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Recently I have had a number of people requesting that I allow child avatars at friends-grid and I want to discuss this openly and honestly.

It is not my place to try and push my morals and values upon others....however, as a grid owner, it is my place to learn the laws of every country involved. In this situation, I need to understand the Child pornography laws of not only where our servers are located, but I also had to research and learn the laws of every country we have residents and guests from. We currently have residents from 30 countries and guests from another 35. People who say "laws dont apply " are incorrect on this subject. You may have servers in one country.....but all the laws of your resident's countries come into play also.

A good thing to remember is that because you have gotten away with something for 10 years does not make it legal. You may never get caught....and then again.....somebody with a grudge may turn you in.

I want to point out a recent post by Jerralyn Franzic . Jerralyn showed the cutest childs outfit ever! ....and she also made the wisest statement ...."I don't understand the hatred towards child avis in Open Sim. Sure, they shouldn't engage in adult activities and maybe not hang in Adult sims but otherwise, what's the problem?" Personally I would love to see kids riding ponies at my farm....and having fun being mermaids. If everyone in child avi were to abide by Jerralyn's statement, there would not be an issue.

However, lets talk about reality. Not all child avis are simply riding ponies and playing in the water. The simple truth is that many (not all) of these child avis are having sex. Some grids use this to boost their traffic. In some countries, including US, the graphic illustration of a child online having sex is 100% illegal. You see, it does not matter if the person behind the computer is 12 or 52......the visual computer generated depiction of a child (child avatar) involved in sex is very illegal in a number of countries. 18 U.S.C. § 2252 Many people will say their countries are different....and this is stupid. I did not make laws........but I need to abide by them. Before people jump on this and criticize me ....I would suggest you read the laws of your country....your servers country...and the laws of all your residents or guests. There are many misinformed people on this subject. I am not saying the laws are right or wrong......but learn the laws.....then comment. You need to learn laws for your servers country...and all your guests countries. This post is not about morals......it is about laws....of all the countries involved.

I have spent over 200 hours reading international laws. Some countries allow things that others do not. However, you have to consider all the laws because of guests.


In closing....do I hate kids and kids avis......nooooooo. I would love to be able to allow them to come to friends grid. However, this is a less than perfect world in which we live, and I have to look at the potential liability of allowing those child avis. Because of that, Child avis are not allowed on friends-grid......no exceptions! I am sad....because there are some wonderful people in kids avis that I do not get to have visit.

Friends-grid is an Adult community and we are looking for adults, with adult avi's who want to make this their main opensim home.


Sodasullivan: I think this is the proper way to address this issue Safine. You are setting the rules YOU are comfortable with on YOUR region. I am fine having my region open to everyone as long as they agree to fol... 6 months ago

~ Morgan Freeman


KatKakoola: Life can be like a frantic, hot kitchen - try to be non-stick cookware 8 months ago

News!!! no party is complete without a party whistle. Everyone must whistle! hop://astralia.eu:8002/TierraDeVolcanes/82/283/3226


victorialogan: What a beautiful striped whistle!!! It's the Cheshire Cat's whistle! 1 month ago

Please, Have a look on the gallery of Beautiful Opensim People, and if you want a photo, just ask me about it in my OSW messagery :) so simple !
https://flic.kr/ps/44oMtB


Marianna : Hella, your ability to make the experience inviting and relaxing made all the difference. From your warm and friendly approach to the thoughtful atmosphere you set up, everything contributed to makin... 20 days ago

I am alive and well. Sorry for my quiet stretch of time. Happy to be here still, as I always have been. Cheers all. xoxo


Star Ravenhurst: I am glad you are OK. (((HUGS))) 1 month ago

Thanksgiving has arrived at the Holiday Region. Turkey races, Potato sack runs, hayride and more.


SheaButter: I think the potato sack needs an ao to work. Otherwise it doesn't work to potato sack race. 11 months ago
Hold onto your virtual hats, folks, because we've got something that will knock your digital socks off! 🧦✨ Our OpenSim store is offering a mind-blowing selection of top-notch products for FREE and FULL PERM! Yes, you heard that right – no strings attached, just pure, unadulterated awesomeness.

Why are we doing this, you ask? Well, our virtual warehouse is bursting at the seams, and we need to make some room. Plus, spreading joy in the virtual world is kind of our thing. 🎉

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Bebe: hahahahha you are the best dear Jimmy 2 months ago
For the last 3 weeks, I have dealt with a intermittent issue on my grid that has about driven me nuts. I have tested, and eliminated possibilities …..without luck.

