Lbsa Plaza

I don't mind coming here for about 5 minutes or less every time I log in. I have met one person who is stable, intelligent and respectful that I am friends with . We speak occasionally and that seems to work for both of us. Anyone else there that I have friended, I have unfriended again as they were just not friend material for me. Most people just say "hi" which doesn't achieve much if not followed by intelligible conversation.
Lots of private IMing so what you see and hear on the surface is not what is really going on. Other than well meaning non talkers there are a lot of very angry aggressive and rude avatars with no social skills just waiting to pour their filthy wrath on innocent bystanders. I have blocked and derezzed a number of them and will continue to do so to spoil their vitriolic rages. LOL I do imagine they are busy continuing to say nasty and nonsensical things about all and sundry ...and I just don't car as I cannot see or hear them.

Now, The Lbsa could be lovely as people are getting a bit more respectful and though most the time when all are not afk, it can be entertaining in a good way. Except -every other time/ every time/ I go to lbsa , I find Kid avatars. Wth . Sign says no child avatars. No lack of reports from what I hear but still. I been in opensim for ages, still trying to figure out why most things never change there.

I love OSGrid, for many reasons. I have so many good memories of good friends, many of them giants of men in opensim legend, Hiro Protagonist, who gave me friendship and encouragement, Key Gruin, Kidd, Marcus Llewellyn, Snoopy Pfeffer, Warin Cascobell, who brought steampunk to OSG, tx Oh, White Wolf, so many that were family pioneers , so many that selflessly gave to all of us these worlds we take for granted now, and embedded their character in the very code and dirt we take for granted now. I love LBSA for the same reasons, I can stand in LBSA and see so many new residents, 1 day old, and feel that joy of exploration, the thrill of new places, new friends, and maybe even love. Opensim is what we make it, if we bring bitterness or anger, that's the lens we see through. If we bring hope, and joy, and an open mind, we see beauty and see the world as through a childs' eyes, full of fun and innocent play.

A great place to see and be seen while ignoring the very few who are into drama. While most tend to IM, they do greet those who enter. Newbies are especially treated well. The bottom line is if you are hoping to meet a new friend, you can do that or, if you are looking to gripe and create drama, you can do that, too. All in all, it's just people being people and perhaps better people than most of us are in real life. Thank you OSGrid for making this meeting place possible for all.