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User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-03T00:29:46Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== Finding Star Wars Regions ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into Second Life's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== Styles of Play ==

=== Pure Action ===

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on exploring or "starting your character" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and give you tips on finding advice/mentors, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

=== Role-Playing (RP) ===

If what you'd like to do is "play a role" (in which ocassional combat may or may not be one part of being that character), one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== What It Means To RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, godmoding, timelines, canon, being maverick, etc

== Selecting a Role, and Exploring ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. Even if you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

=== Exploring ===

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say: 
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch)) 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat] 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that)) 

=== Choosing Your Initial Region ===

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, there may not be many other Light Jedi around who can help you and mentor you, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== Starting Your Character ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in, 
like the look, players, rules, playstyle, comfortable 
write about mentors, groups, etc 
establishing your new self, acting as your new self 

== RP Best Practices ==
not rules, just good ideas & techniques

== Combat Systems ==
classing, types, re-classing

check notecards
help resources, webforums, etc?

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T23:32:48Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== Finding Star Wars Regions ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into Second Life's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== Styles of Play ==

=== Pure Action ===

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on exploring or "starting your character" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and give you tips on finding advice/mentors, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

=== Role-Playing (RP) ===

If what you'd like to do is "play a role" (in which ocassional combat may or may not be one part of being that character), one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== What It Means To RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, godmoding, timelines, canon, etc

== Selecting a Role, and Exploring ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. Even if you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

=== Exploring ===

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say: 
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch)) 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat] 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that)) 

=== Choosing Your Initial Region ===

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== Starting Your Character ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in, 
like the look, players, rules, playstyle, comfortable 
write about mentors, groups, etc 
establishing your new self, acting as your new self 

== RP Best Practices ==
not rules, just good ideas & techniques

== Combat Systems ==
classing, types, re-classing

check notecards
help resources, webforums, etc?

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T23:22:38Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== Finding Star Wars Regions ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into Second Life's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== Styles of Play ==

=== Pure Action ===

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on "Selecting a role" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

=== Role-Playing (RP) ===

If what you'd like to do is "play a role" (in which ocassional combat may or may not be one part of being that character), one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== What It Means To RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, godmoding, timelines, canon, etc

== Selecting a Role, and Exploring ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. Even if you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

=== Exploring ===

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say: 
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch)) 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat] 
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that)) 

=== Choosing Your Initial Region ===

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== Starting Your Character ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in, 
like the look, players, rules, playstyle, comfortable 
write about mentors, groups, etc 
establishing your new self, acting as your new self 

== RP Best Practices ==
not rules, just good ideas & techniques

== Combat Systems ==
classing, types, re-classing

help resources, webforums, etc?

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T23:12:39Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== Finding Star Wars Regions ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into Second Life's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== Styles of Play ==

=== Pure Action ===

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on "Selecting a role" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

=== Role-Playing (RP) ===

If what you'd like to do is "play a role" (in which ocassional combat may or may not be one part of being that character), one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== What It Means To RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, godmoding, timelines, canon, etc

== Selecting a Role, and Exploring ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. Even if you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

=== Exploring ===

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say:
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch))
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat]
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that))

=== Choosing Your Initial Region ===

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== Starting Your Character ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in,
like the look, players, rules, playstyle, comfortable
write about mentors, groups, etc
establishing your new self, acting as your new self

== RP Best Practices ==
not rules, just good ideas & techniques

== Combat Systems ==
classing, types
re-classing

help resources, webforums, etc?

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T23:07:06Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== Finding Star Wars Regions ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into SL's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== Styles of Play ==

=== Pure Action ===

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on "Selecting a role" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

=== Role-Playing (RP) ===

If what you'd like to do is "play a role", one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== What It Means To RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, godmoding, timelines, canon, etc

== Selecting a Role, and Exploring ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. If you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say:
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch))
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat]
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that))

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== Starting Your Character ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in,
write about mentors, groups, etc
establishing your new self, acting as your new self

== RP Best Practices ==
not rules, just good ideas & techniques

== Combat Systems ==
classing, types
re-classing

help resources, webforums, etc?

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T23:02:44Z

Jaszon Maynard:

Welcome to Star Wars Role-Playing in Second Life! (SWRP)

The SWRP community is comprised of various sub-communities that have formed around common interests in various storylines, locations, regions, rules, etc.

The purpose of this intro is not to describe or advocate any sub-community (which come and go anyway), but to give some general ideas on how to get started in SWRP, as well as widely-accepted "good practices" in roleplay (RP). Hopefully as you get started in a particular community or region, that community or region offers more specific steps on how to get started with playing there.

== WHERE ARE THE STAR WARS REGIONS ==

The easiest way to find a few is to go into SL's Search and search for "Star Wars" in Places and that will allow you to locate a few SW regions.

== STYLES OF PLAY ==

== PURE ACTION ==

While many people in SWRP point out that it's "role-play", and thus they would prefer everyone there actually play a role, for some people the SW regions are just about using SW weapons in a SW universe, and they'd rather treat it as a big shooting game.