Yesterday two of the largest grid owners in open sim, Lone Wolf from Wolf Territories and Josh Boam from Aviworlds, took time from their busy schedules to help finally fix this issue. In addition , Rafael from Wolf Territories assisted. I cannot say thanks enough!

Although I work with Josh’s hosting business, this involved much more. Josh would not give up and recruited Lone Wolf.

In my opinion, maybe this is what opensim was designed to be: sharing of knowledge and helping each other.

Lone Wolf and Josh did not have to give up their time to help a tiny grid…..but they did!

Maybe we can all learn from these individuals!

Sharing knowledge is Caring



FYI. The default setting of 2 threadsets can cause major headaches depending on your region….it is way too low in some cases. You all probably know that…but I learned.

thedeeferry: So, OpenLife has me blocked, so I cannot reply directly to its comment. Nor can I send it a private message which I prefer. I apologize to any others if what I type now offends you. This is directe... 8 months ago
CLOSED!
That's it for this year. I would like to thank all of my loyal visitors who brought the sim to life. I hope you had a nice time. Many things that you suggested last year had been implemented and have brought a breath of fresh air into the sim.
Unfortunately, there were a few black sheep who didn't know how to behave. That's why I couldn't keep my promise to keep the sim open to everyone and everything this year.
Thanks also to the visitors who actually r e a l l y visited various Halloween Sims and then gave their great reviews.
I would like to thank you again for the many great encounters. It was an honor to be the host again this year.Hopefully we see you all back next year. Until then, have a good time.
Your Thomas

SheaButter: I actually visited many Halloween builds, and left reviews on most. Your still on the top 10 for me Thomas. Great collection you have there, enjoyed visiting, and thanks for sharing. 11 months ago

We are overwhelmed with the amount of support we are receiving for the OSG17B Grand Finale!! THANK YOU EVERYONE! :)


Yin Yang Town: nice Party..great Music and a lot wonderful People ....this is so goooooood !!!!! 2 months ago
Dear Lily Sparks. I don't know if you will see this, but I made you a special version of my mesh object vendor. It is just for textures. All you do is copy & paste the textures into it. That's it. No renaming, No muss, No Fuss. It just works and is very low lag and super low cpu usage. :) It's at cyberdatastorm.com:8002:SandBox Make sure to get the one that has the textures on the face, there are TWO vendors there one for objects and one for textures and they look just alike. The texture vendor I stuck some seamless elven wallpaper textures in so you could tell them apart. :) Your Friend Cyber

Arielle: Would be lovely to have a board like that where one could see and then wear dresses, shoes and hair from it. It would make it so much easier for dressing to those of us who have a large amount of thos... 5 months ago

May the Easter Bunny bring you all baskets of love and eggs full of positive surprises. Happy Easter!

Wish you all your Nasti


AleksanderDesousa: Frohe Ostern euch allen 6 months ago
There’s nothing quite like waking up to a delightful breakfast in bed. I’ve designed a beautiful breakfast tray that you can now pick up at the store. It's perfect for treating yourself or for spoiling someone special with breakfast in bed. Enjoy a perfect start to your day with this lovely addition! three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

Marianna: I added a beautiful bed too! Please animate the bed to your own preferences. I have seen various animations around, if any of you have bed animations that you would like to share please post the det... 4 months ago

GroovyVerse swag. :) I'm trying my hand at DTF transfers and made this last night.


Hicks: Very nice 8 days ago
News!!! Group Gift if you are already a member of Tierra de Volcanes come and get your group gifts, open the group info and go to announcements, there open attachment and receive the group gifts.
If you are not yet part of the group don't forget to join the next time you visit us.
Enjoy!
We Lava U ♥!!!!

Ellen: So adorable! I joined the group but cannot find the gift! 7 days ago
Einladung zum freien Trainig auf der Go - Kart Bahn auf der Pangea Grid bis zum 15 September
Am 13 Oktober wird dort ein Rennen statt finden ....dazu wird es aber noch weitere Infos geben in kürze.

