Connection Board?
Have I ever fallen in love in OS? Yes! With everyone!

OK, that is a lie. But I've made many good friends and even FWB. Everyone is seeking connection. SL has "dating boards" to help. I'd like to find something like that in OS, and someone to help revise it if needed, or to help make a new one.

This group was created 3 months ago. We have 61 members and 2 full pages of posts. The only group larger has 71 members. It was created 5 years ago. It has 7 posts. Our growth in such a short time and the amount of activity must the works of some mad scientist! Or our helpers. I'm going with helpers. Thanks folks!

Taarna Welles makes original clothes for free in opensim. Her grid was offline for a bit, but it's back up now, and Taarna is in creative mode - so expect some more fashion and other goodies in the next months. bubblesz.nl:8002:Savvy

Good Morning Good Afternoon! Good Evening!
We have a mall on the Genesis Roleplay Grid that has a lot of original content made on our grid by various creators. Most of us have our own shop and there is a TP board to get around. Lavia has also put out a lot of stuff she has found that is FP. All of my stuff, I made myself, mostly twisting prims. Lavia is the mesh creator. So if you are looking for original content, maybe you will find something you like or have been looking for. I don't intend for this to be about self-promotion, although it is I suppose. I just wanted to share what we have on our grid in case it will be helpful to anyone looking for original stuff.
We also have a shop that is all Selea Core, reboxed, and cleaned up, as a lot of boxes I had found had multiples of the same thing or broken stuff. I fixed what I could, including the swings. What a project that was! I had a lot of things I had never seen anywhere else, so I boxed all of that up too. I know there are some SC fans still and if you are not familiar, she makes beautiful landscaping and other things. She used a lot of scripts, so I have removed scripts that could be removed, like birds and butterflies for less lag.
I am going to share a picture of one of my newest builds, a bar you can put your logo on if you wish. I hope it is OK to post it here. It is a pretty good example of what I make. The stools have sits, and the bar isn't scripted but it is all FP for you to do as you wish. Love this group and everyone in it! Thanks for being my friends!

The most recent helpers:
FallenAngel Absent
Jamie Wright
thedeeferry
Jadwiga Abremović
Misty_Falls
Jupiter Rowland
Kelso.Uxlay

The photo is of a capuchin monkey being trained by an organization formerly known as "Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled, Inc". It was founded to raise and train capuchin monkeys to provide daily in-home assistance to people living with spinal cord injury or other mobility impairments.

They are transitioning from a service animal model, and are now exploring innovative assistive robotic technologies and the various uses of augmented/virtual reality. The aim is to use these technologies to assist those living with physical disabilities by helping meet their socialization, mental health and other health care needs. Check it out: https://www.envisioningaccess.org/

The Most Recent Helpful People
Lillysparks who gave very specific information about where to find Stuff boxes.
Jupiter Rowland offered tips on where to ind sweeping animations and Stuff boxes.

I am also going to acknowledge Copper & Prince Amor who responded to a request in the box (that is so old school) for a giggle animation

Here is an overly cute picture of someone who is not Rowland with a ponytail helping some random kid -- OK, her brother -- up a hill.

Please thank our most recent helpers. Visit their regions and grids. Go to their events if you like. Why? Because they are great folks!

• Chelsea Louloudi: Co-creator of Pepperland and Pepperland II based on the 1968 ground breaking animated cartoon, Beatles 'Yellow Submarine'. Find it on the Littlefield Grid. lfgrid.com:8002:Pepperland

• FallenAngel Absent: Owner of Circus (hg.osgrid.org:80:Circus)
“In virtual worlds since 2007”

• harthelie: Also a member of the Francophones group. https://opensimworld.com/groups/1039\

• Jupiter Rowland: Dorenas World dweller, Hypergrid traveller, synth geek. Spreads the word of Ruth2 and Roth2

• Lillysparks: Owner of Grid Tumbler (hg.osgrid.org:80:Grid Tumbler) & Aquarius (groovyverse.com:8002:Aquarius)
In her profile, Lilly says “that she is looking for “Scripting wizards, like-minded artists, cool folks, and great animations. I really want to meet people that have time in world to hang out and do fun things.

• Lynne Lundquist: Owner of the Seahaven Beach region hg.osgrid.org:80:Seahaven Beach

• Mistressdalgato: Owner of My Virtual Beach Grid. grid.myvirtualbeach.com:8002
“A lifestyle Mistress of 9 years in real life as well as online”.

• Racci: Owner of The Garth region alternatemetaverse.com:8002:The Garth
“Inventor and virtual adventurer.”

• Rhowin Blackwell: Owner of the Brotown Region hg.osgrid.org:80:Brotown
“A spot for guys who are into guys.”

• Star Ravenhurst: Owner of the new Tenth Dimension Grid. grid.tenthdimension.org:26002 Get ready for an exhibit in her Creative Vision Society region, with a build by Cherry Manga and a soundscape by me.

