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Cabbage Acanthus

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  1. There are some great third party viewers out there. I recommend giving one of them a whirl.
  2. AR's are a bit of a crap shoot. LL's enforcement is rather inconsistant. When filing an AR, be as complete as possible. If there is local chat or IM harassment, then cut and paste it into the AR. Get good screenshots of any offenses when filing. And.. keep it up. Just because the last Linden blew off your AR doesn't mean the next one will. As others have said, if this is a private parcel, contact the sim owner. They can ban the jerk from their parcel. If all else fails, SL is a big place. Is there some reason that you have to place yourself in proximity to this individual? If not, you can always move on to the next spot.
  3. There isn't a LL enforced rule on that sort of thing. They don't get involved in transactions between residents in most cases. The best thing to do is to write a message to the creator detailing what problems you are having and to ask them for assistance or a refund. Be sure to include the exact date and time of your purchase which you can get by looking at your transaction history. Notecards are a great way to contact someone like a content creator because IM's will often not be delivered if they are offline. Just write your message on a notecard, save it to your inventory and then give it to the creator through their profile page. You could also try telling us what you bought and what problem you are having. If you are new, it might be that we may be able to assist you.
  4. Eryka Caramel wrote: I paid for 2 scripts to be custom made and after hearing the man cry he had no food to eat RL I paid him upfront after that he refused to do the scripts and his friend threaten me that if I took this to LL he would tell 3000 Scripters not to do business with me. I sent LL 2 abuse reports and want to know if I can start a group and a magazine to warn people of these types of scams Well, You might not be on the best footing if you form a group with the express purpose of badmouthing another resident, regardless of how justified it is. You would have to be very careful with your wording as to not break the TOS yourself, it would have rather limited effect since most people would dismiss your "warning" as just some inter-personal drama, and you would open yourself to similiar actions by the person who wronged you in the first place. I think you would just be opening a big ol' can of worms and in the end find it all to be far more trouble than it's worth. Don't try to out grief a griefer unless you really are up for it. As far as this particular incident goes... I find "sob stories" like the ones that the alleged perp regaled you with are more the providence of beggars and con-artists than professionals. You should have been wary from the start. You can't really orginize more than a handful of scripters without one of them wandering off (they are worse than an herd of cats)... This guy claiming that he has influence over a group of 3000 of them is about as factual as his sob stories. I wouldn't worry about that. If your lindens are good, then someone will sell you whatever. He is probably talking about one of the scripting groups. If I were you, I would call his bluff, tell him that you reported him and then join some of the bigger scripting groups to see if he does indeed call you out by name. Then... report his butt again to both the group and to LL. When filing abuse reports, be sure to include as much documentation as you can. You can't post chat logs publicly, but you sure as heck can attach them to an AR. Post a log of the threats and send it in to LL. Odds are nothing will be done, the enforcement of the TOS is so inconsistant as to be considered a joke, but you never know. Perhaps the right Linden will read it at the right time and their whim will favor you. So... Just curious, what did you want made and how much did you pay for it? How much did he take you for?
  5. If you aren't in the group that owns the land or has land management rights then no, you cannot remove the builds directly. Your only recourse is to appeal to the owners/managers of the parcel. Now, if the offending builds are actually illegal or othewise violate the TOS or ratings guidelines then you can always try an abuse report.
  6. If you read the TOS you will see that you agreed to a "contract" that pretty much says that they can do whatever they want and tough cheese. They phrased it nicer than that, of course, but that is pretty much the gist of it.
  7. If you really want to fix your ex'es little red wagon, file an abuse report including the parts where he said that the information that he received was verified by a linden and that he paid a Linden for the info. LL is really touchy about that sort of thing and if you send the IM / e-mail logs to them, they might find it really interesting. There is no faster path to the banhammer than pretending to be a Linden or claiming Linden support of something or pretty much taking their name in vain in general. It would depend on the particulars of exactly what he said, of course, but I would AR his foolishness.
