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my avatar was born in SL. I got to type in my first name, and then choose from a list of last names, to complete my avatar name. I chose Hancroft, because it was a "normal" sounding last name. Back then, once rezzed, new residents found themselves on Orientation Island. There were stations they would go to, to learn how to fly, how to change clothes, and other main functions they would use inworld. The largest size prim one could create was 10m X 10m. There were megaprims a person could get at "Builders Brewery" (or websites devoted to delivering mega's to avatars inworld) that were larger than the maximum prim size, some over 100M, but if one tried to edit the size on those megaprims, they would automatically revert to the 10X10's. There was no such thing as mesh. Clothes were layers on our avatars bodies, not attachments, though most did have sculpted prims that were included to complete the outfit. (collars, skirts, etc) There were voting stands one could click at venues to vote it up in the rankings. There were poseballs on every piece of furniture. Sometimes we couldn't log in and would get the "Monkey's are working on things" notice. I had several plots of land on Weta Island in the Irukandji Continent, which was over 50 sims large. I miss Irukandji a LOT. Now, I look around SL, and everything looks so good! Our avatars are orders of magnitude better! Buildings are much better! Mesh is much more realistic! Still, I think back to those early days with fondness. Remembering the times I accidentally wore a box on my hand instead of rezzing it on the ground to open it and looking like a fool. The genitals all the fellas had was the Realasm. The Lucky Chairs, just waiting for the letter "M" to come up, so I could pounce and get a prize of some sort! And more. So tell me, all you other oldsters, what do you remember about 2008 in SL? Do you say something to the people you see inworld who have your same last name like I do? (I call them cousins!)