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Gah, wall of text, no kidding.
Next time just post a link to the actual free script:
How To Publish Your Own Books In Second Life (Outworldz.Com Free Script Library)
Makes it much easier.
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Marisa Paule wrote:People ask me why I just don't create a new avatar. I tell them that I should not have to give up my 8-year identity, my favorite sims, and the non-trasferrable portion of my 67,000-item inventory, when I did nothing wrong.
Yes, but in many cases, both in SL and RL, drastic measures are to be taken to 'go dark' and get rid of exes, would-be stalkers and other problem people.
The leaks could be on your blog, your Facebook, your website, especially in this day of social media, or even a so-called 'friend' is ratting you out.
Perhaps, go and use an alt for an extended period of time instead, then you don' t have to trash your main. Without a regular target, a troll or stalker will simply go away on their own once they lose the trail.
PinkWarded wrote:i had same issue with my very 1st , he turnd out to be a stalker, been stalking me for years, in all my alts, but thats because we had common friends, luckily i got rid of them coz they werent real, all were trolls who made me believe i could count on them, now i'm with few trusted friends.. no one bothers me :smileytongue:
Also, Marisa, this is an important point Pink made that you should heed.
Your 'friends' in RL can truly be traitorous at times; perhaps they don't like certain parts of your personality or other reasons, that will make them want to 'teach you a lesson' and expose you to your ex/stalker.
Sometimes your very own, so-called 'friends' are the ones betraying you, or wanting to win favour with your stalker for some reason, so give up the goods on you, your location, your SL name, etc.
In the end, regardless of LL's response, you're going to have to get to the bottom of this and make some serious decisions as how you are going to stop this action against you. Cutting off anyone related to this stalker in any way is a good start, perhaps go on an alt and introduce one friend at a time (and see if one is the snitch).
As you can see, no one here really cares about your plight, and will tend to start pointing the finger in your direction instead, cuz that's what they like to do around here.
Good luck!
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Merylimperil wrote:OP sounds like a griefer looking for naive targets
Alwin Alcott wrote:thats why i asked what he wants to test... but got very silent from that side
Syo Emerald wrote:He either......wants to grief naive/inexperianced people...wants to scam naive/inexperianced people...want to exploit the naivity/inexperiance of new people by spamming them with advertisement
Rhonda Huntress wrote:Just looking for new meat.
Or you could just answer an OP's question for once; or don't. No need to hypothesize about an OP's intentions, you're just making the forums unfriendly with your baseless and unprovoked accusations.
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Artifacting can also be caused by;
1) Drivers that need to be updated
2) Overheating issues (either the card itself, or the case or other components like the CPU )
You can use GPU-Z to monitor your graphics card temperature, and CPU-Z for the cpu.
3) An old and failing (possibly wiggly) HDMI cable
4) Overtaxed, or old Power Supply Unit (especially if you noticed this after a component addition/upgrade)
Even if it's none of the above and just an AMD thing, its always a good habit to rule out common causes before throwing more money at something.
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greek Wingtips wrote:Does anyone have a good country music stream I can place in my land, preferable one that does not have to many ads
Thousands Of Radio Stations You Can Stream Through Second Life.
Country genre starts on page 4.
OR
Advanced Option:
Have a favourite country station you want to stream?
Perhaps you can find it's streaming address.
Example: TME.FM Country Music.
Some stations will have 'player' or 'media' links.
You can follow this tutorial: "How To Get The URL of a Media Stream". That tutorial outlines several methods that you can extract the actual streaming url from the source. I used the 'Getting stream URL from metafile with text editor' method for this example.
What I did was download the Winamp URL link, using right-click->"Save As Link", opened it up in Notepad, and observed the stream as;
http://uk3.internet-radio.com:8077/
I put this in my About Land->Sound->Music URL field, and it works.
Have fun!
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YourGoddessBri wrote:Is Second life still a thing???
In the context of it being the phenomena it once was... no.