  8. You can get banned with a mouse click for any reason the sim owner or manager wants to ban you over. Your only recourse is the managers of the sim you got banned from. Contact them. I recommend trying a polite reasonable tone when doing so. It seems to work better.
  9. MoiselleErin Teardrop wrote: (snip) On an extended note - what is up with people in GENERAL, sl or rl, who feel the need to brag about their money? I think the biggest attraction for those who brag about their SL wealth is the fact that just about anyone can. People can throw around ten or twenty dollars and feel like a big shot. If they showed off their "Pile of Washingtons" RL they would get laughed out of the room. Another part of people playing out their dreams in this fantasy world. I guess "RPing" a rich person makes about as much sense as pretending to be anything else even if I don't really get it.
  10. While corruption exists in many forms at all levels in a surprising number of organizations, you were probably fed a line of crap. It would (probably) take many many hours of work to put together the information that your ex says is available. Corrupt people are usually lazy or at the very least would charge an hourly rate equal to or greater than their "honest" wage. It would be really expensive to get it. You are also paying someone to risk a steady job in this economy. Again, that's gonna be expensive. Everyone has their price, but unless this "data administrator" is a complete and total moron, the price for this fictional service would be prohibitive for just about anyone. If your ex has that sort of money to throw around over a virtual relationship, you might want to consider reconciling with him. Millionaires are hard to come by and you might want to consider keeping him at least until your next rezday.
  11. Qie Niangao wrote: The "stick" may sound useful, but if fear of the stick is driving people to avoid the carrots, there's a problem. (snip) I agree with Qie. Yes, LL has the right to use this particular "stick" to get people to pay, but they offer no real "carrot" for being premium in the first place. As it stands now, premium membership is far more of a liability than it is an asset. While LL does have the "right" to have and enforce the policies that they do, any business has the right to run itself into the ground due to bad business decisions and poor customer service.
  12. There is no real standard when it comes to abuse of the TOS. LL handles it on a case-by-case basis with absolutely no transparency. They are inconsistent to the point of appearing random in their enforcement. It really depends on who is reviewing the case and how they feel the exact second they review it. There is no real way to guess how it is going to turn out each time. A repeat offender who gets reported often enough will eventually run into consequences, but even that seems to be not assured. To answer the second part, all you can do is report it. If you have good reason to believe what you believe, document it and report it anyway. It will probably not do a darn thing but it is all you can do.
  13. The owners of the a sim are just that... the owners. Unless the bullying you are talking about is a clear violation of the TOS, there is not a whole lot you can do besides leave. It's their sim. They paid for it. They are paying to keep it open. If they want to be a jerk, it's their perogative. Now... if it is not the owner themself, but a designated representative who is causing problems, or someone who claims to be a representative of the sim owner, it may be worth your while to find out who owns the parcel. You can do that by right clicking the ground and checking under the land options. Perhaps an IM to that individual will be helpful. Sometimes they don't know what is going on and I have been able to "fix" a problem once by writing a polite message to the actual sim owner and explaining what was going on.
  14. Void Singer wrote: considering the poor state of SL support for paypal withdrawals? not so shady. I stand corrected. You are absolutely correct. I forget that things don't really work that well these days. Every day that passes makes me happier that I closed up shop when I did and cashed out while I was ahead.
  15. I know of no such business on the grid at this point. It would be nice to see, but doubtful that such a thing will happen in the immediate future. edited to add: A review of other postings show that there are indeed such places around (at least a few of them) It is nice to see and kind of neat.
  16. That would depend entirely on the "sailboat" in question. The best way to tell is to rez the sailboat somewhere where scripts are enabled and right click it to see if there is an option to ride it. (or try sitting on it) if it is scripted so that it is a vehcile, you should know by then. The object in question might be a simple decoration, a house built to resemble a boat, a skybox, a ridable vehcile... etc. You will just have to rez it and take a look Have fun!
  17. You can of course try to file a ticket, but you may be better off asking your question here or checking the knowledge base.
