gV Drama...It started with a little thread about desktop images. (Part II)

Here's an update on the "What Computer Desktop Image Do You Use?" thread on gV.

A new poster personality, Rudolph Ukka, made an appearance on gV (SLF and FC too) and caused some alt hunting, natch, before one of the planets orbited him.

Rudi said:

"I saw this fucking thread written about in LeeHeres blog so I singed up to come and say that you are a bunch of fucking pussywhipped morons leading a fucking wimp of a fucking owner by the nose becuase Immy has not been proved to break any laws not even the rules of this fucking forum. Immy has got an infraction becuase she did something against the kultur of this forum or at least the kultur of the most vocal fucking morons here. You suggest that fucking Lucifer over in fucking SCII has stated that cartoon lolis are illegal in his country but you dont even know what fucking country he lives in. Is it Ireland England or fucking Scotland. And what are you going to do if I tell you that fucking lolcatz are fucking illegal in fucking Tristan Da Cunha? Does that mean that you all have to promise to stop posting fucking pictures of fucking lolcatz or even links to sites that have fucking lolcatz. And get rid of all the fucking posts in this forum that have fucking lolcatz in them. Rudi"

Charming, eh?

Lias responded:

"LeeHere has a blog? How frightening."

Pep said on FC:

"Pep (is surprised Rudi's posts are still up in the official forum; are the mods there confused about whether his posts have already been moderated?)"

Which is all the more humorous both if you know the current moderation practices on SLF and if you've seen Rudi's posts there.

colleen was accused of Donning the thread (as in posting like Don Mills, not actually wearing the thread).

A discussion about the merits of the individual sartorial styles of both colleen and Lias ensued nonetheless.

A discussion about the merits and significance of high post and like counts ensued.

Storm entered the fray and stirred things up managing to both publicize FC and draw Jolene's rapt attention in the process, which inevitably led to a rehash of the Seicher Rae-Ima-Willem brouhaha on FC and even a little of the Jolene-Jumpman-Wasted debacle and many more posts and pages.  Lain's Larry was mentioned.  Fuckwad too.  Even Gnat was invoked.  Scylla too, natch.  And of course, the more current drama surrounding the rumor that the Ts are, in fact, our own Storm and Venus.  Ima finally sorted out her password problems and jumped into the mud with everyone else.  If you haven't posted or been mentioned in this thread yet, you might want to call your publicist.

Storm said:

"FORUM CONFIDENTIAL killed Mulch. Stayed tune for details."

Storm said:

"I have a question for this forum, or anybody who is reading this thread: how many alts do you think it will take to put out the fire that Jolene started on this thread? I say 4."

Jolene said:

"I just vehemently will fight his little games to get his blog posted anywhere."

LeeHere said:

"Well, I guess Storm is the Donnie Deutsch Trump of the SL-circuit then. I want to see a reality machinima next."

colleen said:

"I do see, but .....just like IRL The Enquirer ....wants to know. Headlines gotta come from somewhere. huh"

nina weighed in on Immy's links.

"i dont have much of an issue with the link personally
that being said, it could be interpreted as a violation of the community standards, so mercury was right to infract imo."

nina finally got around to asking colleen and Lias about their falling out.

"i must have missed something...
i thought you two were mates?"

LeeHere said:

"Jeebus, but you are behind. Still not reading your own forum?"

nina said:

"i am aware that they havent gotten on for a while now, but this is the first i have asked about it."

Bladyblue (Lias) made an appearance.

Mitch threw spaghetti at the wall.

Mary and I reminisced about my Candy Tetris quest.

GradyE bucked the thread trend and posted a desktop image with a subtle little plug for Mulch's new Feted Inner Hangout forum.  I've already been instructed not to call it "fetid."



colleen may have summed up the thread best when she said:

"Christ its like a nightmare that never ends."

Links:
http://direct.gotvirtual.net/community/threads/what-computer-desktop-image-do-you-use.2342/page-16
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/08/gv-dramait-started-with-little-thread.html
http://slconfidential.blogspot.com/2011/08/newbie-troll-of-week-rudolph-ukka.html
http://slconfidential.blogspot.com/2011/08/gv-in-uproar-over-immy-images.html
http://slconfidential.blogspot.com/
http://fetedinnerhorde.com/forums/

Oh, and Harvey wants y'all to see this.



ETA:  Isakk Hunt has joined us on gV.