Want to see your name on the next "Recent Helper" post? Just help somebody find something they are looking for. Oh so easy!

I'm bringing this question to the group to see what suggestions you have. In the box, Star Ravenhurst asks, "What grids will help totally new people that join their grid? You have to teach them everything. Do any of these grids exist?"

My thoughts. People choose grids based on a number of criteria, such as cost of land ownership, the reputation of the grid owner, the dependability of the servers, and opportunities for shopping and socializing. However, people can travel to other grids for shopping and events, so the last two are perhaps less important.

Also, most of the people I've met have experience in SL. They need to learn what is different here. Which is what? How to run their own grid. Which grids allow you to attach your grid to theirs. How to get free land from other people. The number of people to expect at "big" events in OS. Some technical stuff -- I don't know -- scripting languages or something like that.

Then there are people who are total noobs. There are several grids that have sandboxes with instructional billboards set-up, like OSG. Anyone from almost any grid can visit regions like that. Some people have classes on different topics. But at times, people need one-on-one help.

So, a few requests, and a question.

1. Please name the grids that have the sandboxes with instructional material.
2. Please list classes that can help people learn stuff, especially the basics for noobs.
3. Are there instructional videos that teach basic skills?
4. Please say if you enjoy and are available to teach certain basic skills, one-on-one, to people new to the SL/OS family of virtual worlds.


The question is, is this group the best place to share this information for future use? Is there already an OSW group set-up for this? I think the best resource is a curated playlist of the best instructional YouTube videos. Anyone interested in doing that?

I am looking for so many things always but since I just joined this group I will start small and see how it goes. I am searching for a photographer to help me take surfing photos to showcase what I have been working on. It is VERY hard to take selfies while surfing. Thank you in advance! Also - would be fun to organize a few people to come try it while the photo person is there ... might as well make it a party. Don't worry- the weather man predicts perfect temperatures for the next week.

Great group. Thanks for creating it. We have been looking for animations for violin and chello for weeks. Sitting though! Standing is available. But it seems difficult to find these animations sitting down. Maybe someone has a tool to create them? We would be happy to pay a small amount for the work. Please contact inworld. We are grateful for any advice.

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

Here is a round up of chat requests from the last 20 days.

Request: Hello, I will need 3D numbers figures to make signs please.
Helper: FallenAngel Absent “I have a bunch. contact me in OsGrid please :-)”

Request: I am looking for [newer and better] swimming animations.
Helper: Esti Mation “have you been to LF grid? they seemed to have”

Request: Is there any place where I can find body deformers? Deformers specifically target body parts, like shoulders, butt or breasts.
Helper: No-one yet.

Request: anyone have animesh doctor, and a few other female bussiness dressed like animesh avatars?
Helper: No-one yet.

Request: anyone have a mesh lifeguard swinsuit?
Helper: No-one yet.

Please help with these requests if you can. Note that posts and replies for the past 10 months are still available in the group. Chat requests are available for only the past 20 days, don’t seem to get many helpful replies, and will disappear in time.

Verdict: Once more, post requests in group, and use chat to provide the link to help drive traffic to your post, where it will last forever and be available to archeologists from the 25th Century to study to help benefit all of human-kind! Be noble! Use the group for requests.

• Most Recent Helpers •
Visit these lovely people and their regions/grids when you can.
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• Serina Gee: login.friends-grid.com:8002:Tresco
• FallenAngel Absent: hg.osgrid.org:80:Circus
• Hugabug: (Barefoot-Dreamers Grid) login.barefoot-dreamers.com:8002
• Lily Sparks: owner of several regions, including hg.osgrid.org:80:Grid Tumbler
• Star Ravenhurst: owner of several regions, including grid.genesis-roleplay.org:8002:Le Beau Retrouve
• Jupiter Rowland: in the Fediverse @ https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/jupiter_rowland
• Jamie Wright: undisclosed

I found it!!! Well, I found one of them. It is called alien plant c. There were also an a, b, and d. Maybe an e. It is made with sculpts and prims, the "fronds" are flexi prims with a tentacle movement script to make them move when you approach. The plant makes a kool alien sound when you approach as well. Though I would be thrilled to have them all, finding even one of them has made me so happy and thankful. Inside of the plant was the plant pictured with them. It doesn't do anything. Thank you to everyone who has helped with suggestions on where to look. Oh! I found it at R&M Creations where I found some other good stuff.

(A summary of a comment to a Frontpage Post). Tigerkitti Eberdene (https://opensimworld.com/user/Tigerkitti2014) has a new sim called Darkness Falls (https://opensimworld.com/hop/92025).

Tig is searching for anything Goth related. There is a Hell underground, and in the sky, Heaven (a work in progress. It’s best to visit to see what the place is about. I went there looking for goth clothing, but its also a build with a Gothic theme). Tig invites suggestions and stuff for the build

Tig would also like someone to get statues from a place (not yet identified) that they not able to get to. Can any one help with getting them? We are awaiting Tig joining the group but I thought it would be nice to get some suggestions in advance.

