Persephone Emerald

I wish the Linden Realms gem collecting game were an easier way to earn lindens. I know regular players gamed it so much that LL had to make it harder, but it used to be a great way for newbies to earn a little money. Paleoquest is for the more serious gamers, but I agree that it's too strict about jumping too high or sitting too long. It even scares me, though I think it looks great. Can Linden Lab please figure out some way for newbies to earn a few lindens? I think the rest of us pay enough now in transaction fees that they should be able to afford to give the newbies an incentive to stay and spend money too. As much as I detest the idea of the Social Casino, it's fun to play the games there, even if the payout is not spendable on anything. The Skills Games region is not for me, but it usually has a few avatars in it, so that's a win for LL.

😳 Wow! I've experience many kind and generous people in SL. I don't think I've ever had a bad reaction after sending a creator a note about a problem with their product or vendor. Yet, there are still some touchy, bad tempered people in SL. I hope you never run into another one like that merchant. For another story about the positive effect of polite notecards and patience: I tried to buy the Belleza Jake body for my guy alt a few years ago, but I accidentally hit the Gift option and basically sent it to no one. After a couple unanswered notecards, the owner eventually got back to me with an apology, sent my guy the body, and gave me back half the purchase price (before it was on sale for half price).

I think it's helpful to remember that most SL creators may not have RL experience in sales, marketing or customer service. Some might not have good people skills or might have emotional issues. I've seen a couple inworld creators lash out at their customers in their store group in very unprofessional and caustic ways. Both ended up closing their stores. They may feel frustrated by poor reviews, and rather than taking them as helpful guidance, view criticizing customers as over-entitled or over-critical. There's not much you can do to calm down the creator at this point, but a gently worded note or IM to them before leaving a bad review can usually prevent a bad reaction to a negative review.

I think you mean how to delete a thread? You can click the 3 dots in the upper right corner to report it and ask for it to be deleted. If you asked a question that someone else might be interested in however, it's good to leave it.

Go to a store that sent me a gift card & hit their MM board for another gift card. Pick up some demo clothes. Go to my skybox to try on the demos & some of the clothes I got from the store yesterday. Try on some other clothes that need to be sorted. Toss out some clothes. Sort some clothes. Remember to try on the rest of the clothes from that store. Eventually try on & sort all the new clothes from that store. Decide I should get rid of a bunch of old clothes. Decide it would be easier to get rid of some skins I'll never wear. Delete a bunch of skins. Remember I need to delete some clothes too. Delete a bunch of old demo clothes. Delete a few old clothes. Sort my more recent Shop & Hop folders into bigger, older folders that still need to be sorted. Decide I've been in SL long enough and should log out now. This was my day in SL today. 😄

1. A region owner might have a roleplay sim, and not having children in the sim might seem unrealistic. They will likely have rules about where child avatars can be. For instance, I was in a ancient world rp sim that had both Moderate and Adult regions. The public bath and house of prostitution were on Adult regions. Child avatars were not allowed in either of these places, but if someone had a home or shop in an Adult region, a child avatar would be ok there. 2. Tinies, Dinkies and Petites are usually not child avatars, nor are they considered to be child avatars.

I wonder if the Moles bet on which routes will open up and be oked by the lab?

There are so many places where it would just take one person moving off a coastal or water parcel, and then there could be a road or water passageway completed. Linden Lab apparently has more patience than I do in these matters, because I can easily let myself obsess over those parcels and potential routes. I imagine some Linden asking parcel holders if they'd be willing to relocate in exchange for a month or 2 of free tier, but I'm sure some (mostly rental agents) would jack up the price if they thought they could squeeze a deal out of LL.

A couple witchy forest cottages would be cute too.

I don't want to disparage the Welcome Hub. I think it's a great idea. I think the mentors and Moles working there are doing a fine job too. However, users won't want to stay there. They shouldn't want to stay there. It's a good way to introduce them to SL, but there's a whole virtual world beyond those 9 regions. When they graduate to being able to walk, talk and get dressed, they will still need help out in the big virtual world. Please, forget about AI bots, and just give them an inworld support group for the SL viewer and basic SL stuff. There should be a Mole with the group open at all times, to make sure newbies aren't floundering or getting trolled by other residents. Residents can offer advice as they do now in other groups, but someone needs to keep a watchful eye on them, prevent spam, paste standard replies and links, and boot folks out when necessary.

Oooo, maybe it can look like a paper clip?

It's possible to be both. I'm American (both of the North American continent and the USA) and Californian. The last I checked, England was still part of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

I treat helping newbies inworld in much the same way as I do answering a question on the forums. The biggest difference is that inworld the person may have less patience and may ask questions too quickly for me to answer them all. (Thorough answers tend to be long and complicated.) Inworld, one can also take cues from how the newbie looks. You can tell straight away it their system body is showing through their mesh or if they're half naked with a box on their hand.

