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Rebecca Proudhon

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Join date: 3 May 2006

Posts: 1,686

09-15-2007 15:36

Well this thread really livens things up.

Things will get better---maybe all you need is a long break and a rethink. Give yourself time to see the balance again.

And don't just find another game. (for instance----Ignore the release of Hellgate London in 6 weeks, even though it could provide a nice release of bent up frustration.)

Sally Silvera

live music maniac

Join date: 17 Feb 2007

Posts: 2,325

09-15-2007 15:52

Sorry for your loss and sorry for the loss of a very creative contributor. Be well.

Joseph Abel

Leaves no pawprints...

Join date: 20 Aug 2006

Posts: 781

09-15-2007 17:18

Voodoo, hope you find what you need on your path - but if it winds it's way back to SL, rest assured there are some of us here that want nothing more than some silliness and fun, and would be overjoyed to have another goofy soul join in that quest...

...no strings attached...

...well...depends on what that string is attached to - and what it's doing...

I wish you well.

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Strife Onizuka

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09-15-2007 18:49

The forums will be different without you.

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LillyBeth Filth

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09-16-2007 00:46

From: VooDoo Bamboo

This will be my last post in this or any other forum dealing with Second Life. Like so many others but for other reasons I have decided I have had enough of Second Life and its time to focus back on my first life. I came to Second Life and was so impressed at the time with the framework of it and the people who make it what it is.

After doing the DJ thing with some of the bigger clubs in SL I found my calling in building prefab nightclubs and I have tried to give people in Second Life good support and products.

In time though I have found people in Second Life to be snakes in the grass so to speak. Not everyone but at least a lot of the people I run into. People try to take advantage of you in every way they can, spread lies and are dishonest.
I have fought and fought to protect my good name over and over again but I am tired…
I have been in Second Life for over a year and I am just tired.

I find a lot of people to be so fake in real life and I thought Second Life would be different. I guess I put my hopes to high.

Recently I have had somebody attempting to run my name into the ground by making false claims. Which anyone who knows me, knows that I am not like how they have claimed but it’s the principle behind it all that bothers me most. It seems the more successful you are in Second Life the more you are hated for no reason at all.

I am the type of person even in real life that tends to keep to him self and finds himself deep into his art. I am a real life tattoo artist and I also do digital art as well but since I have been in SL I have found that I have floated from these things that keep my soul burning into this black hole of nothing. It’s my art that keeps me alive, that makes my mind run into endless dreams that lets me bring out who I am inside. So many people put on fake faces and never really truly know who they are. I guess we all wear a face at times in our lives. I am sure Second Life has a lot of good people in it, but for some reason I just never found most of them. But everyone has their own opinion of Second Life which is what makes Second Life what it is.

My dad passed away suddenly a few weeks past and it took a bigger toll on me then even I thought it would. I have just found without going into a lot of detail that its time for me to leave this digital world we call Second Life. I find myself being short with people and wanting to just hide in a dark room.

I am now dealing with my own real life health issues and I am just tired. I do not want to get into it all but I am getting older and feeling it I guess. Second Life has been a great way to help support my family with the extra money I make outside of my real life job but I am just tired…

VooDoo DESIGNS will continue to exist however the VIP group will be dismantled this week and messages will only be checked once a month. All production has stopped and will not be resumed. VooDoo DESIGNS by VooDoo Bamboo is done.
All products will still be there but that’s it. The land will be paid for monthly and that’s about it.

It’s time for me to retreat back to my real life artwork and my music. They are the two things that keep me sane in this messed up world we live in today.

I want to thank everyone who has supported me through time here in Second Life.
To those who did get to know me, take care of yourselves.

I leave you all with these 3…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4gGdfLC6sc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BaEX-12BwQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhTMhJGfyAA

Goodbye, Logging out...
~VooDoo Bamboo

Sweety,

I hope this isnt about our recent chats?
The matter never even got to a serious level Voodoo I just had to follow up on the info I was provided with.
And I can promise you nothing discussed with go further than me & you and the one other person on our team.

