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Wildefire Walcott · 08-04-2008, 05:32 PM

Haha, here at work! A guy in the next building has a newspaper article about a Portland-related Second Life sim posted outside his cube- and after investigating a little, it turns out there's a whole SL underground here, with people running OpenSim servers in their personal time. Some of them also have corporate-last-name SL accounts for working on our company's official sims. We've even got an SL mailing list in Outlook with SL-resident employees from all over the world.

Ingrid N. · 08-04-2008, 05:40 PM

I wanted to be all witty and saucy and say "A hotel room," but I see that answer is already taken

Wildefire Walcott · 08-04-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ingrid N.

I wanted to be all witty and saucy and say "A hotel room," but I see that answer is already taken

Oh yeah, I've met two different SLers in hotel rooms, but that was hardly coincidence.

Cocoanut Koala · 08-04-2008, 07:19 PM

Alice's Tea Party in NYC.

coco

Ten · 08-05-2008, 10:50 PM

I haven't met anyone. Kess and I have an outstanding dinner date though.

... *mutters and wanders off*

bilbo99 emu · 08-06-2008, 04:50 AM

Like Karl, I only know IRL the SLers I introduced.
In-world I met two ladies who IRL lived minutes away from each other. I introduced them to each other and it turned out they both had one child at the same school. I thought they might meet up RL but I gather not.

Persephone Milk · 08-06-2008, 07:20 AM

Busch Gardens. I don't think that is strange though.

Vaelissa Cortes · 08-06-2008, 10:05 AM

I did meet a friend of a friend one time and Second Life came up in our conversation, he gave me his avatar name and I did my best to avoid giving him mine, I was glad when the subject changed as he was way too into me and I didn't want him bugging me in SL as well.

Aside from that, it is just random friends I already knew before SL anyway. My first life partner also sometimes logs onto my alt, who I am partnered with in Second Life, though I don't think that really counts.

Jessica Robertson · 08-06-2008, 01:06 PM

Never, but I am very quiet about SL. If I did I would definately

and I certainly wouldn't let them know who I was. I'd have to come up with some german sounding name that they would certainly misspell. Oh Yeah I'm Hauigianeen Hamgaufault.

Lila · 08-06-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Robertson

Never, but I am very quiet about SL. If I did I would definately

and I certainly wouldn't let them know who I was. I'd have to come up with some german sounding name that they would certainly misspell. Oh Yeah I'm Hauigianeen Hamgaufault.

I am also very quiet about SL. People in general have either very little knowledge about Second Life or they are very prejudiced. Another reason is that I don't want to meet someone in SL that knows who I am in RL and I have no idea who it is.

And I have never met any SL resident in RL, not that I know of anyway. Thought about meeting some of my SL friends in RL though, but still haven't.

Dnate Mars · 08-06-2008, 01:15 PM

I had a job interview and the guy doing the interview was an SLer. It freaked me out. He knew what I was talking about when I started to explain SL to him.

Brig McD · 08-06-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dnate Mars

I had a job interview and the guy doing the interview was an SLer. It freaked me out. He knew what I was talking about when I started to explain SL to him.

that's pretty cool though. a rl friend introduced me to sl, and i've brought a couple of people into sl, but i've never met a random sl person (that i know of) out in the real world.

Dnate Mars · 08-06-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Brig McD

that's pretty cool though. a rl friend introduced me to sl, and i've brought a couple of people into sl, but i've never met a random sl person (that i know of) out in the real world.

Yeah, but I still didn't get the job!

Brig McD · 08-06-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dnate Mars

Yeah, but I still didn't get the job!

the bad employer

Aki Shichiroji · 08-06-2008, 11:30 PM

I don't think i've ever met another SLer through serendipity, though I did meet a few SLers on purpose during my trip to NYC last February. I also know of a few friends who joined SL a few months after I did, but we really haven't kept in touch, even though I see them online somewhat often. They just happen to be a part of different social circles.

As someone who makes stuff for money and who works for an MDC, I've never made an effort to keep what I do in SL a secret, but I am sometimes hesitant about talking about it with the uninitiated because quite often they will have already come to a preconcieved notion about SL due to rumour and press.

bilbo99 emu · 08-07-2008, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dnate Mars

I had a job interview and the guy doing the interview was an SLer. It freaked me out. He knew what I was talking about when I started to explain SL to him.

