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Athene Mason

The Mink with the most!

Join date: 8 Sep 2005

Posts: 61

11-11-2005 13:09

I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights.

Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life.

Ghoti Nyak

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Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

11-11-2005 13:14

Where are those 20 sims?

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Lordfly Digeridoo

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Join date: 21 Jul 2003

Posts: 3,628

11-11-2005 13:26

From: Athene Mason

I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights.

Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life.

The people that live in them might mind.

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Ghoti Nyak

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11-11-2005 13:33

From: Lordfly Digeridoo

The people that live in them might mind.

LOL that's what I am thinking as well, which is why I wonder which 20 sims. Does this person mean places with people's houses, or maybe the vehicle sims or something.

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Khamon Fate

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Join date: 21 Nov 2003

Posts: 4,177

11-11-2005 14:54

They might be talking about void sims. Thank LL for void sims.

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Jesrad Seraph

Nonsense

Join date: 11 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,463

11-14-2005 01:48

I love them void sims

It's almost the only place in SL where people can decently sail.

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Copper Surface

Wandering Carroteer

Join date: 6 Jul 2005

Posts: 157

11-14-2005 02:42

Hear, hear. It's nice to have a place to fly around and admire the scenery without estimating lag times so you can steer properly.

Doc Nerd

Registered User

Join date: 7 Oct 2005

Posts: 20

11-15-2005 14:08

From: Lordfly Digeridoo

The people that live in them might mind.

Not if they haven't been on SL for so long that they've fallen behind on their sim payment...

...or have had their sim payment automatically credited to their account to an empty debit card, causing them to overdraft, then never recovering from it, going bankrupt, evicted, become homeless....and well you get the general outragously silly hypathetical situation.

Dark Korvin

Player in the RL game

Join date: 13 Jun 2005

Posts: 769

11-15-2005 17:29

From: Athene Mason

I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights.

Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life.

You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner.

Camel Shaftoe

CGN Inc. Realty

Join date: 17 Mar 2005

Posts: 44

11-16-2005 07:11

From: Dark Korvin

You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner.

Agreed

Athene Mason

The Mink with the most!

Join date: 8 Sep 2005

Posts: 61

11-16-2005 14:55

From: Dark Korvin

You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner.

No.

I'm annoyed..not upset, annoyed..

That I can't buy a plot of land any more without having to pay a RL monthly fee to a Virtual Corproration. It's enough that I will be paying LL for the benefit of greater land. So..when I see sims that are constantly at 0 occupancies and studded with empty buildings I wonder why LL won't just demolish everything and reopen those lands.

Though, that question has been answered..Intellectual Property rights. So it's a non issue.

Athene Mason

The Mink with the most!

Join date: 8 Sep 2005

Posts: 61

11-16-2005 15:04

In retrospect, I may be using the wrong term. By "sim" I mean land on the mainland..not Islands.

Arashiko Kobayashi

小林嵐子

Join date: 30 Jun 2003

Posts: 60

11-16-2005 15:51

The answer isn't "intellectual property rights" except maybe in a really loose sense. The real answer is "because people are paying for those resources, and LL doesn't put many restrictions on what they do with them."

Take my own land in Europa, for example.

I go through stretches where I don't log on for a couple months at a time. But I'm still paying LL over US$100/month for those resources. My land isn't wall to wall buildings (it's got a small prefab house and a couple other structures on about 18km2--and no skyboxes

). I don't mind if other people have wild parties in the hot springs or wander around my virtual house looking at the art on the walls when I'm not there, but I do expect that as long as LL is billing me, the contents of that land will remain as I left them.

I'm also not sure about why you can't find any land to buy. I regularly browse around the map with "for sale" turned on, and there are white boxes of various sizes all over the place on the mainland.

Travis Bjornson

Registered User

Join date: 25 Sep 2005

Posts: 188

11-16-2005 16:03

From: someone

That I can't buy a plot of land any more without having to pay a RL monthly fee to a Virtual Corproration

I'm not sure what you mean. There are many many nice plots for sale...

Athene Mason

The Mink with the most!

Join date: 8 Sep 2005

Posts: 61

11-16-2005 17:25

Thank you everyone for your input. Of course, I might just not be using the map correctly..heheheheh. Sorry for the fuss. Sure and I feel silly now...