In the context of being a creative outlet and opportunity, and a place for people to recreate virtually... yes
Despite the hype and mass gold rushes of long ago, SL is really mainly what you make of it. To me, SL is less of a social platform for me and more of a 3d environment for me to learn, test, create and share in.
However, my opinion is that it is very mysterious and hostile to new visitors, and that's where LL needs to focus whether they launch the new Sansar, or stay with SL.
YourGoddessBri wrote:I would love to spend more time in SL but I don't want to invest to much effort or money into it..If it's just dead. Help please?
It depends what efforts you want to put into SL and what you want to get out of it.
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rockinredhead700 wrote:I wanted to test something so can anyone tell me where new accounts hang out
New accounts will default to many of the InfoHubs around, or in public sandboxes. Search for 'infohub' or 'sandbox' to find the many areas available.
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Lahemic wrote:Is it possible to upload meshes with PAINTED textures?
Yes.
Lahemic wrote:I've made a few projects with Blender, merely scratching the surface of what I can do with a Mesh-Predicated modeling software. Infelicitously, I've found myself stumped as far as textures go.I have endeavored reading guides, visually examining youtube videos, etc, but most are archaic and provide little to no solution on how to congruously upload a standard texture.
YouTube has many, many tutorials to follow that will help you, both for Blender's internal engine, and for Cycles.
Use the right search terms to meet your goals and you will find plenty.
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Trust / Marketplace Listing / Editing / Visiting Sims: Second Life Viewer
Building / Texturing / Photography /Open Sim : FIrestorm Viewer
Visiting Inworldz / OsGrid / Other (keeping cache seperate from SL): Singularity Viewer
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Thanks for your supportive response.
I had first posted a reply such as yours, pointing out the exact products that had multiple listings, with the same title. Other listings were actually duplicated in every way; same title, same image (with same product circled). I revised my response over and over as I found more issues on her store page.
I then decided to NOT post the links, because she did not post under that merchant name so figured I could remove the links and pictures.
So I am I allowed to post links like you did or what?
I do things to help and as efficient as I can, but I get posts removed for doing the same response you just did.
Thanks.
NOTE: I think Gacha images are spam and don't like how they're listed on the MP, but that has nothing to do with someone who needed help, Gacha user or not.
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Note to other repliers: Help the OP or don't post, what are you on my case about?
Try checking the listing guidelines, see if you've done anything there with the listings.
1 You have 2 Gacha listing items with the same title.
2 Several of your gacha item listings use a ton of keywords, and they're all the same. You are using the same 30 keywords to describe at least 4 different listings... This spams the search engine on the MP.
3 Check that you dont use duplicate images
I see this often, especially with 30 gacha listings that use the same image, even if the product is circled, mistakes can happen as a weary merchant makes the listings...
4. Multiple Listings of the Same Product?
Were you lagging or something? You have identical products, images and listings
IMPORTANT: You will have to go over your entire store, as it appears you have made multiple mistakes, so go over it and correct any slipups. Good luck!
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Nothing kills convo, and a well thought out and researched response, other than clicking 'post', it appears to be in the conversation, but then is nowhere to be found.
Can you check Merchants->MP Integrity topic, I should have reply there at the end. If not, there are forum posting issues currently.
Thanks.
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Apparently I'm not allowed to post links to demonstrate examples of which I speak about, so you will have to use your imagination instead, or use the MP to search for the keywords I present to follow along. It seems copyright infringers are protected by the very system they are disregarding. Some big name merchants are involved in this reply, who frequently pay their mortgages and living expenses by profiting from copyright infringement.
Keyword searches cannot determine whether a merchant has a valid copyright or license.
How can a keyword search on [ SEARCH: 'Marshall Amps' ] determine this? All these products listed could be copyright infringement, and definitely breaking listing guidelines. Hundreds of items replicating the Marshall brand of guitar amps, many products sold by big name and established stores, that should know better.
Can a keyword determine copyright infringement, when sometimes the listing is not using branded keywords in the title or its tags/keyword list?
