Tari Landar

Why you signed up for Second Life? Originally(this was, about 2004, lol) because it looked neat. But I came and went, for years, because it wasn't nearly as neat as I thought, and I was too busy in rl working and taking care of my family to "play" online for very long periods of time. I was still running a business and working outside of the home at the time too. The last time I came here to stay permanently, was mostly because I was coming in with a pretty darn big group of wonderful people. We ventured over from an online game that was being torn out from under us and we needed a new "home" as it were. Why you use Second Life? Umm, cuz it's fun. I enjoy it. It helps pay rl bills. It's a great way to meet people. In sl my avatar functions normally, unlike my rl self who unfortunately has limitations that kinda suck sometimes. Because I enjoy creating things, I enjoy challenging myself, I enjoy challenging others, I enjoy helping people, I enjoy being helped, I enjoy learning new things, I enjoy being able to fly, or drive a car(neither of which I can do irl), I enjoy spending time with friends and family, I enjoy..umm...everything. Sl is awesome. How often are you logged into Second Life a week? I couldn't possibly tell you. Some weeks it's a ton, some weeks it's not. Sometimes I'm logged into sl and wow at the same time-a true feat for me, since that sort of multi-tasking is odd even for me(and I love multi-tasking). Suffice it to say, I am in sl a lot, when I want to be, and a little, when I want to be. I have no schedule (another win for sl). But I DO log in daily, if for nothing else, to keep up my business so people will know I'm a super cereal seller and not just a hobbit...errr...hobbiest Do you prefer your Second Life to your First Life? Uhh, no, lol. Sl offers me things rl can't, sure. But rl is still far more important and far more valuable than sl ever could be. Sometimes it's nice to get away from rl stuff, within sl, and sometimes it's nice to get away from sl stuff in rl. Are your Second and First Life similar in anyway? Yes, kinda, sorta. Ok, yes, they are, in some ways. I look a lot like my sl self, except.....she's taller, has eyes that function, doesn't have the same name as I do, can speak in whatever language the translater lets her speak in, has way more friends than I do, can fly, can drive cars, can make magic out of nothing but a plywood box, has super powers, can leap tall buildings in a single bound, has way more animals than I do, has way more clothes than I do, actually she has way more everything than I do...I could go on forever. There are a lot of differences, to be honest. But there are plenty of similarities too.. Also, just a background to you First life would be interesting to know? and maybe a link to your profile? If you want to see my profile, click my name. I don't have a link handy, I can't say I look at my own profile all too much, or at least I haven't since, like, November, at least. I don't think you want any background on my first life, in fact I'm fairly certain it wouldn't help your research whatsoever. You can learn all you need to know by clicking my profile. See, I told you I enjoy helping other people...I've now helped you

Linna Magic wrote: You know the most wonderful thing about Sl ? is that people form their own likes and dislikes. While this lady hasnt tried fish hunt Herself she sure has opion thats easly influenced. Fish Hunt Has Free Beginners rod you can try and make your own choice based on your own experiances. Fishers are earning up to 500 L a day doing something they enjoy. People like to toss Rocks at things that shine. Give it a try yourself . You're really going to offer advice after attempting to insult, on your very first post here? That alone is one reason to avoid fish hunt(look in the forums here, as well as all around the web, you'll find other threads about it, and the same thing pops up every.single.time, new posters come to "defend" lol). If folks promoting it are, in the same breath, insulting others, it sorta rubs folks the wrong way. I'm quite certain the OP doesn't have an opinion that's easily swayed, I know I don't(despite what you might think). I'm also quite certain that person can make their own mind up, lol. Asking for opinions is, well, exactly that, doesn't mean you'll take any one of them as the be all end all. Most adults are quite aware we all have our own opinions and there will be folks who love fish hunt, folks who hate it, folks who don't care, you name it. Same with any other product on the market. Your information is incorrect as well. There may be a few, and I am using that term very generously here(because it's not even remotely accurate, and I know firsthand), who are making *some linden with fish hunt, certainly not $500L a day. Many of the people who are making some linden, are also then spending that linden in the worm craze, so it's a bust for them. I wouldn't promote it as a way to make money. But rather as just a fun thing to do-you'll get much further.There are folks who absolutely love the hobby, and don't mind this money sink(I personally have my own money sinks too, I understand their feeling on that one). But the majority of those who do it, do it for *fun* not to make money. Making money in any of those products is darn near impossible *right now*, because of all the issues. Not just fish hunt and products made by that company, but a LOT of the products, in that same sort of area. Do it because you enjoy it, not for the money. Creators should stop using "ways to make money" as an advertising tool for them, it's misleading, and disappointing for some to find out later.(yes I know, buyer beware, and a hard lesson learned for the buyer who isn't) Yes, I do have personal experience, so I'm not just talking out of my rear here, lol. I wouldn't say it simply based on hearsay, that wouldn't be right. I prefer to make up my own mind about things(hence why I try things out, lol). When asked though, I'll give a fair assessment based on not only my experience but also those around me and that which I can see with my own two eyes. I don't jump to conclusions easily.

