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AcidRaven Harrington
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Join date: 18 Jun 2005
Posts: 86
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06-03-2007 16:08
From: Peggy Paperdoll As far as I know you did nothing wrong. However, if and when age verification comes to SL you would be a little safer if you verified and flagged your sky island as adult. It might also be best to keep your texting in IM incase someone happens along within normal speaking distance outside. Also don't put anything in your profile discribing what you and your love do in private. Actually, all those suggestions are nothing but common sense things to do to be considerate of others around you. As far as I've read there has not been a statement saying you would be banned as long as you keep your stuff private. No one can prevent a "do gooder" from camming into your sky island should that do gooder decide to do so.........however, I doubt any sanctions would be placed on you. Unless you are trading child porn, rape, graphically violent material or other broadly offensive stuff. LL has merely warned us...........keep it private, keep it legal. And, for the life of me, I cannot see why you and others are so worked up over it. But the little nursery story of "Chicken Little" does come to mind.  that is exactly what is says, and tells people to go out and search for people doing it . as for my Island it is on 2 sims that we own. there is now way I could even shout there and get off our land. and the thing is we already have problems with people bothering us because we don't conform the there view of normalcy. and then lindens make a post for all to see that says you have every right to go searching SL for people who might be doing something, Make a AR and we will be there 24/7 to fix it. Now we all know them being there 24/7 is a joke. So yeas we could make the assumption that it is all a joke. but that would not be a smart way to do it. And I do keep things private, I even use a radar script that lets me know who anyone who is in 96M of me is. But the thing is it shouldn't matter The post says I am wrong no matter what, no matter who I am and what I am doing. Yes today I might be a fringe, but you know what Just about everything was fringe one day, and who knows if this keeps up it might be one day again. Acidraven Harrington Child Avatar Height detector 1.0.4: AcidRaven Harrington is 1.191803 m (3 feet 11 inches) tall. (counting your shoes) Yo, ho, haul together, hoist the Colors high… Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never say we die. Freedom is for Everyone. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/full-reign-of-self-expression-for-consenting-adults-in-second-life.html
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Yo, ho, haul together, hoist the Colors high… Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never say we die. Freedom is for Everyone. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/full-reign-of-self-expression-for-consenting-adults-in-second-life.html
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Chris Norse
Loud Arrogant Redneck
Join date: 1 Oct 2006
Posts: 5,735
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06-03-2007 16:33
From: Peggy Paperdoll Hate speech, offensive depictions of minorities, and open membership in hate based groups are all "broadly offensive" to the community.......and most will agree with those bans. However, if you truly want complete freedom for your world you would also allow those to exist. You don't want a line drawn condemning child sex, yet you applaud the line on discrimination, Nazi groups, KKK groups. I mean that KKK or Nazi is really only roleplaying..........why not let him do it? Is his/her goose stepping or cross burning actually really hurting anyone in RL?
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We ban Nazis but allow communists. Something is wrong with this. The communists murdered 10s of millions more people than the Nazis did. We ban white pride groups but allow pride groups of other races. If we are gonna ban hate, lets ban all hate.
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Chris Norse
Loud Arrogant Redneck
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06-03-2007 16:35
From: Winter Phoenix Are we all so thin skinned that we must coddle ourselves inside of some 'OMG I CANT DEAL WITH THAT' cocoon? Im not advocating that racist, gay bashing, kiddie rapers be allowed to run rampant on the streets hassling the citizens. But private assembly of people, to do whatever, need not be crushed for the sake of keeping various sensitive types all cuddly and 'safe'. We have had PG and Mature sims for years. You know that when your in a mature sim you run the risk of seeing things that may be offensive to your moral sensibilities. You also know that when somebodies ban lines are up, they dont want you inside, even if it is physically possible to cam into the interior. You peep and eavesdrop at your own risk. So if somebody has a property, in a mature sim, with the doors locked, LET EM DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. Let em run around in KKK sheets, telling each other gay jokes, while they take turns boffing a sheep. If your not looking, you wont know it exists. You allow such things to occur behind closed doors because once you start banning things it doesnt stop, the list gets longer and longer. Who's complaints do we heed next? The Amish? Sooner or later all your sexballs are gone, you cant say 'damn' anymore, and the underwear police are looking up your skirt to make sure your wearing panties. "HEY YOU, STOP THAT BALLROOM DANCING! THATS TOO MUCH PHYSICAL CONTACT!" Applauds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cozmo Yoshikawa
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Join date: 19 May 2007
Posts: 27
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06-03-2007 17:02
From: Chris Norse We ban Nazis but allow communists. Something is wrong with this. The communists murdered 10s of millions more people than the Nazis did. We ban white pride groups but allow pride groups of other races.
