Angelique LaFollette

Personally I find it refreshing to find a place where one is not bombarded by four letter explatives (And thier colourful varients) I was raised with the belief that if ones ideas can only be expressed using foul language, they are not worth speaking, or listening to. The Oxford English Dictionary contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words. I think if you eschew the use of the F-word, you can find many more suitable replacements. Angel.

I Placed One of those candles, for a departed friend,,, When i Go there it's always lit,, I simply assumed they were perpetual. I'm Grateful to Know it's being tended. Angel

Luschious Nightfire wrote: Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely This is true in all aspects of life, even Second Life, heeheee Thomas Jefferson suggested that those who seek power the most vigourously are usually those Least worthy to wield it. One of Politic's Greatest truisms. Angel.

IMO, and with a working Knowledge and experience of contract law; These disclaimers are always in the persons profile (I have yet to encounter ANY individual beginning every instance of a private conversation with "I reserve the right to share my Private conversation with third parties, procede at your own risk"). It is NOT in any way mandatory to read a profile before opening any dialogue with the person. Disclaimers from a legal standpoint cannot indemnify the disclaimer against legal liability over willful acts, Illegal acts or neglegence, they can ONLY be enforcable if the circumstance is beyond the disclaimers REASONABLE control. so: First: The person using the disclaimer has no proof what-so-ever that the complaintant was in any way aware of the Disclaimer Second: They are attempting to exempt themselves from liability for a willful act. Third: What the people employing the disclaimer seek to do (Sharing private conversations without the EXPRESS consent of the other party) is prohibited by the TOS, a Contract they Themselves MUST enter into before being allowed to enter SL. In effect, circumventing, or setting themselves up as being above the TOS. If one accepted this as reasonable one would also have to accept as reasonable a disclaimer in someones profile stating; "I routinely use excessive profanity and denegrating racial slurs in general conversation, anyone not wishing to hear such talk MUST mute me before any conversation can take place, any failure to do so is taken as tacit consent to tolerate such conversation". Anyone attempting to defend themselves with THAT disclaimer would soon find themselves banned from SL. Reasonably, the disclaimer SHOULD NOT be any protection against complaint by the other party. Angel.

Did you know that 97.3% of all statistics used in conversation are invented on the spot? :smileytongue: Anyway; Other forum threads strongly contend that at least half of the women in SL are in fact men (Also in the absence of hard statistical facts) so, armed with all this "Data" shouldn't we conclude the gender numbers balance out? Fun Thread Angel.

I've been in SL for over seven years now. I was taught to build (And many other things) by a friend who was here six months before me, and I've passed that learning (and more) on to others who have been in SL for a much shorter time than I have. We have always said SL at the start is a steep learning curve, but the learning never stops. Even after all these years I am still picking up new techniques. My suggestion, Just choose your favourite field (Clothing, building. Scripting, whatever) and not only pick up tutorials, but find a friend or mentor who is willing to teach you more than the tutorials touch on, AND be prepared to experiment on your own because many techniques you learn may suggest new ideas that have not occurred to those who have taught you. Oh, and don't expect any time soon to say to yourself "Ok, I've learned all there is to Know". Just like RL,, it just doesn't work that way. Angel.

I would suggest having Several friends try the same teleport route. If most or all of them can make the hop successfully then the difficulty may be with your computer, your connection speed, or some other ISP issue. If many of them, or or all of them are unable to make the same jump, then have everyone put in a bug report, as it is probably a connection issue between the Sim servers Involving server types, or the hardware or software connections. Angel.

It has been said that Albert Einstein had a closet full of suits. and casual clothing All the same so he wouldn't have to waste valuable thought on deciding what he was going to wear. I don't own a single outfit, but i DO have a distinctive personal style, and i find that it simplifies my life enormously My chosen colours are red and black, though in formal attire some other tints creep in. The style is primarily asian. My hair is worn Up, but with one fall or plait down the back, and some curls framing the face. I always wear glasses, usually tinted, and small lenses. I only wear shoes with casual or business attire, when dressed formally, i'm always barefoot. The benefit of having a singular style is it allows me versatility in appearance while maintaining a very recognizable character, Also, it is far more economical, as one is not purchasing every new and shiney thing one sees, One becomes selective. I've met people who arrived in SL from other platforms i used to occupy, and they have recognized me in a crowd very quickly despite my change of name and our long seperation. The Einstein route may be the most economical in time and money, but with the rapidly changing styles, AND the increase in quality of newer clothing in SL, I don't think i could stay in one single outfit ad infinitum. Angel.

Someone did this to me in my first year in SL (Six years ago Now) Everything was identical save for a minor variation in my first name. this person then began approaching my Loved ones in SL. We all did ARs, and i contacted a Linden directly, and the person was removed (And banned) within an hour. Maria

Unfortunately, Funerals in SL are all too common. At last count, I've attended ceremonies for five dearly missed friends (And i wrote the services for two more in "The Sims Online"). There is nothing unusual about the sense of grief and loss at the RL death of an on-line friend, and when a member of a tight-knit community passes, it's natural for that community to gather and honour thier friend. I have visited other communities where the death of a member is treated with little interest or regard, but then these other communities weren't very focused on close relationships. I've never seen a Funeral home in SL, and Frankly the Idea that people might enjoy Roleplaying such a thing seems morbid to me. so far, the funerals i have attended have been family, and community organized, and i think honestly that's the best way. Angel.

The last time there was a group calling it's self the "SL police" or some varient of such (There were actually three or four of these groups at one time), Thier members tended to be worse than the grieferes they claimed to be protecting SL From. It got so bad that many properties and private estates would ban outright anyone wearing a group titles calling themselves any kind of law enforcement, or wearing any markings or trappings distinguishing them as a police officer. I do not know anyone from this new group, But i CAN say that to me it will not matter. I will not take the chance that they will be anything like the old groups, and i will boot and ban them from any land overwhich i hold control. The ONLY people who have authority to enforce TOS or community standards in SL are the Lindens. Angel.