Sister Nova

For future reference, and not necessarily together, but certainly on their own in any part of a post made by me, is indicative of a joke/jest.

I wonder why they're going to do it this way? I can't help but think they're going to get inundated with: "Oh hello Mr Mole...." <insert request here to move your hedge/wall and other landscaping miscellany that is already quite clearly stated in the covenant as NOT being allowed> "OH! A MOLE! Are you really a mole?" "Oy! Moley.... ain't it finished yet?" "MOLE!!!! I wanna bear!!!" "Still not finished? Get the lead out mate!!!" "I've got a suggestion....."

Gotta love vegicles

As has been discussed elsewhere, the absence of furniture is not a reliable indicator of whether a parcel is owned or not. By far the best way to see the current state of a parcel (and not 'stumbling' upon a person's porn stash) is to right click on the land itself and look at the 'About Land' window. You'll see the owner quite clearly there.

This is the thread to follow:

Are they still around? I know there used to be a good size community, and I loved exploring their regions, but I hardly ever see one now. Some people have made cafes and pubs of their homes. I’ve been to at least 2 of each... the pubs several times

My cat seems to have run off lately... I wonder if they’re running together?

But I guess the warning is sufficient if they see you raising a shotgun and hear you growl “Get off my land!” But seriously, you do make a very good point. I have to admit though, if I ever stumble on a region that has the heart monitor active (the symbol that denotes that safety has been deactivated) I don’t hang around.

I’d not want to see show homes in Bellisseria. It’s a residential area. Nor do I wish to see any vendors. If I want to go shopping, I’ll go to the stores elsewhere. The Parade of Homes is nice, it gives people ideas, and shows the creative flair of residents taking pride in their homes. As there are no vendors, and from what I gather (I’ve not been to any of these places) not even any signage promoting any stores, how are these displays any different from the Parade displays? Why should a creator of furniture be exempt from displaying their home and creativity purely because they have a store elsewhere? And if a home owner favours a particular creator in their choice furniture, and enters their home in the Parade, can that then be deemed to be an advert? I have a car outside my house. I favour the builder, and have mentioned his brand several times in chat when people enquire as to what cars are suitable for the roads in Bellisseria. Is having the car in front of my house advertising? Where does it stop? I believe that commerce as mentioned in the covenant, is the buying and selling of items/services. Therefore... No vendors. No tip jars. No rentals. Nothing that involves the transfer of funds, in these Linden Homes regions, that make up the continent of Bellisseria.

Glad to hear you got one! This latest release of water homes was an extra release in order to try and cater to the overwhelming demand for them as shown in the first release of both types. I would imagine that it was done in the best way possible, to get the most out, in the quickest time, whilst still being 'in theme'. As more releases come around, within the original plan, I'm sure they'll be just as well thought out and designed as the first release. And as more and more become available, so the opportunity to 're roll' and get a home in an area more to your liking increases.

The prim size has been updated in the current covenant:

I'm very happy with the neighbours I have

You might want to rethink that...

I keep my privacy off, I like to see people travel by, and I'm certainly happy for them to see me especially if I'm sitting in my garden. But I have no problem with people that keep their privacy on. I have a family that live next door, they seem to meet up at a certain time of the day, but I've never seen any of them. They keep to their parcel, and as it's private I cannot tell if they're in their garden. But should they ever take the privacy off, or come off their parcel, I shall be happy to wave and greet them in a neighbourly fashion. But in the meantime, I respect their privacy and leave them to it.

I guess I lived on the mainland too long... I love to see the pristine landscape here, and would hate to see it spoiled even for a few hours

That would be a lovely idea, but it could get abused unfortunately and possibly end up looking like a fly tipper's paradise

YAY!! I wish you well in your new home!

Hi there, and welcome to Bellisseria The whole of the continent's public areas are open to you and visitors that don't live in Bellisseria to explore and enjoy. I wish you well in your new home

I can understand the idea of wanting to use the whole of the 1024sqm to accommodate a bigger building, especially if you’re in a skybox. A lot of the appeal of Bellisseria is the landscape, and residents have been adding to the beauty with some very attractive gardens. Extensions to the buildings are permitted, but they have to be kept in theme, and you just may end up using the land impact you’ve saved from not having to place your skybox, in making the house the size you desire. Also, you are limited in the choices of colours to the menu on the house, and internal walls (apart from ones that cannot be changed) can only be selected in the same colour throughout. If you wanted to have different colours for different rooms, you’d need to add more prims.

Not a dumb question at all. The land will be in your name as soon as you are allocated it from the website, you don't have to do anything further with the parcel in order to stake your claim. You can then spend the rest of the day looking forward to 'going home'

Also worth mentioning is Project Bento! You can have a look here - http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project_Bento_Resources_and_Information

'Game of Homes'... I love it! I don't know what the situation is regarding relisting once abandoned. Some have said that their abandoned plots have stayed in Governor Linden's name for a while after abandoning, and we all know that there are regular F5ers hitting that key in the hope of getting one.

As we get closer to the release time of the houseboats, those that were unable to get one on the first release and so got a house, will be abandoning their house in readiness to get a houseboat. Keep checking the page if you're after a house

The runaway success of the first batch release took LL by surprise, especially the houseboats going so much quicker than the houses. This houseboat release is an additional one, which is probably why they adapted the squishy pickle from the original plan and have placed it separately rather than replacing it. I imagine that the pressure for all involved has been pretty intense, and doubt whether it’s something that could be maintained on a monthly basis going forward. The release falling on the 15th is more likely a coincidence, with the drive being more ‘as soon as they are properly ready’ than ‘on the 15th’. I’m very happy with the way Bellisseria looks, and the covenant as it stands. This is exactly what I’ve been searching for in my 12 and a half years in SL, and I look forward to all the releases to come to see the ideas for its development.... even if it IS on the 15th of every month

‘Soon’