I do know your name and TRUST me I sympathise with you on the statement of success in SL it gives some reason justification to hate by default ( see my groups )

Theres a lot of ppl out there with low self esteem and low morals and the mear fact someone else has worked their asses off to achieve success somehow makes them angry and want to destroy u

I get hate mail and threats on occasions for no apparent reasons...sometimes form ppl who were caught reselling and had to be issued take down notices
Ive had friends steal from me both literally and also ideas and concepts and even took the TRU name to other worlds and set up txtr stores causing me to have to Trade Mark my name at a huge cost...and this was a 'friend'

Success in sl is stressfull - so much so Ive developed depression and physical illness as a result and hear of many other people suffering the same way.

Accusations from high profile stores to other smaller stores because their feeling the squeeze of competition and so their way of dealing with it is to file false DMCAs or threaten to... it goes on and on.

If you need some one to talk to please drop me a notecard...you will find your not alone in this.

LB

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Deira Llanfair

Deira to rhyme with Myra

Join date: 16 Oct 2006

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09-16-2007 01:23

Never met you avatar to avatar Voodoo - but I admire your work very much. I am so very sorry to hear of the death of your father - both my parents are dead now, so I know how tough it is. People say "you'll get over it" - but I don't think you ever do really "get over it" - in time things feel easier, but you always have that loss. It's part of the human condition, if that's not being too Shakespearean/dramatic.

I'm afraid SL is like the open internet now - probably best taken in smallish doses and seen in the context of the world wide web - and you have to be circumspect about people you meet on the net.

Wherever your life takes you, I send every good wish for the future and take care of yourself.

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Conifer Dada

Hiya m'dooks!

Join date: 6 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,716

09-16-2007 02:27

Sorry to see you go, Voodoo. But you don't need to go completely - even if you just keep going on a basic account you'll be able to come back to SL to see the places you enjoyed.

I'm just coming up to my year in SL too, but I'm keen to stay. I haven't had any nasty experiences with anyone, other than silly griefers who are really no more than a nuisance. I intend to stay but re-focus my SL life and reduce my online-ness a bit.

Morwen Bunin

Everybody needs a hero!

Join date: 8 Dec 2005

Posts: 1,743

09-16-2007 02:34

Take care of yourself, Voodoo.... I am truly sorry to hear about your father. I understand you, I felt the same when I lost my own father.

And yes, RL is important and should have always the first priority. Luckily I have a good balance between my First Life and Second Life (which may be noted that I am not that much in SL as most). To chose for you first life is a good path to follow....

Be Well and Safe,
Morwen.

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09-16-2007 21:06

Sorry to hear about your Fathers passing.

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bladyblue Bommerang

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09-17-2007 01:17

Ta ta for now.

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Evangeline Arcadia

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Join date: 2 Dec 2006

Posts: 87

09-17-2007 02:58

Why not just get an alt, and continue in SL - forget the folks you knew before, the places you hung out at - there are some good folks there...honestly

Maybe you should explore a bit more, go to places you never did before, have a change of scenery. I"m sorry for your loss, and hope things are brighter for you soon.

John Horner

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Join date: 27 Jun 2006

Posts: 626

09-17-2007 03:12

From: Deira Llanfair

Never met you avatar to avatar Voodoo - but I admire your work very much. I am so very sorry to hear of the death of your father - both my parents are dead now, so I know how tough it is. People say "you'll get over it" - but I don't think you ever do really "get over it" - in time things feel easier, but you always have that loss. It's part of the human condition, if that's not being too Shakespearean/dramatic.

I'm afraid SL is like the open internet now - probably best taken in smallish doses and seen in the context of the world wide web - and you have to be circumspect about people you meet on the net.

Wherever your life takes you, I send every good wish for the future and take care of
yourself.

I agree with that.

SL is something to dip in and out of, unless you have put in (or have) a lot of money at stake in the numerous in game businesses.

I have always had an interest in so called virtual worlds; it started with Doom, progressed through to The Age of Empire games via Microsoft, diverted into SL (which I agree is unlike most other offerings) and reverted to type (Me) with WoW.