Invitation to free training on the go-kart track on the Pangea Grid until September 15th
There will be a race there on October 13th...but there will be more information about that shortly.

hop://pangeagrid.de:8002/GoKartBahn/114/201/22

SheaButter: OMG! Talk about fun, much needed practice. Try it out everyone, it's awesome. 2 months ago

NEW RELEASE


SheaButter: Love love love your outfits. But they are too high in complexity for me. Any way to bring this down? 6 months ago

SheaButter: Some really neat ornaments there people. Huge tree, needs tons more. So git er dun! 10 months ago

CLOE: bravissimo 10 months ago

NEW RELEASE ATHENA ONLY


Caribia: really pretty have to test em =) 24 days ago

## NEW RELEASE ##


LaviaLavine: These things are positively amazing and go beautifully in my new build. Outstanding work, beautifully done! 2 months ago
Every now and then, I come across stunning Royalty Free jewelry to share with you.

This artist https://www.blenderkit.com/asset-gallery?query=author_id:8...

ILYA ESMAILZADEH
The art: Creating maximums with your minimums.
Genetic engineering of UT

Incredible artist; please give him a like!

Please never sell and observe the creator's Royalty Free License.
LICENSES
BlenderKit only has 2 available licenses, and these are quite simple. Everything you download is available for commercial use. Both allow you to sell higher-level-derivative works, but royalty free license doesn't allow to re-sell 3D models even if modified.

Royalty Free
royalty free license
This license protects the work in the way that it allows commercial use without mentioning the author, but doesn't allow for re-sale of the asset in the same form (eg. a 3D model sold as a 3D model or part of assetpack or game level on a marketplace).

In the foyer of Monentes Jewelry


Jerralyn Franzic: Nice! Thanks... also love the Nurse avatar. =) 5 months ago

One of Putri's children is very sick and still has a few critical days to get through.....we can all just pray that the child gets well again quickly...Putri has canceled all shows for the time being


Passion Jumanji: Prayers Putri! SO MANY Prayers going up for you & your child! 5 months ago

AnaKathy: Wundervolle Osterfeiertage euch wünsche :) 6 months ago
Thanks to all the Opensim people who participate in the gallery on Flickr, this gallery is now also present in the Bluebay café in the region: Nadejdae
hg.osgrid.org:80:Nadejdae

TP to the gallery is indicated at the entrance

ps: please let me know if you have any objection to the exhibition in the OS world.

For other photos, please contact me, I need to fill this gallery :)
Thanks for your help!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/200746523@N07/

Hicks: who is the most handsome? it's me!! XD ok ok I'm joking some will say that I'm narcissistic 4 hours ago
Stop by The Artist's Brush Art Shop and get your art supplies, there are easels, tripods, canvases, brushes, oil paints in sets or individual, Artist's Pallets, colored pencils and there are plenty of art pieces for you to enjoy and purchase for $0, full perm too, all original creations of yours truly. And if you have artwork you'd like to showcase, we can fix you up at the Showcase Plateau with your own little gallery and up to 1500 prims. Stop in and visit and we'll talk. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

IndigoQueen King: Such a beautiful art space Lavia. Picked up a few pieces :)) And the art supplies are indeed awesome!! Excellent !!! Love it 2 months ago
Who is the band in the new show truck?

Needful Things has been enriched by a small attraction: every visitor can start the small show themselves by clicking on the writing on the floor (sounds must be activated in the viewer!).
For all those who get carried away by the little concert, there is a free HUD with audience animations to take away in the boxes in front of the truck....

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/fO-VR3FJfZU

Wer ist die Band im neuen Show Truck?

Needful Things ist um eine kleine Attraktion reicher: jeder Besucher kann die kleine Show durch Anklicken der Schrift am Boden selbst starten (Klänge müssen im Viewer aktiviert sein!).
Für alle, die sich von dem kleinen Konzert mitreißen lassen, gibt es einen HUD mit Publikumsanimationen kostenlos zum Mitnehmen in den Kartons vor dem Truck....

Chelsea Louloudi: Another work of art!! I love and am in awe of these shows :D 2 months ago
The shopping region is still a work in progress and every day, more is set for $0 so pardon the mess as you come to shop as new things are made available daily. Even though I already have tons of stuff for you, I couldn't help but make some new things, Yes I am insane! More stuff you say?
Check it out. I have made 5 sets of small tables at 3 different heights and sizes. These look beautiful in any home and can be used in many ways. I know you decorators will find the perfect spot for one of these.
I also made some Cut Crystalware. Bring a touch of elegance to your decor with one of these beauties. We like shiny things, right?
My items are Full perm and always free. Thanks for looking! Have a fabulous Friday!! Or Sat for those already in the future). ::)

John Sheppard: I'm interested in the standing stones with mystical gems... some awesome stuff! You've inspired me to keep going on the Blender classes... because I LOVE shiny things and I have plans to put stuff out... 2 months ago

Image by @FerdFrederix~Thank you Ferd! Sakuragawa at dusk.