What about just a [ SEARCH: 'guitar amp' (non-brand generic search) ], Scroll down the page, and most are legit or knockoffs, but you will run into a couple who don't use the "Marshall" brand name in their keywords or title, but the texture on the model clearly does
NOTE: I exclude knockoffs or inspired-by type models, since they do not use branding in keywords, text or images.
Keyloggers use a lot of resources, both on the client and the server, since they are reading each and every character you type, and trying to update the search as you go. This could bog down performance on the SL Marketplace.
Keyloggers are also regarded as malware - even though suddenly they are under massive use first with Chrome, now even in the Window 10 Operating System.
In both of these cases, Linden Lab would also have to create, maintain and update a huge word database of every brand name, trademark, movie title, actor name, etc to check this against. This is simply not feasible, as the system cannot determine licensing just from word content.
Therefore, unless a IP holder files a claim, Linden Lab would have to sift through thousands of listings, check their licenses and ownership, verify users are who they say they are, etc. An impossible and very expensive task.
So Linden Lab should dedicate vast resources to chase down merchants who 1) upload copyrighted material 2) broke the Terms of Service immediately on doing so, just to make sure they're legit? Can't be done. We'd have to require an amazing surveillance and police system to do that - or many, many, many employees.
AMC won't care about the occasional uploader that has a [ SEARCH: 'Breaking Bad' ] 'Heisenberg T-shirt, Disney won't spend time making a claim against some merchant who uploaded a [ SEARCH: 'Tie Fighter' ], nor will [ SEARCH: 'Nike' ].
Unfortunately, even with the mass and obvious IP infringement, a group of LL employees would have to painstakingly go through each and every listing and confirm the sellers have ownership or licenses.. but why should they have to?
By agreeing to the Terms of Service, and passing the "Upload Mesh" test, the seller has affirmed multiple times that they own the item or have permission to sell it.
Unless a copyright holder claims against it in opposition - we all have to assume these people are allowed.
So, in the end...
The integrity of the MP is really defined by the integrity of its merchants.
As with many other commercial sites, selling popular works and brand names still remains profitable for many, and an unfair advantage - because people won't find your unique design through search - unless you use brand names yourself.
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Amethyst Jetaime wrote:There really is no reason to be a premium member unless you own mainland or want a Linden home. Linden homes were not designed for luxury or as permanent homes. When LL first introduced them they said that the homes were meant to give people a taste of having a home with the thought they'd eventually want to have a better home and move on. It is therefore not surprising that LL has never upgraded them.
LOL Amethyst, you're supposed to sell me on keeping it.
Anyway, I do still use my Linden Home quite a bit; mainly as a starting base and 'lab' of sorts, where I may work on scripting, assembling prototypes and meshes, 'scenes' for product shots, fixups and improvements to existing products, listening to the music I want to, etc.
I'm not a real estate or marketing mogul yet in Second Life, so the LH still has some good value in it. (but sucks if you want full household scene). I'm also cheap - I don't pay more for something than I have to, and only pay well for quality goods.
Rufferta wrote:I pay a premium membership in Second Life for the same reason I pay my taxes in real life - it makes me feel as if I am supporting something in a small way, and I feel it gives me more right to complain.
With each purchase you make, land rental, etc you're contributing anyway to Linden Labs, much like someone who may not vote, or extreme cases not pay income taxes - they still pay through usage fees and taxes - so always contribute anyway.
Qie Niangao wrote:I have several Premium accounts myself, but only because they're old enough that their stipends (L$500 and in one case, L$400/wk) make an Annual membership ever so slightly profitable. If they were all L$300, I'd only have one and only because I still prefer owning Mainland to renting anywhere, and obviously YMMV.
Yes, I get a $300L stipend or 'cash back' weekly, which pretty much amounts to money back (though the $L value is 12.5% lower than last year), which makes the Premium cheaper every month.
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Drake1 Nightfire wrote:LL takes a cut of each sale..