Amethyst Jetaime wrote: While I agree merchants should be able to removed reviews that criticize a product for something clearly not the creators fault (such as non delivery), for personal attacks, or negative reviews from competitors, its very disturbing that to me that your review was removed if you didn't include any of these things. Giving a refund is not justification to remove a negative review because the customer was still unhappy with the product. The merchant can alway add that a refund was given as comment to the review and let the potential customer decide for themselves to ignore the review or not. If it were me I'd file a support ticket and protest the removal and ask why it was removed and also report the first merchant who is essentially reviewing his own products if he is the creator of them. A merchant can't remove a review on their own. It's done by LL. You have to request to have it removed, and then it gets reviewed. But if you contact LL and ask why a review was removed, they won't tell you. In fact, they don't even have to tell you.(I think they should, personally, but that's not their policy).

Merchants can't have reviews removed willy nilly. Even if they WANT a review removed, it actually does get looked at, before removal.(surprisingly, lol, since the lab rarely looks at much of anything with more than just a glance these days). If your review was removed, it was likely the seller requested, and someone at the lab believed their assessment of your review was spot on. In other words, maybe your review was a bit hasty. Merchants can't have a review removed simply because they refunded you though, that's not one of the qualifiers. Many have tried, none have succeeded(that I know of). I do have to ask though, why did you leave a review immediately without actually contacting the seller first? Not that you're obliged or anything(or that you have to actually answer me, lol), but you did say you relied on the reviews because they looked good. For me, I tend to contact merchants first and foremost when something goes awry. A review, assuming I leave one(negative that is, I tend to avoid them entirely, positive ones I leave far more often), is my last resort. I wouldn't leave a negative review before contacting a merchant. Especially if I see that others do think highly, and they don't look like padded reviews. Could easily be a difference of opinion on something. I might think it's crap, while others love it, sort of deal. I prefer not to think too harshly on creators, never really did though. I'm probably a lot more lenient than I should be, lol. The review system is completely messed up though, has been for ages. I don't know anyone that actually likes it. So I'd always take what you see there with a grain of salt. Sometimes a ton of reviews, glowing(sometimes even same wording) in a short time frame, is an indication those are padded reviews. Some merchants pay customers to leave reviews, or offer an incentive to do so. Apparently, the lab doesn't much care, lol. Same with having friends, family, partners, whatever reivew your items. One of the only items I have ever left a negative review on(I've left three in the last almost 4 years), the seller had people add glowing reviews after mine, so it wouldn't be on the first page. I think it's a couple pages back now. Nothing surprises me in the reviews anymore(not thta much ever did, people can be weird).

7Seas hands down is the best. Don't waste your time with fish hunt, or any of the other products provided by that particular company. There is an awful lot of negativity and issues surrounding them and their products right now(and has been, for some time). Doesn't matter if what's being said/done is true or not, the negativity alone is enough to scare most people away(or, in most cases, annoy them away, lol). It's a pretty big money sink at the moment, and a lot of people have learned the hard way. 7Seas has top notch customer support, always has. There's always new things to do, and hundreds, if not thousands of locations to fish all across the grid. Lots of creators make their own prizes, hold their own fish games and races even. There's really a crap ton to do inworld as far as 7Seas is concerned. It's a relatively cheap hobby too. Great way to meet people because most of the people you meet, aren't there to make money, they're more likely to actually speak to you, lol. Anytime there IS an issue (rare) they get right on it. I once had a misdelivery of a bait bucket, well, failed delivery. Not even an hour after I sent a NC and an IM the staff was online and resending my bait, and I even got extra to compensate for the wait. I wasn't in any hurry, but that was a really great touch. Plus they offer other folks around the grid the chance to make a little money too, with their vendors and whatnot. Lots of people make other fish, new catches, rods, all sorts of things to go along with their stuff. They have a developers package you can buy. I've rarely heard a negative word about them or any of their products. Some of the catches are pretty cool, they have some funny ones too. No I don't work for them, nor was I paid to say that lol, I just really like their style and think they represent a lot of what's missing from many similar things in their area. I give props where due. They get as many props as I can send them.