That is spooky!!!
I had an IT job interview yesterday and when I explained I'd met my fiancee on the internet, he said "Second Life?"
We moved on quickly. I wonder if it was a good point or bad one

Derrits Mapp · 08-07-2008, 10:28 AM

Strangest place? I'm guessing that'd be the US in general.

Really, I didn't meet too many SLers yet, but I love RL meetups and am regularly meeting folks who are parts of other communities I'm active in. It's always fun to share some thoughts and memories about your hobbies face to face, and I've made quite a few friends this way so far.

Sally Howard · 08-07-2008, 01:12 PM

The guy at the computer store who updated my desktop. He was really into it, gave me his SL name, his alt's, as well as his wife's. I managed to avoid giving my name, and like many here, I tend to keep my SL quiet. Due to the pre-concieved notions many have due to the press.

I also met someone in SL who lived just 60 miles from my town. He wanted to exchange RL names, etc. but I managed to avoid that. He was very persistant, so I just didn't log on for several weeks. I really prefer to keep my SL & RL seperate.

Munchflower Zaius · 08-07-2008, 11:52 PM

In a hospital.

Rowan Carrol · 08-08-2008, 02:51 PM

I made a friend at NCI.. turns out at the time we lived 60 miles from each other.. we met in RL and became good friends! I met his wife, he met all my RL friends.. and he was the first person I txted when my father died so he could pass the word to all my RL friends and he drove 60- miles to come over and comfort me.. now he's moved away.. sad Rowan..

Victoria Kemsley · 08-08-2008, 03:09 PM

I usually try to avoid dark alleyways and such, so sadly I've never meet anyone from SL in RL.

Aspen d'Grey · 08-08-2008, 09:34 PM

Gigs' room, Friday at SLCC '07, 'nuff said.

Cocoanut Koala · 08-08-2008, 10:37 PM

Somehow I totally misunderstood this. (Probably because my mind was thinking about going on vacation.)

My meeting was on purpose to meet a friend I knew in SL, not someone I randomly ran into.

coco

Lea · 08-09-2008, 02:19 AM

The cop that pulled me over last weekend, turns out we both hangout at the same place in SL which has become very awkward.

08-04-2008, 05:32 PM	#26 (permalink)
Wildefire Walcott Shaven Maven Abducted by gnomes. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,427 SL Join Date: 2005.10.28 Business: Desperation Isle Estates SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	Haha, here at work! A guy in the next building has a newspaper article about a Portland-related Second Life sim posted outside his cube- and after investigating a little, it turns out there's a whole SL underground here, with people running OpenSim servers in their personal time. Some of them also have corporate-last-name SL accounts for working on our company's official sims. We've even got an SL mailing list in Outlook with SL-resident employees from all over the world. __________________ Desperation Isle Estates: Great prices, great neighbors, great service! New Desperation Isle: The prettiest BDSM Playground and Fetish Mall in SL! Desperation Isle Productions: Scripted skyboxes for lots (and budgets) of all sizes! Wildefire Walcott's Mistressy Musings: My blog about D/s and BDSM in Second Life.

08-04-2008, 07:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
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08-06-2008, 07:20 AM	#32 (permalink)
Persephone Milk Musical Alchemist Mixolydian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,428 SL Join Date: October, 2004 Business: Musical Alchemy My Mood:	Busch Gardens. I don't think that is strange though. __________________ . Musical Alchemy - Fine Musical Instruments by Persephone Milk See me on SLEx, OnRez, My Blog, and at My Store

08-06-2008, 11:30 PM	#40 (permalink)
Aki Shichiroji bump. bump. bump. Coffee is not an option; it is mandatory. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sylvan Posts: 520 SL Join Date: 7/22/2006 Business: Kitheres & Organica SLShopper Ads: 4 My Mood:	I don't think i've ever met another SLer through serendipity, though I did meet a few SLers on purpose during my trip to NYC last February. I also know of a few friends who joined SL a few months after I did, but we really haven't kept in touch, even though I see them online somewhat often. They just happen to be a part of different social circles. As someone who makes stuff for money and who works for an MDC, I've never made an effort to keep what I do in SL a secret, but I am sometimes hesitant about talking about it with the uninitiated because quite often they will have already come to a preconcieved notion about SL due to rumour and press. __________________ Also See: Kitheres Industries (scifi avs) \| Organica Updates \| Blog

08-07-2008, 01:12 PM	#43 (permalink)
Sally Howard Struggling Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Waiting to Rezz Posts: 29	The guy at the computer store who updated my desktop. He was really into it, gave me his SL name, his alt's, as well as his wife's. I managed to avoid giving my name, and like many here, I tend to keep my SL quiet. Due to the pre-concieved notions many have due to the press. I also met someone in SL who lived just 60 miles from my town. He wanted to exchange RL names, etc. but I managed to avoid that. He was very persistant, so I just didn't log on for several weeks. I really prefer to keep my SL & RL seperate. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with their experience.