It can be great fun to loose yourself for days, weeks, or even months within virtual worlds. Indeed I remember being determined to get through the seven original levels of Doom at level 3 without cheating, and spent several months achieving that goal.

Currently I am doing something similar with WoW.

But I am lucky, I have a FL job and lifestyle that allows me to indulge without (touch wood) damaging anything in real life, a bit like Golf I suppose, in short a hobby

I think people should try to limit themselves to what they can safely achieve within VR without hurting themselves, financially or emotionally, and if it all gets too much, have the strength of will to withdraw.

Just a personal view

Klipang Torok

Kotoba mo nai wa

Join date: 24 Apr 2007

Posts: 93

Be well VooDoo

09-17-2007 09:28

I'm sorry for your loss VooDoo. My Mom passed almost a year ago - it's still hard, with some days being much better than others. The good news is that the good days are starting to outnumber the bad ones. I hope that you find some tranquility.

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Sheena Gelfand

Huh? Very perceptive

Join date: 31 Aug 2006

Posts: 314

09-17-2007 09:45

WOW Just reading this and all the wonderful good hearted responses, see Voodoo there are some good people in SL that truely do care.

I am also deeply sorry for your loss and I have seen your name around for quite a while and you will be greatly missed. I wish you well on your journey but wishing you would reconcider "HUGS"

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VooDoo Bamboo

www.voodoodesignsllc.com

Join date: 4 Oct 2006

Posts: 911

09-19-2007 06:54

I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life.

I have decided to stay

However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time.

Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough.

~VooDoo

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Sally Silvera

live music maniac

Join date: 17 Feb 2007

Posts: 2,325

09-19-2007 06:57

Welcome back

Michael Bigwig

~VRML Aficionado~

Join date: 5 Dec 2005

Posts: 2,181

09-19-2007 07:00

VooDoo, take it easy. Come back when you're ready...or when a super cool competitor comes out with a SL killer.

ps. lol, when I first starting viewing the top Youtube video...I thought it was created in SL...I was like...damn, that's impressive...lol...but it's from FF...anyway.

Take it easy.

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Sae Luan

Hardcore 4the Headstrong

Join date: 6 Feb 2006

Posts: 841

09-19-2007 07:04

From: VooDoo Bamboo

I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life.

I have decided to stay

However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time.

Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough.

~VooDoo

YAY I don't have to say goodbye!
Welcome back

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Rioko Bamaisin

Unstable Princess

Join date: 16 Aug 2007

Posts: 4,668

09-19-2007 07:05

I don't know you Voodoo, but it seems a lot of people here think highly of you. So I am glad you chose to stay.

Jesse Murdock

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Join date: 23 Jun 2004

Posts: 149

09-19-2007 07:13

That's more like it!

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Michael Bigwig

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09-19-2007 07:17

Wow, this is a great marketing strategy for upping the wind in one's sails. lol...I'm kidding. I'm glad your faith restorith.

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09-19-2007 07:20

From: VooDoo Bamboo

I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life.

I have decided to stay

However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time.

Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough.

~VooDoo

begin with the new forum hangout. you'll find lots of bodyguards there. we look harmless, but we DARE someone to come after you in our homeland. this ain't America. we WILL protect our own. LOLOL

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Cin Coage

Certified Goofball!

Join date: 30 Jun 2007

Posts: 36

09-19-2007 07:31

Glad you have decided to stay VooDoo!!! Just remember to ignore the people who are jerks and keep going forward! There are so many good people in SL that we outnumber the idiots! Have a good day hun!!

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bilbo99 Emu

Garrett's No.1 fan

Join date: 27 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,468

09-19-2007 07:33

Does this mean you want your stuff back?

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shadow Pawpaw

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Join date: 8 Oct 2006

Posts: 13

hummm vooboo

09-19-2007 09:13

as a "former" customer of voodoo i can asure you that not all is as it seems here. Treating people with respect is as important as the product you sell.
love the work you do, don't much care for your business ethics.

