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    14. You very quickly run out of things to do.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, sunnyrio said:

     

    Interaction with who?  Complete strangers who can't be bothered even talking?  Would you walk into a pub and try to start a conversation?  You won't get anything more than the football results out of anyone.  SL is like that.

    Um.. yeah? Well, strangers come up to chat when I go out, it's not a new phenomenon. But are you saying there's no interaction because we're all just strangers or are you saying the crowd in sl don't really talk back?

    There's a difference between a game and a virtual world. That's why you won't find a plot or story made for you here unless you make one yourself and get others involved. It's a world, not a game. It's like our real world - no one has written a plot for you. You just do stuff, live your own life, make friends, create stuff, travel, whatever. And yeah rl sometimes feels boring too. SL is pretty much like that.. to me anyway.

    Even with games though, they're not going to be for everyone. Same with sl. If you don't like it then it's just not for you. Why force it?

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    What are some more of your pet peeves?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Gatogateau said:

    This can be extended to poses, too, when they come in a pack. Also, even the singles, add a frikkin ad texture to show the pose so I don't have to try it on in SL to see if it is the right one. Naming things "Endearing!" isn't all that helpful. :::grumbles:::

    Or just include the ad texture for everything really. And the creators have the textures already - I see them being used inworld for their posters, group notices etc. Why not include them for their customers?? Whyyyy???

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    What are some more of your pet peeves?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    1 hour ago, halebore Aeon said:

    Another one, people who can't mind their own business. Especially people who put their nose in how others spend their money in SL. Why does it matter if someone spends lavishly or cheaply for themselves? Is it hurting you?

    Omg yes. And not even just sl. Unless your spending choices impact them in any real way, they're not in a place to judge.

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    Why BOM? Why?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    2 minutes ago, FairreLilette said:

    I think that's a very bad idea to script BOM and will just lag things up again but I was fearing it would happen.  People want instantaneous and everything at the push of a button.  

    All you need to do is type in lipstick for example and then detach and add to view each lip color.  Yes, it grays for a bit but it really only grays a nano-second.

    But, the less lag IS the best part about BOM; take that away.......hmmmmmmmmm, makes it not worth the effort than as I rarely wore make-up but now I will a little bit as I've learned to make my own.  It's a whole other world for me now without the lag, and SL is still improving day by day in the cloud too as far as performance.

    BOM was the best thing to happen to me in that I learned how to make my own skins and this one skin I have on now is just the prettiest thing I ever saw on my avatar because I can make it what I want; and with tattoos, add a mole here, add a mole there; color my own lipstick on photoshop any day or time of the week to whatever color I want, etc...I just couldn't be more pleased because I am the captain of my avatar.  

    If you start putting that all BOM items in HUDS are you sure you aren't just creating another Hermitsville by bringing back the horrible lag, meaning here we go again with jellydolls and sucky events.  The events load so fast now and we can shop inworld and it's really great what is happening since BOM and the cloud.  I hope people don't throw it all away. 

    That's true, scripted objects do create lag, but doesn't a large inventory create problems or lag for the individual? Not for everyone else, but for all your stuff to load, it takes more resources no?

    Why BOM? Why?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    4 minutes ago, Rachel1206 said:

     

    I can imagine improved handling of BOM in the future, where you for example use a HUD to select, what you want to add and all the BOM elements are in the HUD without filling your inventory. The is not possible at the moment. It would be easy to implement viewer side - but in world using script based HUD, it would require an update on permission and what are allowed to do from a script.

    Exactly what I was thinking before I made this thread. I tried to look up if we could script BOMs somehow because inventory's getting a little bit crazy.

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    Why BOM? Why?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    I've been seeing a shift from appliers to BOM from creators, and honestly I don't get it. Ok I know it lowers your complexity and you can go crazy with thousands of layers (?), but do people really do that anyway?

    I prefer appliers because it doesn't blow up my inventory, and because most appliers give you an idea of what you're about to put on. With BOM layers, it's mostly a guessing game for me, depending on how well things are named.

