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Seasons, Yeahhh! Being separated from the rest of Bellisseria? Nahhhhh.

That's the place all right! I notice my graphics vary depending on what computer I'm using.

I live in one of the 'color sims' too - some of my neighbors use the +/-40 feature to make 'natural' privacy shields. Areas with a lot of small parcels look like war zones. I like being able to do terraforming - I just don't think other people should be allowed to do it....

Thank you. I just found out that there is a "Second Life Tourists" group that includes 'griefing' as one of their activities - my group is called "Tourist Information" so I guess it was a case of mistaken identity complicated by the fact that the staff person was also having to deal with a naked zombie. I over-reacted.

I would like to make a minor complaint about the fact that some of the Bellisserian regions seem to be mis-named. I couldn't find any caves in Lost Caves, or varmints in Varmint Hills. I did find the whiskey in Whiskey Bay, though....which gives me hopes that maybe the varmints and caves will be added later. I must add though, that in my searching, I keep finding wonderful places, and I know I am an ungrateful wretch.

I'm putting together a list of places that offer in-person help, and/or tutorials about basic skills like walking, flying, managing inventory, etc... So far my list has: Virtual Ability Caledon Oxbridge Gateway New Resident Island, Lawst Paradise New Citizens Incorporated Helping Haven Firestorm Resident Help I know there are several communities that help non-English speakers, but I don't have enough language skills to know if I should list them. Anyone have any place that they think should be added to the list? Any favorite social media sites?

Don't feel bad. Today I discovered why one Region is called "Whiskey Bay" = and I had sailed over it numerous times....

I'm devastated. I just got banned from London City for 8650 minutes. rest of rant deleted.... I've decided not to let it bother me. There is nothing I can do about it, which is the hurting part. I still don't know why I was banned - I've decided it was probably because I was wearing an unfashionable avatar.

I am standing in a Hole in the Sea. Holocluck Henly, in one of the excellent notecards he is handing out at SL18B (Incredible) says it is a plug that has been pulled out of the bottom of the sea. I think it is a magical vortex that is shifting water to other parts of Second Life (perhaps that's why water levels are different in different regions?) Since he refers to "one of the plugs" perhaps there is another? I'll go look. Where was I?

This is in Galgano, in an underwater canyon near a rezz zone. (151,100,32) While you are in the area, if you fly south to Imona, a disturbance on the water will show you the location of a Hydrothermal Brine Pool. I'm trying to persuade the Cthumoleator of the benefits of being a vegetarian. I'm thinking "He's not so big!" and then realizing that what I'm looking at is just the head - the rest of him is underground.. I think I have an urgent appointment somewhere else.....

Check out the exhibits at SL18B. I've already collected a ton of new landmarks!

You are right - I goofed. Since you guessed it, why not submit something on the Mainland (I'll do better next time...).

I went and looked at two different Belli trees and yes, they were made of from 25 to 30 prims and had high download rates. In contrast, I'm looking at Cypress Tree 1 from the Library and it has 1 prim land impact and download weight of 0.1. * Perhaps there could be some compromise. I believe that outside plants are as important to a home as the furniture inside. Why have a 'Homes & Gardens' interior when your outside looks like the landscaper hasn't shown up yet? *Using it as background filler and also because it matches the trees next door.

Result of unofficial survey of abandoned land. Spent about an hour* jumping from one continent to another looking for abandoned land and trying to figure out if there was a common denominator. I checked at least one plot on each Mainland Continent - there were none on Zindra that I could find. Size of abandoned parcels - Parcels were mostly large - 9072 to 65536. Some were odd-shaped, but most were more-or-less regular-shaped. Date of abandonment: Many of them state abandonment dates in 2021. I found one abandoned in 2017. Road access: Four. View: Two. Water access: None Terrain: One smooth light green sand, two rock, one snow, one 'rumpled' green, rest relatively smooth green. (I took a quick glance at the rock in Corsica and there seemed to be more but I didn't want to spend more time - perhaps some Continents have more abandons than others?) Lag - two had minor lag. All had sky junk, from 200 meters on up. Most had at least one ugly neighbor with large black or full-bright build or ban lines. I had not expected that so many would be on roads. I also wasn't expecting the fact that there were large parcels of Maintenance Land that seem to have been set aside since 2004. One had a 'forest' of system trees. I don't know what conclusion to make. It bothered me that many of the largest parcels seem to have been abandoned fairly recently - but I'm also wondering if those dates were changed somehow when the maps were fixed. Definitely having ugly neighbors and skyjunk visible were factors, but there are large stretches of Mainland with the same blight that have not been abandoned. Wonder if Linden Lab could do 'exit interviews' to ask people why they are leaving. *So you know this is an in-depth survey.

This is a chapel high in an incredible recreation of a World Heritage site. The original is off the coast of France. The build was made by Moeka Kohime, a graphic designer from Japan. Where am I?

This is Tuulikki in the Coastal Waterway -

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) are major purchases a company makes that are designed to be used over the long term. Operating expenses (OPEX) are the day-to-day expenses a company incurs to keep its business operational.

Underwater?

I have no problem with "the more you own, the less you pay per unit." Landlords need to make a living, and communities that build in landscaping and other amenities are good things. I am concerned that Bellisseria is sucking residents away from the Mainland, where it is sometimes very difficult to find an affordable 1024 next to a road, in a nice community, etc....I would like to see what would happen if the Lindens took one of those big abandoned pieces of land and split it into 1024 plots with "Protected Land" roads and easements. If I win the lottery, I might try doing something like that myself, just for an experiment - only I'd have to pay tier for the roads and easements.... (Just dreaming).

My alts and I (we) have lived in every different type of home in Bellisseria and they were all lovely. I think my favorite was a houseboat on the end of the row with a small adjoining beach and a view of a lighthouse. I loved sitting there and watching other residents sail by. I think my alt had that place for over a year. Now only one of 'us' has a place - a nice Victorian backing on a park - but I know I will get restless and will probably move on soon and let someone else enjoy it. Today I took the "hobo locomotive' for a long ride, and it was wonderful passing through different districts and seeing the landscaping. Bellisseria is huge, and I never got the feeling that I was seeing a repeat of a previous area. I hope we can all find our 'pefect home.' Added below photo from 2019 - wish I had taken a better picture.

I would like to have a graduated tier system but keeping the 'more you own the less you pay per sq meter - the fact that sometimes adding a 512 to your parcel means your tier is increased disproportionately can keep you from buying more land. Also, I believe that the way tier is now calculated may be responsible for all the little odd parcels created when someone figures out "OK, if I dump a 512, my tier will go down to the next level." I also wish it was easier to figure out the 'alt donates tier to the group' discount thing, but that's just me.

Didn't want to leave this hanging. This mine is in Owens Beach, near Bay City. There are quite a few interesting builds in the area, including a unique railway bridge.

That is really nice. I don't suppose they would let me do that to my place in Belli?

Thank you posters, for all the great information. I would like to add one suggestion - LOCK the platform when it is in place.