Heart Brimmer

Dresden Ceriano wrote: I have no problem with LL using sex to advertise SL, but what I'd really love to know is why every guy in their ads look like complete douche bags. ...Dres This is true, they DO look like that, don't they?

Sy Beck wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Sy Beck wrote: Haven't read a single post in this thread . . . Fine. See if I ever read any of your threads. Jerk. :-P So you want a serious response? OK, have you paused to consider that your idealised, niche, clique, liberal version of SL might possibly be the least appealing version of SL to the masses and also appealing to only but the smallest of all demographics? That any money spent attracting the likes of you maybe the worst ROI for an advertising buck? This is not a case of LL doing anything wrong in their advertising, but more about that you feel it should be advertising to your middle class metro sensibilities yes? It's almost reads like a resentment that your sacred artistic bubble has to be shared with undesirables and the hoi polloi with their grubby little values, which you magnaminously accept must be tolerated. A bit like your favourite bookshop stocking Harold Robbins and jackie Collins novels, your art house theatre doing a season of Schwarzenegger films or maybe even your favourite coffee house putting Coca-Cola on the shelves. In short all those things that keep companies and organisations profitable and afloat giving you the space and freedom to tell them how it should be done properly. I mean you are only a miniscule percentage of the userbase, but you are a special kind of snowflake and they should be paying attention to you shouldn't they? In short LL has never spent much on advertising, which we have all decried. Therefore, what little they have to spend they must target at the largest common denominator with the most tried and trusted triggers. So yeah, it's going to be sex, love and relationships and the portrayal of beautiful, desirable bodies in risqué clothing because that sells and when it does it brings the bucks in. This is why this forum is spammed with numbers for escort services rather than numbers to call to listen into the latest stinging critiques of feminist literature post the Sex in the City era or treatise on the dirge that is Paradise Lost. So if you feel that you disapprove of LL's marketing strategy then either a) reach for the remote and switch off, b) ask them nicely to keep increasing their advertising budget with resources from elsewhere till there's enough in the pot to target you and your ilk or best of all c) start a collection fund that you and like-minded people can contribute to with which you can then buy advertising space to advertise SL in a manner which you feel more fitting and won't attract the wrong sort of people into the neighbourhood. Yours sincerely, Jerk. ;-p I have followed this post from inception and have so far refrained from saying anything, because I honestly, know nothing about advertising and so I continued to read the white bread uptown people decry the sex and the beautiful bodies, and still I said nothing, until now. This is the most honest answer I have read in this whole saga. Everyone knows that sex sells in real life and it is what sells in second life, LL knows this which is why when you DO see an ad for second life it is about just that. I agree with everything that Sy has said and applaud his honestly. Having said that, I am out. Thank you for your honest opinion. Have a wonderful second life, everyone.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: Dillon Levenque wrote: madam Martian wrote: Makes note to herself... 1. Learn to type faster. 2 Dont get lost trying to find a link while trying to post at the same time cause then Heart will beat ya to it.... *grins hugsss Yes, well. Join the club on that one. It's happened to me more than I like. We need really intelligent forum software that can let us know that someone else is already posting the killer argument we're busy typing. ;-) RIC the killer post? ;-) *laughs* now that's not nice!

madam Martian wrote: Heart Brimmer wrote: First you will need to remove the name and the location as it is against forum rules to name and shame, otherwise you run the risk of being banned from the forums. Second, I did go to the place and it does say it is a authorized reseller, if you don't hear from the owner of the bar soon, I would perhaps file a ticket with LL and see what they can do. Hope this helps. Makes note to herself... 1. Learn to type faster. 2 Dont get lost trying to find a link while trying to post at the same time cause then Heart will beat ya to it.... *grins hugsss *giggles*

First you will need to remove the name and the location as it is against forum rules to name and shame, otherwise you run the risk of being banned from the forums. Second, I did go to the place and it does say it is a authorized reseller, if you don't hear from the owner of the bar soon, I would perhaps file a ticket with LL and see what they can do. Hope this helps.

GreggStar wrote: only thing you can do really is file a AR report on the estate owner ( dont mention names on the forums hevens forbid you upset someone) that is really the only option open to you, expain what happened ect Emphasis mine: It's not that someone will get upset, it's simply against the forum guidelines to name names. Edited because it didn't show up

I'm leaving her to Karma. Not a bad idea.

