Faithless Babii

I love the weekend sales and regularly spend a lot in them. I would spend a lot more BUT ! 1) No land impact given for the item and no demo to check. If I'm really keen on the item I will drop a note to the maker and ask if they have it out somewhere so I can see - mostly no one gets back to me, or someone does, rezzes it and its not suitable for me and I feel guilty not buying it. 2) A big item ie: a statue or home - no demo no rez point 3) No demo for clothes. I am not going to wander around your store looking for it at full price to get a demo. 4) Demo given but its blank - no texture to see what its like - just blank Please please put the info on the item, leave a demo out, or a rez point for builds - Id love to spend with you !

When I receive a nicely worded notecard - it feels more special than an IM. I received Christmas cards this year for the first time in ages - so thoughtful and made me smile My BFF in SL messaging me about a home she's seen - teleporting me over to see it, then both of us spending hours home shopping for no apparent reason other than we enjoy each others company & opinions.

in my case - you're dead right - I don't go back !

We've applied SO many times - no response.

Yep that bugs me too. Even more irritating is when it isnt a hud or a bag but a BOX you have to go home to rez!

Yeah I get that - but it was the way people responded to people - rude! Just say "I'll respond in an IM"

Oooooo so there IS a super secret Illuminati !!!!

The ability to not show certain sellers on the MP - wading through 5 or 6 pages of business in a box flex gowns is super annoying !

Yes ! I felt like an idiot - nothing made sense and I just kept wandering around not finding anything to help or do. It does seem very pricey and after my experience with Cursed keys I wont be buying the membership package thing

Thanks for responding - I did join the help group but after seeing a few people ask for help (about the cursed keys) they just got told to "not spoil the fun" ?

This week there was a Hud based game in a weekend sale. I had been considering buying a membership to this store (I think it was 6000L) so I could play all the games. However, after trying the game I bought in the sale - I'm rethinking. I just couldn't get anywhere with it !! It was so frustrating and I'm wondering if all the games are similar to this? Was it reduced because it wasn't a good one? I don't want to say the name of the store (doesn't seem fair) but I'm pretty sure people can guess ! Anyone? (ugh I cant change the title so Ive named the store sorry)

I was just trying to submit a ticket - and I just keep getting this message "An error has occurred. Further information is available in the server log." All support pages seem to be down currently

Same I dont know it

Ill copy the message that was on reddit fyi - Palomma specifically did not wish the free dove to continue when she was gone. Hello dear friends of Palomma, It is with great sadness and pain that I have to announce you that Palomma Casanova left us on Saturday January 14 after a long illness. This is a shock to me and a huge loss. She fought her illness with all the energy she had and endured the pain very bravely. Her passion for her work and for helping others was admirable. For almost 12 years, this kind, generous and talented woman was by my side day after day. She will be missed by all of us who had the chance to know her. May she rest peacefully with all my love. -- About Free Dove When the subject of her eventual departure was brought up, Palomma's response was that Free Dove would POOOOF when it was over for her. Free Dove was her baby, the vehicle that allowed her to express her love of people and her willingness to help them, but she didn't want it to outlive her. She had created Free Dove in 2006 and when she left, her group had reached nearly 150,000 members, a rare achievement. We will remember her as the generous woman who dedicated 17 years of her life to SL citizens. I have no idea when Free Dove will disappear. In the meantime, I have blocked all payment boxes for Free Dove shops, I am unable to refund your last payments, but your shops can remain in place until the end comes. Regarding Christmas trees and Christmas gifts, I will be returning them this Wednesday because the holiday season is over. As for last month's HUNTs panels, I will try to change the textures and replace them with an image to pay homage to Palomma. Concerning the "Free Dove" group, you will retain the ability to send notices as long as the building exists, but please don't abuse and follow Palomma's rules. The day the building disappears, I will remove the ability to send notices to all. As for creators' gifts and the prims belonging to other people, they will all be returned the day the land is abandoned. Thank you for taking the time to read me.

NO login for me this morning - tried several sims - just loads up, bar settles half way then boom nada

Yup I felt the 8Gb was tight - I will ask for the cost for 16. Good to know youve been ok with Corsair cases , Ive not had one ever! Thank you so much .

- AMD Ryzen 3 CPU (quad core at 3.4Ghz) - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 240GB SSD - NVidia 1050TI graphics card - Corsair case & power supply Im looking at the above to replace my desktop - would it run SL well? Thank you ❤️

I think the last one is by Analog Dog "tantrum". The others look very very old style.

