Nice Person: awww tyvm .. wow that was quick! i wasnt even out of forums yet LOL ... appreciated :)
Osprey Therian: heh yw
Osprey Therian: Forums RULE!
Nice Person: oh yes i get all answers i need there .. ppl veryyyy helpful
Nice Person: including you :) thanks again
Osprey Therian waves.

Lately for some reason I've been trying harder than ever to help people who post on the forum, and though I don't always have an answer I usually can offer help in the form of information, objects, scripts, advice. Or, in the case this past week or two of someone needing a lot of detailed video help it meant write notecards, answer questions in detail, and finally, today, log into both SL and a video program together and walk him through the process.

I'm not the only helpful person there - not by a long shot. A community exists, with everyone from congenial slackers to extremely well-versed and helpful scripters, that offers access to a lot of good information and superspeedy help. Even a quick "welcome to SL" helps new people feel more at home. Neglected for years, and plagued by a kind of strangulation and far-from-petty annoyances, the forum has limped on, functioning very well in my book. It's said it will be garroted and embalmed in November; I hold out hope it may yet not come to pass. Many valuable people have left already as they don't wish to play the mournful waiting game, but I will just hang on, I suppose.

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