Diogenes Aurelia Kuhr has an inspiring profile of Perceval Dryke, lead founder of Deadwood 1876, an SL roleplaying region based on the old West mining town which was also the basis for a cult HBO series of the same name. (Official website here.) Ms. Kuhr explores the many fine, historically accurate details Dryke has brought to Deadwood, including a mining simulation, and pistols which leave huge gouts of smoke when they fire, as guns using black powder-loaded ammunition would. Most intriguing to me, Diogenes writes that Deadwood has evolved over its two years as a community, which currently counts nearly 2000 members: "In an odd sort of way, it also kind of parallels what is going on in Second Life itself," she writes, "as the 'Wild West' times are passing, and new social, political, legal and economic pressures make themselves felt. Not everyone is going to be happy." Read the rest here, and visit the place for yourself: [SLurl teleport at this link]
With this profile, Ms. Kuhr was responding to my SL blogger challenge to profile the world's many undiscovered and under-appreciated personalities. If you'd like to write one of your own, here's several dozen suggestions. Post the URL of your profile in the Comments there, and I may blog it! Image: ephemeralfrontier.blogspot.com</p>
Hey Hamlet, thanks for the kind words. By the way, I went and fixed the "oops" that you mentioned in your comment on the blog.
I'd also like to throw out the thought that if folks wanted to come visit, even if its just to the non-rp area where we have most of our vendors (good folks with first rate stuff, every one of 'em) we also have a little exhibit about the historical inspirations for some of our characters opening up tomorrow (Sept. 26) on the second floor of the Deadwood Memorial Library, and everyone is welcome to stop by.
Posted by: Dio Kuhr | Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:07 AM