If shooting is your only interest, be aware that some regions do not welcome random shooting, and violating their rules (which usually are automatically given to you on a Notecard before you enter a region) could get you banned from the region. However, you may find regions that allow "kill-on-sight" with little RP required, or you might attempt to RP yourself as a crazy person or a loner terrorist. Be aware though, in some regions this then means you will be treated as if you are crazy, or a terrorist, and that might not be fun. Or you can attempt to find regions or players or groups with similar interest and you guys can shoot each other with no repercussions (provided you don't break any of the region's rules).

Shooting is not a terribly "deep" game, so there's not much else needed in the way of introduction if this is your interest. You'll have to start visiting regions, checking their rules, or asking around for areas or players where heavy shooting action is allowed, and start doing your thing. Though the tips below on "Selecting a role" might help you do your initial investigation into regions easily without violating any region rules, and you may wish to read the section on "Combat systems".

== ROLE-PLAYING (RP) ==

If what you'd like to do is "play a role", one good way to get started is to pick a role you'd like to try investing some time in for a while, pick a place (or several), and start playing. Once you begin to get your bearings, you might decide you want to try other places to see if you like someplace else better, or you may change your mind and decide that your initial role pick isn't going to be a good fit for you and you'd like to switch to a new character.

== WHAT IT MEANS TO RP ==
write about IC, OOC, playing as real, avatars, metagaming, tags, timelines, canon, etc

== GETTING STARTED ==

== SELECTING A ROLE, AND EXPLORING ==

So, you need to pick a role to play. If you already know you want to be a Sith or a mechanic or whatever, these exploration tips may still be useful so you can decide in what region you'd like to begin your playing as a Sith. If you don't know what you want to be, you may find it helpful to you to wander a few regions, watch things, and talk with a few players. Eventually you can decide what role fits you and you'd like to invest time into.

Observing in some regions is very simple. Just head to the region, skim their rules to see what rules apply to OOC visitors, then start exploring. In some regions it is as simple as wearing the free "observer" tag that they offer or sticking an OOC title on your avatar, and some also provide free basic clothing so you don't disrupt the look of the region, and can feel yourself like you belong (indeed, in some regions you may not enter unless you look like you belong).

Generally when you first arrive in a region, you arrive in an area that is not IC. Often there is shopping in this area. You must leave this initial area to get into the IC section of the region.

As you walk around in the region, if you don't feel like you're ready to RP yet, if you are accosted or addressed, you can simply reply OOC as described earlier. You might say:
((I'm new, right now I just want to watch))
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can answer some questions in IM I'd like that)) [if you're in a private location, like a house, you don't have to use IMs for OOC chat]
((I'm new, I'm not going to RP right now, though if you can give me a tour or introduction I'd like that))

Be aware that certain regions are less hospitable to certain character types than other regions. For instance, if you want to be a Light Jedi, as a new user that will be a pretty tough thing to do in a region ruled by a Sith empire. You would have to conceal your status at all times, couldn't train openly, wear disguises, etc.

This is true for starting a character in any region that doesn't have a lot of that character type. You may have a problem finding compatible mentors, groups, play partners, and people with which to hang out, all of which can be valuable until you're more comfortable role-playing on your own. This can be even harder for character types that are not typically prominent. Jedi have temples, Imperials have their own buildings, etc, but if you wish to be a mechanic or an entertainer, you may have a hard time locating others of your type. Indeed, some regions are not very supportive of players that aren't interested in combat of some form or another.

== STARTING YOUR CHARACTER ==

Once you've selected a role, and a region to start in,
write about mentors, groups, etc
establishing your new self, acting as your new self

== RP BEST PRACTICES ==

== COMBAT SYSTEMS ==
classing, types
re-classing

help resources, webforums, etc?

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2008-04-02T20:24:50Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-04-02T20:15:50Z

Jaszon Maynard:

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts, indexing?
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Roleplaying|Roleplaying]]
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_SWRP_Intro

metaverse messenger

camera
zoom, mouselook, alt-click, camera controls
walking/running/flying; teleporting; vehicles

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox SWRP Intro

2008-04-02T20:14:59Z

Jaszon Maynard: create

welcome

Talk:Main Page/Archive 1

2008-03-26T23:56:43Z

Jaszon Maynard: New section: secondlife.com/support no longer links to the wiki?

== request for categories to be added to the "About this Wiki" box ==

Would it be possible to have the [[:Category:Articles in need of updating|Articles in need of updating]] and [[:Category:Articles in need of expansion|Category:Articles in need of expansion]] categories added to the About this Wiki box so as to direct people towards articles in need of some wiki-love ?

