opportunity to appear on the BBC

Hi everyone,

i work for Linden Lab's PR agency in the UK and i've just heard from the BBC about a programme it is working on.

I've pasted a description below:
On our second show of the new series, on January 4, we are looking to debate the issue of virtual infidelity, asking the question: Can You Commit Adultery Online?

I am looking for an active Second Life user who answers either yes or no to the above question – perhaps somebody who has a relationship in real life but thinks nothing of forming sexual relationships in SL, as it is not ‘real’ cheating; or somebody who did fall in love with someone on SL when they were already in a real-life relationship and admits that an SL affair is cheating.

if this of interest to you, please email me on [email]paulm@lewispr.com[/email]

cheers,
Paul

Hasn't this been done to death? Don't you people in the UK have ANYthing else to talk about?

I think it's quite interesting and as we Brits are only just getting on board with this SL thing the media are picking up on it (recent RL divorce case over here). I mean, is sex on SL cheating in RL?

Of course it is, unless the RL partner agrees to it.

(This has the makings of a good thread )

must be friday

You should ask about getting a Linden name, otherwise we don't know you from Adam or any one of the hundereds of others looking for a spam list, account info or who knows what.


Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner!!!

not this again, please!

When I think about SL, for all its faults, I see an astonishing platform/place where residents create fabulous builds and avatars, there is a thriving arts scene, musicians from all over the world share their music at live concerts, people start businesses (some of them very successful), people help each other learn new skills and languages, raise money for charity ...

Why does it always have to be about this? I look forward to the day when I can talk about SL to people who have not been there without having to explain that all this sex stuff is only one aspect of SL and is in no way compulsory.

Shame on you, BBC!

p.s. yes, it's cheating
p.p.s. when are you going to do MP3 streams so I can listen to The Archers on my parcel?

Only you and your partner can answer that. No one else's opinion matters.

If we are putting in our requests here, I wanna listen to Radio 1 through 4 on sl - can you make it happen? Puuuhleeezzzze.
Also radio7.
Thnaks,
Jig.

well that's that then, no more forum…

All those non-UK residents who want to listen or see BBC material should first send me Linden$ to subsidise my licence.

Pep (Freeloaders! Pah!)

No- I think we decided Friday started yesterday... there are a bunch of escort spambot with vampire marks in Gorean silks running around asking for their stipend and they can't TP! Weren't you keeping up?

Of course we do!

Pep (Would you like to find out what we talk about online sometime?)

*Turns out the lights.

I love "Dad's Army" - really. Ian Lavender is so cute.
Oh and "Doctor Who". Serious crush on teh Doctor - that Tennant guy. True. He can invite me to his pill box or whatever that thing is any time!
Can we get all this?

Do you mean if you are married in real or in sl? In which case, in sl, YES. In real, havent a clue.
With a remainder to please get BBC Radio1 thruogh 4 in sl. Puhleeze?

That's what I was going to say. It's between the couple as I met people on SL who feel very stale in their rl marriage if not perhaps heading towards separation in rl if not separated already And I've met some couples who have an open relationship in that this is okay for them to have differing partners on SL.

It's up to the couple and I say shame on BBC too. But then again they say sensationalism sells as do sex topics so these types of topics are all over tv and yellow journalism magazines.

Like the Eagles wrote: "Give us dirty laundry" as applying to "the press" and some people live and breathe that gossipy stuff so it's an unfortunate beast as they have consumers who watch or buy this stuff like it's their precious.

I'll commit adultery with YOU if you'll get us BBC radio.

NO. All we did was talk. Sheesh.

"Only just getting on board"? Not really.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article924883.ece?offset=1

Pep (Don't believe everything you read in the article by the way)

Mmm, interesting posts but I'm interested in knowing - If I'm in a committed relationship in RL and I start a relationship with another person in SL, but don't tell him, am I cheating on him? I really can't decide - maybe I should ask him what he thinks?!

"Talk is seduction" - Stephen King

Pep (Food too)

Your cheating on teh poor sod in SL. Shame on you. Dont mess around with those "men" in real - half of them are women in disguise.

I know a married couple in rl who are both partnered to other people in sl, but their avatars are having an affair (without telling their sl partners) with each other in sl.

Pep (Is this cheating? And what if they didn't realise that they were married in rl?)

There's a thought. Communication. Try it.