Hi hi!
Thank you Jaime for your help in telling me about this place to post. =D

I am looking for a free mesh mailbox.
It doesn't need to be scripted, I already have the scripts, so just a mailbox would be nice.
I have a winter-ish one, but I'm looking for a regular one to put in front of houses.

Thank you so much! ♥

I'm looking for the "Stuff" boxes. They contain some of the first items imported to OS. These items are so old that they are once again new. Many of these high quality items are not in shops now. I'll be offering a curated selection of these items at the Black Market shop. Stop by now for items from the Stuff boxes with retro stuff.

I knew of 3 locations with a collection of the boxes. Two are now closed, and I forget the name of the other one. I'm looking for the names of places that have them and/or copies of any boxes you have,

The Most Recent Helpful People
1. Mistressdalgato for providing info on how to find salon doors.
2. Misty_Falls for actually making salon doors.
3. thedeeferry for offering Folk Cabinets in the colors I need.
4. EllenTiratzo for offering the broken lighthouse and the Botanical Waterlillys.
5. Star Ravenhurst for offering 21Strom trees and maybe more.

To celebrate, here is a random photo of stuff that nobody is looking for (as far as I know)

And, my gosh, 31 members! Post your wish lists, people. This group works!

Hello Friends. I need a couple of volunteers for Le Beau Retrouve' Art Gallery on Sept 29th during the Fall opening event.
I need a tour guide for the Special Projects Exhibition. This will take place around 11:15am - 12 PM SLT. This is mainly a supportive role to guide people through the exhibit, which is on a 2x2 region attached to the gallery.
The second volunteer I need is a good photographer for the event starting at 12 noon SLT. I want photos of the attendees...think Red Carpet...but also candid photos during the event as well.
I would do all of these things myself, but I will be busy working with the entertainment part of the event, and during, I will be busy greeting guests, answering questions, etc., and generally a nervous wreck.
Please let me know if you can help out. Thank you so very much!

I'd like help with either making stuff or finding stuff for a Horrible Halloween event. For example:

1. A DJ that streams bad music
• Any suggestions of what music that would be?

2. A location like a ball room of a run-down hotel.

3. Decor
• Moldy fast food.
• Cheap Beer (label textures that would work on existing cans?)
• Cans of Spray Cheese: extra credit bonus points if it actually can “spray” cheese
• Ripped drapery,
• Carpet stain textures
• Decorations that don’t go together at all.
• Trash bag balloons
• Toilet paper streamers
• Cardboard cutouts of tacky celebs like the cast of Jersey Shore or the Kardashians.
• A swimming pool swamp.
• Dance ball filled with ballet, belly dance, and drunken dance animations.
• Poorly dressed NPCs for the dance ball
• A “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” type event called something like “Pin A Kiss On The Ass” This one is complicated.
◦ An open collar-like blindfold that actually makes people unable to see and that will spin them.
◦ A 3-D ass that changes texture on touch to display a lipstick kiss.

4. Party Favors.
• Bling jewelry.
• Little plastic bags of toothpicks. Because, you can never have enough toothpicks.

Other ideas welcome.

I used to regularly post a list of recent helpers (and also promoted their regions). I haven't been doing that for a month or more. I'm going to start doing those acknowledgements again, for people whose help I can easily track -- people responding to posted requests.

Unfortunately. much of the help is being done in group chat. You know, group chat, where the comments scroll away out of sight, much like the front page box -- a problem this group, with posts, was supposed to cure.

What do posts have that chat doesn't? Threaded conversations. Conversations anyone can read, follow, and easily understand, and benefit from, at any time. Chat is just one endless stream. I just can't read all that to make out who all is being helpful.

I'm not quite sure yet what to say about why people are using chat instead of posting. It seems to be a way for people, who are largely non-helpers, to engage the small group of helpers more quickly. However, overall, I think it's detrimental to the group.

What would really be helpful is if people responded to requests made in chat by saying "please post that in the group." However, I'm bemused, and resigned to the group doing what it does, regardless of the original purpose and process of requesting and getting help.

wasn't there someone last who was looking for a grotto/Cave? Where I answer "just put Rocks together to make one"... Just found one at iPleasure (R. Lion) --> Landscaping region. it is a skybox but I am sure you can Rez also on ground :-)

Half day I was searching online for 3D Models for Tatto Equipment. I have seen this already somewhere inworld but no idea where it was. Any Idea where I could get some Tattoo equipment for my "beauty-Shop"? :-)

Most Recent Helpers
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Glenys Bieler
Kith Whitehawk
Jupiter Rowland
Jamie Wright
Kelso.Uxlay
MrSnoodle
Thirza Ember
Me!

Can any of you help find the missing Army vehicle?