[How Do You Cope When Your Best Friend, Gets RL Critically ill?]

Think about doing a tribute; he doesn't have to be passed away for you to honor him, in SL.  It can be quiet, and private; there are grief groups, and places you can go just to meditate; I have a flower buried on my land, in memory of someone I lost in RL.   I recently helped a friend shop for things to help assuage his grief, when his aunt was dying.  LL has (or had, not sure if still do) a sim dedicated to memorializing those we've lost in either SL, or RL.  Give yourself an outlet, something to do.  I know he's not gone, but you're missing him as if he is.....  give that love a place to go.    God bless, and may you have a peaceful and encouraged spirit.

[At my wits end with my neighbor]

I used to have my land set to prevent object entry; until I discovered (from a forum thread) that it also prevents vehicles from crossing your parcel, planes, cars, anything will get hung up.  I didn't want to hinder those, so I removed that.  I know you were speaking to the OP here, but just saying, it's an option but also hangs up things you don't mind going through.

[At my wits end with my neighbor]

Question:  If you de-render something, can't other people still see it?  If the OP is trying to have a public club, or hang out, won't her guests/visitors/customers still see the offending stuff?  

I have a neighbor like that on my mainland parcel; I inherited a 512 from my RL son, who left SL; I've had it since 2007.  I added to it, as land became available around me, and now it's a 2048 parcel I think.  I've divided it to keep the 512 by itself, and removed all objects off the other piece; because my neighbor harasses me whenever I put anything out.  He's SO mean.  I think he really also doesn't understand how land is divided, and how to see who owns what; he was harrassing me for objects on someone else's land and no matter what I said, he wouldn't believe they weren't mine.  I think he doesn't understand how to edit something (an object was floating loose on his land, that he was sure was mine because it was 'near' my land.  But it wasn't mine, it was another neighbors.  All he had to do was return it, but he went off on me and finally I gave up and am just trying to wait him out now, I've waited out plenty of bad neighbors in the past.  I still keep the little 512 piece active but I have no objects on the piece nearest him.  Sad to admit, he intimidates me.  Why didn't I AR him?  Just a resident dispute, didn't expect LL to be interested.  

 

[Looking for an ACTIVE Prostate Cancer Support Group!]

Hi Savannah;

Please also visit Health Info Island, owned by Virtual Ability, and check out the path of Support.  We have pretty much all the support groups in SL, listed there with their info, and group owners, at least those who have submitted info to us for inclusion.  Good luck and feel free to contact Gentle Heron for info about Virtual Ability, a community of differently abled people in Second Life.  Tell her I sent you from the SL Forums.

 I see 2 prostate cancer support groups, in Search but no idea how active those are, you could IM the group owner to find out.  Good luck!

[wait why do you buy from LL o.o ???]

What Maryann Solo said.  Because I trust the source, and when it comes to buying Lindens, it's the only source I trust.  If it costs more, so be it, I'd rather have the peace of mind, than to save a buck, and worry about it.

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

I wasn't fighting, I Didnt' think.  At the time I engaged in this thread, I was really really interested to know why people kept answering something they found so annoying; and the anger or annoyance was escalating.  It's an old phenomenon, but I just decided to go ahead and ask.  I didn't mean to be perceived as fighting though, it's just a different opinion than some others have.  If I couldn't be kind, I'd just move past it, there's no rule that we have to answer everything all the time.  Trolls come and go.  You could be right, I have no idea. 

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

True we all have opinions and are entitled to them. Thank you for allowing that. I just wonder why you (the royal you, not you in particular) continue to respond to someone you find so annoying. Seems like you'd just scroll past it. The thread was several pages long already by the time I said something. Ah well carry on. It's certainly nothing new. Have a wonderful week.

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

But you consider these posts spam too. Pile on is a matter of opinion. It's mine.

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

Since those Mumbai threads were mentioned ill just ask out of curiosity. Do you all respond in those? Or do you just leave that person alone and move on since those probably don't deserve an answer. Why the pile on for some and not for others? Again just curious. I've never opened those Mumbai threads so I don't know if anyone responds or not.

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

Yes I saw the threads. I see forums by their very nature as a place for questions so the threads didnt bother me.

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

Did you see a question, my brotha?  :matte-motes-asleep-2:

[soo i entered 10,000 lin and clicked buy and entered my pass]

Y'all are some rough people.  Glad I don't have any questions.  

[Different Perspectives on Second Life]

There are several books on how people feel about SL.  My personal favorite is:

 

Coming of Age in Second Life: an Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human by Tom Boellstorff.

The author is a personal friend of mine, and he's still very active in SL, but with that aside, it's a really good book.

Another favorite is: Second Life, the Official Guide by Michael Rymaszewski.  

Those are the top 2 on Amazon, but there's several others, including descriptives on sexuality, romance, friendship, etc in SL.  People have been asking and answering this question of themselves and others since the inception of SL.  

 

[Therapists in SL?]

On a personal level I totally agree with this. Even if you get a name, do your own verifying. Liability issues do abound and a SL resident May or may not be licensed in your RL STATE.

[Therapists in SL?]

I'm on vacation in RL so just now checking the forums and seeing this thread.  Thanks Dillon.  There are a lot of role playing people out there calling themselves just about everything in SL,  'because they can'.    OP, i do understand your reasoning, there are a lot of people living way out that don't have access to services;  talk to Gentle Heron of Virtual Ability.  Just IM her, and tell her you got her name from me.  She has people and services that are indeed RL verified.  She also has the largest list of suicide help hotlines, worldwide, really, that I've ever seen, and she knows  how to use it.   She knows who's verified, in RL.  In fact I think we have a list.  Give her a shout out.  Best of luck to you.