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Athene Mason The Mink with the most! Join date: 8 Sep 2005 Posts: 61	11-11-2005 13:09 I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights. Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life.
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	11-11-2005 13:14 Where are those 20 sims? -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	11-11-2005 13:26 From: Athene Mason I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights. Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life. The people that live in them might mind. _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	11-11-2005 13:33 From: Lordfly Digeridoo The people that live in them might mind. LOL that's what I am thinking as well, which is why I wonder which 20 sims. Does this person mean places with people's houses, or maybe the vehicle sims or something. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Khamon Fate fategardens.net Join date: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 4,177	11-11-2005 14:54 They might be talking about void sims. Thank LL for void sims. _____________________ Visit the Fate Gardens Website @ fategardens.net
Jesrad Seraph Nonsense Join date: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,463	11-14-2005 01:48 I love them void sims It's almost the only place in SL where people can decently sail. _____________________ Either Man can enjoy universal freedom, or Man cannot. If it is possible then everyone can act freely if they don't stop anyone else from doing same. If it is not possible, then conflict will arise anyway so punch those that try to stop you. In conclusion the only strategy that wins in all cases is that of doing what you want against all adversity, as long as you respect that right in others.
Copper Surface Wandering Carroteer Join date: 6 Jul 2005 Posts: 157	11-14-2005 02:42 Hear, hear. It's nice to have a place to fly around and admire the scenery without estimating lag times so you can steer properly.
Doc Nerd Registered User Join date: 7 Oct 2005 Posts: 20	11-15-2005 14:08 From: Lordfly Digeridoo The people that live in them might mind. Not if they haven't been on SL for so long that they've fallen behind on their sim payment... ...or have had their sim payment automatically credited to their account to an empty debit card, causing them to overdraft, then never recovering from it, going bankrupt, evicted, become homeless....and well you get the general outragously silly hypathetical situation.
Dark Korvin Player in the RL game Join date: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 769	11-15-2005 17:29 From: Athene Mason I vote that LindenLabs take a close look at the twenty or so odd sims that never ever ever have any traffic, and level them. Then, open up those areas to new residents for land purchasing rights. Some of us can't afford to have two landlords in real life. You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner.
Camel Shaftoe CGN Inc. Realty Join date: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 44	11-16-2005 07:11 From: Dark Korvin You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner. Agreed
Athene Mason The Mink with the most! Join date: 8 Sep 2005 Posts: 61	11-16-2005 14:55 From: Dark Korvin You are upset about people that pay for a server running a sim but bring no lag to the sim? I personally prefer to "live" in sims with less traffic, as I can do things without lag, without annoying shouts about how sexy someone is, and without constant messages of the money ball selecting a winner. No. I'm annoyed..not upset, annoyed.. That I can't buy a plot of land any more without having to pay a RL monthly fee to a Virtual Corproration. It's enough that I will be paying LL for the benefit of greater land. So..when I see sims that are constantly at 0 occupancies and studded with empty buildings I wonder why LL won't just demolish everything and reopen those lands. Though, that question has been answered..Intellectual Property rights. So it's a non issue.
Athene Mason The Mink with the most! Join date: 8 Sep 2005 Posts: 61	11-16-2005 15:04 In retrospect, I may be using the wrong term. By "sim" I mean land on the mainland..not Islands.
Arashiko Kobayashi 小林嵐子 Join date: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 60	11-16-2005 15:51 The answer isn't "intellectual property rights" except maybe in a really loose sense. The real answer is "because people are paying for those resources, and LL doesn't put many restrictions on what they do with them." Take my own land in Europa, for example. I go through stretches where I don't log on for a couple months at a time. But I'm still paying LL over US$100/month for those resources. My land isn't wall to wall buildings (it's got a small prefab house and a couple other structures on about 18km2--and no skyboxes ). I don't mind if other people have wild parties in the hot springs or wander around my virtual house looking at the art on the walls when I'm not there, but I do expect that as long as LL is billing me, the contents of that land will remain as I left them. I'm also not sure about why you can't find any land to buy. I regularly browse around the map with "for sale" turned on, and there are white boxes of various sizes all over the place on the mainland.
Travis Bjornson Registered User Join date: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 188	11-16-2005 16:03 From: someone That I can't buy a plot of land any more without having to pay a RL monthly fee to a Virtual Corproration I'm not sure what you mean. There are many many nice plots for sale...
Athene Mason The Mink with the most! Join date: 8 Sep 2005 Posts: 61	11-16-2005 17:25 Thank you everyone for your input. Of course, I might just not be using the map correctly..heheheheh. Sorry for the fuss. Sure and I feel silly now...