    Some creators are even removing appliers and just replacing them with BOM *sad*

    What does everyone else think/prefer? And how are you all managing your inventory with all these layers?

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    What are some more of your pet peeves?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by AdminGirl

    On 11/18/2020 at 6:37 AM, Drakonadrgora Darkfold said:

    lesson learned, give them the money next time and let them buy it for themselves. yes it might supposed to have been a gift or surprise. but it still works either way.

    Another reason that works better is that they can get redeliveries themselves because I think for gifts, only the gifter can access redeliveries, not the recipient.

    ETA: Oh and there's also the gift card option.

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    Last will

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    I don't mind dying myself but I do feel sad when I hear or know of someone else who has gone. Even though I feel death is good in many ways, I still feel sad and this strange sense of emptiness. There was an extremely talented sl blogger I followed on flickr. I just loved her pictures. One day it came to me that I hadn't seen anything new posted by her in a few months so I go to check her photostream, and on her most recent picture were all these comments "RIP". I felt extremely sad. I didn't even know her. As I stared at the picture, I just couldn't believe that there would never be any more from her because she is no longer here. 

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    What tha F atpack...???

    in Merchants

    Posted

    On 11/10/2020 at 4:06 AM, Ultimo Constantineau said:

    Seriously. I do not get the bilking some of you request of us for some of these fatpacks. I shop a lot. Probably an unhealthy amount for the current situation most people are in during these times. I personally don't mind dropping Ls on something I feel is worth it. But I honestly don't like the feeling of someone attempting to squeeze every penny out of me either. Especially if the creator hardly put any effort, if any at all into the product they are trying to bilk me with.

    I'm not going to cast a wide net and say that this is prevalent because that would be untrue. It is pretty prevalent in the marketplace but amongst actual in-world popular vendors I'd say on average there's 1 - 3 of them at each of these monthly events that only use premade mesh and a premade color changer hud that only change the color box in the texture tab. So essentially the creator put very little time into these products yet want 2k+ for a fatpack?

    This started itching at me at a popular event maybe 2 months ago. There was this dress with a prime spot at this event, right in the middle with a fatpack priced at 2k with a sign next to it saying "50% off". I was like what? So this dress is worth 4k? Last time I spent that much on anything was for a mansion the creator spent 2 years building. I considered buying a color I liked but was totally turned off by the fatpack price and decided against it.  I tried demo and it was just one dress with one texture and a hud that only changed the color in the color box... And today at an event I see a fatpack from a vendor. One that has been called out before for using cgtrader mesh selling a fatpack for 2k+ with, again, one texture with a color changer hud.

    I don't care that your fatpack has 20 colors in it. I might like 2 or 3 and I would consider spending more if the fatpack was for the cost of 4 or 5 regardless of the total amount of colors. I'd never spend 10 times the price of one for a fatpack and am more likely to walk away from the product altogether.

    When some of the most popular and high quality stores, eg. Blueberry charge 1299L for fatpacks, it does raise my eyebrow when I see anything much more than that. It would have to be super awesome to warrant it IMO.

    I've also noticed some stores lie about the 50% discounts. They'll claim its 50% off, but when I check either after the sale/event or check their mp, it's not even. It just turns me off their store. I always check now. Just because they stick a 50% sign, doesn't make it true.

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    Queston

    in Mainland

    Posted

    7 hours ago, ChaoticFire86 said:

    Yes it was deeded to My group but i've sold group deeded land before And the lindens all went to Me!

    It's a timing thing. From memory, dividends get distributed at one point of the day so you should see it in your balance when that happens. And it will show in your group profile as well.

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    Queston

    in Mainland

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    3 hours ago, ChaoticFire86 said:

    I put a piece for land up for sale 4096 for L$8000 I noticed someone bought it in world but I didn't get any Lindens And no transaction has show up on My account what gives? I know for sure I put it for sale L$8000! I even relogged And refreshed Lindens nothing!