[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 23:14, 8 January 2007 (PST)
== Headline ==

I would very strongly suggest that (a) directly under the page name ('Main Page' - which could do with being changed anyway) is a statement along the lines of '''''"This wiki relates to the Open Source client and protocols for Second Life only. If you are looking for assistance regarding Second Life please refer to '''(whatever page is felt best)"'' as it is clear from the comments on the announcement thread on the SL Blog that there are an awful lot of people who do not understand what this is all about and it will probably scare some of them! If I had sysop status I'd add it myself ... --[[User:Alison Wheels|Alison Wheels]] 07:31, 9 January 2007 (PST)

:The wiki isn't just for the client though.
:[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 09:19, 9 January 2007 (PST)

::Indeed, however I do believe ''something'' is needed there to make it clear to the neophyte SL-standard-user who has no interest at all in these 'behind the scenes' activities but clicks on the link here because it is there that there is nothing for them to get worried about. --[[User:Alison Wheels|Alison Wheels]] 13:26, 9 January 2007 (PST)

:::Heh, yeah, it is really in need of a title and some introductory text.
:::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 14:14, 9 January 2007 (PST)

::::Could someone mock up what they think the homepage should look like? Sorry that the homepage has to be protected, but I figured it's such a vandalism target that I couldn't avoid that. -- [[User:Rob Linden|Rob Linden]] 14:20, 9 January 2007 (PST)

:::::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin/Sandbox/Main Page|Done]]
:::::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 03:25, 10 January 2007 (PST)

== What is this wiki for ? ==

What is this wiki for? Is it a general purpose wiki, where information like the old support wiki had? Would it be appropriate for someone to start a page on Groups, and Land, and Animations, etc.? A page similar to the LSL wiki for the main page would be logical, providing a list of topics, categories, etc. to guide people in the right path. A search box doesn't help if you don't know the right term to search for. Was this wiki's creation announced? If this is a general help wiki, might it make sense to put the F1 help in here to be used and worked on? If this is supposed to be a general help reference shouldn't it be listed on the support page: http://secondlife.com/community/support.php and have a separate item in the dropdown box to make it a simple as humanly possible for people to find this?
 [[User:SuezanneC Baskerville|SuezanneC Baskerville]] 08:26, 11 January 2007

:The wiki currently seems to be being used for the OSSL (Open-Source Second Life) project, and for Volunteers.
:However, with some of the work being done in [[:Category:Linden Lab Employees]], it's slowly expanding into other areas.
:With regards to improving the main page, I invite you to take a look at the wiki-code I've used on my demo, copy it over to [[User:SuezanneC Baskerville|your user-space]], and showing off your ideas.
:[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 09:57, 11 January 2007 (PST)

I agree with SuzanneC that this wiki needs to be much more accessible to the average user/newbie, and that the link to this wiki needs to be MUCH MORE visible on www.secondlife.com. People want to find information, and that's what a wiki is for. Do I have permission to create a "General Knowledge" Portal? Any "general knowledge" for the average user does not seem to fit into any current portals. Please advise! [[User:Oryx Tempel|Oryx Tempel]] 21:51 08 August 2007

:The [[Volunteer Portal|Volunteer wiki]] was announced on the 8th, and Pathfinder is due to make another announcement soon, in case anyone missed the first one. Below is a copy of the original announcement (modified for wikification purposes):
<blockquote style="font-style:italic;font-size:120%;font-weight: bolder ;">
::Greetings!

::I'd like to announce that our [[Volunteer Portal|Volunteer Wiki]] is now open and ready to go. It primarily contains [[:Category:Text from In-world Notecards|information collected from inworld notecards]], but this is *your* resource to contribute to and organize however you feel works best. Feel free to experiment, edit existing content, or add some completely new pages!

::Just log into the wiki with your SL username and password, and feel free to start adding or reorganizing. [[User:Amber Linden|Amber]] and [[User:Pathfinder Linden|I]] will also continue to watch it and add whatever resources we find.

::I noticed that a few of you have already started editing and contributing to it, having discovered it via the new [[Open Source Portal|Open Source wiki]] (both wikis are on the same server). Outstanding initiative, and thank you.

::Also, please be sure to visit the new [https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/slvolunteers Volunteers mailing list page] and subscribe yourself to it. I will be using this list as a key way to communicate directly with Volunteers. I also think it will be a great way for all of you to communicate with each other and share ideas without being interrupted by Group IM's inworld.

::'''Volunteer Wiki'''
:::http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Volunteer_Portal

::'''Volunteer Mailing List'''
::https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/slvolunteers