Innula Zenovka wrote: Faithless Babii wrote: Why should your landlord not receive his cash when its due? LL gives no leeway on sim tier payments...he has bills to pay. If I correctly understand the chronology, the landlord accepted payment a matter of days before the sim was to close. I'm assuming that the landlord -- like LL -- wanted payment in advance for the tier. That being the case, it looks as if the landlord took the final payment for services -- use of the rental plot -- he knew he would not be able to provide. hmmm I didnt read the original post that way...the op said *I admit I was a day late"...it didnt say shed paid it...perhaps I misunderstood? Id still urge the op to read the latest group notices and see if any information was issued before the sim closed. I locked all my rent boxes so people couldnt pay, he might not have done this and its an error, but then I always tend to see the good in people not the glaringly obvious bad lol

wait a second..you say you were *screwed over* by your landlord..but werent you late in paying your tier? I dont see that your landlord has done anything wrong...I assume you may still be in the rental group..if so you might like to check the recent notices. Your landlord might have send out a notice that you missed, stating that the sim would be closing. (when I closed a rental sim, I sent out FIVE notices with info about the closure a month beforehand and yet still people said they didnt know) If he didnt give you any info...then you really still have no reason still to say he screwed you over..pay your tier on time..or this may happen again elsewhere. Why should your landlord not receive his cash when its due? LL gives no leeway on sim tier payments...he has bills to pay.

Darren Scorpio wrote: I arrive at my conclusion based on my own preference and that of 90% of my friends, certainly there are a few who prefer otherwise and that is why I said most, not all. Then I might suggest that *you & your friends* dont make up a vast majority of the Second Life user base? Based upon the figures that come through my business each year, and having had the opportunity to talk with and rent homes & land too, quite a broad selection of people in Second Life throughout the years...there is actually a large amount of people who actually DO seek a furnished home, thats managed and set up for them. New residents often dont want the hassle factor of buying furniture, buying a home initially...they want to enjoy their time. This may changes later, when they have "found their way around"...We also have quite a large section of people renting from us that are not new...they appreciate a home thats ready to go...not everyone wishes to play housey housey, they are here for other things.... The reason I keep the larger section of my rental homes pre-furnished, is because the demand is there. Day in, Day out.

Darren Scorpio wrote: Not to discourage you but if you are doing this to make money then try something else. The truth of the matter is that you will only make a profit if you have no vacancy at all times. Realistically this will never happen, you will always have some percentage of your land unrented. Also, keep in mind that most people do not want to rent land from a third party when they can go and rent directly like yourself and be able to own the land, rez their own houses (not what you choose) set up their own radio streams (not yours) and have their own privacy and rules in their own land. However if you still want to rent homes, rather than land, then try starting some sort of an RP community. Would like to know how you've arrived at your conclusions about what people want. as a landlord of five years I can assure you there are many people who do prefer to rent land from a third paty, for various reasons. some also like the fact of having a home, furniture etc provided for them, especially with the flexibility to change or remove it during their tenancy. not everyone wants the bother and effort involved with finding , setting up and owning a parcel when they can have it all set up for them. Especially with onsite help and assistance rather than filing tickets to linden lab, then being referred to a wiki to find answers.

You dont actually need a premium account to have a home..but LL dont really advertise that fact at all. You can rent a home furnished or unfurnished from some really great themed estates very cheaply...cuts out the mainland saga of where to buy etc...you can also rent land. Also cuts out finding yourself surrounded by fugly builds, clubs , malls etc. Private estates normally will have a management team to help you...you wont have to submit a supoprt ticket and wait for replies, its generally dealt with asap.

You can also rent land from a Private estate. Some are themed...some have a big social side to them...its really worth looking around. Just look in the classifieds and you will find an abundance of private rentals, not to get into the age old argument of mainland v private estates...BUT...mainland isnt everyones cup of tea, you will find more regulation about ugly builds, neon lit clubs etc on a private estate (if youre unsure if its a good estate, check the names over rent boxes and ask people living there, they usually dont mind) Also, you can rent yourself a home, furnished or unfurnished on a private estate. This might be very helpful to a new person. Generally youll get some great furnishings and lovely homes, without even having to think about shopping yourself...spend your time doing things you love - as opposed to decorating (later you may find you also LOVE to decorate !) You may also find that Private estates have a management team who are there to assist you...very handy :-) You DONT need a premium account to have a home ! One thing that totally irritates me is the fact that LL dont make that obvious to newcomers, thus ensuring people sign up for premium accounts on the belief they HAVE to so they can have a home...tsk

Porky Gorky wrote: beethros Karas wrote: 3d world sales are dead This is nonsense. It is still perfectly possible to run a thriving business where the majority of sales are made inworld. Merchants who dismiss the potential of inworld sales are doing so to the detriment of their own profit margins. It is simply lack of adaptability and knowledge that has killed a lot of inworld stores. agreed, totally