Neither is better, just different. Personally, I'm not a fan. But I don't need, or want all the extra..umm, stuff, or options prim eyes come with. I'm quite happy with my built in eyes. If only my rl built in eyes worked this good, haha.

I'm not completely up to date as I haven't used my kid av for ages, but there used to be a place called Rabbits Nest or something to that effect. There were some cute free items there (there are low cost items too, but just about anywhere you go for free stuff will have stuff for sale too, especially for kids). You can check out Cartoon Kids as well. There are always free things there and the owner Paty is an awesome person-she really does a lot for the kids of SL(and to toot her horn a bit more, she also supports a lot of charities in world which isn't all too common among kid item creators, and worthy of mentioning, imo). Hmm, let me think here...Babydolly used to have some free items. American Beagle did too. You'll have to plug those names into your search in-world, as I don't have the direct slurls to them offhand, and I'm not in world anyway. Oh for skins check out Mother Goose's, there are letter boards on the one wall(sorta around the corner after you land, you really can't miss it, it's a big pillar in the middle of the room, lol). There are some really cute ones.(there are a lot I don't quite think fit the kid genre, they look a bit older, but there are some more kid-like ones too) If I think of more, I'll come add them.

If you're going to put it up in the sky, I recommend you not use a building at all. Just use a platform(add a fence, or something to keep people from falling off). That way you save yourself most of your prims. You can do this quite simply with two prims, one for the base(a little under the length and width of your plot), one sitting on top of it with the same width and length, hollowed completely, approx. 1.5m high(or whatever height you prefer). Then just texture them to look however you like. It's quite easy, and will likely save you some lindens.

I still say the photo makes them look like dolls and nothing at all the way the majority of folks see sl. They remind me too much of playskool toys my kids have. It's not a knock on the photographer, the photo is pretty, or the work, but it most definitely does not depict sl in a way most will ever see it. But the lab has a horrid track record with the images they choose to use for all sorts of things. Sometimes I wish they'd hire actual residents to do actual shots, no fancy viewers, no fancy setups or settings that aren't typical upon joining, no fancy post-processing, but actual avs the way *most new people will actually see them. I know they want to go for "what could be", but, their vision is about as good as mine, and since I'm legally blind...I don't hold out much hope for them in that area. There are a LOT of people in sl that take some amazing photos without all the extra addons, even things like shadows are things many residents will never see. I love looking at those kinds of images. It's actually one of the things that originally drew me to sl years ago (long before this av). A set of photos someone showed me of some things in world, granted they weren't the most fantastic photos but they were quite realistic given the environment. They were what most would consider "real time", actual events taking place in sl at the time. I thought it looked fun, and I joined. There was nothing extra done to them, no special settings, absolutely no post processing. I still have those images to this day, look on them fondly at times too. Even with the pretty clay l ooking system hair, lovely system clothes, and not so pretty skins, was pretty cool.

The person who told you that is full of it. There are some very good reasons for why folks prefer to hire over 30 days. But each person ought to decide for themselves, imo. Some people have had great success hiring folks less than 30 days old, while others not to much. It's a gamble to have employees no matter how long they've been here though.

lol wondered where it went. I'm not real sure it matters who took the photo, or what it was for. It looks nothing like sl, whatsoever, and it's a pretty terrible representation of sl. Avs don't look like that, lol.

I have an issue with portal park 1, every.single.time. It never loads the hud. No clue why, lol. I typically use portal park 3, and never have issues with it. I assume the most obvious of things, a mesh enabled viewer, isn't your issue, biut if you cannot see scenery and it all looks like odd boxes and circles, try using a different viewer. That's a known problem(hud not applying) when you use a non-mesh enabled viewer to go to the realms.

lol, they just know the kind of responses they're going to get. That said, I don't use social media to connect with SL members, either. I have a facebook, rarely use it. I sometimes use it to sign up for free junk on facebook I think I *might have maybe 5 friends, maybe not even that many anymore, don't know. I don't use any of the other sites though.

I reeeeeally enjoy seeing others' photos of various places of SL. Sometimes just random pics, that you just look at them and go "WOW". No altering permitted, no work on them at all, just basic pics taken from inworld of random things that make you go "WOW". Could be landscapes, homes, gardens, a rat crossing the street, a bowl of fruit, a bee on a flower, some weird build or sculpture you found while out and about...anything really. I like seeing stuff like that, and think it could be an interesting contest. I've about had my fill of "people photo contests", we see enough photos of people, they bore me after a while, lol. But there are so many lovely places in sl, even hole in the wall places you randomly find by accident make better photo ops than yet another av.

