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The recent "knicker twist" (a *very* ugly and overly dismissive way to blow off what I read as being well-thought out and reasonable points raised by Marianna) does bring up a couple of questions:

Are there amateur builders left in Opensim?
It would be useful to define "amateur" -what do we mean by that term? Myself, I mean "self-taught", someone who has not been to art school or taken formal (not counting Builder's Brewery etc) courses on building. Other people may have different definitions -let's hear them.

It would also be useful to define "builder". When I say 'builder' I mean someone who makes creations with prims or mesh (Blender). (I'm excluding scripting, that's programming.) I'm aware that others define it in such a way as to refer to making modifications on pre-fab/pre-made mesh. Basically a "modder". In my mind it's a valid thing but it's different than building.

But language shifts and definitions change, "hacker" used to mean "someone who comes up with clever approaches to computer problems or design" -but for roughly 30 years it's been used to refer to people who break into computer systems and/or write viruses. As I say -definitions change.

So how do we define "builder" now? What constitutes "building"?

I can only think of a small handful of builders in the sense of making something from nothing, there's a larger pool of people who modify pre-made content -and unless I'm mistaken Marianna and Luna Luneria do a mix of both. Again, one isn't better than the other and both are forms of creative expression. But they are different.

The point of all this is to assess *need.* Do we need an organization? By "we" I am referring to "amateurs", I'm not referring to AuroraAsteria's group.

Moreover with the extremely low user numbers of Opensim would there be a point to creating an organization (beyond a collection of friends -I mean, if you already know each other knock yourselves out)?

I suspect -and have for years, that any such group would wither on the vine from lack of interest. Otherwise I'd be trying to start something myself.

I reserve the right to delete obnoxious comments and lock the comments entirely if it looks like they're going to simply be a shit-show. Show me that you *can* adult, OSW. Don't post insults (I'll delete them), paranoid rants (I'll delete them), off-topic diatribes about how somebody done somebody wrong songs (again -will delete). If there's a question about what the topic is intended to be -ask.

Make this a pain in my ass and I'll delete everything and lock the comments.

I see someone has been busy last night @FerdFrederix, thank you! Zensational is beyond anything I dreamed, it is such a peaceful and lovely region, please feel free to stop by anytime. Thank you to all the explorers who stop by and IM to say hello @JamieWright , @RolandFrancis, @JoeBuilder, thank you!!

Get mummified! This modernized Cleopatra and Antony NPC play awaits you.
This chamber of Egyptian mummies ruled by is Horus behind the area of Act 5, Scene 2, that leads to her suicide.

Short video: https://gyazo.com/d18edb5d27b6717a454ac64c34403521

THE WITCHES HUD is BACK! Everything broken is now fixed!!! Works fantastic, with some beautiful spell changes to the hud! I worked like mad on this to fix it for all of you for a gift! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! note: unfortunately i've not had time to fix the fairy hud, the vampire hud, and the wizard hud. But the witches hud and the elf hud are fixed and fully operational.

I finally came up with something I could use these textures on. Executioner's Pavilion. It isn't easy to photograph and probably looks better in person. When you walk in drums start pounding with a script that starts it up when you get close, so they aren't going all the time. Things are coming along...

Some more shops are ready again. Vehicles, statues, people, female outfits and lots more. still working on more to offer for you all.
come over and look around im sure there is something you want to have.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/CarpeNoctem/74/146/22

Hello beautiful people! Come on down and sample all of our delicious treats at the sEXPO! Take what you like - stay for the people and make new friends ;) Stay for DJ Rosa who will be spinning tunes at noon!

Wanderers beware: the forest at midnight is no place for the living.

In the heart of a sprawling, overgrown forest, where the trees loomed like ancient sentinels, a dark gothic Victorian mansion stood in eerie defiance of time and nature. Its silhouette rose sharply against the midnight sky, jagged turrets and gabled roofs clawing at the heavens. The air was thick with fog, shrouding the clearing in a spectral gloom, but the mansion’s presence was undeniable, a monolithic monument to forgotten eras and whispered horrors.

The mansion was a paradox both a sanctuary and a trap. Its grand doors were always open, inviting any soul brave enough to enter. Visitors were welcomed warmly, offered fine wine and decadent meals by Melanie and Hana. Aeris herself would greet guests with a charm so disarming that few realized they were prey until it was too late. The coven entertained their guests in the candlelit parlor, where shadows danced like specters across the walls, and music from Camille’s phonograph lulled them into a false sense of security.

But as the hour crept closer to midnight, the house revealed its true nature. The fog thickened, pressing against the stained-glass windows like curious hands. The air grew colder, and the laughter of the hosts took on an unsettling edge. One by one, the guests would realize the danger they were in. By then, it was far too late.

10 November start 12.30 s.l.t.
in Frittole
great medieval party to celebrate AngelDark's birthday
themed clothing with the great music of DJ Tombeur

10 Novembre start 12.30 s.l.t.
a Frittole
grande festa medioevale per festeggiare il compleanno di AngelDark
abbigliamento a tema con la grande musica di Dj Tombeur

I have over 60 free oars that I give away free, and I'm always adding more. Most buildings are furnished as well. I use Dreamgrid and they'll work for opensim and secondlife. As long as you can upload an oar, there's plenty to choose from. Hope this helps.
http://theshirls.com/oars.html

CLAN LIVE- The redheaded gypsy (today) plans to ROCK YOU today at 11AM! MAP: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Club Escotia - Don't miss this special show in our own Gypsy Camp all decorated for fall and a rockin' good time!

In the early days of the Gay Pride movement, as it was called then, I heard a man ask, "What do the gays do that they are so proud of?" He was suggesting that what defined gay people was simply their sexual behavior, and that behavior was unnatural and repulsive. Yet studies have found that 82.2% of women and 82.7% of men have had oral sex with an opposite-sex partner. And 35.1% of women and 38.1% of men have had anal sex with an opposite-sex partner. That guy, and people like him, need to be hating on a whole lot more people it seems.

But I didn't tell him that. What I said was that "Gay people are proud of surviving, and continuing to strive to be with those they love, despite the vile hatred of people like you." There have been 55 years of Pride Parades, and almost 10 years of nationwide legal same-sex marriage in the U.S.. But the struggle is not yet over -- in the world or in-world. So, thanks for being part of the Love Is Love Alliance.

Hello Everyone! Nice to meet everyone! I'm a performer here on the hypergrid and in SL. In my RL, I'm an out loud and proud femme lesbian cis-woman, who is legally married to my butch wife. Thank you for this group! I look forward to participating.

Hello everyone 🙂
Today 11:00 am -12:30pm at Speakeasy Swinghard at AMV! Always so much fun and such a friendly group of people ready to have a good time!
Hugs and hopefully see you there!!
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Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

Come visit my region, a virtual world based on the oriental style, with houses, for the most part furnished with oriental furniture which can be copied, a market filled with free, copiable objects, the small farm which feeds the city.
And outside, find the savannah, with animals as well as further, the jungle to visit.