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Whimsycallie Pegler

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05-16-2006 11:45

Hey.. I have been here less then a month and already have over 2000 items. (too many generous people trying to give me a hand) I have been trying since day four to control my inventory. Every day I spend ten minutes or so sorting. I am not adding anything new unless it looks like something that is just perfect for me.

I haven't even begun to mess with my hair yet though... or even looked for shoes I really want and not what was given to me. *grin*

I will try to be a good citizen and keep my hoarding down though.

vivi Odets

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Join date: 4 Sep 2005

Posts: 698

05-16-2006 12:11

This was a great and humor-filled article, Willow! Thanks for letting me laugh with you -- and at myself. When I logged on Sunday, none of my friends were on, so, between running back and forth to the laundry room, I bit the bullet and did a bit of organizing of the evil inventory. Mostly I did some rearranging of clutter, but managed to let go of a few items and cleared out my lost and found folder. When I emptied my trash I was shocked that a whopping 1k of items have been deleted, leaving me with about 9.5k.

I need to get serious with my photo album (the endless pics I take) and textures (the endless pics I'm handed!) It's scary how many of those are unlabeled and, of course, I feel the need to look at each one. I have to get it in my head that not all of them are precious memories -- I bet half are of avis I don't even recognize! But darn, there is a lot of sentimental value in there. Same with clothes: I have a silly folder called "Denim Fun" -- its just an odd little outfit I made for myself in world with the Library textures -- I'll never wear it again, but it felt like such a big deal at the time. Noob vivi can sew!

I'm much better these days about getting rid of stuff as I go -- mostly my mess is due hoarding and hunting and gathering in the early days. My goal is to make my inventory leaner and more usable, dump non-transfer things I will never use (oi, have I made some hair mistakes!), and make some sensible folders of giveaways for noobs of things I'm ready to let go of.

Aliasi Stonebender

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Join date: 30 Jan 2005

Posts: 1,858

05-16-2006 12:18

From: Moopf Murray

47,000 objects in her inventory, including a ton boxed up! Now, nothing against Willow herself but goddam, that's absolutely ridiculous. I thought I was bad with just over 4000 after nearly 2 1/2 years.

Seriously 47,000 isn't good, not for organising and not for SL as a whole. If people keep that much stuff in their inventories then there really needs to be a charge for excess inventory size. Willow's inventory is basically worth 11 or 12 Moopf Murray inventories in terms of size - I'd say that was excessive for the asset server to have to deal with. Oh yeah, and none of mine is boxed up in the way that Willow does it, so I hate to think how many individual items Willow's actual inventory is.

I wonder how many others have tens of thousands of objects in their inventories?

Fluctuates between 15-17k, here. However, as I, you know, MAKE STUFF, it's not ALL just junk lying around.

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Torley Linden

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05-16-2006 13:06

This is a superb article and great practical knowledge. Of course I left a comment.

Inventory management is a paramount SL skill!

I think now is the time to share I had a dream about Willow doing an instructional book.

It was called

sl00torials

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Trinity Serpentine

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05-16-2006 13:14

From: Willow Zander

2 humps and a bottle of vodka

*hands you a camel and a bottle of smirnoffs*
Done deal!

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Yeah, the toaster has great speakers, but all I want is fucking toast.

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Lash Xevious

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Join date: 8 May 2004

Posts: 1,348

05-16-2006 14:18

Wow, I would think this thread would stay in General. After all, it does discuss a big thing in SL ... our inventories. But I guess the title is too specific.

I had an inventory of over 12k but managed to knock it down to 8k. Not bad considering I'm holding my store's inventory. I plan on boxing a lot of items that are in individual folders and that would reduce it by a couple hundred or so.

