Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary - An invitation for residents to participate

[Mini Mole]

We invite all Second Life and Bellisseria residents to participate with us in celebrating Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary.  If you'd like to help us out, please read the following and place your submissions into the mailboxes located at the 3 Bellisseria Community Centers listed below.

1.  Campwich Mailbox Location - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Campwich Forest/114/111/26

2. Randelsham Forest Mailbox Location - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Randelsham Forest/136/120/68

3. Sakura Mailbox Location - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shobu/186/138/21

Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary Community Photo Gallery

Over the course of five years, Bellisseria has provided a virtual platform for creativity, exploration, and self-definition. This unique space has drawn individuals from various corners of the world, each contributing their distinct experiences and skills to mold this community into a thriving world. Within this world, we have forged new friendships, unearthed new interests, embarked on exciting adventures, and created lasting memories.

We extend an invitation for you to share these cherished memories with us. In honor of Bellisseria’s 5th Anniversary, we have established the Bellisseria Community Gallery. This gallery is a testament to the memories we have collectively created in Bellisseria over the past half-decade. These memories have transformed a virtual world into a vibrant community of residents. We look forward to continuing this journey of creation and exploration together.

Share your Bellisseria Community memories with us! All PG friendly images are welcome. We will review the pictures and vet them for addition to the Bellisseria Community Gallery. All photos must have been taken in the Bellisseria Community, Photos of avatars must include some scenery of Bellisseria or their Linden homes in the photo. We want photos taken from between April of 2019 to current date.

By sharing your picture(s) with us, you are giving us your permission to display the pictures at Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary celebration. In addition, you are also permitting us to use your pictures in any future Linden Lab hosted events or for Second Life marketing purposes. Please make sure your photos are either 512 minimum size or 1024 maximum size and full permission.  You can drop off your photos at 1 of the following 3 locations within Bellisseria. Deadline for photo submissions is February 15th, 2024.

In a note card please put the following information

Note card title:  Belli 5 Photo Gallery Submission Form (YOUR NAME HERE)

Insert:

Your Legacy Name:
Your Display Name:
Location of photo:
Approximate Date of photo:
DROP FULL PERM PHOTO HERE:

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Bellisseria residents ask your questions to Patch and the Moles. A Q&A Event.

We cordially invite all residents of Bellisseria to participate in a unique opportunity to engage with Patch Linden and the Moles in a Question and Answer session. This event, hosted by Strawberry Linden, is part of the Bellisseria 5th Anniversary celebration. The session will be live-streamed, allowing for broader participation from those who may not be able to attend in person.

We request that your questions be concise and contextually simple, with a maximum length of two sentences. Please submit your questions by February 15th, 2024, at one of the designated Community Center locations. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain insights about the Bellisseria Community and Linden Starter Homes directly from the source. We look forward to your participation.  Submission of a question does not guarantee that the question will be presented.

In a note card please put the following information

Note card title:  Belli 5 Q&A Submission Form (YOUR NAME HERE)

Insert:

Your Legacy Name:

Your Display Name:

Please write out your question below:

 

[LittleMe Jewell]

4 hours ago, Mini Mole said:

Please make sure your photos are either 512 minimum size or 1024 maximum size

Inworld says 512x512 or 1024x1024 -- so all photos must be square, no rectangle shots (512x1024)?  Bummer, my best scenery shots are all rectangles and no square version looks as nice.

[Mini Mole]

1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

Inworld says 512x512 or 1024x1024 -- so all photos must be square, no rectangle shots (512x1024)?  Bummer, my best scenery shots are all rectangles and no square version looks as nice.

The wrong note card was sent out then. Min size of 512 and max size of 1024. Your rectangle photos are perfectly fine.

[LittleMe Jewell]

22 minutes ago, Mini Mole said:

The wrong note card was sent out then. Min size of 512 and max size of 1024. Your rectangle photos are perfectly fine.

YAY - Thanks. 

It is the sign next to the mailbox that says they must be 512x512 or 1024x1024 -- the one in Randelsham Forest, though likely all of them are using the same signs

[Mini Mole]

58 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

YAY - Thanks. 

It is the sign next to the mailbox that says they must be 512x512 or 1024x1024 -- the one in Randelsham Forest, though likely all of them are using the same signs

Thank you for pointing that out. I will get that fixed this weekend. And fixed now.

Edited January 13 by Mini Mole

[Chloe Bunny]

I resized rectangles to 1024 x 1024 and submitted at Randelsham do I need to re - submit? 

[Mini Mole]

31 minutes ago, Chloe Bunny said:

I resized rectangles to 1024 x 1024 and submitted at Randelsham do I need to re - submit? 

Yes please, resubmit.

[Mini Mole]

Photo submissions are coming in nicely! Please keep dropping off your photos. We want and need more.

We need more questions to ask Patch and the Moles. We know you all have LOTS of questions, so please write out your question and drop it into one of the mailboxes. Thank you! 😉

[Nika Talaj]

I doubt gifs are acceptable!  From 2021, right after chalet release. 

You'll have to forgive this ursine nautch dance, I think she was just really attracted to the chalet bears.  🐻

(And yes, that is the bear avatar LL gave out at SL10B.  )

 

[Nika Talaj]

Excuse me, another size question.  I take my pics to disk, so they all need to be resized anyway to be smaller.  I'm assuming that they also need to be cropped to be 1:1 or 1:2 ratios, so that when they're uploaded they look correct? 

