Is this something we should be concerned about?

I've just completed a not quite scientific study which has left me concerned. The results are somewhat disturbing and may be of some concern to all concerned. The problem is both problematic and without any merit. I'm not sure what we can do about it, if anything. I'm not even sure if we should be concerned or not.

What am I talking about?

The threads...

It seems that, regardless of the topic, at least 90% of the threads eventually wind up turning into discussions about Ann's crabs, Brenda's pies, and Raymond's panties.

The worst part is - now we've fallen to the topic of beets.

I mean, like, wtf is up with that? Beets?

It seems like we all need something new and original that we can use to drub a thread into submission when we're all tired of it. The above is gettting a little old, and, well... Beets? Lordy!

Have we been doing this for too long and our minds have gotten addled?

Should we start getting concerned about this? What will new and non-regular forum members think about this?

This is food for thought. ( Not Beets! ) Comments are optional.

I do NOT have crabs! *looks indignant*

I would never be so crude as to discuss Raymond's panties.

I'm just glad that the subject of crab panty pies hasn't come up.

*blink*

DAMMIT.

Nor does Brenda serve pies.

*wonders if the OP is himself addled*

and p.s. The average beet is smarter than the average Trout. So there.

But I like beets.

I'm not on the official forums enough to know about all that stuff You mentioned, But I want in Raymond's panties. Name Your price, and once I get there, Would You guys watch over my tenants for me because I'll be gone for a while.

Sorry Sarah, the OP is misinformed. I go commando.

Well, I have been accused of that from time to time. Can't help it... Got a bit of a problem with dyslexia.

I'm sorry. I forgot to mention Trouts, Biplanes, and the occassional penguin.

Did I forget anything else?

I have now spit my entire coke all over my keyboard and monitor -- thank you very much!!!

brenda's panties are already available on slx.

will raymond's be there soon?

Teddy will rule 2nd life and wear brenda`s panties while eating pie

almost ruling SL, just need to find a matching panties

Are you going to subdivide his panties into parcels, and if so, sign me up for a prime 16cm^2 lot right where the business is.

I'm keeping the business area for my own purposes, but may be able to offer it on a rental basis.

Assorted vegetables?

Not sure what to make of that!

This problem seems to be getting serious.

Rutabaga anyone?

Words hurt, Oryx. Words hurt.

Rooke, I hope your OP wasn't entirely serious. People with legitimate questions get legitimate answers. Sometimes serious threads get derailed after that, but I've not seen a serious question go unanswered yet. Stupid posts, like the one that went the way of the beet get immediately bludgeoned. Really. That was a stupid, immature offensive post. The OP's argument was that LL's attempts to keep teens from viewing pornographic material, a move entirely within their rights, in keeping with the law, and in good sense, was the equivalent of the Jim Crow laws which relegated African Americans to separate facilities, institutionalized racism and permitted acts of unthinkable violence and hatred.

That's deeply offensive, stupid, and entirely worthy of the ridicule it received.

Your point is well taken however, that a lurker or new resident might feel a little intimidated when they see how quickly things move here, so I'll try to not be as big an instigator of chaos as I have been. I'll wait until a thread has already come apart before I jump in, except in cases like the one above, or threads that are purely social and don't have a real question, like the Forum Hangout threads. I really have tried to be helpful in threads with legitimate questions.

Trout, you get the prize for seeing thru my ruse and acknowledging it.

No, I wasn't totally serious, much. But I was sort of semi-serious in a tongue in cheek fashion, in an attempt to get the regulars' attention. It seems like it may have worked. At least I hope a few people got a good laugh out of it.

But I agree with you wholeheartedly on the fact that some threads do deserve to be torn to shreds and laughed out of existance.

I was enjoying the honest rebuttals (not sure if that's the right word - trying to say arguments against the OP) in that thread... until it turned into crab pantie beet pie with assorted vegetables. ( Not sure if that sounds good or not. )

That's when I thought it a good idea to try to do a nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more; to say its gettin' kinda silly.

I enjoy it as much as everybody else, but too much of a good thing...

Yep!

And Rooke I think you may have forgotten the cookies

Please don't divide and sell, Sarah. the last thing I need in that region is a big rectangle rotating ad.

As anti spam as I am, I'm not sure I could protest much about something large and rotating in that area. I could pretend to fight and struggle a little.

Pick your own retort:

1) My terrain just turned to granite.
2) Click on it for more info.
3) All those tier fees I was paying have finally paid off.
4) Just ask the cutter to be gentle with me.
5) You just gave a new meaning to the term "flipper"

I figured as much. I usually read people pretty well. It's a professional requirement. I just didn't see the value in that thread. I'll grant you there was a possibility for a decent conversation in there, but the OP was so far out of line that the thread de-railed itself. I think a new thread posted by someone with a mature, well thought out argument concerning the integration of underage residents into the main grid (an idea I hate, but one which I could argue in favor of if paid enough...I mean, if I wanted to) would have better served that purpose.

The point I took from your post is that SL itself is intimidating enough without us making it worse. Like RL, there is no coherent instruction book. Many people find these forums because they are frustrated and confused and if we are discouraging them from posting because we appear harsh or clique-ish, then we are not serving our community well and are not representing ourselves well. I don't want to be a part of that, maybe because I am new enough to remember almost quitting in frustration several times within the first week. Why I stuck with it is a complete mystery to me, but I'm glad I did.

I still reserve the right to be irreverent, crack jokes, screw off, and dive into the fray, but I'll try to be gentler on people with low post counts who have legitimate questions.

I'm extremely upset that you forgot to mention my ass!

Not only did he not mention your backside, he didnt mention matching frontsides either.

I'm sorry, but I haven't seen any posts on that in any of the threads.

(Wait for it...)