ThereTheyare most definitely profiting from the sale of illegal goods. Just like if I sold knock off purses i bought from someone else, I could not claim "I didn't know they were illegal" I would still go to jail.
Let's not criminalize Linden Labs for providing a hosting service and opportunity, in which participants agree to a TOS to even participate by stating legally they will only upload content they own or have the rights to. The responsibility for that sits squarely on the offending party, who has broken their contract with Linden Labs immediately on conducting such activity.
There is no reasonable way Linden Labs can check each upload, or police each new listing, or to check copyright and license holders. The sheer number of merchant accounts does not allow that, and there is no automated system such as implemented by YouTube that would even apply to these kind of things. One could argue that YouTube is criminal too for 'allowing' copyright infringement to continue because they benefit financially as well - but they're not benefiting financially on purpose, nor in most cases even aware - so that is an important distinction to make.
Don't let your frustrations at the eroding of the trust and integrity and value of the Marketplace be taken out on Linden Labs, as they have limited resources to process what might be hundreds of complaints daily.
Linden Labs can't be aware of infringements unless they are reported. In order to have valid copyright infringement claims, and avoid abuse, they require the IP owner themselves to file for each infringement. They also can't be held responsible for accounts who break the TOS, or for the 5% commissions they make on each sale, since it is an automated system.
The only time Linden Labs would get into any kind of trouble is if they are 'aware' of a IP-infringing listing, and do nothing about it.
The flagging system has failed as well, as the sheer number of infractions must overwhelm Linden Labs, who probably have to check each and every complaint to ensure it is a valid one - or just ignore it. I know several merchants who I have flagged for various offenses - they are probably in the 100s now - their products remain unchanged. When a large number of users are simply unethical, and scumbaggery and dishonesty become the majority, there is nothing Linden Labs can really do at some point - they just don't have the resources to police anymore.
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or Convince An Existing Premium Member to Continue Being A Premium Member
Update: Consensus is no compelling reason to become or remain a Premium Member
Hi, my premium account annual is coming due. However, since Linden Labs has done little to optimize or even improve their existing world, rationalizing a continued 'premium' account (which doesnt feel premium anymore), is suddenly on the table.
I have the money to do it, it's just getting harder and harder every year to put it out, since nothing has changed.
I use Second LIfe to;
1) Design and upload content for others to use in Second Life.
2) Explore cool sims other creators create.
3) Rent land from landowners for inworld stores, or creative photograph/machinima projects. The success of the Marketplace is eclipsing inworld purchases, so the need to have an inworld presence is minimal, if even needed at all, and public sandboxes fill in that gap.
Premium is losing its lustre for me because;
1) Premium homes are getting old and outdated, and kinda ugly. Out of scale (I can fit an entire restaurant at scale in the living room), small allowance of LI, and no new designs/optimization is making my premium home boring. I've settled in them all at one point or another.
2) Premium sandboxes no longer needed if you rent land. They're nice and quiet, but with all the public sandboxes, why do we need them again? What's the benefit to a Premium member, if I can attend a much more active (and policed) public sandbox?
3) I don't buy or trade or sell Mainland. Never found a reason to. Seems landlords are renting out at the same prices they're putting in to pay the tier. Frankly, I've never understood how mainland owners even make money at it.
4) Premium account 'free monthly gifts" are not that good, or unrelated to my interests.
5) Live chat support has never been used, nor do I expect to use it anytime soon.
6) Already have attended vehicle, flying sims. Never anything new to keep my interests as a Premium member.
This is probably just a symptom of Second LIfe getting a little long in the tooth, and there isn't much incentive for some of us to continue on - since nothing new and exciting has been added to Premium accounts - once you've visited all the Premium areas, what else is there other than just paying for the same old, same old?
I believe there is a lot that can be done to improve the existing world of Second Life - most of which is creating engaging worlds and experiences, better UX/UI, better tutorials and "What Next?" or "What Do I Do Now" for new customers, optimizing texture use, scaling down stuff, etc, long before I don a 3d headset and swim around in Sansar.
Thanks for your responses.
