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    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    2 minutes ago, Rick Nightingale said:

    Why do you seem to have a bone to pick with me? I don't want to have to pay extra to give region owners cheaper regions. Is that wrong of me? It's not even my opinion that that is what is happening... LL states it!

    How do region owners literally make SL? Sounds like you feel entitled to special treatment for being a region owner now.

    This is getting silly, isn't it?

    No, don't. I have nothing against you, I thought I was trying extra hard to be courteous.

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    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    27 minutes ago, Rick Nightingale said:

    @Charolotte Caxton The anouncement says (my highlighting):

    You are getting a cut - reduced region prices.

    LL has chosen to drop the price to people paying for regions, while increasing the costs of converting L$ to us to fund that. They have also said that regions can be paid for using L$ without the need to convert it to US$ first, saving the transactions fees. I don't know what cut of that is LL's vs Tilia's, but it's another 'loss' to be clawed back.

    It just seems unfair to give to one lot, while taking from another to pay for it. If LL is struggling to make ends meet... just raise prices across the board. I would complain a lot less about that.

    Edit: Region costs have been dropped U$20 per month. The change to conversion costs means my annual cost is going from US$15 to US$30. Only (another) $15 increase per year - but that increase (and more for buying L$) is going to hit a lot more people.

     

    Thank you for this information, I hope Region Owners, who literally make Second Life (minus Mainland, Moles, etc), are able to make your loss worth it. So an extra twenty dollars! lets hit the MP!

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    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    Just now, Rick Nightingale said:

    @Charolotte CaxtonI don't think I said that you were taking my money - I know you aren't the one doing this and have nothing whatsoever against you.

    It's LL's doing, but the effect is still the same that region owners are saving money and other's are paying for that - LL says that quite clearly.

    And I know LL isn't struggling... so why the need to increase prices... greed!

    Thank you. I respect your opinion, thank you.

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    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    Just now, Rick Nightingale said:

    @Charolotte Caxton The anouncement says (my highlighting):

    You are getting a cut - reduced region prices.

    LL has chosen to drop the price to people paying for regions, while increasing the costs of converting L$ to us to fund that. They have also said that regions can be paid for using L$ without the need to convert it to US$ first, saving the transactions fees. I don't know what cut of that is LL's vs Tilia's, but it's another 'loss' to be clawed back.

    It just seems unfair to give to one lot, while taking from another to pay for it. If LL is struggling to make ends meet... just raise prices across the board. I would complain a lot less about that.

     

    Thank you, but my feels is that it is unfair to say land owners are taking your money, that's LL, not me. (in the larger context, not you vs me). LL is not struggling, Google SF.

    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    1 hour ago, Rick Nightingale said:

    That's what annoys me the most... not the rise as such, but the fact that land owners are getting a cut while we pay more so they can. Seems often the case though that those who have least are expected to give more to those who already have more.

    Hi, Rick, how am I getting your money by owning land? I may have missed an important point. I get no extra money, in fact, I pay money, so I do not understand. If we get a cut where's mine! lol 🥰 just playing, I don't want your money.

    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    8 minutes ago, Rick Nightingale said:

    While the statement you are responding to might go a bit far, the vast majaority of people in SL simply cannot afford or justify the ridiculous cost of a region. I would love one, I really would... but I simply can't.

    This change benefits the minority, like you (and I'm glad you can afford a region) while taking away from the rest of us to pay for it, if we take the announcement at its word.

    If, as @Spiffy Voxelsays, people spend less because of this, it will hit small creators like me (and big ones too), so I'm being hit twice. LL are taking more off me when I have to renew my subscriptions, and I'll be earning less to pay for it. At the moment SL pays for itself (lucky me) but only just. I cannot afford to put money in any more.

    I'm also thinking the same about spending less in SL myself though; exactly along the same lines as Spiffy's. That will hurt other creators.

