Persephone Emerald

@Love Zhaoying Naked seems to do ok (11 regions I think), though they do allow non-human ears and tails. They rent mostly boat slips for those who like nude sailing.

I will share a secret of the SL forums. When a thread gets noticeably dramatic or one person is irritating you, resist the urge to post. Just watch and wait.

True that, but at least we were all being our true selves.

I'd add thread derails as well. 😄

Just to clarify, we are not here to diagnose or treat anyone's addictions or psychological issues. I think the reason we need to make clear distinctions and use words that others understand to mean what we think they mean is to facilitate a productive discussion. Otherwise we risk turning any interesting topic into a quagmire of derails and insults.

I don't think we actually need to draw a sharp line between what is an alcoholic vs. someone who's alcohol dependent here. The discussion was on whether Second Life is addictive for some people, not on whether people in SL are or were alcoholics. Video games are thought to be addictive through much the same neurochemical mechanism that gambling is addictive. It's not through a chemical dependence on alcohol or nicotine, but through a reaction to dopamine. Dopamine dependency is easier to overcome than a classic drug dependency because it's a neurochemical that the brain creates and regulates naturally. Substitution for other activities that create dopamine, such as physical exercise can help with the neurochemical aspect. There are also personal psychological factors to addictive behaviors, however, which might be better addressed through therapy than through a game forum. For myself, I think SL gives me a virtual environment that feels safe, free and pleasant vs. a physical world that doesn't always feel safe, free or pleasant. SL lets people express themselves freely. It lets people interact with other people easily, and also lets them avoid interacting with people easily should they wish to do so. I think much as eating junk food can feel good and be addictive, so can SL, but this doesn't necessarily mean that people who enjoy junk food or SL are addicts in the same way as one might have a drug or alcohol addiction. Playing in SL might also be a coping mechanism for some people, but this doesn't necessarily imply that this is a maladaptive coping mechanism for them. p.s. I guess it's OT from the rest of my post above, but part of why I quoted those 2 posts was that the idea of functional alcoholics reminded me of a junior high teacher who was rumored to be an alcoholic. The students said his coffee cup had alcohol in it. There is also behavior and an appearance some alcoholics have, that makes people think they might be alcoholics, so that even if they are functional, their social position might be inhibited. People can be dependent on and misusing other drugs as well - Aderol, for instance - without it hurting their ability to be socially functional.

Something like this dance HUD might work, though it would really need to be modifiable to create the correct dance sequence. (I hope someone does this dance sequence in SL. It would be great for a cabaret show, parties and clubs.) https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Halloween-dance-HUD/10098536

Check the pagan groups inworld. There may be a May Eve ritual followed by a dance. (I'm guessing that Wolfshager Hexenbrut is the same as Walspurgestnacht?) Search inworld groups for "pagan" and "witches". p.s. I did a quick Google search on this. This sounds cool, but I don't think it exists yet in SL. Wolfshäger Hexenbrut is both a German dance group and a specific dance which originated with this group. The idea goes back to Walpurishnacht, which is the German version of May Eve, a pagan or witches celebration of Spring. Here is a video of the modern dance, which is generally performed in costume as a witch.

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish bravery from stupidity.

Maybe they were miserable because they knew that person?

This is certainly an interesting perspective on what makes someone "fake" or not. If a troll or griefer is sincerely upset or sincerely needs self-validation, then does this mean that even if they use an alt account to irritate others, they're actually being "real" rather than "fake"?

Peeve: Trying to use my phone to access the forums is so slow this morning that it reminds me of using dial-up to use the internet. Grrrr

Good point, although this could also happen if you (or someone using your account) removed them either on purpose or accidentally. I'm imagining a scenario where a spouse goes in and deletes someone from a friends list, though this seems unlikely for most people.

If light can be both a wave and a particle, if Schrondinger's cat can be both alive and dead, if God can be both one being and many beings, then Second Life can be both a game and not a game.

I find it interesting that you distinguish between an alt "that has a life inworld" and that they consider "to be a facet of themselves" verses alts used in different ways. I don't think using an alt for practical purposes - such as a model, a tester, a bank, a way to avoid being bothered - is being fake. (I suspect you don't either.) I think it's only being fake when one purposely tries to deceive others, such as trying to be "friends" with someone who has unfriended another account or as a forum sock puppet who likes and responds to the posts of their main account. I don't think it's being fake to have multiple accounts - perhaps as roleplay characters, to express different moods or artistic expressions, or to use different aspects of SL. I think it's only being fake when deception is the purpose of the alt.

Unpacker HUDs in the center are fine, because it only takes one click to unpack, then you can detach them. One thing that bugs me though is unpacker HUDs that automatically unpack and then detach. No! I frequently just want to pull out one size or one thing from the package. I don't need multiple folders going into my inventory that I now have to delete. Another thing I hate is unpacker and texture HUDs that attach to the upper left or central left, where my body and head HUDs attach. Even if one doesn't constantly wear these, one needs their body HUD on while trying on clothes and dressing, in order to use the alpha cuts. I try to remind myself to always Add HUDs, but still, clothing creators should know that mesh body and head HUDs usually attach to the upper left. What's best is resizable HUDs, so if we need bigger text and buttons, we can stretch them out or shrink them if they're taking up too much space.

Suggestion: Airstrips at the north of Ranch and Mediterranean to facilitate flying between Sansara and Sartori.

What's annoying to every reader? G N A T S

No one cares about the new poor.

Kilts are a thing, if you can find some good ones too.

The Linden Homes in Bellisseria have probably taken a bite out of the rental market. There may have been some drama within Fruit Islands too, but I can't say for sure, since "naming and shaming" is not allowed on the forums.

Sorry this is a few days late. I only found it today.

Bastard is a gender neutral word. Jerk is allowed. SOB is allowed. I"m pretty sure the "C-word" is not allowed. I think we all know that certain sex-specific physiology words are not allowed in their proper forms, but many silly euphemisms for them are allowed.

I can say MOFin' 🐍 s on a ✈️ with emojis. 😁

I highly recommend Carol's Store for any of the newer mesh bodies that are hard to find clothes for (Erika, LaraX,). The prices are reasonable and there is occasionally group store credit. There are not a huge amount of clothes yet, but the clothes they have are not trashy looking or the same meshes that half the other stores use and the creator keeps coming out with new items nearly every week. Demo first of course. (Some of the newer white items are more like light grey.)