BilliJo Aldrin

People complained about my hornet swarm pushing people to the property edge. I wonder if I should enable life and script the hornets to do damage, so that after so many "stings" you die and are sent home. Talk about realism 😆

If not in this thread then in another one I said if a 16 sq m came up for sale cheap in front of someones house, they should cut off and abandon 16 sq m in the back. I know I would. But on the other hand, maybe they don't know how to cut a parcel, or they simply feel entitled to their unrestricted view as is and will AR anything that messes up their view. But, if they don't want to buy it cheap, I will. 😁

It actually asked a legitimate question.. where do micro parcels come from? If you think the whole thread is a troll, I'm sure you already reported it. I think we have gotten all we can from the thread, so I'll take my leave. Have a nice day Mr. Niangao

Qui, the comment I made about $100 L not being too much to maintain their view was in reference to the land when I found it. I've bought parcels cheaper than that that were right in front of someone's home. Why would someone not buy a 16 sq m parcel that has the potential to ruin their view when it was on sale for only 25 or 50 L? So, I buy it knowing I can turn a profit on it, then I'm called the heavy for doing it. I'm really not responsible for others failing to act to protect the integrity of their immediate environment. I guess they would rather wait and AR any sign that shows up on the parcel after its been bought. AR's a free after all 😁 As usual, some people expect total control over their own property, but also demand control of the land around them.

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There is nothing that states you can only have one micro parcel per sim. The rules say that you can only have one networked ad or ad farm parcel per sim. My parcels fit neither criterion. For the purposes of this document, "ad farm" means advertising or content intended solely to drive an unreasonable price for the land parcel it is on, usually by spoiling the nearby visual environment for others. Advertisements themselves are not prohibited; Legitimate advertising or using small parcels for promoting events or stores is allowed. But when advertising crosses the line into harassing behavior or "visual spam," and the intent is purely to compel another Resident to pay an unreasonable price to restore their view, it violates the harassment policy in the Community Standards. Although difficult to define exactly when advertising crosses this line, the intent is to be as consistent as possible and Linden Lab will remove offending content that is reported. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Policy_on_ad_farms_and_network_advertisers Are you going to report a simple landscaping element (a small rock) as spoiling your view? I think not. I can have as many micro parcels for sale on one sim as I wish. The quote clearly says that micro parcels have their uses. I am doing a service by providing micro parcels for sale to someone who might have a use for them So, I am legitimate business person providing and filling a legitimate need. If I wasn't, no one would buy my parcels, but someone always does. Thank you for your kind words of wisdom Mr Neva. I wish you all the best in both lives.

Unless i'm mistaken, the land cutting policy is to combat people cutting off a small part of a large parcel, selling the large part at a reasonable price, then extorting the buyer to get them to buy that last small piece I deal in buying and selling micro parcels, it really has nothing to do with land cutting policies. All of my 16 sq m parcels I bought for about $100 L or less. Is that too much for a person to pay to protect their view? Obviously it is and they would rather whine when someone else buys it and puts up a sign. I have enough available tier that I can keep a rolling inventory of about 50 parcels. I have 4 "homes" so these parcels don't cost me anything in extra monthly tier. I enjoy finding the parcels cheep, buying them, and reselling them for a small profit. Buy low and sell high is no different from what any other land flipper does.

As I said in a different post, that which is not forbidden is allowed. Land is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it, no more, and no less. You make your money your way, and I'll make my money my way. Perhaps you can petition LL to ban all the things you don't like. In the meantime, I'll follow the rules and carry on.

I think I have discovered the proper price point for flipping micro parcels. My 2x protected parcels I have set for sale for $1000 L rarely sell, but drop the price to $500 L and they are snapped up quickly and reset for sale for $1000 or more, with an ad on top. As usual, greed drives the SL land sale industry. I'm no longer putting any signs on the for sale parcels either, only a rock as a "place locator" so that when the land is sold and the rock returned, I know exactly which parcel it was, and I can update my list. So, I'm no longer blighting anyone's view, so that's not ARable. And now that I have stopped abandoning the non protected parts, I think I'm finally following all the rules. I really don't see how micro parcels are a blight. In my opinion, If they follow the rules for networked advertising, they are a welcome addition to the landscape, adding variety and interest. I see them everywhere I go, and honestly seeing their ads is no different than seeing billboards in RL. Oh, I'd welcome any input from any Linden that happens to drop by this thread.

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Prokovy, the map link in your signature is wrong, but I found your place anyway. Very nicely set up.

where is your place? I'll ride by in a pod car and wave atcha 😁

If you are buying it for the group, the group needs sufficient tier or the sale won't go through. Several times I've worn a tag for the wrong group when buying land for my group, and it won't let me. Once I wear the tag for the right group, the sale complete. If the group wants the land anyway, someone has to increase their donated tier, and the person increasing their donation will owe the new tier level the minute they increase their donation, even if they decide not to buy the land.

I looked at land for sale in the inworld search this morning and found a 64 sq m roadfront parcel listed for $160 L, which was a fantastic price. So i jumped in and bought it. But then I thought, where do all these micro parcels even come from. Checking the land for sale next door gave me the answer in this case. It was carved out of a 4160 sq m parcel, with the remaining 4096 set for sale. Its obvious why this land baron cut the land, he figured it would be easier to sell at the 4096 tier level. And he is right. Now, should he have listed the 64 sq m parcel for sale? It was his choice and he did, and I bought it. Nothing wrong with cutting off a piece to improve your chances of a sale is there? Now, I have a 64 sq m roadside parcel that I can sell. Why shouldn't I be able to cut it into 2 16 sqm 2x roadside protected parcels and list them for $500 L each? I can sell the remaining 32 sq m parcel for basically nothing. And don't tell me they won't sell, because they always do, usually to real ad farmers that immediately relist it at double or triple the price I sold it for. So my question is, when is land cutting legal, justified and permitted, and when is it evil, unscrupulous and a contribution to the blight of mainland? By the way, there are already two ad parcels across the road.

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I avoid G sims like the plague. Its way to easy to be ARed there. I don't know why stores ever locate on G sims, since the first thing you want to do when you get a demo is try it on.

I was gonna check it out, but you have to sign up first, for a 3 month minimum. I don't think those space suits come off either.

I'm not a renter, so it works fine for me, and there's no cost.

Yes i found all my parcels using the in-viewer search. I was asking if there was another one you have to pay for because all my land is listed, and i'm not paying anything.

Its funny, but no matter what the problem of the day is with mainland, it seems the solution offered by some forum residents always is "we need a new rule to ban that".

Very impressive build. I've seen too many people that just rezzed a giant cube the dimensions of the property, texture it grass on all sides (if you are lucky), then plop a house on top. No real effort, no real imagination.

I'm sure you don't see a downside to any new rule that might cut down on your competition. Where exactly is this "search" located / hosted? I see an option to list my land in search for $30 L per week, but I never list any of my properties and they all show up in the inworld search. Is there some other search that I'm not aware of... and thus have no interest in using since inworld search works just fine for me?

ooo theres a place you can terraform for fun? I love to terraform. 😁

oooo talk about greedy, someone just bought one of my $500 L parcels and relisted it right away for $2,999 L I should send him a list of my $1,000 L parcels. 😁