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    Anti consumer practices from vendors

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    Posted · Edited by Pixie Kobichenko

    Agreed.  A few years back I stupidly paid waaaay too much money upfront for one of those portraits where someone draws in hair & extra Doo-dads.  This person seemed reputable- their pictures were in a lot of profiles.  Had a posted 2 week turn around for delivery & that’s when they said it would be done.  Session seemed fine & person was nice.  I never heard from them after the shoot so I sent an notecard & IM asking at 3 weeks post photo shoot & then the next week if they had an updated timeframe.  Crickets.  Absolutely zero recourse.  (Edit- after fuming a bit I found other photographers-editors who had better business practices.  I bought several sessions for myself, and then gifted a session to 3 friends after for the holidays so *finger expression* to those who rip folks off)

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    Is this yellow face?

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    22 minutes ago, Orwar said:

       Wait, what. The word 'oriental' is offensive too now?

       Darn, I just don't know how I shall break the news to the Iranian gentleman selling oriental rugs downtown. 

       I understand that people from Japan or Korea might prefer to be called Japanese or Korean rather than 'Asian' (much like I dislike to be referred to as 'European' - I don't want to be bunched up with the French!), but it's just kind of the reality of how people in general express themselves, without any intention of malice. We still use the word 'Oriental' to refer to eastern culture, fashion, food, and music - and the word really just means 'eastern', just like 'occidental' refers to the people and cultures of the west - sure, they're both archaic and really quite vague, but offensive? Bah.

    Maybe it might be more of an American culture thing to differentiate how that term is used.   I am aware in Oklahoma the societal preference of when to use oriental vs Asian.  There are some areas with laws outlying acceptable usage:  https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112465167

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    Is this yellow face?

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    Posted · Edited by Pixie Kobichenko

    No.  Blackface, yellowface, redface are ALL caricatures of the races they are “mimicking”. The intent of those practices is to play up racial stereotypes thru bigotry & spread racism.  Those things flourished in the early 1900s with vaudeville &  the introduction of movies.  What you *might* be alluding to is cultural appropriation.  An example of that is in my state- a previous governor had an adult freeloading daughter who parked a fifth wheel trailer on the grounds of the tax payer funded governor’s mansion.  She was in a punk rock band & posed for photos & made a music video while wearing a Native American Warriors feather headdress- which are considered sacred.  She doubled down on criticism stating it was “appropriate culturation”.  Her intent wasn’t to mock, but to make use of something sacred to another group of peoples that she had no business with.  
     

    This image is innocuous.  As a stand alone it is simply a beautiful avatar dressed in ceremonial garb in a scenic setting.  Yellow face would be more like the cartoons during WW2 like Looney Toons Tokyo Jokio.  You can google to find it or images for clarification.  
     

    Clearly this photo is not.  The intent is not to mock or demean.

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    Would you ask for a refund?

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    2 hours ago, Modulated said:

    Well it was purchased by 2 different accounts, regardless of being a gift . Accidental double purchase only applies to a single account buying an item twice.

    It was sent t the same account by two accounts.  Nontransferable item.  It wasn’t a scam, wasn’t buyers remorse.  It was an opportunity to foster- ensure future patronage & lost us both.

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    Would you ask for a refund?

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    1 hour ago, Fauve Aeon said:

    To me, that’s a different situation in a special case, and if I’d been the creator, I’d have likely at least offered/proposed a gift card or store credit in the purchase amount if I felt I needed to firmly adhere to my ‘no $L refunds’ policy rather than potentially lose the patronage of 2 customers as well as probably somewhat spoiling what is usually a lovely gesture AND something I’d want to encourage my customers to be doing, buying even more gifts in the future! 🎁 I had this happen with an entire decently expensive parure one time but I kept it hush because I felt like it would diminish my partner’s joy in giving it to me, and preserving that feeling was more important than a refunding of the double purchase price. 

    It was a bestie- not a romantic gesture & I obviously knew what she had spent & wanted her to have the funds back if possible.  & yes it would have been a appreciated gesture- instead they held on to the $6-$7 usd & lost the patronage of for sure two shoppers & maybe more cause I was pretty annoyed by the response & told several shopping friends=) 

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    Would you ask for a refund?

