New Property, New Neighbors, New Problems and a Hopeless Question

I wish LSL could write to notecards. It would make it so much easier to create wizard scripts that could take people through setups.

There are no ban lines ... the PARCEL has been banned. Call me a noob, but I don't know what that means.

In the interest of fairness and consumer awareness, let me mention the HomeSecurity Orb by Psyke's Defense Systems, another very popular security system. This is the one I use, and it also has the ability to limit scanning to the current parcel.

I haven't compared it with the hippoSecure, so I can't say which is better or what their relative advantages and disadvantages are. As with any purchase for something this critical (even though the prices are low), it's worth shopping around.

I have no relation with either Psyke or HippoTech, other than as a satisfied customer of the former.

There are no ban lines ... the PARCEL has been banned. Call me a noob, but I don't know what that means.

I'm not sure what that means either - where did get that phrasing from, was it a message you received?

It's always worth offering to help people set up such things, even if only in one's own interest.

I've had success in helping people to set up orbs, AO's and other devices that I was not familiar with.
I just ask the person to pass me copies of the documentation and any configuration notecards.
Generally, the information required is in there, but sometime takes a bit of digging.

Then it takes some slow pedantic coaching to take them through the checklists.
It's definitely worth the effort when the person in question is a neighbour was going to give up and use ban lines.

I wish LSL could write to notecards. It would make it so much easier to create wizard scripts that could take people through setups.

And I'll agree, it'd be great if we could write a wizard for setting up products in SL.

What about a wizard that asks for coordinates of an area you want to be protected? All the user would have to do is find the opposite corners length, width and height, and the gizmo would set itself. I suppose some people would have a hard time figuring out what it meant when it asked for these coordinates.

you expect the average land owner to know how to do that?

What about a wizard that asks for coordinates of an area you want to be protected? All the user would have to do is find the opposite corners length, width and height, and the gizmo would set itself. I suppose some people would have a hard time figuring out what it meant when it asked for these coordinates.

Dear Neighbor,

While on my search to find your security device so I could mute it I scanned my camera through your house. It is very beauiful, by the way. I was facinated with the throne-like chair in your foyer. Do you use this to greet guests? ... I mean the ones who don't get orbited off your property? ... I also noticed the bathing facilities upstairs ... and the poseballs ... I understand why you would want to keep people out now ... anyway, I found your security device. Very clever of you to put it on the upstairs balcony ... it took me a while to find it ... probably because I kept going back to look at those poseballs ...

... anyway, it occured to me that in order to avoid getting orbited off your property, I could "sit" on one of those poseballs. I'm not familiar with security systems, but once upon a time when I did all my building on sandboxes I would "sit" to avoid getting orbited while I worked. However, then I realized those poseballs were too far away, and all that would happen would be I would fly around for a few seconds before your security system sent me to the moon ... which might be kind of fun if I get bored ...

... which may very well happen. It has also occured to me that many of the people I was hoping to attract to my land to visit me won't be coming now because of the nagging security system. I suppose I could ask everyone who comes to try and mute the security device ... I know, I'll hand out notes ...

Dear Guest,

I apologize for the security system of my neighbor. He has advised us that if we don't want to listen to it we should mute it. In case you don't know how to do this here are some instructions:

1) Activate your camera controls. I usually do this by clicking View >> Camera Controls
2) Stand sideways to his property directly beside the waterfall
3) Using the Camera Control move towards the house
4) Pass through the house ingnoring the poseballs (Under no circumstance should you "sit" on the poseballs unless you have already received a landmark so you can return easily after being orbited).
5) Find the Security Device on the front balcony (unless he's relocated it in which you shall have to scan all over his house to find it ... which may prove interesting, it's a very pretty house).
6) Right click on the security device and click "More" until you find the "Mute"
7) Click "Mute"
Return quickly without clicking on the pose balls ... unless you like being orbited ... yes I know, a bath would be nice ... feel free to take a dip in my fountain.

Adana Ember

A decent product would rezz a probe, go looking for the boundaries of the parcel that it was in, and set those as a default starting set.
That would work at any altitude or on rough/sloping terrain.


I always use a Conover's Gadget when doing a new build on ground or in the air. That builds a wall or corner sticks in seconds from which I can both see the boundary and read off the coordinates.

This is really well done! Excellent effort.

I woke up this morning to check and see if my neighbor had fixed the problem only to find that the security system was removed and his parcel has been banned. What does that mean exactly? Is he banned from SL or is everyone (or just me) banned from his parcel. I have checked and no one is listed on the banned list for his land.

I didn't AR him, but I think a friend of mine did on my behalf. He thought I was being too soft of the guy.

BTW ... three sides of my property have empty parcels ... is anybody looking for land? I really, really, really would like some nice neighbors

he doesn't want you interacting with him in any way. place your property so that this side of your land is the least desireable to visit and ignore him. ban lines are a fact of life so just get used to it. i wish they were invisible.

where's your land?