::Onward and upward!
::-[[User:Pathfinder Linden|Pathfinder]]
</blockquote>

::*--If the Volunteer Portal is supposed to be the answer to SuezanneC Baskerville & Oryx Tempel posts about thinking we need more general help available in this wiki, then I'd have to say that the the Volunteer portal is not good as a resource for newbies, and not really even for vets either (because it's too hard to find and too sparse). I know about the newbie side, because I'm a newbie, I never thought to look in the Volunteer Portal, I doubt anyone else does either. I've spoken to other newbies in-world, they've visited this wiki too, and also thought there was absolutely nothing here of any value to newbies. Because they couldn't find it.
:::--And we need more stuff for newbies. After talking with Jeremy & Jon Linden Friday during office hours, it's clear LL offers next to nothing in the way of documentation for newbies. There is nothing good for newbies on secondlife.com or in-world. The 1 thing LL offers, is when you first login to the Second Life Support Center there's a link titled "New to Second Life? Find out how to get started." But the info offered there is WAY too brief!!!
:::--LL doesn't give a dictionary. LL doesn't give a browse-able overview of the client, so you could just poke through a table of contents and read-up about the features in the viewer. LL gives no intro for newbies (though there are some pretty good, outdated, & disorganized notecards kicking-around that do this...but how many newbies ever find/read those?).
:::--If LL, or this wiki, offered better docs for new users, Mentors might be less overwhelmed handling basic problems, Help Island would probably be less crowded, and other citizens might spend less time hand-holding newbies and more time doing more advanced, satisfying activities. I bet SL loses confused newbies in droves over the lack of docs.
:::--Since newbies don't know what questions to ask, the stuff at secondlife.com/support isn't too useful...because they don't know what search terms to type in. Lots of people don't even like to search. Why not a table of contents? What this wiki could offer is ONE point for ALL newbies to click..."Help with Second Life". From that ONE click, it should be possible to browse to EVERY article of interest to newbies. Just by browsing from ONE point they should get an overview of SL, FAQs, dictionary, info on the viewer, more in-depth info, etc. Perhaps something like this:
:::https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
:::--Jeremy said I should look again in the wiki for docs that are good for new users. And there are some...but they're only linked to the Volunteer portal. If the Volunteer portal is supposed to be helpful to newbies, well, first of all, it's called the "Volunteer" portal (!!!). I wasn't looking to be a volunteer, or to find one...I was looking for help text. The description on the main wiki page says "Learn more about our Resident Volunteer program and access shared Volunteer resources. Resident Volunteers are participants in our Official Volunteer Program, providing guidance and assistance to Residents blah blah blah....". By the time any newbie reads 2 lines in, it seems pretty clear that the volunteer portal does not offer what they're looking for. It doesn't say "general help in here!".
:::--And the Volunteer portal is, for newbies, not organized well at all for them, and is missing all kinds of things it would have to have. I'll post about that in the Volunteer portal talk page.
:::http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:Volunteer_Portal
:::--And what if I don't want to join any organization (I don't, yet), but I do want to add/edit articles in the Volunteer portal? Am I allowed to? The descriptions & posts I've read implies I should not. There needs to be a freely-editable help wiki or people aren't going to edit it.
:::--Also, as a computer veteran, programmer, gamer, & user of many products...it is WAY weird to have to login to a support system before being allowed to read basic help info (which is what you have to do at secondlife.com). I am accustomed to only logging into anything if I want to make posts (forums) or submit tickets. But not just read help!!! Probably 2 kinds of people come to SL Support...those, like me, who aren't used to logging-in just to read basic help...and those who aren't used to logging into anything at all ever. Either kind of person will be confused by SL Support. They're just looking for basic help. They're asked to login to something?!? I wonder how many of them are annoyed & confused.
:::--LL is offering nothing for newbies, and I'm pretty shocked. It's probably losing them lots of potential customers. But the community could take up that slack. We can do their work for them, and maybe even do it better. We can be pretty responsive to comments from actual newbies. And we're the ones doing the most socializing, buying/selling, role-playing, setting-up businesses, etc. So we'll have a different perspective than LL. It's a user-created world, there probably should be a user-created guide to it. And hey, it's the internet, users SHOULD have a robust wiki, and LL should take advantage of that interest. I've already got some great notecards to start with and some great ideas to add in. But this wiki needs some changes first. I would start putting some of my ideas in, but there's no point unless we either make changes to the Volunteer portal, or make a new portal. Otherwise newbies will have a hard time finding what I add-in, even if they're given the URL to this wiki. I'm willing to WRITE the 1st draft of the intro for newbies, I'm willing to setup the structure for the dictionary and make the first entry in it, I'm willing to setup the structure so others can fill in the details about the client (menus, dialogs, etc), and I'm willing to setup the structure so others can write about everything else in SL (socializing, avatar customization, sight-seeing, classes, Events, money, land, building, scripting, role-playing, businesses, etc) and it'll be find-able easily in a browse-able format to newbies.
:::--I really think we need either a NEW portal called "Second Life Help", or the Volunteer portal needs a new name, new description, and new layout.
:::--If what people want is a new portal, I'd try making one myself. It would need a lot of helpful edits from others though.
:::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 21:56, 25 February 2008 (PST)
::::To point this out: the Volunteer Portal is '''not''' the help resource for newbies. It is supposed to provide information for '''Second Life Mentors'''. But yes, I would like to see an official Help Category for newbies on the wiki. As far as I know, there are just articles in the users namespace such as the very helpful newbies guide by [[User:Tid_Kidd|on Tid Kidds Userspage]] or the growing subpages on [[User:Lum_Pfohl|Lum Pfohl]]s site. If newbies are searching for in-world help they can have a look at the official public orientation and help islands or the well made private ones like the [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scholar/111/85/26 Orientation Station in Scholar] or the [http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Orientation/128/128/0 NMC Orientation Island] (to just name two of them). We could name and link them there as well. The problem might also be that there are not many people aware of the wiki. So i would like to see a ''Tip of the week'' and/or Video Tutorial ([[User_talk:Torley_Linden#VidTut_Request|like requested by Marv here]]) on it to make it public. But it would be nice to see this help category put up first so newbies can actually find help. By now, it might only be interesting for scripters or volunteers. Greetings, --[[User:Zai Lynch|Zai Lynch]] 15:17, 26 February 2008 (PST)

