Kimmi Zehetbauer

Kick does have categories for SL as I found a couple people streaming stuff from Second Life. Twitch prohibits SL claiming it's due to adult things in SL. I don't know if the top brass at Twitch, which is owned by Amazon knows, but Second Life does have many musicians that would like to do full simulcasts into Twitch. Funny thing Twitch is owned by Amazon --- who also owns the AWS servers that Linden Lab leases for SL. I think the Lab should approach Twitch and work out something so the performers can do their thing - but if adult stuff is shown, like by non-musicians, kick those. Heck Twitch does allow the hot-tub shows. Allow SL too.

Maybe who knows. Secretly they could be paid something. I have a CRS (Canadian Revenue Service) person who visits my bar and I'm going to pull him aside and ask him. I'll just say "can a for-profit company legally use volunteers?" Maybe I'll get a straight answer. He also has knowledge of the US IRS agency too. I'm sure all over for-profits use volunteers or extra help in exchange for swag.

There should be paid comps. If the Lab could do that, even a small amount --- it could the Mentor program a good thing this time around. Adding --- I was showing this thread to a lawyer friend and she said the Lab would be opening itself to some legal stuff since it's a for-profit company using free labour. Many other MMOs dropped their volunteer stuff cause of the legal stuff.

Thanks, I learned something new today. Don't know how many times I tried to grab stuff just to have someone's plant or whatever getting selected and preventing moving things or putting back into inventory.

From reading through the posts --- I believe the Mentors should be a paid position thing. Maybe keep the government tax agencies happy.

I like Therapist. After being in SL, sometimes one needs a therapist.

One of my amateur radio friends was saying he was a mentor in the SL's early days and enjoyed it. They was in the wild west days of the web. She's aware they're returning it --- but had concerns that the program might run afoul of legal stuff nowadays since the IRS and CRA (Canadian Revenue Agency) now have rules affecting online stuff. She's checking with an attorney friend on this.

I remember that with the AOL. Not sure if someone not employed by the Lab could make a group for a mentor type thing not under the control of LL could skirt around that issue. The Lab could send a guide or post one somewhere on how established Residents can assist new people with onboarding. I was a volunteer for the original XOOM clip art thing in the late 90s for their message board. The IRS got on their rear and they closed the boards. A staff did make a board on DelphiForums for a short time until that was eliminated.

Especially if he's drinking the cuppa stuff from my bar. I'd get a letter from the Lab "We're losing staff left and right --- please keep your cuppa and coffee away from our staff please. Thank you, come again!"

Annihilation, Ardy. Total, complete, absolute annihilation!

I have a feeling it will drop some if they want to get more to buy that instead of the Meta junk.

Now I need to go down and buy some cookies. The Lab must feed the staff with fresh cookies and hot piping coffee. The RL bar we own has been accused of cookies that can be used as a spare tire for a baby-buggy and 10 day old coffee that would cause potholes in the road if it spilled there! This is so unbearable!! (Couldn't resist)!

So many Lindens posting the board can't handle it! 🤣

Don't want the Mouse to get upset with the Lab!

Thanks. Now I'm hungry for a fig newton and the store on the corner is out of them! 🤣

Some of the staff it's their first post on the board! Probably got a memo this morning "Please post on the mboard --- People don't believe we exist!"

<-- Grabs the last cup of coffee before Vanessa gets it!

The one time I ran into a Mole in world --- I knew he was busy with something. So I just said "Great job!" and went on. He PMed me back saying thank you and he was helping make a new Resident experience.

Quartz will never forgive me for leaving him out! I'm in trouble now!! 🤣 I do remembers Abnor's post about the legs he had on sale when poking fund of Meta.

Most of the Mod postings here are the Moles --- usually Dyna.

I'm just concerned if down the road the Lab went mobile only with SL. I've seen a few MMOs go mobile only.

"We are merging with a certain social network and legs will be removed from all avatars next week." 🤣

I actually ran into that. When I had my venue in world eons ago --- I had a Linden staff there who wanted to enjoy some music on his break. He PMed me say he wanted to stick around but was getting hounded in PMs from people asking him to fix that or do that. I made an announcement asking peeps to limit to saying hi in open chat to him and to lodge tickets at the Lab's help desk to handle any issue. I even posted the Lab's support link in chat. After that he was able to enjoy the music for a few before going back to work.

You can report your post to be locked or sent to the bin by a Mod.

Was bad enough I had to change banks due to the old one requiring a smart phone app to use their ATM.