    Was it group owned land? If so, the lindens would go to the group and then get distributed via dividends.

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    But does it work, though?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    Getting any marketing stuff that I didn't subscribe to annoys the hell out of me. They really shouldn't bother - I never read them and it only puts me off. Even stores that automatically subscribe me just because I visited their store - that just makes me not visit them again. I prefer unsubscribing to blocking though so I'll visit their store just to do that.

    Appropiating Culture in SL If you're a tattoo maker with ethnic products for sale, please read.

    in Fashion

    Posted

    What if a person isn't educated in their own culture? Do they get a free pass just because of their blood? And do only "foreigners" get judged for not being educated enough? It sure sounds that way here.

    Educating oneself is a positive thing. But demanding it from others before they're allowed to interact with another culture.. doesn't that just make people want to stay away from it? That seems very divisive.

    Inventory Management

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    On 11/4/2020 at 9:54 AM, GypsiesSoul said:

    Sometimes im too busy to unpack an item
    is it safe to leave it in the unpacked-form for a very very long time?

    or do i really need to unpack it as soon as possible because it "expires" one day?

    There's no expiry as Rowan has pointed out.

    I move my boxes to subfolders the same way I do to unpacked items. But if you intend to unpack them before categorizing, I suggest keeping them in a folder inside one of the system folders, eg. Create a sort folder inside Objects system folder.

    Inventory Management

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    I've had inventory loss and it was all in a folder I created at the top level. Support ran a script to try and recover it for me but couldn't. I don't remember if it was too flat a structure or not, but since then I have stuck to moving things straight into system folders.

    I used to unpack everything. Now I keep things boxed and only unpack when I want to use it, unless it's something I use frequently.

    I wish all sellers would include the ad texture with their items. It's too hard to remember what things are and what they look like.

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    Pics with Our Experiences with Others in SL

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    Posted · Edited by AdminGirl

    4 hours ago, Bagnu said:

    Others have posted pics far more graphic than this, yet I didn't hear any complaints.

     

    3 hours ago, Bagnu said:

    How about the one with two women in bed with the one on top being naked (not frontal), with the caption "Shhh Don't tell". Or a recent one with full naked breasts showing, and a tiny bikini bottom?

    And don't we have to be 18 to join second life?

    Just an FYI, even though we must be at least 18 to join SL (ETA correction: 16 actually), there are additional forum rules which include:

    • Vulgarity, Profanity, and Sexually Explicit Content: No name calling, expletives, or any language that is offensive, pornographic, or sexually explicit. Profanity, hate speech, or threats of violence are not permissible.
    • Nudity or Adult Content: Keep the content of your postings “General” as provided in the Maturity Guidelines. Postings that do not comply with the “General” rating may be removed.

     

    I have seen explicit pictures posted by others that have been removed, so it's not only your posts that are under the radar. The rules apply to everyone. If there are any explicit pictures that have not been removed, I can only imagine it's due to them being missed by moderators and no one has reported them. Regardless of that though, seeing someone else break the rules shouldn't prompt us to follow suit as well, right?

    And if a poster repeatedly pushes those limits rather than just a one-off, then it makes sense to hear some complaints.

    IMO, observing rules isn't about being pedantic, a killjoy or a forum police. It's about showing respect to other members.

    If you want to make sensual commentary along with your PG rated pictures, go for it! Just post them in a thread in the Adult section of the forum 🙂

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    Unpacking a pose I just purchased

    in Animation Forum

    Posted

    On 11/2/2020 at 7:27 AM, Candy Tangerine said:

    Ah, ok, linked objects.  I learned something new today.  Thank you Admin Girl.  And you were correct, I did rez it and poseballs showed up.  Really appreciate the help :-).

    You're welcome :) I've noticed poseballs being packaged as linkedsets usually when it's for poses with more than one avi, like a couple of friends pose, so you don't have to position the poseballs from scratch.

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