tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post847997635127308076..comments2010-04-21T20:25:11.780-05:00Comments on The House at Shmoo Corner: Why a tiny? (Part 1)Shmoo Snookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09256761097015229717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post-84823631472934807842010-04-21T17:34:29.812-05:002010-04-21T17:34:29.812-05:00I should've read this first, prior to pelting ...I should've read this first, prior to pelting you with "Why do you choose to be a tiny?" questions. You wrote this in ummm, 2008? And what a revelation: never knew there was a college-age Shmoo avatar!<br /><br />My Second Life mindset is as hide-bound and rigid as in real life, despite my efforts to the contrary. I definitely map persona in Second Life to appearance... or maybe I'm just shallow ;@)<br /><br />Sweet blog, by the way!Ellie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231840376889029260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post-44440817755664283892008-12-02T13:18:00.000-06:002008-12-02T13:18:00.000-06:00Steven, I would say that both of those statements ...Steven, I would say that both of those statements are true. And it seems to me that among avatars of small stature, there are a number of sub-subcultures. Bipedal animals constitute one, miniature dragons another, quadrupedal little horses a third, Japanese manga/anime-inspired characters a fourth, and so on. When two or more tiny avatars encounter each other for the first time, I think it is far more likely that they will spontaneously exchange greetings, than would be the case with human avatars similarly situated.Shmoo Snookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256761097015229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post-78238966218855447882008-12-01T09:07:00.000-06:002008-12-01T09:07:00.000-06:00Really interesting to read - I wonder whether tiny...Really interesting to read - I wonder whether tiny avatars form one of Second Life's sub-cultures? Or whether there is an automatic sense of community that comes from a very obvious apperance choice?Steven Warburtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912828250925445659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post-61429398334673979882008-11-29T18:32:00.000-06:002008-11-29T18:32:00.000-06:00It wasn't that people were biased against me when ...It wasn't that people were biased against me when I "dressed" in my college-aged avatar. It was that they tended to assume, incorrectly, that I am in my late teens or early twenties (I am 56), that I am not Jewishly observant and educated, and similar things. I look forward to meeting you inworld!Shmoo Snookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256761097015229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226022670008302897.post-90729097259424250892008-11-28T19:13:00.000-06:002008-11-28T19:13:00.000-06:00Very intersting. I would like to know, what was th...Very intersting. I would like to know, what was the bias that you experimented against long haired young men? <BR/>By now I've experimented very little with avis. I'm mostly the same anna begonia, but I foudn with a male alter I have, that I was much more cautious when aproaching people to ask, above all if they were a couple. And I assure you, that my male avi is no muscular hormonate guy: he's tal, slim and bald... not very sexy indeed.<BR/>see you in world sometimes!Antonella Berriolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915270108417784752noreply@blogger.com