and taken to extremes in Second Life, so it's not a "conspiracy" or anything.

Theory: in shrinking the body down for a child avatar, the cranium can no longer contain the previous volume!

FYI, in this thread - from here on, so far as I can manage, I won't be reading posts for anyone I have blocked (which is the point of blocking); unless someone quotes you. There's just been too much goading, incivility, and general piling-on despite my good intentions.

Those sound on the surface a lot like opinions.

Good luck!

I am not talking about land owners; they can ban for any or no reason. I am talking about LL. Sorry, but several keep saying similar and I should be more specific.

Height is pretty much irrelevant.

Ok. But, can people defender skin and BOM layers?

Interesting choice of words. But to me, most kemonos look "childlike enough" that I don't find them suitable.."partners" and would indeed "complain".

I guess that's why I tried to explain that to me, it's not a "modesty layer" (skin or body) that matters - it's whether the avatar looks naked or not. Does an "obvious/generic" modesty layer have to always be visible? I doubt it, because you could have top/bottom/underwear/etc. instead. Just don't be naked. How hard is that, really? I guess one ongoing issue being discussed is, if someone de-renders an avatar's skin and BOM layers (somehow? does that even work with skin?!?). Then it may appear in report screenshots that the avatar was naked but they weren't really. I know others brought this up before, and it is an "edge case".

I wonder sometimes, without being able to articulate it, who actually "likes" kemono avatars besides kemono users? I just don't get it, and I do like "good" anime avatars (not related to "age").

Wish I knew which post you may be replying to so I could read it! I only found your usage of "boobs" on the current page. Although it could be in a hidden message. 🙂 (Unless you're just making a statement.)

As promised, here is another aspect of the topic brought up in the "OP": Sincerity. You can't "make" people believe you are "sincere". You CAN choose your words carefully, and try to say / write things which are hard to misconstrue. Unfortunately, there is a somewhat common trend where sincerity is often mistaken for sarcasm. You really cannot help if other people interpret your words as sarcasm, if you have done your best to choose your words carefully so that they are difficult to understand. (As with everything, this is just my opinion.) However, if you find that others interpret your sincerely intended words as sarcasm, it could indeed be due to past things you have said. It is possible that in time, if you focus on writing sincerely, that others will come to see your words as you intended. Here are some "points to think about" regarding writing a "sincere response" to someone in a potentially "difficult" situation (keeping in mind that the original intention of this thread is RESPONSES to others): 1. Don't send a "mixed message". - Avoid "..but..". If you are making a point in your response where you acknowledge the other person's point of view, thank them for their opinion, etc. it is "cancelled out" if you add on "but.." and something negative. - Avoid "too many points". If you are writing a "sincere" message, but you write too much, it will come across as "lecturing". 2. Avoid being "defensive". - If the point of your reply is to "apologize", leave it at that. Don't attempt to "explain" or "justify" your previous position, that will "water down" any apology and distract from it. 3. Avoid "correcting" the other person. - Any "sincerity" you intended may be lost, as the other can easily focus on the "correction". 4. Avoid citing experts, websites, religious figures, historical figures, poets, etc. - Almost ANYTHING you quote like this can be misconstrued as "lecturing" and will be dismissed. Most anything you could quote or cite, can be misinterpreted as some kind of "political", "religious", "academic" other "opinion" (even if it is "well established" in your own life experience, education, etc.). - Others can easily see these as "elitist". 5. Don't cite your own professional or educational experience. - Others can see this as "bragging". ..There's lots more, but next I will add additional points for another section of the information in the OP!

I'm afraid to go back and see what you're "Pffft-ing" about! (It's probably not worth the effort!)