QUOTE=LillyBeth Filth]Sweety,

I hope this isnt about our recent chats?
The matter never even got to a serious level Voodoo I just had to follow up on the info I was provided with.
And I can promise you nothing discussed with go further than me & you and the one other person on our team.

I do know your name and TRUST me I sympathise with you on the statement of success in SL it gives some reason justification to hate by default ( see my groups )

Theres a lot of ppl out there with low self esteem and low morals and the mear fact someone else has worked their asses off to achieve success somehow makes them angry and want to destroy u

I get hate mail and threats on occasions for no apparent reasons...sometimes form ppl who were caught reselling and had to be issued take down notices
Ive had friends steal from me both literally and also ideas and concepts and even took the TRU name to other worlds and set up txtr stores causing me to have to Trade Mark my name at a huge cost...and this was a 'friend'

Success in sl is stressfull - so much so Ive developed depression and physical illness as a result and hear of many other people suffering the same way.

Accusations from high profile stores to other smaller stores because their feeling the squeeze of competition and so their way of dealing with it is to file false DMCAs or threaten to... it goes on and on.

If you need some one to talk to please drop me a notecard...you will find your not alone in this.

LB[/QUOTE]

It's Been A fun Ride, Goodbye
Rebecca Proudhon (TM) Join date: 3 May 2006 Posts: 1,686	09-15-2007 15:36 Well this thread really livens things up. Things will get better---maybe all you need is a long break and a rethink. Give yourself time to see the balance again. And don't just find another game. (for instance----Ignore the release of Hellgate London in 6 weeks, even though it could provide a nice release of bent up frustration.)
Sally Silvera live music maniac Join date: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,325	09-15-2007 15:52 Sorry for your loss and sorry for the loss of a very creative contributor. Be well.
Joseph Abel Leaves no pawprints... Join date: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 781	09-15-2007 17:18 Voodoo, hope you find what you need on your path - but if it winds it's way back to SL, rest assured there are some of us here that want nothing more than some silliness and fun, and would be overjoyed to have another goofy soul join in that quest... ...no strings attached... ...well...depends on what that string is attached to - and what it's doing... I wish you well. _____________________ Nimbus rated!! From: Nimbus Rau So your final Nimbus Score is a grand total of 8.55. A magnificent achievement!
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	09-15-2007 18:49 The forums will be different without you. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
LillyBeth Filth Texture Artist Join date: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 489	09-16-2007 00:46 From: VooDoo Bamboo This will be my last post in this or any other forum dealing with Second Life. Like so many others but for other reasons I have decided I have had enough of Second Life and its time to focus back on my first life. I came to Second Life and was so impressed at the time with the framework of it and the people who make it what it is. After doing the DJ thing with some of the bigger clubs in SL I found my calling in building prefab nightclubs and I have tried to give people in Second Life good support and products. In time though I have found people in Second Life to be snakes in the grass so to speak. Not everyone but at least a lot of the people I run into. People try to take advantage of you in every way they can, spread lies and are dishonest. I have fought and fought to protect my good name over and over again but I am tired… I have been in Second Life for over a year and I am just tired. I find a lot of people to be so fake in real life and I thought Second Life would be different. I guess I put my hopes to high. Recently I have had somebody attempting to run my name into the ground by making false claims. Which anyone who knows me, knows that I am not like how they have claimed but it’s the principle behind it all that bothers me most. It seems the more successful you are in Second Life the more you are hated for no reason at all. I am the type of person even in real life that tends to keep to him self and finds himself deep into his art. I am a real life tattoo artist and I also do digital art as well but since I have been in SL I have found that I have floated from these things that keep my soul burning into this black hole of nothing. It’s my art that keeps me alive, that makes my mind run into endless dreams that lets me bring out who I am inside. So many people put on fake faces and never really truly know who they are. I guess we all wear a face at times in our lives. I