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    Fixed Landing Points ☠ ☠ ☠

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    2 hours ago, Polenth Yue said:

    sim owners make it hard for most visitors for the sake of a minority that might cause issues.

    Most sim owners do this because they have experiences in the past with the very ones who "might cause issues". People usually prefer to avoid drama and griefing, not invite it. There will always be those who will take advantage of those who don't do what ever is necessary to prevent the ones who "might cause issues" from actually causing issues. It only takes one bad apple to rot the whole barrel.

    Lines that annoy you most

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    3 hours ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

    Mildly related: I always find it intriguing how few people actually seem to save chatlogs or keep some sort of mental list of whom they have previously written to.

    "Hi, how are you? (pause) I see we are in the same group (pro tip: do not mention which one, there can't possibly be more than one interest). Are you up for (this and that)?"

    "Well hi... you do know that you asked the exact same thing in the very same wording 3 weeks ago and I already wasn't interested at that point?"

    "Oh, we have talked before?"

    "*dialogue closed*"

    Granted, I turned on auto-reply anyway, telling folks I'm busy or idling, and only reply to certain folks I know... but well. 

    I use profile notes for that. ;)

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    Choosing a name

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    1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

    I had a wonderful childhood as an only, so my inclination to annoy people must stem from some deep seated inner evil.

    (I'm too lazy to log in as Snugs to make that observation.)

    Both my parents were onlys/onlies. I wish I had been.

    Evil? Nah. Dark place maybe, but not evil.

    Choosing a name

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    1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

    I don't think I ever achieved that level of accuracy, but I did have an annoying (to others) ability to blurt out alternative dialog and plot ideas that (if you believe those others) ruined the movies. Mom could never remember what we watched so she was immune, and I was cut from the same cloth as Dad, so he didn't mind. But, I've got friends who still claim that some old movie is now unwatchable because they can't shake the absurd hidden plot line I lodged in their brains like an ear worm. I argue in return that nature abhors a vacuum and, implausible as my plot lines might be, they are better than the vast emptiness of the originals.

    I did it because it was one of the few things I could do to annoy the heck out of my annoying brothers. I was the only girl, the youngest and a neighborhood with only boys. Oldest brother bullied me daily (to the point of leaving a lump in my arm) and other brother did his best to avoid my existence so oldest brother wouldn't bully him about it thus turning him into a bully. It bugged the crap out of them that I am more intelligent.

    Shopping Strategies

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    1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

    More evidence I'm wearing the wrong genes. I keep two bars of soap in the bathroom, one at the sink and one in the shower. That's all I need. I'm not a complete heathen though. I have laundry detergent in the laundry, dishwashing liquid in the kitchen and dishwasher detergent for the dishwasher.

    This is me.

    Why on earth he thinks we need to have a backup of everything I have no clue. He is losing the habit though so there is hope for him yet.

    Choosing a name

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    Posted · Edited by Selene Gregoire

    1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

    As is mine, but that doesn't stop me from yelling "loon!" whenever I hear one (or greet you in-world) because so few of my friends know that's what they're hearing. Similarly, they think the racket rising from the marsh in April comes from crickets. Though they've lived next to them all their lives, they've never heard of spring peepers (for which I yell "peepers!"). And whenever I see the moon, I point at it and yell "moon!".

    O.o Crickets don't sound anything like loons. Closest to a loon I can think of would be a whip-poor-will and that would be really stretching it.

     

    Do you point at the screen in a movie theatre when you see an explosion and yell fire? 👼

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    Fixed Landing Points ☠ ☠ ☠

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    Posted · Edited by Selene Gregoire

    I happen to prefer rubberbanding walking to flying so LPs don't bother me much. Only when I'm having to rush things.

    When I had my own land I did set an LP because for several years of that time I did have renters. You would be amazed at how much crap from jack@$$e$ having an LP eliminated.

    LPs are also essential for RP sims. 

    Many of the stores I go to have installed a nice little system that moves your avatar away from the LP just enough to avoid others coming in and allowing you the time to rez. I highly recommend this for all sims that use LPs.

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    Shopping Strategies

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    1 hour ago, RaeLeeH said:

    And this is why we women seem to have 200,000 different bottles and fragrances cluttering up our bathrooms, and men generally have 1 (that can also be used to clean the dishes, car, and dog probably). 

    It's the opposite in our house. He has more clothes and shoes than I do! 

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    Choosing a name

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    This account was named after Selene of Underwearworld with the last name having an "old world" Romanian sound to it. At the time, I had no idea the governor of Oregon's last name was the same. No, I'm not related to him so stop asking!

