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Redelivery is a big factor for me. I'm still a bit untrusting towards inworld redelivery though because sometimes not everything shows up and not too long ago, a creator's redelivery scripts got messed up or stopped working and everyone's purchase history got wiped 😥 That and laggy builds!

Ah yes, battle.. that's what shopping feels like sometimes. Totally forgot about the store credits point!

I used to decide between mp and inworld based on whim, but recently decided to find a more strategic approach. Obviously if one was cheaper than the other, I'd go for the cheaper option, but if something costs the same inworld as it does on mp, what are some other considerations you make for choosing one over the other? What are your preferences?

I'm no expert but the skin shine looks like dodge using skin brushes - you can google and download different ones. Also, I wouldn't assume that the before shot is the only picture used. It's possible, but I find it odd and also unlikely that the photographer wouldn't make use of advanced lighting or materials when taking the picture. Taking multiple shots and layering them is a common technique. It's possible that the before shot is just one of the pictures taken. Probably the most basic one with no special lighting, etc. He/she probably then went on to take multiple shots, changing windlights, set-up, etc. There are some tutorials on SL photography and editing, but you'll probably discover some tricks watching speed edits as well

While the Answers section of the forum obviously has its purpose, I generally find it to be inching towards redundant for two main reasons. People inevitably have discussions and responses bouncing back and forth from others, which make the answers confusing to follow when they start getting voted up or down. Say in this fictional example, you'll see an answer near the top and it may read something like "What Resident1 said is a good idea. You can do that and also this...", and naturally you'd want to back track to find Resident1's response. But once there are votes, the order of everyone's posts are mixed up and no longer chronological, making it hard to follow the flow of the conversation. This could be improved if the answers that are voted up are duplicated to be visible at the top, and then a separate section containing all the posts made chronologically. Or not even mess with the order. If people really want to find the best voted answers, they can see the number at the side. It's not hard to scroll. Another con to the Answers section is the overlap with other sections. For instance, there's an Avatar subforum in Answers, and there's also Avatar subforum in People. The difference between the two is obvious, but it can make things confusing - like where do I post this? Does it fit more in Answers or in People, especially if a question would generate a discussion, which most of the times they do. There are quite a number of times when I've seen people posting duplicate questions in both, just because they weren't sure. When do you really decide to post in the Answers section instead of elsewhere?

Yeah I totally understand what you're getting at. I also think it's a bit weird that this Art, Music & Photography subforum is under the Creation section. I guess technically our pictures and artwork are "creations" but it's not what generally comes to mind when we refer to creations. This was the thread I created - my first one!

Do you have the before shot that we can see? It really does look like it's from the lighting and materials inworld.

I actually don't like the forum as it is for so many reasons but it's because I think the lindens wouldn't care that I have just accepted it as the way things are. A central art place would be cool but would be hard to achieve now with so many existing picture threads already. But not impossible. If you have a cool idea, don't hold back even if it ends up being a short lived thread. I started one when I was new here for weird inworld sightings. It didn't last long.. I guess there isn't enough weirdness! But it was fun while it lasted

Skin creators that assume everyone prefers BOM, so they remove all appliers from their store completely. At least keep the old appliers in their vendors. Obviously it's their choice but it just makes me so sad

@Skyehope1 In addition to the suggestions made by Zack, you could also work as a photographer and charge to take pictures for people. Or become a blogger? I don't think they earn lindens but they get free stuff from their sponsors like clothes and stuff. Jordan would know more since she's a blogger. I suggest you take your time to learn more about sl first. That way you can have more to offer and a wider range of jobs to choose from. Join groups that interest you, make some friends and explore 'cause sometimes you hear about hiring opportunities through all that. ETA: You can also keep an eye on the Employment section of this forum. I see jobs being posted there every now and then.

Thing is there are so many sections in this forum and it's up to people to choose where they think their post fits most. And that can sometimes be confusing. Many new posters including me when I first posted start off with "sorry not sure if this is the right section to post in". Some subforums overlap with each other as well. All the existing picture threads could have fit in here in the art subforum. That's why I don't pay attention to which section of the forum I'm in anymore. I mean as long as there is art being posted somewhere, it doesn't really matter which part of the forum they're in IMO.

Exactly. Not without their permission.

@Doc Carlingmaybe you could have started by introducing yourself and your art, and then inviting others to join in? Just a thought.

Why would we need to know her username? But yeah I'm guessing Catwa.

I get why group names can't be reused by someone else, but you'd think there'd be a way for the original creator of the group to reactivate a group that has been deleted/disbanded. No imposter issue there. Would solve problems for accidental deletions, change of mind or wanting to revive a once retired group.

@AlineSusanne Yes I think you're being paranoid. Some people are careful with spending in sl and like to look at as many options before buying something. Whenever I discover a store I like, I tend to grab a lot of their demos and keep note of stuff to buy later. So if people are buying your demos, take it as a compliment that your items are catching their attention.

Hi Nuvya That happened to me once but it was after I had a crash and when I went to log in again, all my settings reverted back to default. AFAIK if you didn't save a back up of your settings, you'll have to redo them.

Your best bet is to contact the creator to see if there's a fix. Otherwise, if it has modify permissions, see if you can set the door to phantom? If the door is linked, you can use the Edit Linked function.

Yeah I don't trust redeliveries. Half the time my purchases dont even show up, at least not all of them. And there's always a chance stores pack up and leave so a good idea to keep back ups of stuff.

Hi GEARspirit By rezzed objects inside rezzed prim, do you mean a prim is rezzed which then rezzes its contents, and you then want to collect those rezzed contents? A simple unpacker script can give you the contents of a prim, but I'm not sure what you mean by "rezzed objects".

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Hi @Thein Ravenhurst Anya Ohmai's tutorials are so helpful. Here is the link to Part 1 of 3 (the other parts should be linked in that tutorial from what I remember)

Ah I see, thanks - I'm not all over the rules. I have seen b*tts here and there, and tbh it didn't bother me but I always thought they'd fit more in the adult section if the pics are going to be of the saucier flavor. But whatevs, there's always the report function for anyone who wants to use it.

@GretaFantome Once you have your look, you can save it as an Outfit. And for each different look, save as a new Outfit. See the below thread on how to do this. You can include your skin applier as well to help you remember which one you used, or include its name when naming your outfit. An alternative is you can write up a list in a notecard for each look, sort of like a style card. The only thing you need to save a copy of for each look is your Shape (and eyebrow shape if you make changes). Changing your look doesn't change the mesh parts so you don't need to save multiple copies of the mesh body, head, HUD, etc.

You can try ask anway and if it doesn't work because you're not premium, you could ask the landlord to ask LL.