I was gonna wear my SLAFU T-shirt. But I think I need something with more punch.
Pour the punch over the T-shirt!
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Chris Norse
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06-09-2008 06:52
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JeanGenie Jewell
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06-09-2008 07:05
mhm...no party for me , I'll stay home with my naked kitten ( four legged one lol)...
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Imnotgoing Sideways
Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=
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06-09-2008 07:08
I was gonna wear my SLAFU T-shirt. But I think I need something with more punch. _____________________
Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y
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Brenda Connolly
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06-09-2008 07:09
Pour the punch over the T-shirt!  Why I oughta......_____________________
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Raudf Fox
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06-09-2008 07:17
If that exert is correct, then that's for the builds. They didn't say anything about visitors at the party!
Unless they decide to post a sign that says, "No shirt, no shoes, no service..." at which point, taking off your pants would be a good thing  _____________________
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Rene Erlanger
Scuderia Shapes & Skins G
Join date: 28 Sep 2006
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06-09-2008 07:26
You think OpenSim is good? You REALLY need to take a look at what the guys over at realXtend are doing: http://www.realxtend.org/ In particular, watch the videos, bottom of page to top, here: http://www.realxtend.org/page.php?pg=media Just went over to that URL...quite impressive. Very similar to SL. Its only a matter of time until a viable alternative emerges! If SL continues to be santitized and mis-managed, i can envisage a significant exodus particularly from non-content creators who just want to play the game and interact with others. |
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Imnotgoing Sideways
Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=
Join date: 17 Nov 2007
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06-09-2008 08:30
I have the RealXTend viewer installed and I've been on Litesim and OpenLife Grid. What a bunch of "meh". So far, the current viewer version is where the SL viewer was 3 years ago, and the grids I can connect to are where SL was 4 years ago or more, and the whole thing seems like an empty pipe-dream of technological elitists. (=_=)
What SL has going for it in my eyes is volume and scale. There are tons of residents meaning tons of people to meet from around the world. There are equally tons of different content creators with a huge spread of variety. There is just enough social openness for me to tolerate the environment and not get overwhelmed by too much RL information. (o.o) It's funny that we cry about SL being beta, then look in fascination at an alternative that's way below beta with "oohs and aahs". So far RealXTend is saying "Look at what we CAN do... We're not actually doing it publicly, but we can." .... Meh .... Meh .... Meh .... (=_=) Especially when the current discussion is over male nipples. Am I the only one that finds this silly? I mean, my avatar type has the longest "do not" list of rules for the entire grid. But, I'm still here and still enjoying what's available. I'm sure the rest of us can deal with it too. (^_^)y _____________________
Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
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06-09-2008 10:15
Stupidity of the Week: Guys without skirts are "mature" Fixed.  _____________________
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
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06-09-2008 10:19
I'm with you, ImNotGoing. Until one of these SL wannabes gets some serious funding behind their blingbling technology and puts it into a workable world with a workable economy and content creation tools...and STABILITY...they're nothing more than a conversation piece.
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
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06-09-2008 11:41
Just in case... Ya' know? (^_^)y  Immy.... I'll be lookin' for my new keyboard in the mail. Mari _____________________
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Aminom Marvin
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06-09-2008 12:06
I think it makes sense because it is consistent. The differentiation between male and female toplessness is blatantly sexist and arbitrary. Obviously allowing all toplessness in a PG area wouldn't fly and defeat the whole point of PG, and so the best they can do is eliminate the sexism.