    My modeling account was named after the main character in the Kushiel series, Phedre with the last name that just seemed to fit so well, Lefevre.

    My other accounts? If I told you, I would have to kill you. No one, other than myself, knows who they are. Not even my real life other half of almost 20 years knows the names of those accounts.

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    I would get a premium membership if __________ (not land or L$)

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    Try leveling the playing field rather than shut yourselves off from the rest of SL, who just happen to be basic accounts. It's pretty obvious that most premium members tend to look down on basic. The elitism is there, whether you want to admit it or not. There are two classes in SL, premium and basic with premium being the upper class. 

    I'm not saying premiums shouldn't get a few extra perks, but you guys are taking it way too far. Soon you'll be wanting to restrict the forum to premium only. What's next? The MP? Basics are already prohibited from owning land on mainland, will you take away the ability to rent land as well? Reinstate the prim tax for basics only?

    Where does it end? When basics no longer exist? LL tried all paid accounts before. Then they realized just how much profit they were losing out on and they gave us basic accounts so everyone could join. Everyone! Not just an elite group simply because they happen to have more money to throw at SL.

    I would get a premium membership if __________ (not land or L$)

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Selene Gregoire

    1 hour ago, CoffeeDujour said:

    If you're an ex premium member then you wouldn't need or want any of this anyway, either as a bonus perk or at an additional cost .. so ... ?

    It doesn't mean I will always be basic. Who knows what next year's tax returns will be like.

    Discounting basic accounts reeks of elitism. The implications of that don't look very good.

    Shopping Strategies

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    1 hour ago, KathyGables said:

    Thanks for that. I don't know why I prefer inworld shopping (except when I am in a hurry) but your view makes sense and I will adopt it, Thanks for saving me a trip to a therapist, 

     

    I thought you might catch on. It works better for me that way because I can also "window shop" at the same time. If the store has the kind of things I want, then I will landmark it as worth going back. If they only have one or two things I like, chances are I won't go back. Not for a long time anyway.

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    Shopping Strategies

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    1 hour ago, KathyGables said:

    Selene - I do the same thing when MP shopping. However, I often like inworld shopping over MP shopping even though MP shopping is much more efficient. I don't know why that is. I am considering getting a therapist to help me figure that out. Grin.

    I rarely buy from the MP. I use it like a catalog and then purchase at the inworld store. No inworld store? I'll look elsewhere first before buying from someone that does not have a "physical" store.

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    Shopping Strategies

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    Posted · Edited by Selene Gregoire

    I just use my favorites list on the MP and delete them when I'm done. Some things end up on my wish list but I don't really think anyone is going to pay for full perm stuff for me. lol Eventually I'll get around to moving them to my favorites. 

     

    Life's messy! Clean it up!

    Yeah, yeah. I'll get a roundtuit. Now where did I put that box...

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    I would get a premium membership if __________ (not land or L$)

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    3 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

    Since only Premium can own mainland - and thus get into arrears on payments - (and Private Estate owners) and since they've already discussed various levels of Premium for different amounts of money, how is possibly offering that for a fee any different than any other Premium offerings.  If you aren't Premium w/ mainland or  Private Estate owner (which I'd think such an offering would also apply), then you wouldn't gain any benefit from such an assurance benefit - and the folks wanting such assurance would have to pay for it.

    Hello. Ex premium member here. ^_^

    A Derail Thread

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    Posted

    /me clomps in, looking at each and every one in the room with a daring glare as she moves the tv to hang over the fireplace, then tosses a lit match into the kindling. As the kindling blazes into flame, she flops on the sofa, grabs the remote, clicks on the tv and settles in to watch the world burn.

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    I would get a premium membership if __________ (not land or L$)

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    Posted

    1 hour ago, CoffeeDujour said:

    It would have to be something done by LL as part of your membership .. The more cash you pay them the more 'land loyalty points' you get which in turn can be used to pay for land, or just given away or traded.

    Wasn't suggesting anything resident based, that would be ginko all over again.

    And all the thousands of dollars I've already spent on land over the years? I've flushed more than enough cash down the SL toilet, thank you.

    It's really sad when people don't recognize the elitism in their own words. Go ahead, turn SL into something only the very well off/rich can afford. See how small the population of SL will get before LL finally writes it off as a financial disaster and shuts SL down. 

    Which would you prefer? Sansar or SL? That is what it will boil down to. Which one will LL choose?

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