08-04-2008, 05:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
Ingrid N. Banned No Status, No Class Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,306 Blog Entries: 1 My Mood:	I wanted to be all witty and saucy and say "A hotel room," but I see that answer is already taken

08-06-2008, 04:50 AM	#31 (permalink)
bilbo99 emu Senior Member Status quo Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wilts UK Posts: 536 My Mood:	Like Karl, I only know IRL the SLers I introduced. In-world I met two ladies who IRL lived minutes away from each other. I introduced them to each other and it turned out they both had one child at the same school. I thought they might meet up RL but I gather not.

08-06-2008, 10:05 AM	#33 (permalink)
Vaelissa Cortes Sculpt sculpt! Stuff to do! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beatrice Posts: 522 SL Join Date: 4/24/2007 Business: Ruined SLShopper Ads: 23 My Mood:	I did meet a friend of a friend one time and Second Life came up in our conversation, he gave me his avatar name and I did my best to avoid giving him mine, I was glad when the subject changed as he was way too into me and I didn't want him bugging me in SL as well. Aside from that, it is just random friends I already knew before SL anyway. My first life partner also sometimes logs onto my alt, who I am partnered with in Second Life, though I don't think that really counts.

08-06-2008, 01:06 PM	#34 (permalink)
Jessica Robertson Senior Member On Fire! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 484 SL Join Date: Dec 2004	Never, but I am very quiet about SL. If I did I would definately and I certainly wouldn't let them know who I was. I'd have to come up with some german sounding name that they would certainly misspell. Oh Yeah I'm Hauigianeen Hamgaufault.

08-07-2008, 10:28 AM	#42 (permalink)
Derrits Mapp Paranoid Bum Did anybody see my lighter? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 72 SL Join Date: December 5, 2006 Business: None of yours. My Mood:	Strangest place? I'm guessing that'd be the US in general. Really, I didn't meet too many SLers yet, but I love RL meetups and am regularly meeting folks who are parts of other communities I'm active in. It's always fun to share some thoughts and memories about your hobbies face to face, and I've made quite a few friends this way so far.

08-07-2008, 11:52 PM	#44 (permalink)
Munchflower Zaius Simulated Similacre There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 35 SL Join Date: 1/31/2004 Business: Nomine My Mood:	In a hospital. __________________ my war paint is sharpie ink... and i'll show you how much my shit stinks.

08-08-2008, 02:51 PM	#45 (permalink)
Rowan Carrol Member Dazzled and Confuzzled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 80 SL Join Date: 2/26/06 Business: She's So Unusual Shoes My Mood:	I made a friend at NCI.. turns out at the time we lived 60 miles from each other.. we met in RL and became good friends! I met his wife, he met all my RL friends.. and he was the first person I txted when my father died so he could pass the word to all my RL friends and he drove 60- miles to come over and comfort me.. now he's moved away.. sad Rowan..

08-08-2008, 03:09 PM	#46 (permalink)
Victoria Kemsley Riding the Nighttrain Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 701	I usually try to avoid dark alleyways and such, so sadly I've never meet anyone from SL in RL.

08-08-2008, 09:34 PM	#47 (permalink)
Aspen d'Grey The Architect Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Aesop Thatch in-world Posts: 185 SL Join Date: Long, long ago... Business: A Line Through the World Archicture My Mood:	Gigs' room, Friday at SLCC '07, 'nuff said. __________________ Aesop Thatch in-World aspen dot grey at greydawning dot net

08-08-2008, 10:37 PM	#48 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages still thinking about it Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood: Awards: 1	Somehow I totally misunderstood this. (Probably because my mind was thinking about going on vacation.) My meeting was on purpose to meet a friend I knew in SL, not someone I randomly ran into. coco

08-09-2008, 02:19 AM	#49 (permalink)
Lea hiding in the corner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 20 Business: The Shark Shack My Mood:	The cop that pulled me over last weekend, turns out we both hangout at the same place in SL which has become very awkward.

08-09-2008, 02:27 AM	#50 (permalink)
Vengence Opus juggernaut of dumb. this is horrible..here, have a taste! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: along the long, rain