Luna Bliss

It's the middle of the night and everyone is awake almost. But where is Persephone? Does she sleep or something?

/me hugs Fluffy & Scylla...

Well I tell my little grandson his scribbles are very artistic...it inspires him...it's the best way to build confidence. At the very least say "oh my this is very unique", as I did when one unknown resident submitted their...highly unusual...creation to me with pride.

What bothers me most...and I've seen it many times on this forum...is making fun of those "special little artist people who think their little creations are so wonderful"....basically denigrating what people create here. If their stuff is so un-special I have to wonder why the person condemning them wants the content in the first place! Likely it's jealousy plain and simple -- they couldn't create something artistic if their life depended on it.

Sure. This isn't a moral issue. There are good reasons for the creation and use of premade backdrops. I don't think it's "unethical" to use (or create them). I just think it's boring -- and it does contribute to the sense one sometimes gets in SL of a sort of dull, consumerist monoculture, in which everyone wears the same mesh head, the same mesh body, the same popular hairstyle, and the same LBD So are all the backdrops no-mod? I've actually considered making some.. It's very time-consuming though -- you're developing an entirely new environment from scratch with custom mesh pieces and textures. Maybe not...

That's my Rowan...the most important thing to do in a disagreement is to punish the one not on your side!

The consumer in SL is at the bottom of the ladder the way the Lab runs this virtual world. Land barons first, creators second, and at bottom rung of the ladder is the consumer. Excuse me, working your fingers to the bone for low wages while consumers demand more from you isn't so high on the ladder.

Right, so I don't know why the discussion and the claims made as to the intent of the creators of said products continues... It's all so simple. What is the goal for those that post further? What do they seek to accomplish or what changes would they like to see? Whiners I tell you, whiners. Almost ALL of my customers have been great, but many of those who don't create and are regulars on this forum come off as super-entitled and unappreciative of creators. What did we hear when word of a likely cash-out fee increase might come for us? We heard..."hey...what you get here is gravy compared to other platforms". No respect for our hard work most earn very little for. No concern for us at all and only a demand for more more more while we earn less less less. So yeah, not so supportive to the consumers who frequent this forum, to put it mildly.

Does that not apply to the creators who are staking their proprietary rights over their content as well? Pretty sure it does. All my mesh is stored on my PC.

Which is precisely why I almost never use commercial backdrops anymore. I don't think that anyone has asked for "total control" though. Tinting or resizing something, which is probably 95% of the actual modifications people make to items, are hardly that? I've never purchased those, but I can imagine why they do that. All the individual pieces that make up a backdrop should be quite expensive when sold individually (if a complex one), yet they can provide a cheap version, an assembled product, at a much cheaper price. This is a good business decision, although they could provide a mod one at a much higher price for someone like yourself to cover the market better.

BAd news for ya...you never own digital content here...you have a license to use it. Look it up.

Create the stuff yourselves if you want total control of it, ya lazybones!! LOL

/me heads back to her nature park, hoping another customer/visitor doesn't drop by again to inform her that the water she chose for the park is 'too blue'. tata

Is SL reality the same as the reality outside it? No, bad comparison, apples to oranges.

Maybe you are the 'immoral' or 'selfish' person, demanding everything be just your own special little way...

/me draws a mustache on one of your art portraits and passes it to a friend to be displayed in a prominent place....LOL ;0

Generally speaking the word 'justified' implies morality, rather than rights. For example, just because someone has the right to waste food, doesn't mean they are justified in doing so. Then why are creators being demonized, by many, and even called jerks (by you), if they sell no-mod? That's a bit of moralizing isn't it?

The thread title is "What justification is there for no mod permissions", and so I'm saying there IS justification if a creator wants to sell their creation as no-mod. I'm not saying I think it's the right thing to do always, and I believe it depends on what they're selling, but it is justified to sell it as no-mod if that's what they desire.

Call them what you will...but they created it so their decision about how to sell it is their right.

You probably recognized Jenaia dancing in my post -- she's brainstorming with the leader of the class (Marly of SimMod fame) new methods of storytelling...

I agree with you here. We created it, so we should have the final say...the ultimate decision. It seems many consumers (at least those on this forum) don't believe we should have that right -- it's like they believe it should be taken away from us. I do make my stuff mod because I believe (for what I sell) it's beneficial for my customers. But I balk at the idea that anybody thinks they have the right tell me that what I create should absolutely be the way they want it.

An interesting class where we rez prims and they 'talk' to us, like "how does this make you feel"? lol It's a way to access subconscious processes to enhance creativity.

DAncing through the night:

On episode 3. It's terrible what some greedy people did to these innocent postmasters. A British scandal....never heard of it before:

Well, I did have some recent success via buying a new full-body skin. It's not perfect, but at least I don't look like I just had neck surgery...