    If LL push it to the point that I cannot pay for what I need in SL to enjoy it the way I want, then I'll remove my store and leave. I'm not here just to socialise, which is free, I'm here for the stuff that needs paying for.

     

    Thank you for respectfully replying to me and I in no way am trying to take away that lower costs would be beneficial, my only disagreement was that it was said at these prices it is not possible, when it is. Thank you for your kindness.

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    Infrastructure Investment Update: Buy/Sell Fee Change and Land Pricing Effective Mar 6, 2023 DISCUSSION

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    11 hours ago, Quistess Alpha said:

    The more I think about this, the more it seems like "trickle down economics" or, "tax the poor and give to the oh so benevolent rich".

    As has been pointed out above, it's still infeasible to own a full region unless you're a land baron or representative of an active community. L$ "taxes" will effect the cost of everything, and an increased cash out fee is going to lead to L$ price inflation.

    Omg, please forgive me, you specifically and everyone else reading this in particular and the moderators. I just have to say, with all due respect, as a region owner I have to disagree with this in the friendliest way I can imagine.

    It is not infeasible. 

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    How Far Down Can Land Be

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    On 3/3/2023 at 4:05 AM, Qie Niangao said:

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    [ ETA: lol. Guess the continent! 😛 ]

    @Qie Niangao I captioned it, this is how we roll in the Heterocera Atoll, lol. Yeah, I was brand new back then and the quality is evidence of that :D Thanks about letting us know the ground textures are unique to the area, awesome history/SL geography lesson.

    Omg, back then I thought the glitches and things not rezzing were part of expected behavior! Ha. I love Second Life.

    I only shared this because it is about the Atoll, which Atoll? Heterocera Atoll! lol

    It also ties into my question in a convoluted way, even back then I was in the water.

    This question has been answered. Thank you.

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    Just now, cirleen said:

    Did you lower the land, did everything go down with it? When I owned land I never found the flood button, how did you do that?

    ok, so two things, I lowered the land down to 20 meters, but then I learned I can raise the water level, so I raised it to 100 meters. It was so easy, let me paste the link: 

     

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    4 minutes ago, Istelathis said:

    Had to go AFK for a bit, and found myself back in Bellisseria 😜

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    I wonder how long I have just been floating here, it is a good spot to stay while I go off again in search of some pizza as I don't want to lose all of the ground I have covered whilst in search of the mega duck.

    I just hope the owner doesn't come back to a fairy on a duck, at the end of their pier and wonder what the heck is happening 🤣  I should set my away message in the event that they try to send me a tell asking what I am up to.  

    🤣 The search for the mega duck continues, but I am on the look out for mega chickens that may be up to whatever shenanigans mega chickens do.  Can you imagine the size of their eggs though?  I mean, at the going rate of eggs I could save a fortune 🤑 If I find one, we could all be rich!  I'll need the skelebobs to move the eggs to the market as they would be too heavy for me.

    We could make a bunch of Dutch Pancakes for @archangel969 too 🙃 

     

    Minions! Pay attention! Good job on your chicken search, but we do not eat eggs. If you have ever had an Easter you know only candy and toys come out of eggs, go find those.

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    19 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

    I'm so happy happy, I have made a picture wall. Handmade in blender! The woodgrain bends 45 degrees in the corners, as they should. 2 days ago, I could not do it. And the whole wall, is 0.5 land impact and 0.2 download. Meaning I can make a second picture collection - different frames and motives - link those for 1 land impact! Yeah, this will save me land impact.

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    I wish I could emote a happier emotion. The joy of making is nonunderstandable. Love your work.

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    5 hours ago, cirleen said:

    Go with yellow blue butterflies, monarchs flood the air, can't see the sim.

     

    33 minutes ago, archangel969 said:

    Crepes are close, but they are thinner then Dutch pancakes. And crepes are a snack, pancakes are a whole meal. Dutch pancakes are really easy to make!

    I love Second Life.

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