If we are gonna ban hate, lets ban all hate. Careful there. It's possible to be communist without the murderous rampage. Christians have killed plenty of people too, but we do not consider the base ideology itself an issue.
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Ann Launay
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Join date: 8 Aug 2006
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06-03-2007 17:17
From: AcidRaven Harrington BTW anyone know why my .sig not adding to the end of my posts?
From: XPlorR Moore
I noticed that too. (It is getting kind of annoying have to type "X. Plor R. Moore" at the end of all my posts.)
I can see both of your sigs...are you sure they didn't somehow get turned off in your respective User CP areas?
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Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
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XPlorR Moore
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Join date: 10 May 2006
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06-03-2007 17:30
From: Chris Norse We ban white pride groups but allow pride groups of other races.
If we are gonna ban hate, lets ban all hate. Whites are generally the ones in power. That generally is why other races start their own race based groups. By the way, this same discrepancy exists in Real Life, too. From: Ann Launay I can see both of your sigs...are you sure they didn't somehow get turned off in your respective User CP areas? Yeah I just figured that out about thirty minuets ago. I feel like an idiot. AcidRaven Harrington, check your user CP. Under Options check show Signature.
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Brenda Connolly
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06-04-2007 05:13
From: XPlorR Moore Whites are generally the ones in power. That generally is why other races start their own race based groups. By the way, this same discrepancy exists in Real Life, too.
It's still a double standard no matter where it is.
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Manstan Beaumont
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06-04-2007 07:25
I need a bigger shovel. This thread can be locked at any time. Because it's mine and I said so 
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XPlorR Moore
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06-04-2007 07:46
From: Brenda Connolly It's still a double standard no matter where it is. I didn't say it was right.  Just that the reason it exists in SL is because it exists in RL.
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Nina Stepford
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Join date: 26 Mar 2007
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06-04-2007 08:52
who's mocking any such thing? if anything comments like this only serve as a lightening rod. From: StevenT Legend I say we all stick to the virtual issues, instead of sniping at and mocking those who are giving their lives for our country....
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CobaltBlue Mill
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06-04-2007 08:56
From: Nina Stepford who's mocking any such thing? if anything comments like this only serve as a lightening rod. I'm afraid that might be a reference to a comment I made earlier in the thread. While I feel the gist of what I was getting at has merit, I realize I was using a sledge hammer when a more delicate instrument was called for. Again I apologize to anyone offended by my earlier comparison.
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Brenda Connolly
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06-04-2007 09:11
From: CobaltBlue Mill I will however apologize for my tactlessness in making such an indelicate comparison. It was not my intention to upset or offend, simply to point out what is happening is not simply an SL phenomenon, but is a national issue. Your followup plead your case nicely, I was caught in a moment of touchiness for some strange reason, so no apology is really necessary, as I do agree with you for the most part. Especially since I have been known to use a sledge hammer to crack an egg myself.
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Chris Norse
Loud Arrogant Redneck
Join date: 1 Oct 2006
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06-04-2007 09:38
From: Cozmo Yoshikawa Careful there. It's possible to be communist without the murderous rampage. Christians have killed plenty of people too, but we do not consider the base ideology itself an issue. I would love for you to name me a non murderous communist government. As for base ideology, "From each.........to each" is slavery when it is enforced at gun point.
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