Scavenger Hunt or Shopping for Blog Whores (a kind of game, if you will, or even if you won't)

Links:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Falln-Ima-Outfit-Orange/10025
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PeP-Musculation-Bench-Press/1902129
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PeP-Treadmill/1902689
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ROLE-OPTIC-GLASSES-CATO-II-boxed-Sculpted-Scripted-Sunglasses-Shades-Eyewear/416472
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Shnem-Cato-Persian-Pony/1438006
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Small-Vegetable-Patch-by-Peppi-8-prims/2105098
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Japanese-Love-Rock-Koiuranai-no-ishi/2338243
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LR-Luna-Lacrima-white-crystal-piano/2507050
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Connors-MODS-STYLE-ORFEU/1584192
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Timeless-Anzac-Saffy-SE-NoAnim/1789781
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/My-Ts-Grunge-Tanktop-Bad-Girl/1421985
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Mitch-Skin/1080127
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Dead-Fall-Derek-Dollarbie/2033695
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/TwiztedFlesh-Free-Willy-V2/1219872
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Venus-Towel-Wrap-unisex/1934614
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/DAMNED-Storm-Shape-DEMO-2-sizes-SHAPE-ONLY/1855243
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Trident-of-Storms/1125708
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AdelleArts-Steampunk-Stephie-Green-Outfit/1122126
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/General-Lee-Rebel-Car/1482614
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RoG-Argus-Assault-Rifle-Boxed-V2/966514

Blog & Forum Snapshot (August 8, 2011)

Real Travels in a Virtual World has a post by S0phia Inkpen about golf courses in Second Life called "Golf Aruba." I'm a golfer, so that particular post caught my eye.

S0phia Inkpen said:

"Golf courses in sl! Virtual worlds are the only place where I have no objections to the game (actually I have no objections to the game per se, I have objections to the golf courses themselves)."

She doesn't explain why she has objections to the golf courses in real life, possibly because she wanted to keep the post short, light and mostly about the pictures and Second Life, but left to my own assumptions, I'm guessing her objections are based on environmental grounds, a not uncommon objection to golf courses.

From a Wikipedia article:

"Environmental concerns over the use of land for golf courses have grown over the past fifty years. Specific issues include the amount of water and chemical pesticides and fertilizers used for maintenance, as well as the destruction of wetlands and other environmentally important areas during construction."

Pep has entitled his latest provocative and pithy post "Official: The Global Recession is all the fault of the LWLs."  Is there anyone here among us who does not yet know what he means by "LWL"?  No?  Good.


Speaking of provocative (but not pithy), Ishtara never fails to deliver in that respect.  Consider this latest blog post title:  "Of Psychoactive Sperm, Gushing Women, and Men Who Picture Their Wives in Horseshoes."  Better yet, read, comment and let us know what you think.  Be forewarned, however...Ishtara sympathetically addresses a topic that is guaranteed to dramatically offend the vast majority of readers out there.  No, it's not pedophilia, but it is a very close second.  Proceed with caution or bypass completely.  Just don't say I didn't warn you.


My posting is often considered provocative too... wait... that makes it sound much better than what the actual commentary has been, the actual commentary being more along the lines of "instigating, shit-stirring, trouble-making troll."  My motives were recently questioned here and here.  This post may well be considered an act of instigation, so perhaps I should reflect on my motivation for it.  In the meantime, perhaps you will enjoy some of the responses I got when I put the question back out there to the rest of the forum.  I received some in PMs that were totally post-worthy, but probably inappropriate to post here given the medium (private channel) so you will just be left to wonder about those.  (Now what was my motivation for saying that?)

Lee said:

"Alright everybody. What's your forum posting motivation? "

Pig said:

"I just like watching the idiots rant and tossing in few rants back. Too busy for real threads so right now just come and watch some people trying to feel important is fun~"

Lain (is Bams) said:

"What motivates my posting is generally lack of better judgement."

Bunnie said:

"I am a glutton for punishment.  "

Mitch said:

"Me?..... I like to cause drama.....   "

Kick Frenzy said:

"Hmmm... *Scratches chin*


I'd say my main motivation is fun.
It's like hanging out with a bunch of people, many who I'd call friend, and just shootin the shit.
There's drama here and there and whatever and I get involved with that usually.
But for the most part, I'm here for the laughs and good times... and all the information on a huge variety of shit that I get to learn about.


So, basically... fun, fun, drama, fun, learning about shit... and more fun.
(Oh yeah, and getting my name known for that mythical day when Bang Rumpus actually gets finished.  )"

Mary said:

"I have this character flaw where I am compelled to argue with idiots. I know it's a waste of time and that it's like teaching a pig to sing. But I do it anyways.


I should probably seek counseling about that or something. I've been trying to break the habit for awhile now."

Orfeu, as you probably already know, said:

"My Motivation is simple.
I am a fuckwit, and dont know any better.


As for Lee...I should think it is obvious to any impartial observer.


She is Evil.
Pure Concentrated Evil.
She pulls our strings like an Evil Puppet-Master.


So if any of you have a beef with me...just remember, it wasnt my fault.
Lee made me do it."