You should remove those snark tags and change them to <truth> ones

Word of mouth will be your biggest form of advertisement. Forget all those ad agencies and crap, they're only there to take your money and despire what you might like to think, your interests aren't their top priority(in other words offering an inferior service that *sometimes works and offers you traffic, is good enough for them...blah). Get out onto the grid, pass out NCs, get little people on your sim and get them to bring their friends. Advertise in kid friendly groups that permit ads (there are tons). If you DO choose to go the lucky chair type route you actually can and have it really draw in actual people. There are groups specific to kids that are always looking for new sims/creators to ad their boards/chairs/etc.... Tons of kids in them, but very few creators take advantage of this. Get involved in kids hunts. Talk to people that have kid friendly sims (especially things like adoption agencies and such). Do a swap for swap. You provide a place for them to advertise and in return they offer you a spot. Could be as simple as one little prim that offers a LM or TP to your sim. I don't know why more creators don't utilize this too, they should. Kid avs are always looking for new places to go that aren't either empty or full of idiots. Give them a reason to come, and they'll stay. Your first problem will be getting them there in the first place. That's where the things like events, hunts, chairs, boards, freebies, and things like this are enticing, and helpful. They don't have to be the ONLY thing, but combined with other methods they are far more helpful than some realize. They won't just turn into bot farms or afk spots...assuming you make the rest of the sim worth sticking around. They'll come for the free food and stay for the entertainment, basically. If your entertainment sucks though, they won't stay.

Kylie Jaxxon wrote: hmmmm....I guess I'm out of the loop What is the deal with these lately? Everyone is out of the loop....they've made their own loop. I guess that is the deal, lol.

I just sat and read the whole thread.. some very interesting stories behind the names Mine was pretty simple, Tari was part of tha name of my real life business, years ago. I used to have both employees and customers who thought my actual real name was Tari(it's not, lol). Most people don't pronounce Tari right either, which I find humorous. Landar sounded good with it. When I was picking a surname I came across my actual real last name, that was a tad weird, though it's a pretty common name. My other avs created before this one all had some pretty random names with not much rhyme or reason to them. I like this name, I always have, but lately I've been getting confused for someone else with the name Tari-it's starting to get rather annoying as she's apparently quite the troublemaker and into some....ummm...interesting, things

lol I ran into this just today. Someone was looking at a lot on the sim I am on(I only know because this person told me so) and decided to wander, saw me on my plot and apparently decided to cam over. Doesn't bother me in the least. I wouldn't live and work somewhere with public access if I minded being seen, lol. Person came over to chat too, and I was busy working on something, but engaged in the chat anyway. She liked my skin, and wanted help with her shape, lol. Nice enough gal. I actually run into more men exploring that sim than I do women, when I'm actually on the ground that is, not too many come up to the sky where I usually am. Doesn't bother me in the least to see the crosshairs or even...gasp...them actually coming over to engage me in a conversation. The men are usually far more inquisitive than women are though. Men don't seem nearly as private, if you want to call it that, or shy, about being looked at, in sl. I will never understand the super private type people who get all up in arms about being inspected, looked at, or even IM'd....who choose to go to places where this can and likely will happen. Stop going there, lol.

Kwakkelde Kwak wrote: Another trick, a very simple one, is building in larger scale. When finished, scale the entire thing down to the right size. What often sounds simple...isn't usually for someone who lacks any depth perception whatsoever I'm legally blind, and dealing with things being right in position perfectly, is not my strongest thing. In fact, sometimes I am downright terrible at it. This is where scaling down is a pain in the butt. Because sometimes when I scale things down, like a ring I was working on earlier for example, the prims aren't quite aligned the same way they were when it was big. Then I have to go in and move every single one, which is ok and I expect time consuming things,b ut I can save myself a few steps(few hundred in some cases, lol) if I never have to scale down and reposition a million times. This is the method I've been using-the scaling, but my hubby has to constantly check my work. Which much as I love him, and love that he's willing, this doesn't always make me feel so good when I've been working for days or weeks just to realize I'm an idiot and it's not even aligned properly, lol. I know, it's my own personal issue, but, yeah, it happens. It frustrates me too, sometimes. He doesn't make me feel that way, I make me feel that way, but it's still annoying. Embarassing when I do miss something and a customer has to tell me-which has happened more than once(and it's why he now checks everything, lol). I don't mind making mistakes, I do mind making the same ones over and over and not realizing it. That's why i liked being able to cam in super close, lol. I didn't get the whole "dangit I'm a moron" feeling, especially when *I* find the problem, and not someone else. I know, longer explanation than needed and some think it's tupid, I don't mind. Wish they'd leave well enough alone with some things though, lol.

