Shape reverting to default?

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there anything to be done for it?

Yesterday after a bunch of teleports my avatar's shape reverted to all the default settings. Even the clothing I was wearing reverted to it's origional settings, effectively ruining them unless the creator can tell me the correct settings or give me new ones.

How can I return everything to how it was before the glitch? Can my avatar be rolled back a couple days or something??

Is this a known bug that could happen again? I'm afraid to TP anywhere because I might ruin more clothing and shoes.

This glitch is commonely refered to as "Ruthing".

The first shape made in SL is a female shape they named Ruth (ugly little thing too). The male shape, I believe, was modled after this first shape and is why both sexes revert to the default on occations. High lag, TPing a lot before rezzing is complete, etc.

Steps to take:

1) If you enter appearance, you can sometimes revert back. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT save when exiting your Appearnce mode.

2) If you belong to two or more groups; change from one group tag to another (ie activate one then the other). This will reset the graphics for you. Others can switch group tags as well to correctly see your avitar.

3) Back up your shape (copy it under another name, I usually put in the date I did it in the name) just in case something ever really slams your shape into the void.

4) Relogging will reset it all as a last resort. This doesn't have any risk, jsut a pain to relog when changing group tags is easier.

Remember, this is a local clietnside issue. You may see yourself (or others) as a Ruth, but others will probablly see you as normal. Ask your friends. If they see you as normal, it's jsut a glitch and nothing was really changed.

~Jessy