Prokofy Neva covers an extremely popular topic with his post "Second Life Needs a Live Music Blog."  I would direct him to some SL live music sites, blogs, blog posts and even forums, but my observation is that Neva prefers to find such things on his own, if at all.  I don't mean to be dismissive of Neva or Neva's post.  I'm thrilled that Neva is again taking an interest in the rich live music scene in Second Life and I agree that most of the live music blog content out there is more of the "here is a live musician in SL and his genre is the blues and I really enjoyed his show" variety rather than actual musical criticism.  As much as people write about live music in SL, and there is a lot of writing about live music in SL  (right behind fashion, destinations and SL operations and politics), there really isn't a whole lot of informed critical analysis or Rolling Stone journalistic style review.  Maybe we could get Envoy or Orfeu on that.  I used to write a kind of basic SL live music blog myself, but I kept it in a social group on a forum and it, and all the content save the pictures, were deleted...and I don't have the musical background of an Envoy or Orfeu.  Seicher Rae got into SL Live Music blogging at one time, but her content has also been deleted.  At any rate, I'm glad Neva brought it up.  It's a ceaselessly interesting topic to me and many others and it also gives me a chance to tell you that Guitar Zane and Senjata Witt are two of my favorite live music artists in Second Life. (I gushed profusely and prolifically about Guitar Zane in forum threads and the social group blog and my SL pic albums over on RLetc.  I wear my Senjata Witt SL t-shirt a lot.  Good thing clothes don't wear out in SL.)


Speaking of live music, though not in SL...

Kita said:

"It's that time again! Another Phish show, Mulch and I will be streaming LIVE intermittently throughout the day!

http://mulched.blogspot.com/2011/08/phish-8811-hollywood-bowl.html

Keep checking the stream today and stay tuned for awesome hippie action! "

You might need this.

Which leads me to this:  It would appear that not only is Mulch blogging again, but he has started a new forum or at least is participating in the development of a new forum.  It's called "Feted Inner Hangout" and it's on fetedinnerhorde.com.

Mulch said:

"also, this forum is now in beta testing. It would be a great honor to me if you sign up for this forum/site, use it, test it, post to it, upload photos, send messages, edit friend list, add buddies, and help me work out the bugs and help me beta test it (long term involvement beyond beta not discouraged). we should be going live within 2-4 weeks once all bugs, features, mods, and hacks are worked out"

"Are you

• a normal adult who likes to play WoW?
• someone with real life responsibilities like a job, significant other, hobby, social life?
• looking to play WoW with friendly, likeminded people who are adults who have real lives outside of WoW, and who like to PvP and sometimes PvE, without DKP, militant GMs or Raid Leaders or drama?
• on or considering Lightninghoof server in the US, horde faction?*

Then consider apllying to join us in Feted Inner Horde. We are all adults, majority female. We have a small active user base and a larger pool who comes through every now and then. We are casual, have a teamspeak 3 server, and prefer to...
Read more: http://fetedinnerhorde.com/forums/index.php/topic,6.0.html#ixzz1USqXqjyc"

Cristiano has posted a list of the top 25 laugh-getting posts on SLU.




Wasted wants to view my blog but is having a great deal of difficult because of the "mature content" warning. I suppose it's good to know the net nanny content-control software works.

"leehere, why don´t you remove that warning about the mature content? I never can read your blog, it doesn´t work on firefox for me."

"many views and still cant read the leehere´s blog because of the mature content warning   "

Lastly, check out this fun find Magnus Brody blogged about in his post "Spock Is Not Impressed."


p.s.
I think it would be fun if Neva got in on the forum and blog critiquing biz on a regular, formal, structured kind of basis (as opposed to the drive-by shooting basis).  We could even give him a head start.

Links:
http://realtravels.blogspot.com/2011/08/golf-aruba.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_course
http://geographyfieldwork.com/golf.htm
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/golf/index.htm
http://www.golfturf.rutgers.edu/golf-courses-and-the-environment.asp
http://slmc.myfastforum.org/
http://quickmusiclexxi.blogspot.com/
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/06/virtual-world-theme-sites-blogs-forums.html
http://www.wastedlife.com.ar/index.php/forum?func=view&catid=4&id=71
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/08/wasted-sees-me-too-or-wasted-channels.html
http://gotvirtual.net/community/threads/leehere-i-see-you.858/page-60
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/07/criteria-for-forum-ranking-ratings_29.html
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/07/criteria-for-forum-ranking-ratings.html
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/07/forum-ranking-ratings-reviews.html
http://mulched.blogspot.com/2011/08/phish-8811-hollywood-bowl.html
http://fetedinnerhorde.com/forums/index.php/topic,16.new.html
http://www.ustream.tv/user/mulchvideo
http://fetedinnerhorde.com/forums/
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/slu-announcements/62941-top-25-most-laughs.html

Fine print:  LWL = Ladies Who Lunch (and is not gender specific)
Fine print 2:  The author of this blog does not necessarily support or condone the content of the blogs referenced here.
Fine print 3:  @ Seicher Rae:  If you still have that SL live music content and would like to pass it on to me for a blog post attributed to you (natch), then I would be delighted to post it.  Food for thought.  Thanks.
Fine print 4:  Yes, I do know that Prokofy Neva's operator is a female human and that most people refer to Prokofy Neva as Prok.