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    Several years ago a friend gifted me a piece of jewelry from one of the bigger SL jewelry creators.  Only thing, I had bought the same piece for myself a day or two prior, & it wasn’t an insignificant amount of $L.  I sent a NC to the creator showing both my & my friends transaction details (remember this was within a day or two of both purchases- not weeks or months).  I asked if they would refund my friend, since the item was obviously bought 2x & was nontransferable.  I got back a one word reply- and it was “NO”.  I never spent another penny in their shop. Something similar happened with a pair of shoes.  It’s just pennys or a few dollars to so,e, but to others it represents a choice they made as part of their budget in real life & even if these aren’t tangible I have to spend wisely.    
    TL:DR- I would ask.

    Email from updates@mc.secondlife.com ?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, CaithLynnSayes said:

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    This thread has explained/proven that this mentioned email address should be a legit SL address. You most likely clicked something you should not have. You've learned a valuable lesson. don't randomly click things and then insert your login credentials. Always go from known bookmarked links. Speaking of valuable lessons, don't write a post as a code quote, it turns it into a thing you need to scroll sideways to read. Highly annoying.

    Also, you said you already posted a ticket with LL. So,... what do you want us to do now? - I didn't read/translate the (Spanish, i think?) response you've put because, well... Everyone talks English here.

    Weird thing to do, to pull out an old thread because you got phished.

     

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    Difficullt start for new participants?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Robsfl said:

    Hi all,

    it seems that this forum lacks a place for newbies, which confirms my first impression: This is a small and rather closed community.

    I tried to dip into SL to get some experiences. I started out on a pathway (difficult to walk, why no turn on right mouse button?) that gave some first insights which sounds good at first, but it just continued endlessly. At some point it tried to explain how I can customize my avatar but it failed. I could buy some items for free but gained no idea how to wear them or change my appearence.

    Finally I deinstalled. If even such a simple task as customizing you avatar is extremely complicated then this has no future and will stay a very small community. Which I regret, I would have like to participate like in VR chat or other platforms.

    BR

    Welcome to Second Life.  It indeed does have a learning curve.  It’s not all that intuitive, I agree.  However youtube is an amazing resource & loads of help available to you, just go searching.  Here’s a newer result, with time stamps to fast forward to topics you have questions about.   I mean,I’ve turned to YouTube for cooking, pet care, fixing several different vehicles, gardening tips & more.  YouTube is an amazingly underutilized resource.

      

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    Lack of Customer Service by Linden Lab/

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Pixie Kobichenko

    If your electricity, heat & water are running during a holiday be grateful.  Because somewhere in the world it’s not & that means repair workers are out on call in sub freezing temperatures risking their safety to ensure others are okay. There are hospitals with essential workers ready to attend to the injured & sick.  & most gas stations are open so everyone can get to gramma’s house for Xmas dinner.  What else is necessary?  Second life support being unavailable for a 24-48 hour period will not cause the world to fly off its axis.  

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    Hide my avatar from others

    in General Discussion Forum

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    On 12/3/2022 at 12:18 PM, TatianaD Grigorovich said:

    why in a fantasy world should I not be able to control who sees me?
    I dance in Sl & do not want rude people seeing my avi if I have blocked them, they can look at everyone else

    Buy a bit of mainland, control access to it- block sounds from neighbors & click the option that no one can see you by camming over.  Plop down a dance ball or pole & some blinky lights & have at it.  

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    Windlight and EEP settings

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    Posted

    I finally have a computer after about 3 years away.  It’s a 2011 Mac & can’t update the OS & am probably lucky to even get on SL.  But I can’t download firestorm so I’m stuck with the official viewer & can not figure out EEP.  I don’t know how much of it is my obtuseness, or the computers inability to handle EEP. I’m also frustrated because I can’t figure out how to get the shine from the sun to go away.  My face is always washed out unless I turn on midnight.  I’m also confused by  BOM &can’t figure it out.  It all seems like they fixed something that wasn’t broken in terms of ease of implementation.  ….but I will eventually try to figure it out.  I’m just happy to be back playing pixel barbies.  

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