Or can they be another ratio, like 3:2?  If so, should we put their actual size in the pic title?  e.g. "Limestone 12-Dec-2021   1024 x 683"?

ETA: nevermind, I'll make all dimensions a multiple of 512.  You don't need to mess with individual pics that much.

Edited January 14 by Nika Talaj

[Evangeline Arcadia]

Do you need one notecard per image, or can we put a few images in one notecard (with the relevant information required for each)?

Also, when dropping notecards there's no confirmation or anything in chat, so I did it more than once as it's not clear if I dropped the notecard correctly or not - so you may get multiples...

 

 

Edited January 14 by Evangeline Arcadia

[Chloe Bunny]

35 minutes ago, Evangeline Arcadia said:

Do you need one notecard per image, or can we put a few images in one notecard (with the relevant information required for each)?

Also, when dropping notecards there's no confirmation or anything in chat, so I did it more than once as it's not clear if I dropped the notecard correctly or not - so you may get multiples...

 

 

I did one notecard per photo - also if you look at the mailbox contents it should show your stuff inside it or at least it worked for me!

[Mini Mole]

It's easier to sort out one image per note card but you are welcome to put multiples on a single note card. Please send your image in the appropriate dimensions you want it viewed as. i.e. square or rectangular.

[Nika Talaj]

Ah, good, thanks, Mini!  Am I right in assuming that you're not ALL that interested in shots of landscapes, just as the moles built them?  I take many beautiful Belli shots, but probably you already have a LOT of those!

Most of my images are not great "community" pics, because my old rig tends to fail to rez if a bunch of avatars are around.  If I take a pic of 6 avatars playing around at Treeowatoor, random things will be grayed out.  Plus, I don't go to a lot of gatherings, since I'm generally on during SL night.  So a lot of my shots are more contemplative, just one or 2 avatars sitting around.  I'll send a few of those. 

Maybe a few oddball landscape shots, too.  Just to give you a chuckle!

[Mini Mole]

8 hours ago, Nika Talaj said:

Ah, good, thanks, Mini!  Am I right in assuming that you're not ALL that interested in shots of landscapes, just as the moles built them?  I take many beautiful Belli shots, but probably you already have a LOT of those!

Most of my images are not great "community" pics, because my old rig tends to fail to rez if a bunch of avatars are around.  If I take a pic of 6 avatars playing around at Treeowatoor, random things will be grayed out.  Plus, I don't go to a lot of gatherings, since I'm generally on during SL night.  So a lot of my shots are more contemplative, just one or 2 avatars sitting around.  I'll send a few of those. 

Maybe a few oddball landscape shots, too.  Just to give you a chuckle!

We welcome all photos from residents of their Bellisseria experiences and memories.  Landscapes are most certainly welcomed and desired as much as photos of individuals or groups enjoying their own outings and moments in the Bellisseria community.

Edited January 15 by Mini Mole

[Mini Mole]

Hello! Just a friendly reminder to all.  Please be sure to turn in your Photo Submissions and your Question and Answer Submissions before the deadline of February 15th, 2024 for Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary celebration.

[Mini Mole]

We have a little less than 2 weeks left before submissions close for the Bellisseria 5th Anniversary Photo Gallery and Question and Answer for Patch Linden and the moles. Deadline is February 15, 2024. We'd love to have more photos and questions. Submit yours today, please!

[Mini Mole]

Hi! Tomorrow is the deadline to get in your submissions for the Questions and Answers and your photos for Bellisseria's 5th Anniversary celebration. 

[Trinity Blakewell]

Wow, I hope they will announce new home styles for "regular" Premium  users. It's been so long since we've had a new home style, that I'm getting bored with what's available. I know, first world problems.

[AzureWaves]

When is this happening? The Q&A?

[Sparkle Bunny]

I'd be surprised if it still is given recent events, but would be happy to be proved wrong.

[Zero Starchild]

6 hours ago, AzureWaves said:

When is this happening? The Q&A?

Can you imagine the questions thrown out there lol?

[Evangeline Arcadia]

6 hours ago, Sparkle Bunny said:

I'd be surprised if it still is given recent events, but would be happy to be proved wrong.

Perhaps they'll pre-record it, using the questions are chosen from those submitted (deadline was 15 Feb before the hoo-ha), rather than a free for all questioning session (I assume). There's nothing in the event HUD showing a Q&A session.

I can't see the photo gallery of the photos submitted (unless it's not out until open day) - if anyone knows where this is please let me know:)

I've had a peak at the region and it's looking great! Looking forward to all the events. The Event HUD is great, really useful:)

Edited April 1 by Evangeline Arcadia

[Tary Allen]

On 2/13/2024 at 7:51 PM, Trinity Blakewell said:

Wow, I hope they will announce new home styles for "regular" Premium  users. It's been so long since we've had a new home style, that I'm getting bored with what's available. I know, first world problems.

New and smaller logs, I would love that (I think logs and stilts are the only ones that haven't been updated)

[Evangeline Arcadia]

49 minutes ago, Tary Allen said:

...(I think logs and stilts are the only ones that haven't been updated)

Yes I've been dreaming of new Stilt floorplans for a whilet - I hope they do somehthing soon:)