[Conducting a survey on Second Life]

First and foremost, IRB.  What's your name, what's your University (you did put that down), who's your prof, and contact info for that prof for the survey subject to be able to verify.  Without that, no go.  I can only speak for me, but that's my criteria to be met before involving myself in a request for a student survey. 

[How does SL support deaf people ?]

Hello;

Thanks for the shout out (think that was Dillon?) Anyway, while Virtual Ability does offer all kinds of peer support and resources for all kinds of disability related issues, as far as I know, we don't 'teach' people how to be DJ's, no matter their RL disability.  We have lots of DJ's that are Virtual Ability group members.  As far as I know, we have no D/deaf DJ's.  We do have DJ's that specifically support our sim's activities (Cape Able, catering to D/deaf and others......) by posting the lyrics to the songs they're playing in local chat.  I am the sim manager for that particular sim (Yes, I am deaf) and we have an art gallery that hosts art created by artists with disabilities in RL.  I change that up pretty much quarterly.  When those exhibits open, we do a grand opening celebration dance, and for that, I use the various DJ's from Virtual Ability. 

I pretty much am aware of most of the D/deaf groups around SL, and have ability (kindly granted by group owners) to post notices in most of them;   There are a lot of D/deaf groups, but far as I know, Cape Able is still the only 'place' that is specific to people with hearing loss.

If it were me, and I wanted to be a DJ I'd just learn how to do it and put my name out there.  If you hear well enough to manage that, then you probably don't need special support of any kind, and as someone else said, SL doesn't owe anyone any type of support of that nature.  You come to SL, you learn what you like to do and you do it.  I think the wording of your thread here is off kilter a bit, and I'm not sure who you want to DJ for; whether you're talking about D/deaf events or others.  Either way, the fact that you'll be a D/deaf DJ is kind of a non issue if you can handle the criteria to be a DJ period.   I do things all day long without announcing that I'm deaf.  Some know it, some don't, although I"m very open about it, in RL and SL.   If your hearing loss isn't an issue for you, enough so that you can be a DJ, then, just do it.  If you find it's too much for you to handle, then find something else to do that's more compatible with your personal issues......    Good luck to you, as you move forward, you're welcome to join Virtual Ability and attend our parties and events, and see how we roll, as people with RL disabilities functioning in SL.

Edit to add:  Oh, the other issue, there is software.....Dragon Speaking Naturally, JAWS, different things, that convert voice to text and text to voice and such, but I didn't really gather that was your issue, except if you'd be taking requests or something.  You could always request text.  DJ's at our events usually are mostly texting anyway, except for announcing songs and such, or thanking people for tips. 

[Basic Accounts and Lindens]

Thank you both, so much!  

[Basic Accounts and Lindens]

Thank you, Czari.  And that is the way, via 'Process Credit'?  

[Basic Accounts and Lindens]

Hello; I've never cashed out Lindens so I cannot help the person asking me; on review of the website it appears that you can by visiting 'Process Credit'; my question is, can a basic account do this, or does one have to be Premium to cash out Lindens?  Thanks.  

["Social Rehab" programs?]

Hi Togran;

As others have suggested, please do contact Virtual Ability.   Speak with Gentle Heron, tell her I sent you over from the forums, she'll be able to guide you.   Hope to see you around the grid.

 

[Depression/Autism/Other Related Events]

Why thank you sir, for the referral.  :matte-motes-smile:   

 

To the OP, please do start there.  Speak with Gentle Heron, or with any mentor you may find there, they will help you get started and find groups specific to your needs.  Take care. 

[Billing Issue]

Required Tax Documentation

by Linden Lab on ‎11-19-2013 10:16 AM

 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires Linden Lab to collect and retain Form W-9 (for U.S. residents) and Form W-8BEN (for non-U.S. residents) at certain transaction volumes. If you reach the transaction threshold and we do not have your completed and signed W-9 or W-8BEN on file, we are required to withhold funds from your account (at the current rate of 28% of your gross amounts received). Additionally, for U.S. residents with 200 or more transactions with a total amount in excess of $20,000 in a calendar year, we are required to file a Form 1099-K with the IRS reporting those transactions for that year.

If you are required to submit a W-9 or W-8BEN form to us, we will email you before the end of the year with instructions on how to do so. Please follow the instructions to complete and submit the required Form W-9 or W-8BEN within thirty (30) days of receipt. You will only need to complete this paperwork once unless your information changes from year-to-year. If you do not receive an email from Linden Lab, we do not need you to complete these forms.

 

[Billing Issue]

Possibly you haven't completed/returned their IRS form document/requirement?  Just speculating, that seems to be an issue/reason for people being unable to cash out, there's a few threads/complaints about it. 

[Venting about security systems.]

A long, long time ago, (at least 6 years!) I read an almost identical plea, in another SL forum, far, far away (Resident Answers).  I owned a mainland parcel (I still own it today) with ban lines, or a security orb, I forget which, and also a couple of estate parcels, with orbs..  The person who made this plea on the forum, was very eloquent.  It was easy for me to understand, to get it.  At the time, I actually cared about people coming on my land uninvited, using my stuffz, ,etc.  (I no longer do)  It made perfect sense to me.  I removed my security orbs and ban lines, to allow people to fly or drive by unimpeded.  It just felt like the right thing to do.  I've never had any bad results from it.  Maybe some will read your post and react as I did.  I've never had that stuff up since.  All you can do is try, best wishes and happy travels!