DiJodi Dubratt

I have noticed these visitors too. I suspect they are bots collecting statistics for a third party, similar to the bot Virtual Littlething collecting region data for SL Grid Survey. I would really appreciate bots being identified as such, it seems only polite. I banned this bot from my parcel, and then ran into it on another parcel in the region. Also - the avatar did look like a robot It stood silently and disappeared after about a minute. I notice that it visits two to three times a month.

If you are experienced with Blender and can make me a relatively small, simple sculpt in the next few days, please contact me inworld. I will pay US$ for a few hours of work. Thanks!

I have 1/4 sim on my full sim to share. There are 3 of us, and we are long-term SL residents looking for a 4th. 4000 prims, $78 US a month, Paypal preferred. Mature sum, landscaped with mountains, canal, waterfalls. Terraform, ban people, have a small business, you can do whatever you want as long as everybody else agrees. IM DiJodi Dubratt for details. Please only mature residents looking for a place to make a long term home.

In my experience, the key is groups and subscribos. People don't make many advance plans in SL, but if they are online chances are they'll be looking for something to do. When your event notice comes into their browser a few of them will join you. Last month there were some technical difficulties with the subscribo at the club I co-own, and the number of people at the shows dropped off dramatically. As you are just starting, I would look for a DJ with a large following. Expensive? Possibly, but if you are serious about doing this then its an investment. Then let people know that if they like this DJ and enjoy this event, you have similar fun events on a regular basis. Encourage them to join your group or subscribo to receive notices of future events. Then do not spam. You have to find the balance between letting people know what's happening and not annoying them. Then deliver on the promise of fun events. Are there groups for Techo-lovers from Germany or Clubbers from France? A group who wants to re-create the London party scene in SL? Can you join these groups? Can you let the members know about your great new club, and the special event you're having with DJ BIGDEAL starting in 5 minutes? Post a clear listing in the events section of search. Target the people who are looking for the type of music and atmosphere you provide. Not just "DJ BIGDEAL!!!!!!! Live at NEWCLUB!!!!!!!!!!!" Something that tells me what type of music, what type of club, what I should wear, etc. If its all about the music, let me know. If its all about meeting people while music just happens to play, that's ok too, but let people know. It will take a while, but if you're around for the long haul you'll cultivate a group of regulars. You have an advantage having shows in European-friendly times.

I am looking to rent 1/4 of my sim to someone who is here for the long-term and who takes the "game" seriously. There are three of us who share this sim, and we are looking for a 4th. The parcel is very private, bounded by sea and mountains. The sim is nicely landscaped. The rating is mature, and the parcel has 4000 prims. Neighbors are tidy, friendly and discrete. We are looking for someone who is in SL for the long-term, and would enjoy a quiet and private place to work, create or relax. Rent is $78 US a month, Pay-Pal preferred. The surface is residential, but we can discuss a shop in the sky etc. It would be a nice place for role-playing, and you could use the adjoining 1/4 sim to have a bit more room for that. There is no covenant, it is more like a sharing than a rental, so if everyone agrees to what you want to do, you can do it. Contact DiJodi Dubratt inworld. My IM's go to e-mail so I won't miss your message.

That certainly is a comprehensive list, but there are still a few mysteries here. Pulsing purple bounding boxes, with no associated prims. I also note that tortured megaprims have several yellow bounding boxes associated with them, even though they are only one prim. We can all sit here for the next week and guess about these things, but somewhere there is a Linden who can answer this question in a heartbeat. And I promise, should that person show up here, I will write a wiki entry on it so the question can be answered for eternity (or at least until the next server release.)

Thank you both for taking the time to answer. However, I am not referring to the minimap, but to the bounding boxes around prims. If you go to advanced -> rendering -> bboxes (I think this is the path, I can't access SL atm) you can turn on the display of the bounding boxes. The boxes are different colors, including some pulsing pink boxes that don't appear to be associated with a prim. I am trying to reduce the prim count on a large build, and I think showing the bounding boxes will help me find extraneous prims, but I am confused about what I see.

Will someone please tell me what the different colors of bounding boxes signifies? Also, I notice I have a bunch of purple boxes in a build that don't seem to be associated with a prim. Thanks!