Trying not to hurt a noob's feelings

[Katheryne Helendale]

System AV's aren't that offputting to potential suitoers

I still have a system avi, yet I doubt I'd be chased off a dance pole even today.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Hi.

'WallBanger 4000 loveHUD xxx [FREE DEMO VERSION]', an object owned by 'daddycake87731 Resident', would like to:

Animate your avatar

Is this OK?

 

[Sean Gorham]

a/s/l we make fuck????

34/SWAT/outside your window tossing in a flashbang grenade

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

'WallBanger 4000 loveHUD xxx [FREE DEMO VERSION]', an object owned by 'daddycake87731 Resident', would like to:

Animate your avatar

Is this OK?

That's oddly specific.

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

'WallBanger 4000 loveHUD xxx [FREE DEMO VERSION]', an object owned by 'daddycake87731 Resident', would like to:

Animate your avatar

Is this OK?

No voice, no booty!

 

[Ailsa Muliaina]

System AV's aren't that offputting to potential suitoers

I didn't say they were that bad I'm just aware there are some people who really dislike the look of system bodies and don't want to have pixel sex with them. I'm very happy if they filter themselves out of my SL experience.

 

[Sid]

I just outright not reply. Just disable sounds and blinks for notifications and keep the window minimized. Recently people in general have gotten better at handling someone being completely unresponsive. (^_^)

Social platform?

 

[Bea McMahon]

I was DJing and greeting new folk in chat range but not actually camming them. So I totally missed his cougar loving group tag!

Every time I hear a story like this, I am again grateful that I work in clubs where hitting on the DJ is totally off the table. At both Club Noir and The Cellar, all I have to do is tell them "Knock it off". They fail to do so, I report it, the ban hammer gets lowered.

 

[Ailsa Muliaina]

Every time I hear a story like this, I am again grateful that I work in clubs where hitting on the DJ is totally off the table. At both Club Noir and The Cellar, all I have to do is tell them "Knock it off". They fail to do so, I report it, the ban hammer gets lowered.

Oh I had full rights to ban him, but my fellow staffers are all very capable mischief makers so we tend to prank and wind guys up instead. The guy before that was given an attachable "penis" that should have sent him flying up into orbit. Unfortunately he hit the club roof and fell down instead so I failed that prank too

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Oh I had full rights to ban him, but my fellow staffers are all very capable mischief makers so we tend to prank and wind guys up instead. The guy before that was given an attachable "penis" that should have sent him flying up into orbit. Unfortunately he hit the club roof and fell down instead so I failed that prank too

SuperDong takes your orgasm to new heights!

 

[Romana]

Oh I had full rights to ban him, but my fellow staffers are all very capable mischief makers so we tend to prank and wind guys up instead. The guy before that was given an attachable "penis" that should have sent him flying up into orbit. Unfortunately he hit the club roof and fell down instead so I failed that prank too

That reminds me, somewhere in my inventory I have a "friendship teddy bear" that does very rude things to the unwary recipient. Of course, some types might take this as a positive response...
I didn't look at the guy's profile, but he was new enough to be wearing one of the newer system avatars complete with outfit. So just shuuting down on him he might not have learned anything (I found out he didn't anyway, but hey, I tried).
Thinking of making a notecard for new users with a few tips in case there's a next time.

 

[Cat Fratica]

Seriously? So many options - if anyone asks your age I suggest one of the following, depending on your mood:

1. Tell them
2. Ignore them
3. Mute them
4. Lie to them
5. Laugh at them
6. Tell them you don't speak English
7. Tell them to, fuck off/go away/mind their own business
8. etc.

Never let a question affect your day! It should have no effect on your RL. It IS only a game...

 

[RodeejahUrquan]

Yeah, I guess this guy didn't grasp that. Or that if you want someone's friendship, you could, oh, I don't know, talk to them first? But not about RL stuff. That's reserved for when you know someone online long enough to know if you even want to say.
I'm not sure I handled the situation well. I prefer to help new SLers, unless they prove themselves to be jerks.

To be honest, you handled it pretty well. I wouldn't let it put you off getting that nice skin though. No weird noob should be a block to that!

It's going to take some head knocking for some noobs to realize that SLers are first and foremost real live people (minus bots or animesh figures). But, again, that's not on you to lead them to that conclusion.

 

[Kalel]

Yeah, I guess this guy didn't grasp that. Or that if you want someone's friendship, you could, oh, I don't know, talk to them first? But not about RL stuff. That's reserved for when you know someone online long enough to know if you even want to say.
I'm not sure I handled the situation well. I prefer to help new SLers, unless they prove themselves to be jerks.

this is what bugs me. are these people human? have they not used the internet before? its like they don't know how to be social. did they live in a basement the entire time and sl is the first thing they have been introduced to?

"Hi, how are you? i'm new Second life and have no idea what i'm doing... Can i add you as a friend?... your Avatar is pretty... can we have sex? "

alot better then

"Hi" ::adds friend:: "Sex now?"

Have anyone in this thread spoke like this when they first started Second life? Asking complete strangers for friendship without talking? not even sl but in any game?

To me this is kinda common sense in most languages to get to know the person first. even from a gamers perspective.. you'd play a few matches with a stranger.. I may not know who the guy i just played Ghost Recon for 4 hours with but good with a virtual gun and we had fun so i added him so we can play again together in the future. I didn't question his age and if i needed help i asked and he told me what to do.

i understand if english is not your first language.. and you may have to use a copy and paste translations... but atleast put some sort of effort into being Coherently social with a few more words and not immediately coming off like a robot who only wants sex.

 

[Fionalein]

this is what bugs me. are these people human? have they not used the internet before? its like they don't know how to be social. did they live in a basement the entre time and sl is the first thing they have been introduced to?

It is a culture thing,... I noticed Indians, Arabs and South Americans seem to consider A/S/L a polite way to start a conversation... in fact they even seem to consider it impolite to withhold A/S/L.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

It is a culture thing,... I noticed Indians, Arabs and South Americans seem to consider A/S/L a polite way to start a conversation... in fact they even seem to consider it impolite to withhold A/S/L.

I'm tempted to respond to S with non-binary and see if they wig out.

But I won't because that could just cause a bigot to seek out a trans person to harm them.

 

[Chav Paderborn]

I did once tell I guy I was a 54 year old male trucker from Tenessee who already had 14 SL boyfriends. His answer? "Can I be number 15? "

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I did once tell I guy I was a 54 year old male trucker from Tenessee who already had 14 SL boyfriends. His answer? "Can I be number 15? "

I kinda respect that.

 

[Free]

I did once tell I guy I was a 54 year old male trucker from Tenessee who already had 14 SL boyfriends. His answer? "Can I be number 15? "

Sort of the new "Everybody is my alt!"

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I did once tell I guy I was a 54 year old male trucker from Tenessee who already had 14 SL boyfriends. His answer? "Can I be number 15? "

It's those hands, Chav. They're just irresistible to some people.