Yup. We have 2 conflicting views of what SL should be. Private islands were the first alternative to Mainland, which allow owners to curate their own environment and keep their space private, but most people can't afford to have their own island. Should LL offer quarter region islands as another alternative to Mainland or renting from a private estate? Bellisseria has been a wildly popular alternative to the chaos and conflict of Mainland, but it might be getting close to it's saturation point. Many people seem to love the 2048 m themed parcels, so there might still be enough interest to support a couple more of these subcontinents, but I'm sure LL wants to be very careful to not overbuild and get stuck with a bunch of half empty regions. Some of us like to try to figure out what it is about Bellisseria that makes it so popular and whether those factors could be applied to Mainland to help improve its sales and use. This is where we get into discussions (often heated) about changing some of the rules for Mainland or creating a kind of Mainland 2.0. I think most attempts to apply new rules to existing parcels would be met with resistance and hostility by those who bought their land expecting to be able to do what they've been doing. (Allowing people to derender other's objects would be an exception, because as this function exists in TPVs it only affects the user's view.) I'm therefore inclined toward the idea of creating some new Mainland 2.0 regions, with rules similar to those on Bellisseria, but allowing commerce and possibly visible Adult content. There's really no good reason for people to create "skyboxes" on the ground, except that they don't care about anyone else's experience except their own and that of their friends or customers. Even border walls can easily be made invisible on the outside surface, but those people may think they're keeping others from seeing into their personal space, as well as keeping those inside from seeing what's outside of it. Anyone can cam inside though. If they really want privacy, their virtual environment either needs to be high up in the sky or on a private island.

I like the cinema. It shows how SL is used to make machinima. I've started to watch a couple movies there, but I admit I haven't had the patience to get through a whole one. I could watch most of these movies on YouTube, but I like the feel of being in a theater in SL. This also shows how movies and tvs work in SL, and I have had a newbie ask about that. I should take her over to the cinema rather than just showing her on a laptop at my SL house. (Also the cinema has the only public restroom at the Welcome Hub. 😆) The Motown region is there because it's sponsored. I'm sure LL has a legal agreement to keep it there for a specified period of time. They probably would like other companies to pay for such regions too, so it's advertising for those that might be interested. There are 3 big problems with the Motown region however. 1st, that they're trying to sell something to residents (music) that they can already get for free in SL or through their computer. 2nd, that their service only works for people in the US (and maybe Canada?), and even when their demo version works for the rest of us, it's slow to load up. (It does help show how experiences can work though.) 3rd, that there have been no events there since the region first opened, so it's dead. "Oh look, and empty city region" is not a great marketing tool.

In Firestorm the folder you've opened at least stays open. I just scroll down until I find it again.

Viola Mole and others are supervising the mentors. I agree that if many apparent newbies seem lost and confused, then the arrangement or processes of the Welcome Hub may need some improvements, but I don't agree that getting rid of the mentors is the right solution. I bet you get tired of having to be polite and nice to everyone who calls in asking for help, even when you think the caller is stupid or you've heard the same complaint a thousand times already. It must feel good to have a forum where you can rip off that eternally pleasant mask and just say what you really think in anonymity and without having a supervisor looking over your shoulder.

I don't think you should worry about Legacy going away anytime soon. It's one of the 3 most popular female bodies - Maitreya, Legacy and Reborn. Of course, you can demo other bodies now, so you know which others you might like.

Yeah, if he's a furry then go with Belleza Jake and a furry head. I think Jake has remained popular because it's been one of the cheaper male bodies. For a long time it was $L 1500, but now Belleza has raised the price back to around $L 2000.

Which free one did he get? I'd recommend one of the DNA bodies for almost free. They come with the head attached and are BOM capable. The bodies are $L 1 and skins are $L 1 each. They fit Signature Gianni pretty well. For a body with plenty of skins and mesh clothing made for it, I'd suggest Belleza Jake. Though it's not as cheap as it used to be, it's still cheaper than Legacy or Signature. Then take him over to Gabriel to pick up some free clothes, have him join the L'Homme Magazine group & take him to events like ManCave when they have free gifts.

Thank you. I love my Radio Paradise streams. For those who prefer some of the more unusual channels on SOMA fm, I wonder what else could work for them?

We could say corporeally though.

I wonder how PBR will affect Fantasseria? For me, the giant mushrooms are too imposing, the house exterior textures are too boring, and I'm not fond of the blue tint in the grass & trees. It's all too busy for me, but I'm happy in my Victorian, so I wouldn't move anyway, even with the wonderful treehouse options. Btw, LL needs to update the info on the Linden Home pages. There's no mention of the treehouses for the Fantasy Homes.

There are 26 Ranch & 29 Mediterranean Homes available right now. There is also 1 Stilt Home on Water.

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