Flower Caerndow

As it has been pointed out repeatedly on this thread, the Premium Plus package is not worth it for any one of the benefits. It is the combination of multiple benefits that make it worth the additional cost. It is for people who can see beyond their own one need or want.

Thank you for the great pictures, Trinity! I have been looking at pictures for ideas and like these. There are a couple other styles of Japanese decor I have been researching - one is Wabi Sabi, a more rustic and worn look, but also minimalist. 8f8 on the black kite region has 3 collections available that are great examples of some wabi sabi and Asian decor. Kawaii is another contemporary Japanese style, the culture of cuteness - Half Deer has lots of Kawaii cuteness in their store.

Maybe it is just the way the system is set up? It does make it more difficult to move a house from one account to another.

Or it means there was another one in maintenance that you were not watching and that theme did not show up when there was only one in maintenance.

Has anyone ever had an alt get so annoyed about not being logged in anymore that you can't get the grumpy look off her face? My favorite alt seems to be really upset with me and I am not sure what to do about it.

I am interested in others opinions of what niche Second Life occupies and why is it not more mainstream. Still trying to decide if I belong here...

I must have misunderstood your earlier comment because it sounded like you were referring to the adult continent as the dark corner.

Excuse me if sponsored was not the best word, but Merriam Webster has a definition of sponsor as ": a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity" . They are "Linden Homes" built by people paid by LL and the house is anchored on Linden protected land, plus they have a covenant written by employees of Linden Lab.

While not opposed to the idea of adult rated Linden Homes I can understand how they could be a governance headache for LL. Can anyone else see the irony in people complaining about being hidden away in a corner while at the same time requesting their own Linden sponsored corner? Because an adult rated area would need to be separate from the moderate regions or else what is the point?

Then "discrete" would need to be defined for people.....

To me they look like the modern houses in Seattle neighborhoods where the old quaint bungalows are demolished and new blocky buildings are being built. Except in Seattle the houses are much closer together. People were wanting modern and that is what they got, why is there so much whining? Seems like people want a 2 million dollar house on a 200K budget.

The past two years there have been releases in December! Victorians in 2019 and Stilts in 2020. They have been wonderful Christmas presents

Nothing is keeping the kink community out of the current Linden Homes, read Abnor's posts.

Perhaps the reason there are not adult rated Linden homes is because Linden Lab is trying to have Second Life be something more than just a place for people to act out their kink fantasies. Keeping Linden created areas as moderate rated helps to promote that concept and make it more welcoming to people with other interests. If LL were to start providing adult rated Linden Homes that would further advance the commonly held belief that Second Life is just an online platform for adult activities.

The ideas of having the top of the page bookmark and and adblocker work okay and I have both - EXCEPT when logging out and in on a different account like Prok mentioned. With a bit of practice I can click quickly enough to get past the login in page before getting that bright blue flash searing my retinas. I will attempt some of the other techniques mentioned and see if they work when logging out and back in on a different account. I wonder how many potential new customers have been turned away because of that bright blue flash? It probably doesn't bother the young gamer types, but if Linden Lab wants to attract more customers who will actually pay money to fund premium accounts and buy land they really should rethink that bright blue flashing video.

Think of the inside as a blank canvas on which to add your own interpretation of fantasy! Whether it be dark medieval with stone and rustic furniture or light and airy with twinkling vines and sparkling flowers and grass for a carpet, it is the details we add that can make the houses feel magical.

It is great if you like bright, flashing blue lights. But if flashing lights give you migraines it kinda sends the message that you don't belong in SL.

If all the illegal and immoral activities on SL are so easily dismissed as roleplay won't people need to admit that SL is just a game?

Try doing what so many of the guys in SL do, get yourself a female avatar then you can go to the places that only allow females! Well, female avatars anyway. And don't worry about losing your boy parts, many of the "girls" in SL have those!

Hmmm, looks like Patch is replying to the idea that the Halloween pictures are not tagged "Linden Homes" not the idea of a goth theme. But he didn't deny it!

Looks like Patch is dressed up as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - so possibly a goth/dark fantasy theme?

never mind - answered my own question and asked on the wrong account!

Just left a beach camper on Wood if anyone is looking for one!

Just left two waterfront Vics on Knightley http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Knightley/215/143/27

Fools Errand region is releasing with Log Homes And a little hamster is going to be leaving their traditional home on New Hamersterdam with sandy waterfront in just a few minutes - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/New Hamsterdam/247/205/24