PheebyKatz

Can't be helped. King Diamond always makes me think of King Crimson.

He's roleplaying his own father giving him the business over being immature. Protip: Quoting your dad doesn't make you a man. On the other hand though, at least he's decided he doesn't like that aspect of himself, to the extent of projecting it onto others. Once he learns to deal with that part of himself and get through the denial phase, he'll make quite the gentleman, I'm sure. The intent is there, at least. Just doesn't really do much good to point it at others, because when's the last time a lecture corrected grotesque behavior? And yeah, it does feel like a secret ad. "Tired of childish men? Look at me!" XD Aaaanyway, more coffee... /analysis Oh, and I think people act like fools on the internet because they can always log off if it all goes pear-shaped. Pushing the line towards pear-shapedness gives some people a thrill, and they know they are physically safe from retaliation, even if they get the whole grid mad at them. No real consequences, nothing to deter the behavior.

No source given because they don't deserve the page hits, in my opinion. And yeah, I kinda thought that was the point of a monotheistic faith in the first place. Not going to get into all of that here, though. I just thought it was nice that someone somewhere in a position to decide such things was unembarrassed to portray two men unashamedly expressing the love they felt for one another. Now, whether anyone on the forums can understand that love is simply love, and isn't about all those other things people sometimes think about when they see people kissing, well, that's out of my hands. And nice to see you settling back in after your absence, it wasn't the same around here.

No wonder Doyle ended up all shredded like the Hulk, and stuff. Just look at the shoes he had to fill, as a sibling to this role model. And that concludes today's episode of Secret Music History.

More pre-metal pre-Misfits goodness.

This is from back before they met Glenn Danzig and Squiggy changed his name to Jerry. Not many people know this secret history of the Misfits.

I think if I wanted a mainland parcel, without all of what comes with living on the mainland, I'd just make sure nobody but me could rezz anything or run anything, or do anything fun, have nothing on the ground at all, just a space to pass through, and just make a nice little oasis for myself at about 4500 meters up, that fried anyone who got too close, like a bug light. And would only exist when I was home. To anyone on the ground or flying over, it'd just be another empty parcel. No need for banlines or orbs or anything, because all they'd be doing is caroming across it in their go-kart or hovercraft, anyway. And if anyone took the trouble to find my little hangout while I was home and bother me, then nobody could really fault me if I used them as a test subject for whatever evil project I was working on at the time.

Been a minute since I've posted in here, but it deserves it this time. I'm not into politics, and I hate "influencing" and such, and all I wanted was some basic information on Eastern Orthodox saints. I found an article promising me just the sort I was looking for, too: Eastern Orthodox saints whom one would pray to for peace. And the whole article was about how the Blessed Saint Mary, and several other saints, represent defending the motherland, maintaining national defense, and assisting soldiers in defeating the enemy. They apparently now intercede on behalf of those who want to kick butt. Peace through superior intercession. Don't pray for an end to conflict, or that people's eyes will open and they'll see we're all one big family or anything, pray that we can stomp the other guy and come out on top. *sigh* On the plus side, I did find this fun icon of two dudes kissing. That made everything better, but still. Almost wrecked my mood, they did, for a minute there.

I agree with this. If hell is other people, one can always OSGrid it. Now to figure out how to solve the problem of people who want to do SL and flipflop between being disappointed that there's never anyone around, and wishing that every awesome build everywhere inworld was abandoned so they can explore it all alone, and probably naked. I would say give users the godmode ability to turn off knowledge of any other users' presences (or even existence), and to go unseen themselves amongst crowds of users at various popular venues even when everyone is visible to themselves, but then we might all be a little too close to Lindenhood for security, lol. That kinda stuff could really screw with people's paranoia, too.

This. It actually works. You just can't dwell on it, or it takes longer.

There is that, yes. Knowing how to make everything myself, these days I could probably enjoy such a thing, but than there'd be no real fun. People make things fun, even the stupid people make things fun. If I never had to kick anyone off a sim, I'd get all flabby and bored. I think sometimes that the whole desire to be completely alone and private is in direct conflict with a person's desire to be noticed, loved, and important. If someone is completely alone, and expects others to think they're important, and respect them, I mean, why should they bother? They don't even know the person who's off alone even exists. I notice sometimes that when I wish there were people around, nobody comes around, and when I wish I had 5 minutes alone with nobody on the sim so I can work on my outfit, the place ends up full of people. There has to be a way to leverage this. Maybe people could use the twisted nature of human psychology to advantage. My SL mom had a whole region, open to the public, decorated beautifully by a master SL landscaping artist, and we invited everyone we ever met to visit the place and call it home, and never asked a thing in return. Nobody ever came around. I realize now that the whole "flinging open the gates and welcoming everyone in" thing was actually used as a strategy in war, to ward off invading armies when outnumbered and unable to defend against them. It was so perfect and good, that the opposition just knew it had to be a trap of some sort, and would avoid the place like the plague. So, maybe being super nice and loving company and wanting everyone to see your place could be just the thing to fix the problem of having people around all the time. And if it doesn't work, at least you'd be surrounded by people who like what you did with your place.

