Message of the Day

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A Message of the Day (MOTD) is the blurb that's shown to everyone while logging into Second Life. It can be a quicktip, emergency announcement, or even a useful/fun Second Life link. Like this:

5 useful + fun facts about the MOTD

1. It's certainly a message, but isn't necessarily per day
2. You can click links in the MOTD
3. Documentation Team and RESI Team take care of the MOTD
4. There used to be a Help menu item to show the MOTD
5. There's a wiki page which archives the MOTDs! (You're right here!)

2009-04-xx

• ~*~ Did you know our CEO keeps a photo journal of his most excellent adventures in Second Life? ~*~ To visit M Linden's gallery, CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/mflickr
• ~*~ New to Second Life or want to help a friend out? ~*~ Download our lovely NEW Quickstart Guide PDF, CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/quickstart
• ~*~ CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/slwiki ~*~ to LEARN about Second Life culture, business, content creation, scripting, and more wildly useful topics. The Second Life Wiki features knowledge contributed by fellow Residents!
• ~*~ BunnyJam has ended! ~*~ Many puns were cracked, and what a hoppin' party we had. So who were the WINNERS of the egg decorating contest and a FREE full region? CLICK THIS LINK to find out: http://tr.im/eggscellent
• ~*~ Are YOU ready for the BunnyJam Egg Hunt? ~*~ Find 1 of 25 Eggstraordinary Eggs and you could WIN L$5,000! CLICK THIS LINK to learn all about it: http://tr.im/bunnyjam
• ~*~ Celebrate springtime in Second Life! ~*~ Have you seen all the awesome eggs on EggsActly island? Check them out and CLICK THIS LINK to learn more: http://tr.im/bunnyjam
• Enjoy the pleasure and convenience of having awesome Second Life stuff delivered directly to YOU! Visit Xstreet right now, CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/xstreet
• Welcome back to your Second Life! We've missed you so much... and are happy to see you again. :)
• ~*~ A SLURL is a teleport link to a Second Life place. ~*~ For example, paste a SLURL to promote your inworld store on a webpage. Wanna know more? CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/slurlinfo
• Welcome to the first day of the rest of your Second Life. Make the best of it!
• ~*~ Feeling creative? \(^_^)/ ~*~ Make an egg for our 1st Annual Bunny Egg Decorating Contest... there'll be 3 WINNERS and YOU could WIN a L$5,000 prize! ENDS today at 12 PM PDT (noon), CLICK THIS LINK for details: http://tr.im/bunnyjam
• ~*~ Feeling creative? \(^_^)/ ~*~ Design and enter an egg into our 1st Annual Bunny Egg Decorating Contest... there'll be 3 WINNERS and YOU could WIN a L$5,000 prize! CLICK THIS LINK to learn more: http://tr.im/bunnyjam
• BunnyJam is live in Second Life! Decorate and hunt for bunny eggs... and YOU could win L$5,000! Also, don't hesitate, enter our survey contest to win a FREE REGION for 1 year! CLICK THIS LINK for details: http://tr.im/bunnyjam
  • Holds a record for over 10,000 clicks in 24 hours

2009-03-xx

• Extra, read all about it! News, progress, and fun on the Second Life blogs! CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/newblog
• Check out the cool St. Patrick's Day items for sale on Xstreet SL - CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/stpatricks
• Get important Second Life Grid Status updates on Twitter! CLICK THIS LINK and follow us: http://tr.im/slgridstatus
• Bonjour http://fr.secondlife.com ! Check out the new website, account pages, Land Store, and more.
• Our sparkling new Second Life blogs are HERE! News, progress, and fun! Let us know what you think, CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/newblog

2009-02-xx

Various newer ones.

• Enjoy the convenience of shopping for Second Life stuff on the web. Visit Xstreet for 100,000+ ways to show off your personality, CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/xstreet
• Follow us on Twitter to get Second Life news, community fun, and Linden sightings. Just CLICK THIS LINK: http://tr.im/sltwitter

2009-02-10

Fresh batch updated by Torley.

