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  1. On 12/24/2019 at 4:55 PM, Pussycat Catnap said:

    Linden Homes should be kept presentable and in theme to their unique areas.

    Presentable is highly subjective. There’s a lot to be said for trying to err on both the ‘benefit of the doubt’ and the ‘live and let live’ side but some of it truly begs the question, ‘why am I paying literally a premium to “live“ next to *that*’.

    47 minutes ago, Zak Westminster said:

    I'd not be so lenient with something at ground level though especially if it were my pet hate of full bright textures - I don't live in a radioactive land!

    I agree about the covenant but we do tick a box agreeing to ‘terms and conditions’ when we acquire the Linden Homes. Everyone is still racing to get them though so few read it then. But it’s OK to report blatant violations.  Full bright (and glow) on things that would not have these properties in a residential neighborhood, for instance? I am not sure that’s in the covenant but for me that does fall under keeping things presentable. I love ‘glowy and bright’ things in appropriate places and spaces in SL but in Bellisseria and other communities with covenants? I believe their use needs to follow TPO (Time, Place, Occasion) guidelines. A few glowy fireflies? Magical. The neighbor who goes all-out with the Christmas lights? Maybe groan about it and an eye roll privately but it’s not really out of ‘theme’, the rules limit the time frame so it’s ‘live and let live‘. (Don’t be a Humbug, Fauve!) But full bright snow masses covering a parcel? Full bright vegetation? Platforms in the no-build space? Laggy scripted things? Report.


    The camping trailer areas I really full-on expected to be kind of loose in what people put out and they are but not even as much as I expected...encampments get a bit wild, and that’s fun and appropriate. Many houseboat communities are also known for their unique local flavor too. It’s expected for them to get a little funky and even weird, yes?  The Traditionals were going to get built out with all the crazy add-ons, for better or worse, who did not see that coming? In the Victorian subdivision, it seems a bit more gentrified, but not all of it. I know it’s probably not practical but I really wish we could pick our area, to let some sections be more funky or artsy, some more elegant, some very traditional, etc. If for instance the ‘seasonal decorators’ could choose to live near one another, a whole neighborhood would be lit for Christmas, worthy of a tour even. a neighborhood of ‘art houses’ could develop. There are probably down-sides to letting people choose so that’s why LL uses the random pick system. Just musing early on a Friday morning...

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  2. Yay, thank you! Then I’ll just derender everything and dial down the particles on their ‘winter wonderland’. They did a good job with the heavy snow roof covers but with the masses of particles and everything on the parcel blanketed in deep, full bright snow meshes, it does look incongruous surrounded by the rest of the green neighborhood. 

  3. 6 hours ago, Cinos Field said:

    Therefore it's very worth updating to if you care about that kind of thing!

    This could be said on a sliding scale for everything in the world as any changes are made. But there’s a complex equation that involves human typists, awareness, skills, time, money, vanity, embodiment, computing power, internet speed, a learning curve, tolerance, the willingness to make changes and probably lots of other factors I’m skimming. Everyone sits at a different place within it for just as many different reasons. Which is why discussion and teaching will likely get more and better results than the scolding, shaming, nagging or haranguing about complexity that some people do. That last part probably belongs in the pet peeves thread, I admit! 😉 I like to believe that more SL people just care more for their avatar looks and pretty things than they do about taking the time to learn about optimization but also...what people think is ‘good enough’ or ‘caring enough’ about optimization is also on a sliding scale so getting a majority of people to care more about lowering complexity without alienating them is a tricky business that has not yet been accomplished. 

  4. I’m excited for the super duper premium reveals, whatever it’s called, whatever they might be. I was looking at the map in the middle of Bellisseria last night too but I have not seen any larger lots yet.

    ...just a speculation but I’m hoping the ‘super duper premium’ tier might come with some sort of Linden Home upgrade or better yet, commercial options but wondering how any of that actually fits with Linden Homes concept really being a ‘first land’ kind of alternate concept for people who don’t want to start with bare land in a place with few covenants...still I can’t help thinking that a managed commercial area rolled out like the Linden Homes (with tighter covenants and cohesive builds) might be something good. Events are often more ugly than aesthetically pleasing, main stores are not what they used to be and a pretty, upscale shopping area would be fun. 