am sure Second Life has a lot of good people in it, but for some reason I just never found most of them. But everyone has their own opinion of Second Life which is what makes Second Life what it is. My dad passed away suddenly a few weeks past and it took a bigger toll on me then even I thought it would. I have just found without going into a lot of detail that its time for me to leave this digital world we call Second Life. I find myself being short with people and wanting to just hide in a dark room. I am now dealing with my own real life health issues and I am just tired. I do not want to get into it all but I am getting older and feeling it I guess. Second Life has been a great way to help support my family with the extra money I make outside of my real life job but I am just tired… VooDoo DESIGNS will continue to exist however the VIP group will be dismantled this week and messages will only be checked once a month. All production has stopped and will not be resumed. VooDoo DESIGNS by VooDoo Bamboo is done. All products will still be there but that’s it. The land will be paid for monthly and that’s about it. It’s time for me to retreat back to my real life artwork and my music. They are the two things that keep me sane in this messed up world we live in today. I want to thank everyone who has supported me through time here in Second Life. To those who did get to know me, take care of yourselves. I leave you all with these 3… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4gGdfLC6sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BaEX-12BwQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhTMhJGfyAA Goodbye, Logging out... ~VooDoo Bamboo Sweety, I hope this isnt about our recent chats? The matter never even got to a serious level Voodoo I just had to follow up on the info I was provided with. And I can promise you nothing discussed with go further than me & you and the one other person on our team. I do know your name and TRUST me I sympathise with you on the statement of success in SL it gives some reason justification to hate by default ( see my groups ) Theres a lot of ppl out there with low self esteem and low morals and the mear fact someone else has worked their asses off to achieve success somehow makes them angry and want to destroy u I get hate mail and threats on occasions for no apparent reasons...sometimes form ppl who were caught reselling and had to be issued take down notices Ive had friends steal from me both literally and also ideas and concepts and even took the TRU name to other worlds and set up txtr stores causing me to have to Trade Mark my name at a huge cost...and this was a 'friend' Success in sl is stressfull - so much so Ive developed depression and physical illness as a result and hear of many other people suffering the same way. Accusations from high profile stores to other smaller stores because their feeling the squeeze of competition and so their way of dealing with it is to file false DMCAs or threaten to... it goes on and on. If you need some one to talk to please drop me a notecard...you will find your not alone in this. LB _____________________ TRU Graphic Solutions Ltd In Association with: 3DTotal.com - SubdimensionStudios.com - AmbientLight.co.uk - Jaguarwoman.com -Texturama.com - Fifond.com - 3DRender.co.uk Over 80 SL freelance texture artist supplying Premium seamless textures to SL Since 2004 Visit TRU Website: http://www.texturesrus.net
Deira Llanfair Deira to rhyme with Myra Join date: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 2,315	09-16-2007 01:23 Never met you avatar to avatar Voodoo - but I admire your work very much. I am so very sorry to hear of the death of your father - both my parents are dead now, so I know how tough it is. People say "you'll get over it" - but I don't think you ever do really "get over it" - in time things feel easier, but you always have that loss. It's part of the human condition, if that's not being too Shakespearean/dramatic. I'm afraid SL is like the open internet now - probably best taken in smallish doses and seen in the context of the world wide web - and you have to be circumspect about people you meet on the net. Wherever your life takes you, I send every good wish for the future and take care of yourself. _____________________ Deira Must create animations for head-desk and palm-face!.
Conifer Dada Hiya m'dooks! Join date: 6 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,716	09-16-2007 02:27 Sorry to see you go, Voodoo. But you don't need to go completely - even if you just keep going on a basic account you'll be able to come back to SL to see the places you enjoyed. I'm just coming up to my year in SL too, but I'm keen to stay. I haven't had any nasty experiences with anyone, other than silly griefers who are really no more than a nuisance. I intend to stay but re-focus my SL life and reduce my online-ness a bit.