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Thank you Willow Zander for your article on Organizing our Inventory :)
Whimsycallie Pegler Registered User Join date: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,003	05-16-2006 11:45 Hey.. I have been here less then a month and already have over 2000 items. (too many generous people trying to give me a hand) I have been trying since day four to control my inventory. Every day I spend ten minutes or so sorting. I am not adding anything new unless it looks like something that is just perfect for me. I haven't even begun to mess with my hair yet though... or even looked for shoes I really want and not what was given to me. grin I will try to be a good citizen and keep my hoarding down though.
vivi Odets Flibbertigibbet Join date: 4 Sep 2005 Posts: 698	05-16-2006 12:11 This was a great and humor-filled article, Willow! Thanks for letting me laugh with you -- and at myself. When I logged on Sunday, none of my friends were on, so, between running back and forth to the laundry room, I bit the bullet and did a bit of organizing of the evil inventory. Mostly I did some rearranging of clutter, but managed to let go of a few items and cleared out my lost and found folder. When I emptied my trash I was shocked that a whopping 1k of items have been deleted, leaving me with about 9.5k. I need to get serious with my photo album (the endless pics I take) and textures (the endless pics I'm handed!) It's scary how many of those are unlabeled and, of course, I feel the need to look at each one. I have to get it in my head that not all of them are precious memories -- I bet half are of avis I don't even recognize! But darn, there is a lot of sentimental value in there. Same with clothes: I have a silly folder called "Denim Fun" -- its just an odd little outfit I made for myself in world with the Library textures -- I'll never wear it again, but it felt like such a big deal at the time. Noob vivi can sew! I'm much better these days about getting rid of stuff as I go -- mostly my mess is due hoarding and hunting and gathering in the early days. My goal is to make my inventory leaner and more usable, dump non-transfer things I will never use (oi, have I made some hair mistakes!), and make some sensible folders of giveaways for noobs of things I'm ready to let go of.
Aliasi Stonebender Return of Catbread Join date: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1,858	05-16-2006 12:18 From: Moopf Murray 47,000 objects in her inventory, including a ton boxed up! Now, nothing against Willow herself but goddam, that's absolutely ridiculous. I thought I was bad with just over 4000 after nearly 2 1/2 years. Seriously 47,000 isn't good, not for organising and not for SL as a whole. If people keep that much stuff in their inventories then there really needs to be a charge for excess inventory size. Willow's inventory is basically worth 11 or 12 Moopf Murray inventories in terms of size - I'd say that was excessive for the asset server to have to deal with. Oh yeah, and none of mine is boxed up in the way that Willow does it, so I hate to think how many individual items Willow's actual inventory is. I wonder how many others have tens of thousands of objects in their inventories? Fluctuates between 15-17k, here. However, as I, you know, MAKE STUFF, it's not ALL just junk lying around. _____________________ Red Mary says, softly, “How a man grows aggressive when his enemy displays propriety. He thinks: I will use this good behavior to enforce my advantage over her. Is it any wonder people hold good behavior in such disregard?” Anything Surplus Home to the "Nuke the Crap Out of..." series of games and other stuff
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	05-16-2006 13:06 This is a superb article and great practical knowledge. Of course I left a comment. Inventory management is a paramount SL skill! I think now is the time to share I had a dream about Willow doing an instructional book. It was called sl00torials _____________________
Trinity Serpentine Schwan's Avitar Reject Join date: 1 Oct 2003 Posts: 2,972	05-16-2006 13:14 From: Willow Zander 2 humps and a bottle of vodka hands you a camel and a bottle of smirnoffs Done deal! _____________________ From: someone Yeah, the toaster has great speakers, but all I want is fucking toast. - The Filthy Critic reviewing Aeon Flux
Lash Xevious Gooberly Join date: 8 May 2004 Posts: 1,348	05-16-2006 14:18 Wow, I would think this thread would stay in General. After all, it does discuss a big thing in SL ... our inventories. But I guess the title is too specific. I had an inventory of over 12k but managed to knock it down to 8k. Not bad considering I'm holding my store's inventory. I plan on boxing a lot of items that are in individual folders and that would reduce it by a couple hundred or so. _____________________

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