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SOLUTION: Get payment information from any would-be marketplace merchant. They break the rules, get caught selling copyrighted or copybotted works? Ban the identifying information for life. Zero tolerance is the only way.
Since Linden Labs actually requested and has my Government ID, they have more information on me than any other corporation I've dealt with - just for selling stuff on their Marketplace.
So I'm sure it is in their power to investigate, require Government ID, for everyone who wants to be a merchant if they really wanted to.
Charging innocent people more money won't do squat.
Pamela Galli wrote:You have at least two kinds of sellers: those running a business and those role playing running a business. For the first group, twelve dollars is not a significant barrier, for the latter it is.
Elitist statement, and does not address solutions.
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After having many issues with accessing the Beta server, sometimes the land marks would change, or I found myself in the ocean, or w/e...
I use an alternate method, which is much faster, I can upload models and leave them there.
Run Open Sim on Localhost on Your Machine
The only thing you can't check is your Land Impact, as there is none configured in OpenSim. However, with creating good LODs for your objects and Physics object, you'll have no problem once you put it into Second Life.
You'll have unliimited LI and can leave your builds, test things out, all on your local computer, and you don't have to upload test meshes up into Linden Lab's databases.
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MrMakelove wrote:"
This is a band called "Second Life", and even they didn't even form until 1999.
"SECOND LIFE is a three piece Modern Rock band based in Southwestern Idaho. Formed in March 1999, they are dedicated to writing and performing their own unique style of melodic high-energy music"
My first virtual world was a very laggy "Active Worlds"? (with Power Ranger-looking avatars) on a modem. It was a mess and took forever to load up.
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When I see a product inworld that I like, I will try to find it on the Marketplace, so that I can leave a review, or at least have the ability to have it serviced/redelivered.
This is your best bet if you frequently leave reviews.
As a merchant, I don't like the fact that I can't track purchases inworld - I can't offer service or refunds to people because I can't even find their transaction possibly - or it's a lot more work, and SL only allows me to go back over transactions of 30 days.
So on some products, I will put the 'demo' version inworld, and script the object to open up the Marketplace product page, and the customer can purchase from there - dunno if that loses impulse sales inworld but I don't care. I care more about being able to track what is being bought.
Other knick-knacks and random products that won't need a lot of servicing in the future (like tables, chairs, oddities, etc) I can freely sell inworld without tracking (though a universal 'tracking by product ID' would be nice inworld or not).
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No problem. Just stating for the OP's benefit that Maya tutorials and instruction heavily use menus, options, panels, docks, windows, and toolboxes, and Blender tutorials don't - they teach shortcuts from day one.
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Most of the joint floating will be exactly that - the joints were rotated from default. It's the only time it's happened to me, and occasionally I will have missed one joint, or it didn't take.
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Bee Rentals Available, at the price point you wanted. Fast service, responds quickly, 5% discounts on monthly purchases, and most of all friendly (which we need more of in SL).
I rent my store through Bee currently.
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IvanBenjammin wrote:Then I guess you win whatever contest we were having...
Technically, you made a challenge, so I answered it. Don't worry, Maya is clearly the industry standard, so you win by default.
The op wants to use menus, well Maya is heavy on the use of them - she should explore Maya tutorials.
The op doesn't want to learn shortcuts - then stay away from Blender tutorials - shortcuts are taught and used from day one.
I knew I would temp debate by even mentioning the differences in using Maya vs Blender, but it was in the context of the desires of the OP.
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The Three Little Gnomes
in Games in Second Life
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I haven't been able to check out the sim yet, been a bit busy, but I'm glad you are working on this sort of thing - we need places, games and adventures in Second Life, rather than just some random scene with yet just another store waiting for us.
Feel free to lead us to an inworld store at the end though
These are my plans for the future as well, if/as I can accumulate $L to support such an effort myself.
We do want games, i'm up for anything, but the majority still likes their 'popular' games - perhaps you can add a twist to them, a regular place to hang out and play them, and more visitors should happen.