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Millions of stars lit up Caribou when I took Monkey on my shoulder for a little break from my landscaping. I sent a loving thought to my friend Veri McMaster who taught me so much. She is now with the angels, and I miss her badly.
Veri knew that our experiences in OS can have a healing effect on our brains. She went out to prove this by taking many people to adult environments and experiences. We talked much about her project, and she inspired me to read more and follow up on what she was doing.
Veri was right. Environment, architecture, experiences, good relations, can all improve our neurological health. But there is also a dark side of adult life in OS which has opposite effects.
I know it myself. For almost a year I lived through a period of exclusion and harassment. My friends were lost and lies were circulated. I was excluded from all adult events and groups all over OS. If I asked something I was told that these are only my own sick fantasies. My friends were told to ignore me or they would get excluded themselves.
I was as alone as can be, night after night, week after week. And no. I was not feeling well.
My few remaining friends saved me. But I still suffer from what happened.
This is a dangerous game. I don’t think that most people understand how dangerous it is. Lonely people who maybe have other health problems may fare much worse than I did.
I now own a major region and grid, caribougrid.com. I am happily partnered and have many new friends. Some have apologized for their treatment of me which I do appreciate.
I still suffer from the old lies that were circulated. I am not allowed into most adult events and sites. This does not hurt me anymore. I go where I am welcome and wonder about the others.
I wanted to tell this to explain my approach to Caribou. We will never exclude anyone, and we will never accept any harassment on these islands. There will never be groups that exclude others. Everyone will be welcome on these adult islands where there are as few rules as we can have.
If you have similar experiences please talk with me. We don't offer professional advice but it may help to talk, and to know that there are others as well. Such as I myself.
Caribou is Adult rated and we hope that our friends come as 18+ Avatars, at any size small or large, so we can keep these islands open, advanced and safe for all. Ask me, Jeanne, if you are not sure how we see you.
Ask me also for private homes, hideaways and second homes. From villages and tropical islands to countryside and winter snow. From your own island to a village condo. Caribou Avatars have the right built in.
Avatars from other Grids please contact me and we see what and how we can arrange. We will always find solutions.
A caribougrid.com Avatar can be created at http://hg.caribougrid.com:16002 - and life here will be easy. Please note that our server checks automatically that your e-mail address is a real one.
All is free in Caribou. Read more at www.caribougrid.com.
A warm hug to you all. Jeanne
Veri knew that our experiences in OS can have a healing effect on our brains. She went out to prove this by taking many people to adult environments and experiences. We talked much about her project, and she inspired me to read more and follow up on what she was doing.
Veri was right. Environment, architecture, experiences, good relations, can all improve our neurological health. But there is also a dark side of adult life in OS which has opposite effects.
I know it myself. For almost a year I lived through a period of exclusion and harassment. My friends were lost and lies were circulated. I was excluded from all adult events and groups all over OS. If I asked something I was told that these are only my own sick fantasies. My friends were told to ignore me or they would get excluded themselves.
I was as alone as can be, night after night, week after week. And no. I was not feeling well.
My few remaining friends saved me. But I still suffer from what happened.
This is a dangerous game. I don’t think that most people understand how dangerous it is. Lonely people who maybe have other health problems may fare much worse than I did.
I now own a major region and grid, caribougrid.com. I am happily partnered and have many new friends. Some have apologized for their treatment of me which I do appreciate.
I still suffer from the old lies that were circulated. I am not allowed into most adult events and sites. This does not hurt me anymore. I go where I am welcome and wonder about the others.
I wanted to tell this to explain my approach to Caribou. We will never exclude anyone, and we will never accept any harassment on these islands. There will never be groups that exclude others. Everyone will be welcome on these adult islands where there are as few rules as we can have.
If you have similar experiences please talk with me. We don't offer professional advice but it may help to talk, and to know that there are others as well. Such as I myself.
Caribou is Adult rated and we hope that our friends come as 18+ Avatars, at any size small or large, so we can keep these islands open, advanced and safe for all. Ask me, Jeanne, if you are not sure how we see you.
Ask me also for private homes, hideaways and second homes. From villages and tropical islands to countryside and winter snow. From your own island to a village condo. Caribou Avatars have the right built in.
Avatars from other Grids please contact me and we see what and how we can arrange. We will always find solutions.
