Pamela Galli

I have had RLS off and on since childhood. I had a very bad period a couple of years ago, went days without sleep. Mirapex worked until it caused augmentation and made it worse. Gabapentin worked briefly but knocked me out and is addictive. But I got lucky, one trip to the acupuncturist stopped it cold, until just recently. Now I am trying ashwaganda and so far so good, have an appt with acupuncturist. Never take antihistamines with RLS unless you want to do jumping jacks all night. I do eat gummies to sleep all night, RLS or not

It’s because some people go through and trash products that they have never bought.

OMG I had forgotten that— pages and pages of spam!

I don’t see much problem handling new posters — most are perfectly well behaved, and those that are not pretty quickly run into the brick wall of acceptable forum etiquette. Some people are just not aware that there is such a thing, although some are well aware and are here just to troll, in which case the mods handle them fairly efficiently. I just don’t see that we need such a layer of protection from unruly new posters.

What I see repeatedly is someone preemptively insulting the entire forum in their first post (usually in which they are asking for help) then attacking those who reply, then citing it all as an example of how mean forumites are.

Ok: Perrie. Stay. Now to make the other hundred or so missing.

Zombies, who resemble familiar humans but just want to devour brains, I suppose because they no longer have any, and take over the world.

Not entirely, because LL removes items from marketplace that have not sold in a long time or ever, or when a merchant has not logged in in a long time. LL is also very strict about the use of any of its super secret banned words. Also I had to relist my bars as Moderate because liquor was shown in the pictures (presumably Applebee’s is PG 13 since anyone who walks in sees the bar. But I digress.) They also in theory remove IP infringing content.

SL is different from RL in that supply doesn’t decrease when products are sold. Supply only expands, notwithstanding that sellers do take a few things off sale now and then. After years of expanding supply and shrinking demand due to shrinking customer base, you get quite a glut of inventory, and with it ever decreasing prices — on top of LL not only loading sellers with more and increasing fees but going into direct competition with sellers (eg houses). Sellers scrambling to maintain income are naturally going to resort to whatever will enable them to get things on the market as fast as they can, which means not spending the time it takes to make original content regularly.

The best use of MP is what you describe — to locate inworld demos. If you know how to effectively use the marketplace search, it’s not that hard. Plus not long ago LL announced multiple measures to ensure stale products don’t sit there forever. Also, some are still unaware: You can redeliver copyable items to yourself. And let me repeat our frequent refrain in the forum: NEVER BUY WITHOUT SEEING A DEMO! No demo, no purchase. So IMO if you find that Marketplace is full of garbage from 2008 — you’re doing it wrong.

That’s my son’s reply when I ask him a question. It’s his retribution for me always inculcating in him the value of being independent.

Is it? I put pretty much all my products on both marketplace and inworld. Only a very few — older but good sellers — are only on the marketplace. Marketplace charges me 10% but it’s convenient for customers, who can browse marketplace and locate the inworld demo, plus can redeliver copyable things to themselves.

Earth is not only abundantly compatible with life, it is where the unfathomable occurred: out of dead matter, life arose. If that’s not a miracle, it’s pretty close to it. And we think when we have destroyed it we can just find another.

It would be more newsworthy if they prefaced it with the word “only”..

LL is notorious for keeping banned words secret. No one knows why.

Try eliminating legs or skin from text.

If you don’t count the 20th c.

SL has done. Strawberry is the most recent one I know of.

Okay, check it out on CDC. I did not know I was an advisor until you mentioned it. I imagine it’s because I give such good advice.

You think so? Read some of the comments from those who had long covid: @Alyssa_Milano · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley Shortness of breath, heart palpitations, tingling hands and feet, brain fog. Some days I’m fine. Some days I can’t get out of bed. It needs to be talked about period. Every time we mention covid, we should be talking about that it doesn’t go away. 44 110 606 Show replies David Davison @2drdave3 · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley We need to have supports in place for people without positive PCR tests. I got sick in March 2020 with a suspected case of COVID-19, but when I mention my long-COVID doctors badger me about not having a test: but there were no tests. Now, once again, there aren't enough tests. 3 13 86 David Davison @2drdave3 · Jan 13 Increasingly, there are hints from researchers about what causes long-COVID. But doctors, by and large, remain ignorant of these findings. We need to have a plan in place to disseminate research to PCPs+specialists: given the reality that long-COVID affects *many* bodily systems. 1 9 53 iquanyin @nononoohno · Jan 15 it get into the brain and organs, for one thing. i read a detailed (and dry) technical article on one patient in a medical journal. 2 3 David Skoog @DavidASkoog · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley I celebrate my 21 month covidaversary tomorrow. For 21 months I've had shortness of breath, lingering cough, fatigue, joint pain, gastrointestinal issues, and I'm now diabetic. We need to be listened to - we're the experts who live with this daily. 3 22 129 Elizabeth Pugh @Elizapugh007 · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley It’s not been “an experience” it’s been hell. It’s been torture. I have tried to do all the things to stay in the light. to find dignity and accept and heal but it’s cruel and inhumane to navigate it all. Urgent national coverage and immediate task force 1 8 87 Hamadryad @__Granuaile__ · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley 23 months, 702 days into my LC battle. Stroke@12 months, brain, lung, intestinal & spinal damage. Neurological, cognitive & mobility issues. Parkinsons like tremors& debilitating pain every day. Denied ssdi & Medicaid 2x, no funds for medical care or meds. We need help! 1 22 100 Jenniwithfur @Mochacritter · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley 22 months in, conditions slowly worsened over time. With no health ins after I had to quit my job to apply for disability cause I can no longer tolerate being in an upright sitting position for more than 30 min. Need meaningful financial support that doesn't take a traumatic, 2 11 114 Jenniwithfur @Mochacritter · Jan 13 This administration need to STOP hiding the disabling nature of this virus. Long COVID is not a "rare" outcome and it can happen to anyone including the vaxxed. Current policies are only creating MORE chronic illness and disability due to catastrophic transmission. 1 37 168 Show replies Rosie B. @RosieBsmackem · Jan 13Replying to @AyannaPressley My ex-husband is a covid longhauler. He got it 14 months ago and can still barely work. Our 20 yo is fully supporting him and our 17 yo who spends half her time with them. He only qualifies for $300/month in food stamps which doesn't last the whole month. Please do something.

First it was hunts then charity events then sale events, all of which I tried out as a merchant and quit after a few tries. I have a pretty store with everything arranged as I like, and I always have seasonal gifts out. What do I want to mess with events for? It’s not worth any additional money I might make on an event. Word of mouth is still king. I have no interest in shopping inworld, certainly not anywhere crowded. If there’s some tool I need I buy it on MP.

A side effect of avoiding Covid by abandoning the gym and hiding out at home with lots of time to cook/study takeout menus.

LL should put ChinRey and Penny Patton in charge of designing and building the new user experience, and staffing it with official guides. And see what happens.

Interesting video of 2021 new user experience. Comments too. After all these years, this is what LL has come up with for new ppl.