  18. Well.... Technically, that is RL fraud and RL law enforcement could get involved. Odds are they won't, but they should. As far as SL goes, LL has a long standing tradition of not getting involved in transactions between residents and probably won't do much over this. 200000 L$ for 725 USD? That comes out to an exchange rate of 275 lindens to the dollar. The seller could have gotten a much better deal on the official exchange with no risk of this happening. Odds are the seller has a very good reason to sell off grid for a deep discount. I am willing to bet all sides of this are pretty shady. The seller probably got what they deserved and one can only hope that it will come back to haunt your "friend".
  19. Those disclaimers are pretty much rubbish. If someone discloses a conversation log without consent, disclaimer or not, they can be reported. Those reports aren't frivolous, sharing IM or conversation logs without consent is a violation of the TOS and can be reported like any other violation.
  20. This area of LL life is pretty clear. The TOS does not allow posting or sharing of conversation logs without consent. The TOS applies to all residents. I do understand what you are saying though. But as it stands now, any sharing of conversation logs without consent is a violation and any SL business owner who does this is taking a risk with their account and their SL business.
  21. Tristan Avedon wrote: Rain Laval wrote: I have even purchased a shield/combat hud just to try and it is dead upon landing. So that was a dud lol. I may try to contact LL but urghhhhh.... You "may" try to contact LL? So basically you'd rather complain about it in here than actually contact the people who can help you? Really? Chat support isn't hard, you know. Sometimes takes a few minutes to get through to someone, but you make it sound like it's difficult to get help. Tristan, I understand your sentiment. But, please remember that a lot of people's expectations concerning LL's customer service are so low based on prior encounters that many feel that they are a complete waste of time and effort. The poster was trying to contact the only people that they felt could help them and their best source of advice and support. That would be us.
  22. I am sorry that you had to find out about the ugly truth about SL, LL and their customer service this way. Yes, as many people including yourself have said, you should have manually downgraded your account before the billing date. That being said, the situation stinks to no end. I used to have an account with a premium membership. Like many, I opted for the more financially efficient annual membership. Problem with an annual membership is as the months pass, one forgets exactly when the rebill date is. It's easy to lose track of that. Not full excuse, but I do understand how it can happen. This is why it is so important to know all of the terms and conditions especially when so much of your time, money, and "yourself" is invested in something like an account here. For those who would dismiss the OP's statements with a blase' "Well she should have known better.", how many "surprise" biling policy changes have there been in SL's history? How many people went to put in some real world money only to find out that the method of payment that they have been using was no longer valid? LL often makes changes that are poorly communicated. Their support is well... for crap. If someone runs into a billing issue and has to wait for help from LL and it is close to their billing cycle... they are going to have problems. I have to agree with the OP on the inadvisability of getting a premium account. What reason is there to have one? Land isn't really the best "purchase" anymore and once you "own" it, one incurrs a financial responsibility that is tied directly to the "life" of their account. "Debtor's prision" is a very real thing here in SL. If you can't pay tier, you don't lose the land, you lose everything. Much better to rent and let someone else take those risks for precious little profit. It makes very little sense for LL to have it set up that a premium account provides no particular advantage over a basic account yet has all of these additional liabilities. Odd move on their part. I don't understand them. I try to, but more out of recreation than any real expectation of figuring them out. I like imponderables. They are fun. Edited to add: OP, they have you by the short-hairs... Your original avie is probably just in "cold storage" and you will have to cough up what they claim you owe them to get them back. If you can't then yes, they are indeed "dead". Starting over from scratch isn't so bad... You will still go reaching in your inventory for things that aren't there anymore for a bit bit you get used to it.
  23. If you received an empty bag, odds are that it may have unpacked without you noticing. Double check your inventory. If it's not there, then a quick check of your transaction or order history should be able to show the transaction and most sellers are pretty reasonable about providing replacements (this is SL, and glitches are not unheard of). Provide the seller with the exact date and time of the transaction and they should be willing to help. Edited to add: The empty bag, you did right click it and selected "open" correct? Many items when purchased come enclosed in a prim "package" that needs to be opened and unpacked.
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