MizzKittenzz wrote: Computer God? hmm that's one thing I do not claim to be, and actually my graphics card truly isn't outdated, I agree there are better out there, I mean when you buy a PC it's normal for it to become obsolete in like a month... but come on I ran SL 7 years ago on WAY less ram and like half the size I have now for the hard drive, so outdated you say? For SL, nah not really. I mean one could run the game on a DELL I suppose and probably even on dial up... So yea my PC is actually the opposite, it's too good. Also SL is a game... to me anyway, I will never consider it anything else but a game... then again I'm biased as I enjoy my life quite well, I don't want another life I just wanted a game a "virtual world" to meet and greet people. PS. When I played SL like 7 years ago it was literally the same, the graphics hasn't changed that I have noticed, but what has changed is the traffic... Not many people play it now as they once did, and the people are well... shall I say rude and perverse. It's the same now as it has always been, - hookers and strippers is all there is to it... I only signed up really to see if anything has been changed for the better and sadly not so much... IF you really think that's all SL is about then honey, it's time to click the little red x in the right hand corner, k? I have been in SL for almost 6 years, I have owned 3 clubs, every one of them successful. I go to different venues and listen to live musicians, or awesome DJ's, and I go dancing, hang out with friends, and watch movies. Amazing huh? So, take your holier then thou attitude and don't let the door hit you where the good lord split ya. Have a nice life. *walks out, mumbling about people who think they are so much better then everyone else. rolls her eyes and shuts the door*

Vulpinus wrote: OK folks, here's what you've all been waiting for... David Beckham's got nothing on me! Not sure the camera angle is the best, but it gives the idea. It makes the head-to-total height look higher that it is; the ratio is 1 : just-under-8 Odd... the skin colour comes out differently taking a photo - as if it's actually using a tungsten flash and washing out the reds. On my high-gamut montior it looks a little redder than those photos do. No, it's not the 'flash'. It's something to do with the colour balancing in different applications, so I've no idea what it looks like on your monitor. Inworld, the photo I took and a screenshot loaded into Paintshop Pro all look identical but when I post them here and view in Firefox it looks different. with reduced red and more yelloe cast Hmm... Colour space is a complicated issue. ...it's Firefox! In IE, it looks the same as it does inworld etc. *reaches for a tissue, turns her head so no one can see and wipes the tiny amount of drool from her chin* VERY nice look...

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: Vulpinus wrote: OK folks, here's what you've all been waiting for... David Beckham's got nothing on me! Not sure the camera angle is the best, but it gives the idea. It makes the head-to-total height look higher that it is; the ratio is just a shade under 1:8 Odd... the skin colour comes out differently taking a photo - as if it's actually using a tungsten flash and washing out the reds. On my high-gamut montior it looks a little redder than those photos do. No, it's not the 'flash'. It's something to do with the colour balancing in different applications, so I've no idea what it looks like on your monitor. Inworld, the photo I took and a screenshot loaded into Paintshop Pro all look identical but when I post them here and view in Firefox it looks different. with reduced red and more yelloe cast Hmm... Colour space is a complicated issue. ...it's Firefox! In IE, it looks the same as it does inworld etc. Now you just need to save up for mesh feet. and some mesh hands too.

MizzKittenzz wrote: Hmm I turned off my firewall again, and I'm not using/running any anti-virus... it's just utterly strange, I keep trying all the work arounds but to no avail... Just a thought...does your router/modem have a firewall that you are unaware of? You might want to check and see if that might be the cause of it.

And please, make sure your body is proportional. Hand and arms at the correct length and make sure your head isn't a teeny, tiny pinprick. LOL. Also, PLEASE invest in a good AO. Shop around and find one that doesn't make you look like you have bugs up your ass. Other then what others have said, you look great! AND...do invest in some decent hair and some mesh clothing. If you need any help, please IM me inworld and i'll be more then happy to do what I can.

VictoriaJuliette wrote: well, in that case, that bites. If you ever have a similar issue, feel free to IM me; I'd be happy to help you get an alpha that will make your purchase work, even if I have to make one from scratch for you. It won't be the first time or the last; some of the FP mesh makers that I buy from on the regular sometimes have alpha issues, and I'm always happy to send them my full-perm corrected version, to help everyone out. It's no biggie. Thank you so much, Victoria, I will remember you the next time it happens. :-)

I Feel like I am on dail up, it's that slow...when I finally am able to get onto the MP, it takes forever to go from one page to the next. It's a PITA

*feels faint* An actual Linden posting in the forums, be still my heart! *laughs* Welcome to SL, Ebbe and to the Second Life Forums. I am excited at the prospect of what new and exciting things you have in store for us. Congratulations on your appointment and, I as well as all the others here, look forward to your input.

