[HMDS] Other GK Island Activities
With the mini-map I can always monitor how many visitors are on the island and where they are gathering. One day I wad surprised to see a red dot behind the volcano. This is unarguably the least developed part of the island, a thin strip of water bound by the towering walls of the volcano on one side and the invisible sea wall on the other. If GK Island was a school, this is where students would smoke between classes.
And in fact, that's precisely what I found, Fox hiding out to steal a drag. I asked him why he was hiding out. He explained he wasn't sure if it was legit, if a Linden would bust him. But why smoke at all? He has smoked for years, it turns out, but quit three months earlier. The only place he still smokes is in TSL.
Once essays began to come in, we realized we could take advantage of our promise of $10US/$2,500L for each valid entry to further promote the contest. Why wait until the end of the contest to pay the stipends, and why not make the payment public?
After the receipt of two or three essays, we would contact the writers and announce a stipend ceremony. We began with a bunch of balloons from Starax' Magic Wand. Then, each writer would be given the opportunity to rez any two items from the wand they wanted. I provided them with the lists and they would IM me their options. Those in attendance simply got to join in the fun.
Spiderman. Tornado. Car. Bubblegum. Once all items were rezzed, the stipend would be distributed - a person to person exchange - which was publicly acknowledged through the Magic Wand rezzing a briefcase that, after falling from the sky, burst forth in an explosion of cash.
To round out this third volume of the Holy Meatballs of Divine Spongiform, I need to turn attention to items pertaining to the book itself.
When we finished populating GK Island with the essay contest, then items about Global Kids (like promoting our March youth conference), I established an atoll to house the Holy Meatball builds.
Within a few days I found all of the books returned to my inventory and the following note from a Linden:
Linden: hi global, I have returned you book object because of this line; “However, I had a surprise when I flew around looking for neighbors to show my new land. The first couple I found was having sex. The second was in the midst of a domination scene." We adhere to the pg standard pretty firmly on SL, and adult presence here, we make every effort to avoid any gray areas. Feel free to IM me or if you have any concerns. Thanks.
I wrote back the following:
So which line needs to be removed before I can return it? Just "The second was in the midst of a domination scene." or the one before as well? I understand your position.
It was finally resolved, the books returned, and I received this IM from the always generous and thoughtful Blue:
Blue Linden: I told the liaisons that we don't need to police REFERENCES to sex.....heheh. teens are well aware of its existence. many teens were originally on Main Grid and had asked to be moved to Teen Grid because of perverted adults having sex everywhere lol
Once in place, teens began to read about why GK Island existed and what it took to get there. Some teens, inspired by using the tools in SL to reflect on their experience, expressed interest to me in jointly creating their own version.
To round out this volume I'll reprint with their permission, the early attempts of Crimson Red and Nik387 Doesburg.