A caribougrid.com Avatar can be created at http://hg.caribougrid.com:16002 - and life here will be easy. Please note that our server checks automatically that your e-mail address is a real one.
All is free in Caribou. Read more at www.caribougrid.com.
A warm hug to you all. Jeanne
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I am new to OS so I don't know about all of the past BS those ppl put you through. I hope that you continue to heal and thrive..when I came to visit your grid you and your friends greeted me with warmth and good feelings. Thank you so much for your kindness. Keep growing and glowing up!
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There are simply terribly intolerant people in OpenSim who claim the exclusive privilege for themselves to decide who and what may exist in OpenSim and who and what must not.
If they don't like someone or something, no matter why, they pull all stops they can to rid OpenSim of them or it once and for all with the most extreme prejudice. Attacking every last post or comment of a user on OSW, manipulation or destruction of websites, manipulation or destruction of grids, DDoS attacks, infiltration of grids and circles of friends, lies and slander, even psychological terror all the way to bluntly trying to drive a person to suicide. And I'm not even making the latter up.
In this light, it's always nice to see users who, in spite of all their enemies' on-going attempts at destroying them, don't back down and carry on.
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If they don't like someone or something, no matter why, they pull all stops they can to rid OpenSim of them or it once and for all with the most extreme prejudice. Attacking every last post or comment of a user on OSW, manipulation or destruction of websites, manipulation or destruction of grids, DDoS attacks, infiltration of grids and circles of friends, lies and slander, even psychological terror all the way to bluntly trying to drive a person to suicide. And I'm not even making the latter up.
In this light, it's always nice to see users who, in spite of all their enemies' on-going attempts at destroying them, don't back down and carry on.
Hi everyone. Regrettably our Caribou login page has been corrupted and the TOS link leads to a text that should not be there:
"Terms of Service
Welcome to Caribou Grid. This virtual environment issubject to the following terms of use:
Play nice and don't destroy the furniture! :-)"
The TOS is at our home page where I also write more about the grid:
http://www.caribougrid.com
I also understand that some teleports to Caribou have not worked properly since yesterday.
I apologize for this and we have taken steps to correct these sudden problems.
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"Terms of Service
Welcome to Caribou Grid. This virtual environment issubject to the following terms of use:
Play nice and don't destroy the furniture! :-)"
The TOS is at our home page where I also write more about the grid:
http://www.caribougrid.com
I also understand that some teleports to Caribou have not worked properly since yesterday.
I apologize for this and we have taken steps to correct these sudden problems.
Well said Jeanne. I don't know you but think you are a courageous soul speaking out against the pitfalls and what can be a traumatic experience in virtual worlds for so many people. I have always said it can be the devils playground! Good on you for rising above it all and I wish you well with your adventure. Create your beautiful reality! Surround yourself with beauty always! that includes people!
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The ones who matter accept you as you are. The ones who don't, don't matter. :) I like you Jeanne. Here's a big cyberglo hug from me to you. Remember, there are those whose feet run to trouble. They ENJOY it. You will know them by the way they are always lying on people, involving themselves as commenters in every attack on the forums, and sometimes an associative name.
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Having your own grid makes a big difference. I think we got GroovyVerse right. We'll never be up in the arms race for most registered users, or be party-central, etc.. But we just have really good, creative people. Our active user base is sort just right. Where we are busy, but we can take time and make sure people's needs are met. I hope no one feels lonely there, we try pretty hard to let people know they are valued. But I think you're on the right track with Caribou grid. :)
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Look at SL. You can be surrounded by zillions of people online, and utterly alone without a soul to talk to. You can just disappear one day, and no one will know you're gone. What few friends you have are fleeting, or always have their head up their ass doing their RP stuff. lol That is an absolutely wretched existence.
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Good experiences are very good for health. In virtual , losing yourself in the dream of the self made worlds , and the people who play roles in this world , can have healing powers and also intoxicating powers. Some people play roles, others are genuine. Be selective to people in virtual who deserve your trust. Be aware most people behind their avatars are stangers, even you think you know them for a long time. Virtual is the perfect bal masqué ...
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Beautiful thoughts Jeanne and thank you for sharing. You might not remember, but you showed me great kindness during my first few days in OS. That is a good person and is shows in all you create. Just keep being YOU and don't worry about the others.
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