To all New Residents Posting in Answers
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Jessica Elytis
Goddess
Join date: 7 Oct 2005
Posts: 1,783
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07-26-2006 11:16
Hiya, and welcome to SL.
I've seen many posts in Answers recently that I actually know the answer to. But since I can't post there, I can't answer. Many times the poster also has restrictions on getting PMs/e-mails as well, so I have absolutely no way to get out information.
There is a large pool of knowledge in the cesspit of a General Forum (*snickers*). While a lot of trolls and such, there are many many more that will gladly help and provide answers.
Concider posting here first, or in both places. We usually respond faster than Linden Labs as there are more of us. And LL is VERY busy on Wensdays in any event.
Hope this reaches a few and helps =^.^=
~Jessy
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When your friend does somethign stupid: From: Aldo Stern Dude, you are a true and good friend, and I love you like the brother that my mom claims she never had, but you are in fact acting like a flaming douche on white toast with a side order of dickknob salsa..maybe you should reconsider this course of action and we go find something else to do.
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Jessica Elytis
Goddess
Join date: 7 Oct 2005
Posts: 1,783
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07-26-2006 19:31
[shamless bump of her own post so more new residents see it past the rush of grid-offline posts]
*bump*
[/shamless bump of her own post so more new residents see it past the rush of grid-offline posts]
~Jessy
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When your friend does somethign stupid: From: Aldo Stern Dude, you are a true and good friend, and I love you like the brother that my mom claims she never had, but you are in fact acting like a flaming douche on white toast with a side order of dickknob salsa..maybe you should reconsider this course of action and we go find something else to do.
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Taco Rubio
also quite creepy
Join date: 15 Feb 2004
Posts: 3,349
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07-26-2006 19:35
From: Jessica Elytis [shamless bump of her own post so more new residents see it past the rush of grid-offline posts]
*bump*
[/shamless bump of her own post so more new residents see it past the rush of grid-offline posts]
~Jessy this isn't a sham? 
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Frans Charming
You only need one Frans
Join date: 28 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,847
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07-26-2006 22:17
Nope it isn't, i sometimes try to send them a pm as well, but forum pm's are turned off. :/
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Jessica Elytis
Goddess
Join date: 7 Oct 2005
Posts: 1,783
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07-27-2006 03:42
From: Taco Rubio this isn't a sham? Okay. So spelling is not one of the things I can help with as Taco so helpfully pointed out.  And Fran, the forum PM's are turned off by default. They need to edit thier peferences through the USER CP at the top of the forums to enable them. Though I think just posting in General will get New Residents faster answers on average. Not official answers, but LL -does- read here, so anyone suppling false information will most likely get swatted. And not the good kind of swats ^.~ ~Jessy
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When your friend does somethign stupid: From: Aldo Stern Dude, you are a true and good friend, and I love you like the brother that my mom claims she never had, but you are in fact acting like a flaming douche on white toast with a side order of dickknob salsa..maybe you should reconsider this course of action and we go find something else to do.
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Ordinal Malaprop
really very ordinary
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 4,607
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07-27-2006 03:53
I've noticed lots of these, and it must slow down the rate at which questions which only LL can answer get dealt with too.
To be honest, I think changing the name would help - "Second Life Answers" is a bit broad. People think "oh, I want an answer, I'll post there" I imagine, and, you know, sticky threads don't get read a lot of the time....
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Cindy Claveau
Gignowanasanafonicon
Join date: 16 May 2005
Posts: 2,008
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07-27-2006 06:27
From: Ordinal Malaprop I've noticed lots of these, and it must slow down the rate at which questions which only LL can answer get dealt with too.
To be honest, I think changing the name would help - "Second Life Answers" is a bit broad. People think "oh, I want an answer, I'll post there" I imagine, and, you know, sticky threads don't get read a lot of the time.... Ordinal's precisely right. But remember, we're talking about forum organization here that renamed the obvious "Off Topic" board to "the Sandbox". It just feels ... wrong. Some new people are finding their way here to General, maybe it's just one of those things that are going to happen unless you can get someone to rename "Second Life Answers" to "Ask a Linden". Oooh, I just had an idea  btw, *rebump* |
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onionpencil Musashi
Registered User
Join date: 20 Nov 2004
Posts: 324
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07-27-2006 07:04
bump! and i agree. i too try to help them when i can. as you said- not being able to reply, PM or email most of them doesn't make it any easier. 8(
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Cindy Claveau
Gignowanasanafonicon
Join date: 16 May 2005
Posts: 2,008
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07-27-2006 09:00
How about someone putting up a proposition or writing Torley (or both) that points out Jessica's post and requests that "Second Life Answers" be renamed -- I suggested "Ask the Lindens" but that wouldn't be the only possibility.
And maybe over in "Answers" note that there's lots of willing souls here in General who could provide more immediate gratification?
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Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
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07-27-2006 09:06
From: Cindy Claveau Ordinal's precisely right. But remember, we're talking about forum organization here that renamed the obvious "Off Topic" board to "the Sandbox". It just feels ... wrong. Yep, we all know it should have been called "The Litter Tray"
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