Promo links

• Learn how to use Second Life! To visit our Knowledge Base, CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/kb
• Looking for cool places to explore and fun things to do inworld? Check out our Showcase, CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/showcase
• Want to be a Second Life Mentor Volunteer? Wonder what they do? CLICK THIS LINK: http://vteamblog.com/
• Want to learn scripting? Need a guide to get started? CLICK THIS LINK: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LSL_Portal
• On the bleeding edge and want to test the latest features? Try our Release Candidate, CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php
• Want to meet a Linden inworld? Come hang out and discuss with us, CLICK THIS LINK: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Office_Hours
• Want to improve your Second Life photography skills? Learn amazing tips 'n' tricks, CLICK THIS LINK: http://cli.gs/snapshots
• Need to report a bug and discuss technical issues with other Residents? Head over to our Issue Tracker, CLICK THIS LINK: http://jira.secondlife.com
• Got married in Second Life? Celebrate your formal status with your partner, CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/partner
• Does your computer meet our recommendations for running Second Life well? Find out here, CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php
• If you ever need a 1-click way to download Second Life, use: http://get.secondlife.com
• Watch Second Life Video Tutorials and learn useful skills in a fun & fast way! CLICK THIS LINK: http://secondlife.com/video
• Have lots of info you want to share with fellow Residents? Contribute to our wiki! CLICK THIS LINK: http://wiki.secondlife.com
• What's the max. # of prims that can be linked? How high can you fly? CLICK THIS LINK to find out: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Limits
• 240 FREE WindLight sky & water settings! Make your Second Life more beautiful! CLICK THIS LINK: http://cli.gs/windlight

Quicktips

• Second Life running slow? Try lowering settings! Go to Edit menu > Preferences > Graphics tab and click the slider.
• Having trouble getting around? Use View menu > Camera Controls & Movement Controls
• Got lag and want to know what to do about it? Go to Help menu > Lag Meter
• If you open View menu > Local Chat after you've teleported, it shows previous locations you've been. Handy for backtracking!
• To get info about land you're on, click the land name at the top-middle of the screen, or right-click the terrain and choose 'About Land'.
• You can upload images, sounds, and animations directly into Second Life. Just look under the File menu.
• Want to see everything your avatar is wearing? Search your Inventory for '(WORN' or go to Edit menu > Detach Object.
• You can display a list of participants in a group chat. In the Communicate window on the far right, click the '< <' button.
• Don't let your land's shape get ruined! In About Land > Options tab, make sure 'Edit Terrain' is OFF unless you want anyone to edit it.
• Want your business or cool place to be found? Make sure to go to About Land > Options tab and check 'Show Place in Search'.
• To search Second Life, click the Search button on your toolbar (at the bottom of the screen).
• Does text look too small? Go to Edit menu > Preferences > General tab and increase 'UI Size'.
• Send your crash reports in so we can improve Second Life's stability! In Edit menu > Preferences > General tab, set 'Crash reports' to 'Ask before sending' or 'Always send'.
• Want more control over your graphics settings? In Edit menu > Preferences > Graphics tab, check 'Custom' on the right to show many more options.
• Did you reinstall Second Life and want to hide all the first-run popups? Go to Edit menu > Preferences > Popups and click the 'Skip' button.
• Crave some privacy? Go to Edit menu > Preferences > Communication tab and check 'Make my online status visible only to my Friends and Groups'.
• Interested in Second Life's 'power user' features? Press Ctrl-Alt-D (Opt-Ctrl-D on Mac) to enable the Advanced menu. Use it at your own risk!
• Want to see which land belongs to who in Second Life? Go to View menu > Property Lines & Land Owners
• Too dark? Want to override the night and make the sun come out? Use World menu > Environment Settings > Midday
• Customize how your skies look! If you're on supported hardware, enjoy atmospheric rendering by going to World menu > Environment Settings > Environment Editor
• Start some social fun and create a group! Click the Communicate button on your toolbar, click the Groups tab, then click the 'Create' button!
• One of the best reasons to buy an island is so you can change the terrain textures. After all, the ground is a LOT of what you see.
• Did you know? You can "tear off" menus and move them around the screen for quick access. Just click the "====" lines at the top of any menu.
• Did you know? You can have two or more inventory windows open. In your Inventory, select File menu > New Window.
• Did you know? You can right-click the Mini-Map to select a zoom level. This is useful for finding things that are nearby.

Related resources

• 5 useful + fun facts about the MOTD - Blog post.