:::::*--Ok, thanks for the reply. So I gather I can create my own portal, that's allowable? Will it automatically end up on the Main Page or would I have to request someone to put it there?
::::::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 16:14, 26 February 2008 (PST)

:::::::I ''think'' you can create your own one but it won't be added automatically nor can you add it since the main page can only be edited by wiki moderators (Lindens only?) at the moment. So I would recommend to check back with [[User:Rob_Linden|Rob]] on this. --[[User:Zai Lynch|Zai Lynch]] 20:01, 26 February 2008 (PST)

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== Translation ==
I plan on translating this page to Dutch (Main_Page/nl) objections anyone? --[[User:Aidamina Hunt|Aidamina Hunt]] 00:03, 30 August 2007 (PDT)

== Network Configuration & Ports ==

Hello,

I am a newbie and am trying to get access to S/L at work, IT has asked me to find out the network config, the ports used and what types of packets are being used. Is there anyone that can help me or point me to the documentation?

== secondlife.com/support no longer links to the wiki? ==

*--secondlife.com/support used to have a link to the wiki...not anymore?
:--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 16:56, 26 March 2008 (PDT)

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-03-24T21:11:11Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts, indexing?
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Roleplaying|Roleplaying]]
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

metaverse messenger

camera
zoom, mouselook, alt-click, camera controls
walking/running/flying; teleporting; vehicles

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

Inventory loss

2008-03-20T17:59:45Z

Jaszon Maynard: Add the "Beta Grid" recovery trick

[[Image:Inventory_window_-_show_Coalesce_and_non-coalesce_objects.png|thumbnail|right]]

'''See also:'''

* [[Inventory_Introduction|Introduction]]
* [[Inventory_Letters_and_Recovery_Steps|Inventory Letters]]
 

This page contains a complete list of steps a resident can follow to recover any inventory that is missing and is recoverable. These steps are used by different inventory letters, each letter specific to the type of loss that occurred.

==COMMON SOLUTIONS==

===Clearing Second Life's cache===

Second Life uses hard drive space on your computer to store data, including a list of items in your inventory. If this cache becomes corrupted or your Viewer did not completely fetch your inventory, items in your inventory may erroneously appear to be missing. In many cases, your items are not lost and will reappear after you clear Second Life's cache:

# Go to '''Edit > Preferences''' on the menu bar
# Click the '''Network''' tab
# Click the '''Clear Cache''' button
# Exit Second Life
# Log back into Second Life
# Wait in place for 5 minutes; Second Life needs to reload much of your previously cached information.

[[Image:Preferences_window_-_Network_tab.png|thumbnail|none]]

* For reference and debug, consult [[Clear_Cache]]

===Object Missing From Database Error Message===

If you get an "Object Missing From Database" error message when you rez an item from your inventory then sometimes the system notices this error and is able to automatically recover your missing object. However, in order to see if Second Life was able to recover your missing object, you will need to wait one hour, clear your cache as described in [[#Clearing Second Life's cache| Clearing Second Life's cache]], logout and then log back in and look in your Inventory Window to see if the item has reappeared.
[[Image:Object_is_missing_from_database.png|none]]

===Region issues===

The Region you are in may be experiencing technical difficulties, especially in high traffic areas. This behavior can prevent you from rezzing items from your inventory. If you are unable to escape to another Region, exit Second Life and log back into a different Region:

# Go to '''Edit > Preferences''' on the menu bar
# Click the '''General''' tab
# Turn on the option '''Show Start Location on Login Screen'''
# Exit Second Life
# Launch Second Life, but don't connect yet
# Enter '''Sandbox Newcomb''', or another known Region name, into '''Start Location'''
# Click '''Connect'''

Try to find a Region with a low Traffic score and relatively few objects- such Regions generally experience less strain, and are less likely to exhibit symptoms like inventory loss.

[[Image:Login_screen%2C_Sandbox_Newcomb.png|thumbnail|none]]

==PERCEIVED INVENTORY LOSS==

Sometimes it may ''appear'' that you have lost part of your inventory because outside forces can prevent Second Life from displaying your inventory properly. Remember: [[#COMMON SOLUTIONS|common solutions]] and [[#SEARCH TECHNIQUES|search techniques]] can often solve a case of perceived inventory loss!

===Connectivity problems===

An unstable Internet connection can lead to apparent inventory loss in Second Life. High packet loss may cause your inventory to be unable to retrieve a complete list of items from Second Life’s servers. Wireless and satellite connections are unsupported for this reason, and other types of connectivity may yield similar results.