Aurora Starchild: *watches short people walking there and starting to throw rings* 6 months ago
I repaired MAHJONG by Xylor Baysklef. The amazing Xylor made this years ago, and it was broken and stopped working. I just went through thousands of lines of code and fixed all 13 broken scripts. Now it will work in dreamgrid or anywhere. :) I'm leaving it at cyberdatastorm.com:8002:SandBox This is a fun 1 person or multiplayer game and it is very advanced and sophisticated.

Rogue Galaxy: awesome I love playing majong!!! 6 months ago

NEW RELEASE


BELZE: HMM das könnte ich sein 9 months ago
Every one, something I did not know. I upgraded to the most recent version of dreamgrid and the other day I had massive problems. My grid would not restart and I had to reinstall completely from oars and an old iar. I lost a ton of my inventry. Someone pointed out to me that the latest version is a 'beta' version that has not been well tested, and I didn't know that. Apparently we should only use the latest 'stable' version and stick to that until a new 'stable' version is clearly marked on the dreamgrid website. I apologize to everyone for posting when a new version of dreamgrid came out. Not realizing these are beta versions has created a massive mess. As usual, many people are angry with me for joyfully informing them of the latest release. I hope you can forgive me, I meant no harm, and was trying to be helpful.

Milly Money: Oh no! I am so sorry to hear this, I have had similar issues before with DG. What version was it that did this? I am always leery of upgrades. Thank you for sharing this! 11 months ago
*** NEW RELEASE JULY 23th 2024*** ANCIENT MOSSY OAK TREE - Seasonal textures with smooth animations on leaves. Available for FREE and FULLPERM at GARDEN AREA, BOX 05.
Textures and scripts available! Models available for each season and added a scripted version! yes, just one click and u change the tree for SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER and WINTER icy..
All models are 1 prim only and the seasonal script works for 1 or more trees (when connected and if within same region).
Enjoy :)

IndigoQueen King: Awesome as usual Jimmy!!! Thank you 2 months ago

With lots of free goodies for your downloading pleasure.


Symphony Vive: ~Super! 2 months ago
Are you a fairy, wizard, or other magical being in need of a beautiful wand? Check out Abby Willowroot's custom made magic wands. Beautiful wands adorned with a jewel will make any fairy smile. :) https://willowrootwands.com/product-category/01-all-wands/ Many styles and designs to choose from!

Roland Francis: I wonder if those RL wands are as well scripted and if so, where I should put my HUD (?!) 3 months ago

Furnished Tattoo Studio Building, all furniture has menus. Can be found in the Y-Y-T Tattoo Equiqment Store


Sodasullivan: Awesome! Well done Chi! 3 months ago

Lampithaler Artist: You did a really great job, Adriana! Great choice of music, and I'm already looking forward to the next time! Das hast du wirklich toll gemacht, Adriana! Tolle Musikauswahl, und ich freue mich schon a... 5 months ago

Embrace nature's elegance with this exquisite sunflower ring. This is just one of the many jewelry pieces you will find at Monentes Jewelry. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry


JaniceHubbenfluff: These are truly wonderful! 5 months ago
MORTIMER!!! WE'RE BACK!!!! Thanks to the people of the metaverse. So many of you came to me offering free land, free help, and really demonstrated your friendship. You brought back my latest creations to me to refill my store at Wizardry. I am very greatful and love you all. I could not ask for better friends. Special thanks to Milly Money, Fresh Virtual World, Jay R Cela, Kater_V_Kater, Marianna, PagaSuccubus, Safine Mahoe, HugABug, Mistress Dalgato, Lone Wolf, Nexus Storm, Fearghus McMahon, KatKakoola, Fred BeckHuesen & Druskus. You are wonderful and awesome people, and I am forever grateful to all of you.

JayR Cela: ahh, great news and glad to hear this. 6 months ago

Don´t forget.. Feb. 14th is Valentines day!!


Omy2024: So cute, thanks so much Thomas - you have some fabulous gifts at your sim and it is very appreciated. 8 months ago