Morwen Bunin Everybody needs a hero! Join date: 8 Dec 2005 Posts: 1,743	09-16-2007 02:34 Take care of yourself, Voodoo.... I am truly sorry to hear about your father. I understand you, I felt the same when I lost my own father. And yes, RL is important and should have always the first priority. Luckily I have a good balance between my First Life and Second Life (which may be noted that I am not that much in SL as most). To chose for you first life is a good path to follow.... Be Well and Safe, Morwen.
Xplorer Cannoli Cache Cleaner Join date: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,131	09-16-2007 21:06 Sorry to hear about your Fathers passing. _____________________ Region Names for a Themed Shopping Experience: New Region: Gifts Accessories, Art, Avatars, Cars, Clothes, Clothing, Fashion, Fashions, Furnishings, Furniture, Gadgets, Games, Gifts, Hair, Jewellery, Jewelry, Mall, Men, Money, Music, Pets, Shoes, Shopping, Skin, Skins, Something, Women, X Attractions: Explore our new park at HOME New Racetrack at CAR WEAPONS Region Now Open!
bladyblue Bommerang Premium Account Join date: 7 Feb 2005 Posts: 646	09-17-2007 01:17 Ta ta for now. _____________________
Evangeline Arcadia Registered User Join date: 2 Dec 2006 Posts: 87	09-17-2007 02:58 Why not just get an alt, and continue in SL - forget the folks you knew before, the places you hung out at - there are some good folks there...honestly Maybe you should explore a bit more, go to places you never did before, have a change of scenery. I"m sorry for your loss, and hope things are brighter for you soon.
John Horner Registered User Join date: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 626	09-17-2007 03:12 From: Deira Llanfair Never met you avatar to avatar Voodoo - but I admire your work very much. I am so very sorry to hear of the death of your father - both my parents are dead now, so I know how tough it is. People say "you'll get over it" - but I don't think you ever do really "get over it" - in time things feel easier, but you always have that loss. It's part of the human condition, if that's not being too Shakespearean/dramatic. I'm afraid SL is like the open internet now - probably best taken in smallish doses and seen in the context of the world wide web - and you have to be circumspect about people you meet on the net. Wherever your life takes you, I send every good wish for the future and take care of yourself. I agree with that. SL is something to dip in and out of, unless you have put in (or have) a lot of money at stake in the numerous in game businesses. I have always had an interest in so called virtual worlds; it started with Doom, progressed through to The Age of Empire games via Microsoft, diverted into SL (which I agree is unlike most other offerings) and reverted to type (Me) with WoW. It can be great fun to loose yourself for days, weeks, or even months within virtual worlds. Indeed I remember being determined to get through the seven original levels of Doom at level 3 without cheating, and spent several months achieving that goal. Currently I am doing something similar with WoW. But I am lucky, I have a FL job and lifestyle that allows me to indulge without (touch wood) damaging anything in real life, a bit like Golf I suppose, in short a hobby I think people should try to limit themselves to what they can safely achieve within VR without hurting themselves, financially or emotionally, and if it all gets too much, have the strength of will to withdraw. Just a personal view
Klipang Torok Kotoba mo nai wa Join date: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 93	Be well VooDoo 09-17-2007 09:28 I'm sorry for your loss VooDoo. My Mom passed almost a year ago - it's still hard, with some days being much better than others. The good news is that the good days are starting to outnumber the bad ones. I hope that you find some tranquility. _____________________ ---------------- Insert signature here
Sheena Gelfand Huh? Very perceptive Join date: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 314	09-17-2007 09:45 WOW Just reading this and all the wonderful good hearted responses, see Voodoo there are some good people in SL that truely do care. I am also deeply sorry for your loss and I have seen your name around for quite a while and you will be greatly missed. I wish you well on your journey but wishing you would reconcider "HUGS" _____________________ Just sitting here waiting to crash.
VooDoo Bamboo www.voodoodesignsllc.com Join date: 4 Oct 2006 Posts: 911	09-19-2007 06:54 I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life. I have decided to stay However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time. Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough. ~VooDoo _____________________ VooDoo DESIGNS www.voodoodesignsllc.com
Sally Silvera live music maniac Join date: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 2,325	09-19-2007 06:57 Welcome back