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  5. They are in there, the folder contents shows 11 ‘things’, but your inventory is constrained to your search term ‘lost and found’ though and nothing within the folder is called that. Left-click the folder once, clear the search box and you should see what’s actually inside the lost and found folder. If things are returned as a ‘clump’ or coalesced object, only one item will be named but if you rez that clump in a sandbox you can sort it. There are advantages to ‘return’ in a clump but also some drawbacks. No copy items can’t be restored to their last place and I don’t like including them in a send back so my solution when moving is to take up any no copy items, then anything I’ve modded and then finally just send the rest back as a clump and delete it immediately since I have copies and probably won’t use the same arrangements in the new house. 
     

  6. Dance. It doesn’t matter if an audience is there or I’m alone, bliss happens when I dance. And yes, with the right conditions, it happens in SL too, there is a dancer’s world in here. The ideal is BOTH! And I’m not sure I’d have even enjoyed any virtual space half as much if it did not have ballet, belly dance, trance, and even yep, para para and good old lime jelly. Much magic, much silliness! SL people dance like kids dance, largely unselfconsciously and easily. That makes me happy because I know IRL, many people just don’t dance. 

    Being in a creative bubble while making something. I can forget to eat or sleep when I’m in the zone creatively. Also can be in SL or using a digital program, ‘head in the box’, I’m immersed. 

    When I’m not dancing and I’m creatively stalled, it’s the worst, and no matter how bad a situation, if I have even a little time and space for these, I can create some bliss. There is also bliss tied to my partner in so many many ways, and we create and enjoy it together...but I really believe that having several somethings that are completely my own and that come from within, things that I can manifest outwardly, is vital to my happiness and wellbeing. 

     

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  7. Happy Linden Home 2me. I was lazing about like an insomniac lazeabout in bed and refreshed the page on my iPad in idle curiosity and bingo - Bellisseria Victorian. 🏠 Nearly 1 am so I’ll go see it tomorrow, lol. 

    edit: my Game of Homes was 2 Victorian misses, 5 other houses yesterday as sightseeing, then luck on first try today was what it took me to get it so that’s not bad in the timing department to me. Depending on location, I might roll again but I see the new regions getting prepped so I might just settle in at this one and watch those and explore a bit. It might be faster to set the auto refresh on a desktop but I’m pretty fast clicker in iPad...plus holiday might be making people more absent/slow. Who knows?

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  8. New Babbage has one point in the covenant that I really appreciate, no default plywood texture can stay out/visible for over 12 hours. But I also think that seeing too many things as ‘out of theme’ might be a sign of outgrowing this type of community. I think it’s rather amusing what people do with Victorians both historical and modern, so I’m looking forward to touring around more to check it out. Bellisseria is a great social psychology fishbowl experiment unfolding. 😹

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  9. Goodbye old Linden Home, hello to house hunting! I did land in a houseboat on a good micro-location but a kind of ‘meh’ macro one in the south. I tried a trailer first but neighbors had too much crap out and half the LI is maybe not ideal for me. And then I got a second even less-ideal houseboat location, same area. 2 traditionals, each on unremarkable plots and that was my 5 tries for the 24 hr period used up. The search will continue. 

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  10. 10 hours ago, Beth Macbain said:

    Anyway, we all made it to Christmas day! For me, the celebration will start at midnight when it's officially Boxing Day and no longer Christmas. It always feels like some sort of weight is lifted off my shoulders then, and I can really enjoy being off work the next few days.

    Hugs to everyone who has stuck this month out with me! 

    I’m also looking forward to the holiday season being over, for some of us it (traditionally) lingers until 6Jan. Plenty of time to mull over some more resolutions and drink some wine. 🍾🥂I started sorting my SL inventory and THAT is def better with a glass of wine! 🍷 

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  11. If I were to give the most helpful advice to my new-starting self for blogging as a new resident, it would be this:

    • blog what you love for topics, don be afraid of ‘newbie exploring’ type posts and DO post your early SL impressions
    • ignore the grumblings of jaded people but weigh their actual advice
    • chose 2 font families for the blog and stick to them for the layout and text, (use the fun fonts on the photos and for the signature)
    • learn to take high resolution snapshots
    • learn to use control+ 0, 8 and 9 to get rid of the fish-eye camera effect that SL imposes. 

    Good Luck! 🍀 

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