There may be a temporary problem with Second Life or your connection to the Internet. If the list of items in your Inventory usually loads without incident, temporary inventory loss may go away within 24 hours. In addition, clear your cache as described in [[#Clearing Second Life's cache| Clearing Second Life's cache]], logout and then log back in and look in your Inventory Window to see if the items have reappeared.

===Inventory Item Count===

The Item Count in the Inventory Window is not always precise. It represents the number of items that have been successfully downloaded to your Viewer. Thus, if the number changes does not mean you have actually lost or gained inventory items. If you notice the number has dropped significantly and the Viewer has finished fetching your items then try [[#Clearing Second Life's cache| Clearing Second Life's cache]], logout and then log back in and look in your Inventory Window to see if the items have reappeared.
[[Image:Inventory_Item_Count.png|thumbnail|none]]

==SEARCH TECHNIQUES==

===Did the objects vanish after being returned?===

The Coalesce feature may cause confusion by making it appear that objects have vanished instead of being returned to your inventory. When a group of objects gets returned, they are merged into a single, coalesced object. This object is then placed back into your inventory, in your Lost and Found folder. This happens when you or the owner of a parcel returns objects to owner. If it is group owned land then if you were the previous owner you will receive the coalesced objects in your lost and found.

For example, imagine you have a living room. Inside the living room there is a television, coffee table, sofa, rug and a remote control. Then, by accident, everything is returned! To locate the returned objects, you search through your inventory, but after searching, the only object you can locate is the remote control. Where did everything else go? The television, coffee table, sofa and rug have been merged with the remote control. Simply drag the remote control from your inventory onto the ground everything else that was returned with the remote control should appear.

'''Trivia:''' Icons are used to represent different types of items in your inventory. The icons used for objects and coalesced objects are similar, but different. The object has an icon that looks like a cube, the coalesced object has an icon that looks like a stack of cubes.

[[Image:Inventory_window_-_show_Coalesce_and_non-coalesce_objects.png|thumbnail|none]]

Use the steps below to locate objects that have been recently coalesced and returned to your inventory:

* Click the '''Inventory''' button
* In the '''Inventory''' window, go to '''Sort''' > '''By Date'''
* Locate the '''Lost and Found''' folder
* From top to bottom, work through the list of objects, dragging each coalesced object onto the ground until you locate the missing objects. Alternatively, look for coalesced objects with the same or similar dates as when you lost your

===Inventory Filters===

The '''Filters panel''' in your Inventory window contains a list of different inventory types. To learn how to use the Filters panel, follow the steps below:

* Click the '''Inventory''' button
* Inside the '''Inventory''' window, choose '''File''' > '''Reset Filters '''
* Choose '''File''' > '''Show Filters'''

[[Image:Inventory_window_-_File_menu_-_highlight_relevant_menu_items_-_Show_Filters.png|thumbnail|none]]

Here, we make adjustments so that we only view Objects in the search results:

* Click the '''None''' button to turn off all filtering type options
* Go back and turn on the '''Objects''' option

[[Image:Filters_panel_-_hilight_Objects_option.png|thumbnail|none]]

To view objects placed into your inventory within the last 7 days:

* Enter "7" into '''Days Ago'''
* Press the '''Enter''' key

[[Image:Filters_panel_-_Days_ago.png|thumbnail|none]]

To find your own filtering style, experiment with the options in the Filters panel. '''If you ever need to reset all options back to their defaults''', simply go to '''File''' > '''Reset Filters'''.

[[Image:Inventory_Window_-_File_Menu_-_Reset_Filters.png|thumbnail|none]]

==OTHER TIPS & TRICKS==
===No Copy Objects===

No Copy objects will be deleted from your inventory when rezzed or transferred to another Resident. Unlike Copy objects where a copy will remain in your inventory.

[[Image:(no_copy)_item.png|none]]

===Recent Items===

The Inventory Window Recent Items allows you to see objects that have been received or edited since the last time you logged off. This is useful for finding objects.
[[Image:Recent_Items.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Use the Mini-Map to locate your objects===

The Mini-Map can be a useful tool to help you locate objects inworld. To activate the Mini-Map, click the Mini-Map button at the bottom of the screen.

'''Can I resize the Mini-Map?'''

* Yes. Click and drag the mouse at the bottom-right corner to the Mini-Map window.

'''Can I zoom in on the Mini-Map?'''

* Yes. Right-click the Mini-Map window and choose Zoom Close. The Mini-Map's default is Zoom Medium. You can also use your mouse wheel to control zoom on the Mini-Map.

'''What do the different colors mean?'''

* Cyan (light blue) represents your objects
* Pink represents objects deeded to a group of which you are a member
* Gray represents objects that belong to other Residents

[[Image:Mini map.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Select Only My Objects===

The Tools menu has a useful option that allows you to select only objects that are owned by you. This can help locate all your objects in the immediate area; they may be hidden by other Resident's objects.

* Go to Tools > Select Only My Objects on the menu bar
* Go to Tools > Select Tool > Edit on the menu bar

Now that the Edit tool is activated, click-and-drag your mouse to make a selection. The only objects to highlight will be yours, possibly revealing the object you were unable to see before.

