Sunday, 22 November 2009

This is close to my heart!

(Just click on the title to be rerouted to the article I am referring to)
I found this blog a few weeks ago and also left a comment since I also encountered the evil twins of SL. If you happen to come across my blog and also encountered them, why not write a comment on the above mentioned blog. Interesting how some people believe they can get away with shit in SL. I am delighted that finally there is a posting to tear down their (not even impressive) skins and show them for what they are. Read through the comments and you get an idea. Post a comment if you had similar experiences. Most of all, if you have some notecards with their terrible outbursts, please report them to Linden.

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Sex Island - SL standards, somethat difficult to understand

Yesterday a good friend TPed me to a rather confusing place to show it to me, but it seems that we have to live with this confusion, since the Lindens have applied somewhat strange rules upon us.

The name of the place was Sex Island. What can one expect from a place like that? I think we all have more or less the same idea...all of us except the Lindens, or what their rules turned the place into, if the manager can be believed.

The first thing that struck were several boards placed around the beach bar and dance floor (and beside the stage with several stripper poles). These boards displayed the rules, which are:

- No nudity
- No exposed penis
- No foul language
- No public sex
- No harassement
- Be respectful


Where I am greatful for the first and totally agree with the last two (despite never having had a problem with the last points myself thanks to the mute button), I found the other rules a little strange for a place called Sex Island.

My confusion grew when looking at the covenant: '"Sex" is where fantasy becomes reality! Are you here by accident, curiosity, or do you just love sex and think about it 24/7? Whatever the reason, you have come to the right place! There is never a shortage of new faces, and if it has to do with sex, the odds are you will find it here.

Can you really fulfill a real life fantasy in SL? Not quite, but you can come very close. Explore Sex, and you will see the endless opportunities that await...

Oh yeah, guys, if you get teleported here by a girl, it's safe to say she has impure thoughts about you (i.e. you got the green light, so make your move).
Enjoy :-)'

Somebody seems to have forgotten to update the information, since age verification came its doubtful existence.

I couldn't help but start a conversation with the manager on the floor, a very friendly girl from the US

Me: How does the stripping work with no nudity?
Manager: Only dancers working on the poles can get naked.
Me: And Linden dont mind?
Manager: As long as they are on a pole, no.
Me: You are kidding now....
Manager: I'm dead serious lol and I dont ask anymore, Cogar. I just accept it because it doesn't make sense to me.
Me: And what difference is there to being naked on a pole?
Manager: On a stage or pole they are working, entertaining.
Me: LMAO
Manager: My thoughts too, Cogar.

I guess we have to live with this sort of place now. And SL has proven in the past that after a little while, nobody seems to question senseless rules anymore. I wonder, what I would think about this if I was joining today and saw rules like this. Seems I have been around for too long.