So, what is the problem? What is the reason for complaining in this thread? Either you are advocating equal-opportunity shirtlessness (which is silly on its face and would defeat the point of PG) or you are supporting the sexist differentiation between the "acceptability" of female and male bodies in policy. |
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Chris Norse
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06-09-2008 12:08
I think it makes sense because it is consistent. The differentiation between male and female toplessness is blatantly sexist and arbitrary. Obviously allowing all toplessness in a PG area wouldn't fly and defeat the whole point of PG, and so the best they can do is eliminate the sexism. Lighten up Francis. _____________________
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Imnotgoing Sideways
Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=
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06-09-2008 12:42
Immy.... I'll be lookin' for my new keyboard in the mail. Mari _____________________
Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y
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Solomon Devoix
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06-09-2008 12:54
So, what is the problem? What is the reason for complaining in this thread? My problem, as I've said several times, is with their rewriting the definition of "PG" to suit themselves, instead of just stating their policy in a way that doesn't involve rewriting of the definition of "PG". Once more: They've declared something non-PG (topless men / exposed male nipples) that is, and has been since the standard was introduced, PG. That's blatant stupidity or raging egotism. Or both. _____________________
I dont know what the actual answer is.. I just know LLs response was at best...flaccid. That's a very good way to put it, and now I know why we still haven't seen the promised blog entry... ...the Lindens are still waiting for their shipment of Lie-agra to come in to firm up their flaccid reasoning. |
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Atom Burma
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06-09-2008 13:11
Well I know where I will be those weeks. Selling 'pasties' out of the trunk of my car, parked just outside the front gates. Making a fortune, lol
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Kitty Barnett
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06-09-2008 13:16
My problem, as I've said several times, is with their rewriting the definition of "PG" to suit themselves, instead of just stating their policy in a way that doesn't involve rewriting of the definition of "PG". It doesn't even say "no guys without shirts", it just says "no nudity of any kind" and it doesn't even apply to guests, only submissions and it's not even being attributed to coming from a Linden. |
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Solomon Devoix
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06-09-2008 13:37
They're not rewriting the definition of PG as it applies to land or whatever else, they're setting limits on what will be accepted as a contribution specifically for SL5B on the SL5B sims which they're free to do since it's *their* sims. It doesn't even say "no guys without shirts", it just says "no nudity of any kind" and it doesn't even apply to guests, only submissions and it's not even being attributed to coming from a Linden. I didn't say they were rewriting it for land, or anything except what's in the original quote. And the original quote seems to come from one of the organizers, not a Linden... as I already noted. Fact: the listed quote, from an apparent organizer, says that male exposed nipples are not "PG". Fact: the original and accepted definition of "PG" has no problem at all with exposed male nipples. Fact: the originator of the quote is rewriting the definition of "PG" to suit their own needs. Opinion: this could quite easily lead to confusion and/or a spurious reason to reject an application for participation. Opinion: the originator of the quote is a git. _____________________
I dont know what the actual answer is.. I just know LLs response was at best...flaccid. That's a very good way to put it, and now I know why we still haven't seen the promised blog entry... ...the Lindens are still waiting for their shipment of Lie-agra to come in to firm up their flaccid reasoning. |
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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06-09-2008 13:53
So my replica statue of Lady Justice with one breast exposed, like the statue in every courtroom in the nation, including the US Supreme Court is not PG?
CAUTION!! NSFW Image!! Click out NOW!! Incoming porno!  |
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Damien1 Thorne
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06-09-2008 13:55
So my replica statue of Lady Justice with one breast exposed, like the statue in every courtroom in the nation, including the US Supreme Court is not PG? CAUTION!! NSFW Image!! Click out NOW!! Incoming porno! Aren't you supposed to have blue curtains in front of that statue? _____________________
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Bodhisatva Paperclip
Tip: Savor pie, bald chap
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
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06-09-2008 13:59
I will admit I was shirtless at a pool party yesterday but I'm anything but mature. I'm quite immature when I want to be. I'll get some pasties, though, for such occasions but I will sell advertising space on them. Any takers?
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Aeslyn Dae
over and out
Join date: 12 Jul 2007
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06-09-2008 14:23
Now let's see... It'll mean no classical art of course. No swimming or beach-life representations either.
Oh and nothing historical e.g. Ancient Egypt - all those bare chested Pharoahs! Tsk tsk. Hm, and nothing cultural such as native American avs or anything Hawaiian or Maori or Aboriginal Australian or African tribal etc etc. How eminently silly. This isn't a RL gala black tie dinner party they're hosting fgs, where you could expect things to be sedate and everyone to abide by a social dress code. Since when was a man's chest something had to keep hidden from your maiden aunt or a child anyway? Not to mention that in many cultures in hot countries lots of men go about their normal day without shirts and nobody bats an eyelid. At this rate I shall expect the edict to cover all the table-legs in non M areas any day soon. -- Aes |
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Trout Recreant
Public Enemy No. 1
Join date: 24 Jul 2007
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06-09-2008 15:41
Aren't you supposed to have blue curtains in front of that statue? She's blindfolded, too. Maybe she's into some light BDSM. Maybe Gor - look at that sword! AAACCK!! COURTROOM PRON! |
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Brenda Connolly
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06-09-2008 16:09
She's blindfolded, too. Maybe she's into some light BDSM. Maybe Gor - look at that sword! AAACCK!! COURTROOM PRON! I was going to make a gratuitous remark about lawyers in response, but I decided to take the high road....for once _____________________
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Dante Tucker
Purple
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06-09-2008 16:19
Edit: Wrong thread, damn back button
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Crunch Underwood
Mr. Grown up, Go away sir
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06-09-2008 16:21
i'm amazed at what people on these forums find to have a whinge about.
just wear a god dam shirt or don't go, for f' sake -Crunch _____________________
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