familiar... The Furry community had the same sort stuff only it was
not fee for service. It sort of seems like Second Life is an extension
of some other role playing groups. YOu know in those days the fast
connections were not available etc, to enable this type of game.

Furries required more imagination. The "furries" all were animal icons...
and I found it really strange, but my creative type son, says this is an
archtypical human trait--long buried in our modern world. But he outgrew the concept
pretty quickly. I even saw a CSI episode with a furry plot line, and also an ER one a while back. So that may have been more popular. My son said some people got really into it, dressed up in private time and had conventions. This aspect never appealed to him. He was not into it that much.

I had asked him about Second Life a while ago...and he said it was very slow
getting going. He went there a long time ago. It must have changed? Perhaps, I can visit and
egg him into showing me...but next month I am working only weekends, so I don't have the time off to travel --he works week days! He has Comcast, high speed.. I don't have high speed at all!

I am finding these posts of yours, Melody, fascinating!