I firmly believe that if a person rents land, anywhere, they have every right to boot anyone they don't want there. I also believe that people should at least be respectful enough of the fact that they aren't the only and most important person in the world to be realistic about it. And maybe respectful of others, just in general. They don't get that the very thing they're complaining about is caused by the same attitude they themselves have, that they are the one true god and everyone else doesn't (or somehow shouldn't, for some reason) even matter. Want a private island? Rent a private island. Set it to no entry save for your group, and don't invite anyone to your group except for your sexy alt. Then you won't have to be ashamed of your fantasies. Nobody will see you acting them out. They won't even have time to cam on you before the sim ejects them. Want a cheap place to rezz your bed, and hang your wall art? Plenty around, and really cheap, but expect other users to be around. Renting on the mainland and going off about anything related to the fact that other people exist there and like to roam about on it, well, usually everyone but the one complaining sees the absurdity of that. I honestly think that LL should offer a single-user instance of SL for paid users. They can download the little sim server unit, crank it up, and chill in privacy in SL, with no fear of any other entity existing in their universe. Of course, then they'll all complain about the lack of content created by said other entities, but that's their problem.

The butthurt in this thread can be felt from outside. A couple of additions: For what it's worth, I respect that people who pay for something should have the right to enjoy it. Renting land doesn't make you special, give you higher status as a person, or anything, but it does help keep the world afloat, and that should be respected. There are also many people who pay a great deal of money (relatively speaking) every year, have their Linden homes, and also rent properties. Some of them rent many, many properties. Not everyone out wandering the mainland in search of fun is a freeloader or bum. People spend a great deal of money on high-quality vehicles, and like to enjoy them. Where should they do this? Sandboxes? The mainland makes sense. If I rent a house along a highway, and trucks zoom by at all hours, and people ride motorcycles past my house, etc., and I complain about my location, chances are I'll be told that I'm being foolish. If cars and trucks are always crashing into my house, however... Then maybe some preventive measures are in order. I see properties that are raised up off the road level like cliff faces, and still ban and send people home when they bump into the cliff face. I think that's silly. And heavy-handed. What nobody anywhere seems to realize, is that you can rez this thing called a prim, make it into a fence shape, and turn it invisible. Make it thick, and people won't pierce through it when they're going fast. It isn't an eyesore, because it's invisible. It isn't in anyone's way, because it's on the property line. I made a security unit for my friends that doesn't say or do anything. All it does is solidify the inside of the property when the owner isn't within 96 meters of it. People go to invade the house, find it's solid inside, and look for an easier home to invade. Nobody has given anyone grief over it. They just treat is as an obstacle, and avoid it. In my opinion, people who rent property and go off like volcanoes about their rights are usually suffering from feelings that they should be of a higher perceived status, that nobody is respecting them as is their due as someone who has paid for something. The use of vicious security systems, the blaze of flaming on the forums, all of it is like using a sledgehammer to swat a mosquito, and it's more than likely motivated by the desire to lash out and flex some kind of status power. People rent land on a continent full of other people. Other people appear. Suddenly they are unhappy, because they wanted privacy, to be alone in the virtual world, to relax away from it all. If I rent an apartment on Bourbon Street, and then complain about the nightclubs being loud all night, that makes me look like a fool. And yet, it happens. People do this IRL. They rent an apartment in the French Quarter, the land of all-night music and partying, then complain to the city that they have trouble sleeping, and as they are paying for something, they have the right to have their way. They are fools. It's like moving to the woods, and deciding that all those dern birds have to go, because you never get to sleep in anymore. So you sit on the roof all day with a shotgun, and all you have left to enjoy is killing birds. If you can't afford a private island, good luck having privacy. If you want to get away from it all, don't move to the burbs. If you can't have what you want, find a way to get it, or you're only wasting yourself by being tormented. Why suffer? Adapt to the environment, or adapt it to suit you. Just don't expect that renting a parcel on the mainland gives you any power over what others accept as part of life on the mainland, due to its very nature.

I scrape rooftops with my knees, and fly low enough to hit trees and stuff. People on my home sim duck when they see me coming. Even on foot. There's even been talk of making a big flyswatter to use on me. But then I realize I'm a bit... different.

Being stubborn as a rock, I've got a landmark in my favorites that starts with a tiny rez zone right next to a parcel I'm already banned from for bumping into, and the roadway extends across what seems like a hundred regions without a single rezz zone. It's tagged, "Loooooooooong drive, NO rezz zones". It's full of places that have hair-trigger security, too. I landmarked it for when I feel like a real challenge, and need to conquer something. I've never made it all the way across. It's sure taught me a lot, though.

I dislike that roads have no shoulder, so if you go even a little bit wonky on a sim crossing you could end up bumping into a property line and end up instantly teleported home with your vehicle poofing. And of course the mini-map only shows those parcels as red after I've been banned from them. For bumping into them while driving across a sim corner. Also, people who set security orbs to give people 5 seconds to get out are just doing that to be poop heads. Even flying, I can't turn around and get out that fast. And the notification takes a second to see and that takes even more of the time up. Jerks. Still not as bad as the lady who came out of her house and harrassed me every time I showed up at the rezz zone, though.