[[Image:Tools menu select only my objects.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Locate items lost underground===

Objects may be lost underground as the result of an editing mistake or by changes in the terrain. The following steps provide instructions to help locate objects that may be stuck underground.

* First, hide the ground in Second Life: Activate the Client menu on the menu bar by pressing Ctrl+Alt+D. Then, choose Client > Rendering > Type > Surface Patch.
* Press Esc a couple times to deactivate any open windows and close the chat box
* Hold down the Alt key and press Page Up or Page Down. This allows you to rotate your camera, locating any of your objects that may be buried underground.

[[Image:Client menu hide surfacepatch.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Invisible objects===

It may be impossible to see some objects if they are invisible. The Highlight Transparent feature allows you to view invisible objects. Transparent objects will turn translucent red once this feature has been enabled.

* Go to '''View > Highlight Transparent''' on the menu bar

[[Image:View menu highlight transparent.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Beacons===

Often, object you are looking for may contain a script. Beacons make it easy to locate any objects that contain a script.

* Go to View > Beacons > Scripted Objects on the menu bar

If the beacons don't appear to be working, make sure the '''Render Beacons''' option is enabled. This draws crosshairs over any beacons, making them easier to locate.

* Go to '''View > Beacons > Render Beacons''' on the menu bar

There is an option in Preferences that increases the line width used for beacons, making them easier to view. This is especially useful when Second Life is displayed at a high resolution.

* Go to Edit > Preferences on the menu bar
* Click the Adv. Graphics tab
* Enter "2", or another value, into Debug Beacon Line Width
* Click OK

[[Image:View menu show beacons.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Request a replacement===

Many vendors understand that items may be lost by accident or as the result of an unfortunate circumstance. If recovery efforts fail, contact the vendor and request a replacement.

===How many items are in your inventory?===

Keeping your inventory tidy is always a good idea. If your inventory has more than 10,000 items, the list of items in your Inventory may fail to load in a timely fashion. To make sure your inventory loads quickly and properly, go through the list of items in your inventory and remove any items no longer needed.

==COMMON CAUSES OF INVENTORY LOSS==

===Inventory offers declined while in Busy Mode===

Any inventory offers to your avatar while in Busy Mode are automatically declined. To locate items that have been declined, search your '''Trash''' folder; all declined inventory offers go to your Trash.

===Is a friend allowed to modify your objects?===

Friends who have modify rights to your objects can move them around, possibly to a location where someone may return or delete them. Modify rights also allow friends to take copies of objects that are transferable. When a friend with modify rights tries to copy an object that can't be copied but is transferable, they take ownership of the object.

===Land owned by a Resident===

A Resident who owns a parcel of land can return or delete any objects placed onto their land. Second Life sends notifications when objects are returned, but not for objects that have been deleted.

===Land deeded to a group===

Any group member with the ability to return objects can return or delete objects placed on group-owned land. Typically, Owners and Officers of a group have this ability.

Second Life sends notifications when objects are returned, but not for objects that have been deleted.

===Shared or deeded to group===

Any object that is shared or deeded to group can be manipulated or possibly taken by group members with the "Manipulate (move, copy, modify) group-owned objects" ability. Typically, Owners and Officers of a group have this ability.

Shared or deeded objects may have been taken or moved to another location and later returned or deleted.

[[Image:Group abilities manipulate.png|thumbnail|none]]

===Private Regions===

Any objects located on a Private Region (a Region owned by a Resident) can be returned by the Region owner or an Estate Manager. Second Life sends notifications when objects are returned.

===Autoreturn===

Any objects not owned by the land owner, or not set to the group to which the land is deeded, will be returned after a set time limit if autoreturn is enabled.

===Decrease in available prims===

The number of primitives a land parcel supports is calculated by the total square meters of land owned by a resident or group in a Region. If the total square meters of land decreases, the parcel may no longer support the primitives on the land, resulting in the return of any excess objects.

: '''Example:''' John Doe owns two parcels of land in a region. Each parcel of land is 512 square meters. The total square meters of land owned by John Doe is 1024 square meters. Normally, 512 square meters of land supports 117 primitives and 1024 square meters of land 234 primitives. John Doe can place all 234 primitives on one of his parcels. However, if John Doe deeds one of these parcels to a group or sells it to another resident, the existing parcel will only support 117 primitives. Any extra primitives will be returned.

===Inventory accidentally placed into an object===

Items may have been accidentally dragged from your Inventory window and placed into an object.

Items like notecards and sounds cannot be rezzed inworld. If you drag them from the Inventory window onto an inworld object, they will be placed into that object. An object can be placed into an inworld object if the CTRL key is pressed while dragging an object from the Inventory window onto the inworld object.

To see the contents of an inworld object, and possibly locate any inventory accidentally placed into it, right click the object and choose '''Edit'''. Then, in the Edit window, click the '''Contents''' tab.

===Items accidentally given to another avatar===

It is possible your items may have been given to another Resident by mistake. There are two ways this can happen: If the items are dragged from your Inventory window onto an avatar inworld, or if the items are dragged from your Inventory window onto someone else's profile window.