I accept all friend requests. It's not as if having a long friends list is somehow going to ruin your sl experience, cause damage, cause slow loading, or...whatever, lol. I still don't understand why people are afraid of having a long friend list. Or rather I don't understand why some think it's a bad thing. So what if you somewhere down the road forget who someone is. There are people on y list I haven't spoken to in years. I may never hear from them again, who knows. A couple of them have passed away. I kinda like looking back on their profiles sometimes, for no other reason than it feels good to remember. Sometimes I go through my friends list and profile perv when I get bored. It's kind of fun, good way to get to know some people too. But that's just an odd quirk of mine, lol. I know some folks just don't want people in general on their list other than super close friends...whatever tickles your pickle, I guess, lol. If people annoy me later down the road, I remove them, quite simple. Rarely happens, but, every once in a blue moon it does. Can't say it's ever harmed anyone, including me, lol. If I have a reason for not wanting to add someone, I tell them. Why would you want to come up with some sort of excuse when the truth is all that really matters? For that matter who on earth would want to be known as someone who has to come up with excuses for things and can't be honest? That's a terrible character flaw if you ask me. Honesty is the best policy, in my book.

I'm not having any issues here with them either. Just having issues with orders going through and not getting payment for them. That one's starting to really get on my nerves.

ROFL that looks like a posed photo of some of the dolls(if you want to call them that) my kids have. They're generic dolls that go to a playset. Like bad claymation....in fact, it's plasticmation. I have noticed that the labbies have a hard time figuring out what quality actually is, in photos. A lot of the pics they use for marketing and stuff look really bad.

It might simply be a case of not very many people having this issue too. I've been making gift purchases lately, actually a lot of them, and not had this issue myself. Not saying it can't, or doesn't happen, I'm more than aware of lots of issues that don't affect me at all, but it may be happening to an even smaller percentage than you think. I'll vote for tje JIRA anyway, because it needs to be looked at, regardless, and I don't know why it would only be happening to a few and more more people, either. Makes it hard to pinpoint, I'm sure.

Everyone else already addressed everything, but I want to dispell something, at least slightly. You do NOT need a super computer to run sl, or see things. I am currently sitting at what's commonly referred to as a "work station". It's NOT intended as a gaming system, whatsoever. I use it for many purposes it's not commonly used for. This one is actually one that belongs to my kids-they use it for lessons, games and their spanish course-which is a vocal course(and I'm on it because I was grading work and writing lessons, and didn't feel like switching systems lol). It doesn't have a graphics card or even the ability to add one, it has integrated graphics, and relatively low end ones at that. This system is really basic, no bells, no whistles, definitely nothing fancy. I CAN run sl just fine on high, if I so choose. I can turn on ultra, but I'll lag out on it. I only get lag on high when I run into a lot of avs, or a poorly designed/set up sim. Most times I run on medium-ish area and I custom set everything to what I want it at (so some things are lower, others are higher, etc..). I rarely have lag or rez issues, unless there is some outside force(ie, too many avs, poor designs, script lag, things like this) that I wouldn't be able to control regardless of my graphics. But those are issues *anyone could have, from time to time. It's more a matter of figuring out which settings will work best for you, and still offer you what you need. I don't need ultra, or even most of the high settings, that's why I don't use them. Doesn't make sense to make my system do more than I need it to, lol. There's an awful lot of misconception out there about what is and is not required. Even the lab doesn't seem to be able to decide. I can run sl just fine even on settings that *they say aren't compatible with sl. In fact even on my other system the lab says my graphics card isn't compatible, but it always has been. Sometimes you need to try a different viewer, if you're having a lot of issues. I tend to prefer TPV, like phoenix and firestorm(which I only use in the realms). I don't like the official viewers all too much. Neither does this system. But phoenix I rarely, if ever, have issues. (barring grid wide problems) I would try something like that, and playing with the settings before deciding your system just can't handle it. It probably actually can, just needs some minor tweeking in your settings/preferences. This system also runs WOW with no issues(even multiboxing), some other very graphic intense games my kids have as well. You'd be surprised what low end graphics can actually handle, especially when you know what to tweek and what to leave alone.