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Trini Bijoux
Second Life Resident
Join date: 5 Nov 2004
Posts: 10
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11-09-2004 15:03
Hey everyone. Yep, I'm a new resident, freshly returned from my 3 1/2 day excursion to find premium waterfront property. ::chuckle:: I can see the eyes rolling into the back of your heads now. On this 3-day and almost 3 hr a day scavenger hunt, I could not help but notice the buildings that occupy many of these prime locations. By the time I would find what appeared (by description only) to be an ideal location .. it was either so extremely over-priced for the size/location/condition of the area or there was some massive abandoned, half built flashing monstrocity obscuring the view and waterfront pathway. My question is, are there no land/build regulations in most locations? How can someone be allowed to take up a whole 1500m of land and fill it with a huge unpainted box which blocks the view of the neighboring lots? I saw another sign "not for sale, for prim use" Ok... fair enough.. but you need prime space to accomplish this? Zoning. I wish SL had more zoning enforcements or options. I know, freedom of choice and all that. But it sure bothers me to see a beautifully built and landscaped home with a fabulous view being overshadowed by a blinking shoe billboard. :  hameful:: On another note, I ran across a pretty swank looking downtown area. Nice, modern, well manicured. Coffee shops and bars. Galleries. Can't even rent a flat there. Eh.. I'd personally like to see more communities built. Themed and developed neighborhoods instead of 2 thousand individual 512m parcels for sale. I want to be Metro-sexy in my chic downtown flat...  Anyway, I'll kill my rant here. If there is currently or ever a Residents for the Ethical Development of Land or something, let me know where to sign up. |
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Lordfly Digeridoo
Prim Orchestrator
Join date: 21 Jul 2003
Posts: 3,628
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11-09-2004 15:20
From: Trini Bijoux Hey everyone. Yep, I'm a new resident, freshly returned from my 3 1/2 day excursion to find premium waterfront property. ::chuckle:: I can see the eyes rolling into the back of your heads now. On this 3-day and almost 3 hr a day scavenger hunt, I could not help but notice the buildings that occupy many of these prime locations. By the time I would find what appeared (by description only) to be an ideal location .. it was either so extremely over-priced for the size/location/condition of the area or there was some massive abandoned, half built flashing monstrocity obscuring the view and waterfront pathway. My question is, are there no land/build regulations in most locations? How can someone be allowed to take up a whole 1500m of land and fill it with a huge unpainted box which blocks the view of the neighboring lots? I saw another sign "not for sale, for prim use" Ok... fair enough.. but you need prime space to accomplish this? Zoning. I wish SL had more zoning enforcements or options. I know, freedom of choice and all that. But it sure bothers me to see a beautifully built and landscaped home with a fabulous view being overshadowed by a blinking shoe billboard. : hameful:: On another note, I ran across a pretty swank looking downtown area. Nice, modern, well manicured. Coffee shops and bars. Galleries. Can't even rent a flat there. Eh.. I'd personally like to see more communities built. Themed and developed neighborhoods instead of 2 thousand individual 512m parcels for sale. I want to be Metro-sexy in my chic downtown flat... Anyway, I'll kill my rant here. If there is currently or ever a Residents for the Ethical Development of Land or something, let me know where to sign up. Welcome to the torment that is my mind every time a new batch of sims goes up. You know that new batch that just went up today? Absolutely fabulous looking, as usual... sloping hills, lots of trees, wooden bridges, rustic gathering places... They need to give the content (eric, ryan, ben) Lindens a raise, in my opinion... but... In 3 months the trees will be gone, the hills will be flattened, and the clubs will dot the landscape. For every decently built house, there will be 5 housecubes floating in mid-air, covered in neon-rotating textures and puking particle scripts. The only hope for zoning and regulation is to get a bunch of like-minded individuals (such as concerned neighbors) together in one area, and slowly work, collaborate, and otherwise watch over your "neighborhood". Otherwise, welcome to the Wild Wild West. LF
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Pirate Cotton
DarkLifer
Join date: 26 Sep 2003
Posts: 538
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11-09-2004 16:11
Actually, building a neighbourhood group would be fantastic. You could also create a trailer-park for new residents to rent a nice space hehe.
Why don't you post here and get a bunch of keen people and even talk to the Lindens about buying up a neighbourhood as a group.
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