0seagypsy0 wrote: I don't disagree with you there. The disclaimers would not be considered reasonable notification for any conversation to be recorded. But as it is, if the conversation isn't posted in world... there isn't much LL will likely do. Of course i think if it is some serious hard core harrassment there are antibullying laws out there in some countries/regions that would supercede any LL tos. In my case, i have posted the conversations with this designer because she threatened to slander me to other designers and to show them the conversation. Since she altered the conversation before posting it once already, without my concent or notification and within LL scope of authority, i decided to post the conversation in it's entirety on my own blog. That way people can see everything that was said by both of us and make up their own mind who was out of line. Merchants need to be held to the same standard we would hold brick and morter stores to. And brick and morter stores will record your phone calls to them. To ensure quality of service. I did for the same reason. So people can see the type of customer service she provides and know that I am not lying or making things up. There is no way YOU can do this, anyone knows that chat logs of any kind can be altered. Therefore, by doing this, you are still breaking the TOS. IF you have a problem with someone, the best thing to do is contact LL and have them review the logs, that way, nothing is tampered with. Just sayin'

LaskyaClaren wrote: An exchange run by Anshe Chung, SL's largest(?) land baron. http://www.anshex.com/second_life_buy_linden I've never used it, so I myself can't attest to its reliability. But Chung is extremely well-known and established, so I'd imagine it must be safe and secure. It is very reliable, it's on the approved list put out by LL. I have used it 3 times so far, the rates are very reasonable and I received my lindens within seconds of buying.

Sassy Romano wrote: Like this http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Your-Avatar/alpha-for-hips/m-p/2470655#M39112 Looks like I'm going to be busy tonight afterall! lol. Thanks Sassy!

Rolig Loon wrote: <rant> FWIW, I have only bought one mesh outfit that I did not need to create my own alpha mask for. As far as I can tell, many (most?) designers think of the alpha mask as an afterthought --- one of those "cleanup" things to do after you've finished the "real" work of making and texturing the mesh model. They don't put a lot of thought into being sure that your legs aren't cut off a centimeter above the hemline, or that there aren't gaping holes under your arms. I have had to make my own alpha masks so that I don't have "floating leg" syndrome when it sit in a dress and so I don't have a gap between my bodice and my chest while I'm dancing. It doesn't usually take long for me to make a mask, but it's an annoyance and it could be avoided if creators spent that little extra time themselves. </rant> I agree. I would make my own alpha mask IF I knew how. lol. But it would be nice if they didn't make it an afterthought.

VictoriaJuliette wrote: Re: Yep, bought the same dress and have the same problem. the alpha does not load, since I have no idea how to make an alpha and I tried all the alphas I have in my inventory, none worked, I just trashed it. I have no time or patience for something that is supposed to work and does not. Good lesson, here. I don't think I'll be buying anything from there for awhile. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Please tell me that you did, in fact, contact the seller to give he/she the opportunity to fix and replace the alpha for you before trashing the entire purchase. Not only is each one of us a flawed human being, this is SL for crying out loud. How on earth can a mistake be fixed if you do NOT bring it to the seller's attention? Seriously. i did contact the seller, got the same reponse as the OP. it's all in the notcard, she really didn't do anything to help me with it

uniquegirl8806 wrote: just says there is a problem charging my payment method If you are using a pre-paid debit card, LL no longer accepts them. For years I have used a Visa pre-paid and now I can't use it. So I go through a third party to buy them. But, make sure it is one that is LL approved. Anshe is the one I use.

CatWa has a wet look mesh hair style. Might be what you want.

Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: empty profile, what a noob! bet it stays empty too. And still waiting for a message from him here on the forums. But, I do hope he turns things around. *fingers crossed*

Amberly Bashir wrote: Hi All Who Are Reading This, I bought a dress and everything was delivered fine. The Alpha for the dress itself does not work. It says I'm wearing it but it doesn't make my body invisible. The alpha for the shoes that came with the outfit works just fine. I've worn the shoes with other outfits since I bought the outfit. I have relogged, cleared cache, redelivered. I think I've done everything possible. If you have any other ideas, I'm opened to them! The outfit is called "caja-Dress Beige Lace Yulissa" Designer Company name is "A&J CREATION AND FRANCHISE" If anyone could help me with this, I'd greatly appreciate it. And if anyone has had any problem with this particular dress, please let me know by replying to this post with what happened to you! Thanks in advance! Yep, bought the same dress and have the same problem. the alpha does not load, since I have no idea how to make an alpha and I tried all the alphas I have in my inventory, none worked, I just trashed it. I have no time or patience for something that is supposed to work and does not. Good lesson, here. I don't think I'll be buying anything from there for awhile.

Kenbro Utu wrote: Heart Brimmer wrote: since more SL residents read here before they tweet. I think people way overestimate the number of SL users who frequent the forums. SL twitter has over 37,000 followers. I don't know how many total users the forums have, but I don't believe it is anywhere close to that. Not to say they shouldn't give us the courtesy of reporting here, it is their forum after all, but not for the reason of reaching the numbers. All I'm saying is NOT everyone tweets or facebooks or instagrams. This IS Second Life that he will be working on, as I'm sure among other things and I don't care how many people tweet, do you know the percentage of Second Lifers that tweet? I just think he needs to make his presence known here and not some other social media site, just my 2L's worth..