Comments on: Crowdsourcing Grief in Second Life’s Remembrance Garden

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:13:02 +0000

I am not in particular a fan of the group that is being berated in this article. However, Hunter Talon was well-known to many. Even his SL opponents (I don’t think he had an enemy in the metaverse) bespoke him well upon learning of his passing. That is a rare thing for a rare man. One does not often see his like in any world, virtual or corporeal. It It is therefore unsurprising that the group to which he belonged would account for several flowers. To say that the garden was spammed is to say that you know the intent of every group member who left him a flower. In respect for his memory, let us instead carry on as he would have, trying to treat with dignity each person he met, even among those proud to be called “greifers”.

By: GreenLantern Excelsior

GreenLantern Excelsior — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:58:49 +0000

As stated in the SL blog, the garden was designed “…to remember all the wonderful people we have known and loved in-world, who died in Real Life…” And as Steven Hawkeye noted in the comments, the garden is already being griefed by people entering the names of avatars who are still alive in SL just to harrass them. Placing Hunter Talon’s name in the garden is appropriate. Placing Corsi Mousehold and Tizzers Foxchase there is not.

By: Colleen Brennan

Colleen Brennan — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:18:25 +0000

Although the garden may be subject to griefing I did see it, maybe foolishly, as having an advantage over player built rememberance areas in that it is hoped the Lindens will make sure that it stays. Even the best hearted person with the best intentions who places such a concept on private land could be subject to unfortunate personal financial downturns or perhaps even need rememberance themselves and the dedicated area would disappear abruptly. Let us all hope the Lindens will have the courtesy of maintaining this area until the end. The actual concept is not a bad idea. I am sorry to say that Some people close to me in Sl have died in RL and it is nice to see them remembered.

By: Corsi Mousehold

Corsi Mousehold — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:54:45 +0000

Yes I am very much alive. I think. Initially I saw this and we all had a good laugh over in FurNation after there was a big panic over my ‘death’ which was QUICKLY put to ease. But I thought Pixel would get a good kick out of it. I didn’t think an article would come of it but I love it.

By: Alyx Stoklitsky

Alyx Stoklitsky — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:03:35 +0000

Atlast, I can add AliDesu Priestly.

By: mootykips

mootykips — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:11:14 +0000

this is hilarious

By: SusanC

SusanC — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:34:09 +0000

Pix,

There are resident-created remembrance gardens in Second Life. I think I’d better not say where they are, because too many trouble-makers read the Herald.

One of the wonderous things about Second Life is that occasionally – rarely – you hit upon a moment that’s profound, that tells you something about yourself, and that makes you think there is something worthwhile here after all. Sometimes that moment of revelation is about death.

H. R. Giger once said “I worked surrealistically, without stopping for reflection. It is only afterwards that you find out exactly what everything means and can explain it.”

Sometimes a build starts out trying to be about something else, and ends up being about death. And sometimes a build tries to be about death, but is really about something else.