Michael Bigwig ~VRML Aficionado~ Join date: 5 Dec 2005 Posts: 2,181	09-19-2007 07:00 VooDoo, take it easy. Come back when you're ready...or when a super cool competitor comes out with a SL killer. ps. lol, when I first starting viewing the top Youtube video...I thought it was created in SL...I was like...damn, that's impressive...lol...but it's from FF...anyway. Take it easy. _____________________ ~Michael Bigwig __________________________________________________Lead Designer, Glowbox Designs
Sae Luan Hardcore 4the Headstrong Join date: 6 Feb 2006 Posts: 841	09-19-2007 07:04 From: VooDoo Bamboo I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life. I have decided to stay However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time. Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough. ~VooDoo YAY I don't have to say goodbye! Welcome back _____________________ Rave Nation Owner saeluan.blogspot.com I accept most custom work. IM in world for details. -
Rioko Bamaisin Unstable Princess Join date: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,668	09-19-2007 07:05 I don't know you Voodoo, but it seems a lot of people here think highly of you. So I am glad you chose to stay.
Jesse Murdock Moves You Join date: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 149	09-19-2007 07:13 That's more like it! _____________________ The writing's on the wall...
Michael Bigwig ~VRML Aficionado~ Join date: 5 Dec 2005 Posts: 2,181	09-19-2007 07:17 Wow, this is a great marketing strategy for upping the wind in one's sails. lol...I'm kidding. I'm glad your faith restorith. _____________________ ~Michael Bigwig __________________________________________________Lead Designer, Glowbox Designs
3Ring Binder always smile Join date: 8 Mar 2007 Posts: 15,028	09-19-2007 07:20 From: VooDoo Bamboo I am completely stunned right now. I have been thinking this all over and am just really touched by all the responses I got both in world and out. People have 100% restored my faith in the fact there are good people in Second Life. I have decided to stay However I plan to take some time exploring SL even deeper. I want to find the great things and places for Second Life instead of running into the bad all the time. Thank you to everyone who has shown me support, it really means allot. I can not say thank you enough. ~VooDoo begin with the new forum hangout. you'll find lots of bodyguards there. we look harmless, but we DARE someone to come after you in our homeland. this ain't America. we WILL protect our own. LOLOL _____________________ it was fun while it lasted. http://2lf.informe.com/
Cin Coage Certified Goofball! Join date: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 36	09-19-2007 07:31 Glad you have decided to stay VooDoo!!! Just remember to ignore the people who are jerks and keep going forward! There are so many good people in SL that we outnumber the idiots! Have a good day hun!! )
bilbo99 Emu Garrett's No.1 fan Join date: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,468	09-19-2007 07:33 Does this mean you want your stuff back? _____________________ Be polite .. that newbie could be your next ex-partner.
shadow Pawpaw Registered User Join date: 8 Oct 2006 Posts: 13	hummm vooboo 09-19-2007 09:13 as a "former" customer of voodoo i can asure you that not all is as it seems here. Treating people with respect is as important as the product you sell. love the work you do, don't much care for your business ethics. QUOTE=LillyBeth Filth]Sweety, I hope this isnt about our recent chats? The matter never even got to a serious level Voodoo I just had to follow up on the info I was provided with. And I can promise you nothing discussed with go further than me & you and the one other person on our team. I do know your name and TRUST me I sympathise with you on the statement of success in SL it gives some reason justification to hate by default ( see my groups ) Theres a lot of ppl out there with low self esteem and low morals and the mear fact someone else has worked their asses off to achieve success somehow makes them angry and want to destroy u I get hate mail and threats on occasions for no apparent reasons...sometimes form ppl who were caught reselling and had to be issued take down notices Ive had friends steal from me both literally and also ideas and concepts and even took the TRU name to other worlds and set up txtr stores causing me to have to Trade Mark my name at a huge cost...and this was a 'friend' Success in sl is stressfull - so much so Ive developed depression and physical illness as a result and hear of many other people suffering the same way. Accusations from high profile stores to other smaller stores because their feeling the squeeze of competition and so their way of dealing with it is to file false DMCAs or threaten to... it goes on and on. If you need some one to talk to please drop me a notecard...you will find your not alone in this. LB[/QUOTE]

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