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    Did Linden Lab Close The Affiliate Program?

    in Merchants

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    On 8/10/2023 at 1:53 PM, Caroline Takeda said:

    Any news on that?

    With the new Sendra avatars and a sales-oriented orientation island, it would be an excellent time to start this.

    @Darcy Linden

    I wrote a little review on the new orientation island from a marketer's perspective, including a little, subtle pun towards the Lindens. 🙂
    [NSFW] https://www.second-life-adventures.com/orientation-island/

    That is why I think it would be an excellent time to get it going asap!

    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

    I think in the context of the Forum, "spamming" is also interpreted as "too many posts". 

    Yes, just found this:

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    excessive topic bumping, and repeatedly posting similar content within a 24 hour period. Please be mindful of how often you are posting similar content on the Forums. Posts should remain in their appropriate section.

    Note: If you would like to “bump” a thread, please restrict bumping to once per 24 hour period and no more than three times per week.

     

    What the hell is "bumping a thread"?

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    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    11 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said:

    "Spamming" is not very well defined for the Forum.

    Why, I myself was dinged for "spamming" once and have often been accused of "spamming"!

     

    I got a slap on my fingers for that too but at the time I was linking to an actual promotion of a specific product (the mask).

    There is a specific definition:

     promotion of specific Second Life merchants, Marketplace listings, products, or services, 

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    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    45 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

    It's more specifically Self-Promoting which is not allowed but I guess it's ok to self-promote as long as it's a Linden product.  

    Spamming, Solicitation and Advertising: Spamming is not allowed. This includes aggressive self-promotion.

     

    It was a simple link to content relevant to the topic. As simple as that.

    It's funny how you cite out of context and deliberately leave out the following sentences, which give an idea about self-promotion from the Linden perspective, not YOUR view. 

    And no, it is not a Linden Product either. It's a Linden freebie, which is intended to make the experience for new users better. Not the same.

     

    • Spamming, Solicitation and Advertising: Spamming is not allowed. This includes aggressive self-promotion. No advertising or promotion of specific Second Life merchants, Marketplace listings, products, or services, unless the forum area is specifically for the buying or selling of Second Life products or services, for example, a “for sale” or “wanted” forum. Do not reference other websites offering any product or service.
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    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    4 hours ago, Phil Deakins said:

    I saw no ads on it but, even if there were some affiliate ads, I still wouldn't have found any fault with it. It's not easy finding a page on the web that doesn't contain some affiliate ads. It's actually expected these days.

    Hey Phil,

    Long time no see, Mr. Ex-SEO 🙂. I hope you are doing well.

    There are affiliate banners on the site. You see those once you pass the adult content warning page. They are not aggressive or intrusive in dedicated ad spaces, clearly identifiable as "sponsored content" and in the code marked as such (rel="sponsored").

    However, the actual content dominates the pages and posts, and it is not what we call an affiliate farm.
    Writing all that content was a lot of work (and a lot of fun).

    But you know, whenever pages like that are associated with the name Caroline Takeda, somebody feels a need for drama. It typically starts with Rowen, my stalker and ethics teacher (self-proclaimed, not called for).

    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    22 minutes ago, Silent Mistwalker said:

    Thank you for not taking that as me being aggressive towards you. That happens far too often when I'm only trying to help people.

    To confirm:

    So the adult content warning page did NOT appear in your case, right?
    Were you taken directly to the actual content? This usually only happens if you have visited the site earlier (90 days cookie).

    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Caroline Takeda

    21 hours ago, Qie Niangao said:

    Probably before we get back to the topic, you may want to become familiar with the Forum Guidelines that include this rule:

    So it's perfectly fine to link to external sites. I do it all the time (especially to Inara Pey's superb Modemworld blog, plug plug plug). The difference is, that site contains no offering of any product nor service. So it's not about what content is at the specific link, it's what the whole site contains. Yours would be off limits unless you dropped the advertising.

    (This apparently doesn't restrict ads inserted by blog hosting software, which has somehow decided I really need to buy a fancy oscilloscope that's now following me all over the interwebs.)

    That would mean you could not link to any online newspaper article, as they ALL sell ads.
    A bit silly.

    There is a big difference between a website offering products or services and a website selling ads for other people's products or services (such as affiliate ads). 

    Free blog hosting is a good example (thanks for that one). Ads are part of their business model as well. It's not an "ad injection." That wording implies that the blogger is not consenting to the ads.

    No. It's a deal between the blogger and the hoster: The blogger gets free hosting, and the hosting company has the right (with the blogger's consent)  to monetize that space with PPC ads unless or until the blogger upgrades to a paid hosting plan. The blogger benefits from the ads by getting a free hosting plan.

    Btw: Strawberry Singh's blog sold advertising. Often linked here in the forums. PPC Ads monetizes Uriah Nalates's blog (those are not hosting ads) - often linked in the forums. The same applies to Seraphim, Juicy Bomb, the Alphaville Herald, and others.

    Some of those do offer a section for adult content as well, even without a warning.




     

    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:

    I couldn't care less what you post on your blog.  Linking your blog post (aside from in your signature line) is not allowed.  It's advertising as you well know since you stated so yourself...

     

    I linked to content, not to an advert, and not to an advertorial, not to a pay-to-play promotion. The blog also features adverts which is the nature of a professional blog, magazine, or any other professional online media (you can block those, btw).

    I am unaware that linking to external content is not allowed. It is common practice. There are hundreds of links in forum posts to external content. The content I linked is NOT sexual nor off-topic (Senra Avatars). To get to the adult stuff, you need to navigate within the blog.

    Yes, you are right; an NSFW warning would have been appropriate anyway, even though when you click the link, you get to an age verification page AND an explicit adult content warning first. 

    I did edit the post anyway and added an NSFW warning.

    Can we get back to the topic now?
    Feel free to open a new thread if you feel like assembling yet another Caroline-Takeda-Bashing.

     

    Introducing Senra Avatars... what do you think?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, Rowan Amore said:

    Or you know, you could have just posted a SFW picture like everyone else.

    It is about the text, not the picture. I don't duplicate my writings elsewhere.
    It is a very common practice to link instead of copy/paste.

    But it doesn't matter what I do; you would find a reason to criticize me anyway.
    It is ok that you don't like me, or what I do, or that I am actually making money. I am fine with that.


     

    Need Help Creating an Older Women Mesh Avatar

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Dorientje Woller said:

    2 layers (body & head layer separated) in the same tone? Apply first the body layer and then the head layer. If line still presists ... use a neck fade/neck layer in the same tone, most skin stores either included them with the skin or provide them separated (paid or for free). Remove/deactivate all material layers of the head and body. Also change your windlight/envirronment settings to CAWL, Default or Nam's Optimal Skin & Prim settings. 

    The problem is, I can't get the head in the same tone as the body. I would love to use the tone of the body (Belleza Gen.X) in the head as well (Lelutka Zora).

    I went to the Belleza store hoping to find an applier that applies the body skin to the head. Did not find one. 

    Any Ideas?

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