Memoirs of a newbie - What I didn't know then
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:56 am
Hiya,
I find it fun recalling all the things of my early days. Stuff that I misunderstood or misperceived about SL and everything around me, here are some of mine:
I asked the question "Who owns the water ??" I had no sense of land or land boundaries.
I used to think that if a house was unlocked and empty then it was an invitation to go in and make yourself at home.
Walking: Heh. I used to have to plan out every movement from A to B. Trying to get through a door was a nightmare. I remember being in tears spending 10 frustrating minutes trying to get into my rented house.
You must grab all freebies!! I used to fill my inventory with everything I could get my hands on, as if I would have some disadvantage to everyone else if I didn't have loadsa stuff . I eventually got round to deleting most of it
NCI:
I understood that NCI was run by volunteers, however I thought that there was a close official relationship between NCI and LL. I think I got confused between the Mentor Program and NCI.
I used to see this title "NCI Land Officer" above someones head.. To me that meant somebody who could get you banned from SL easily if you borked up. I was terrified of borking up. I was afraid to rez freebie items in case they caused general grief (I had heard of griefing objects by this time). I was sure that I would get InstaPermaBanned from NCI and SL if I did this even by accident. I was afraid to move I was so uptight !!
Wow! did I think I was something else with my first Sexy Walk (not AO mind you, just the sexy walk).
I had to look closely at other peoples feet to see if they had a shaped ice block attached to them.... cuz I did, and I didn't know what it was!
Oh Lord, trying to shift furniture into place using the editing controls... The pain of it.. I was useless.
I think it took me a month to begin to figure how to even place a couch properly.
All that and many more early perceptions of Second Life.
Anyone care to share theirs ?
Jael
I find it fun recalling all the things of my early days. Stuff that I misunderstood or misperceived about SL and everything around me, here are some of mine:
I asked the question "Who owns the water ??" I had no sense of land or land boundaries.
I used to think that if a house was unlocked and empty then it was an invitation to go in and make yourself at home.
Walking: Heh. I used to have to plan out every movement from A to B. Trying to get through a door was a nightmare. I remember being in tears spending 10 frustrating minutes trying to get into my rented house.
You must grab all freebies!! I used to fill my inventory with everything I could get my hands on, as if I would have some disadvantage to everyone else if I didn't have loadsa stuff . I eventually got round to deleting most of it
NCI:
I understood that NCI was run by volunteers, however I thought that there was a close official relationship between NCI and LL. I think I got confused between the Mentor Program and NCI.
I used to see this title "NCI Land Officer" above someones head.. To me that meant somebody who could get you banned from SL easily if you borked up. I was terrified of borking up. I was afraid to rez freebie items in case they caused general grief (I had heard of griefing objects by this time). I was sure that I would get InstaPermaBanned from NCI and SL if I did this even by accident. I was afraid to move I was so uptight !!
Wow! did I think I was something else with my first Sexy Walk (not AO mind you, just the sexy walk).
I had to look closely at other peoples feet to see if they had a shaped ice block attached to them.... cuz I did, and I didn't know what it was!
Oh Lord, trying to shift furniture into place using the editing controls... The pain of it.. I was useless.
I think it took me a month to begin to figure how to even place a couch properly.
All that and many more early perceptions of Second Life.
Anyone care to share theirs ?
Jael