==USING THE BETA GRID TO RECOVER LOST INVENTORY==

If your account is enabled for using the Beta Grid (learn more [http://secondlife.com/community/preview.php here]), then if you realize that you have missing inventory, you can try this tip. Follow the steps below as soon as possible:

1. If you do not yet have it installed, install the latest [http://secondlife.com/community/preview.php Beta Client].

2. Login to the Beta Grid and find a quiet place where no one will annoy you while you are trying to solve a problem.

DO NOT REZ ANYTHING WHILE ON THE BETA GRID. GO INTO BUSY MODE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ACCEPT ITEMS, DO NOT DELETE ITEMS, DO NOT PASS OR RENAME ITEMS.

3. Open your inventory, type in a search term and allow your inventory to populate.

4. Got your goods back? Awesome! Quit the Beta client, login to the Main Grid and do the same thing. Once you have retrieved your items on the Main Grid and your inventory has fully populated, logout and cache that stuff.

5. Log back into the Main Grid, recheck inventory, smile a lot, raise Hell as usual.

This technique has been proven to work more than half the time so it may save your hide. Please bear in mind that you should only expect positive results if you attempt this workaround as soon as possible upon discovery of your missing items. I am not guaranteeing that you will be able to recover your items but having at least a chance at doing so is much better than no chance at all. I hope this helps some of the residents that fall victim to this issue.

==ACTUAL INVENTORY LOSS==

===Inventory never received===

A malfunction or region issues may cause a scripted vendor to fail to deliver purchased items. Unfortunately, there is nothing Second Life Support can do to help recover items that were never received.

Contact the Resident that sold the items, and explain that you never received your purchase. If you are unsure who to contact, you may look at your transaction history:

* Visit http://www.secondlife.com/account/transactions.php

===Loss of objects as the result of a Region crash===

Recently rezzed objects that are missing after a Region crash have likely been lost. A Region rolls back to a previously saved state when it recovers from a crash. Sadly, anything lost as the result of a Region crash cannot be recovered.

==SUPPORT==

The steps above can often recover inventory that appeared lost. If you are a Premium or Concierge Resident, you may also file a support ticket by going [https://support.secondlife.com/ here] and then logging into the Support Portal. Please be aware that we cannot generally recover lost inventory. However, having the details of your inventory loss can help us correlate our statistics and lead us to the root causes of inventory loss more quickly. Please be sure to include the following information in the support ticket:

* What were you doing when your inventory item(s) were lost?
# [ ] Nothing, items disappeared from my inventory and item count is lower.
# [ ] Items were auto-returned from parcel but I never received them.
# [ ] Item was purchased from a vendor but I never received it.
# [ ] Item was taken from land INTO my inventory when it disappeared.
# [ ] Item was being taken OUT of inventory (rezzing into world) when it disappeared.
# [ ] Item was given TO another avatar who never received it.
# [ ] Item was being received FROM another avatar but I never received it.
# [ ] I was wearing the an item/attachment when it disappeared.
# [ ] I was attaching or detaching an item/attachment when it disappeared.
# [ ] The item was sitting on my land when it disappeared.
# [ ] Other, please describe.

* How many items did you lose?

* What were the names of the items? Just list the top 3 using their exact names if possible.

* How many items do you have in your inventory now? Bring up the inventory window and look at the top of the window. If not visible then click on the "Recent Items" tab to see.

* Did folders disappear and if so what were their names?

* When did this happen (using Linden World Date/Time)?

* What region did this occur in?

* Were anything happening shortly prior or when you lost your items including:
# [ ] Lots of lag
# [ ] Viewer crash
# [ ] Region Crash
# [ ] Manual region rollback
# [ ] Rolling restart
# [ ] Second Life Grid problems
# [ ] Teleporting
# [ ] Region crossing
# [ ] Other, please describe

* What type of item was this?
# [ ] Scripted object
# [ ] Non-scripted object
# [ ] Clothing
# [ ] Gesture
# [ ] Texture or image
# [ ] Script
# [ ] Animation
# [ ] Landmark
# [ ] Notecard
# [ ] Bodypart
# [ ] Sound

Please be sure to update the support ticket if you find the item.

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Additional Help

2008-03-14T00:33:56Z

Jaszon Maynard: /* User-to-user support */

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== Tutorials & Documentation ==
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*'''In-world'''
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Free classes on a variety of subjects, for new users and for veterans

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

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At Help & Orientation islands, and Infohubs (see below), in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]; also:
:*[[Send questions by Instant Message to the NCI (New Citizens Inc.) Group]]
:*[[Free classes]] (some classes are in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]
:*Search for Groups that share your interests to find people & places that can help you learn about the things in which you're interested

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2008-03-14T00:32:47Z

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:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Free classes on a variety of subjects, for new users and for veterans

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

*'''In-world'''
At Help & Orientation islands, and infohubs, in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]; also:
:*[[Send questions by Instant Message to the NCI (New Citizens Inc.) Group]]
:*[[Free classes]] (some classes are in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]
:*Search for Groups that share your interests to find people & places that can help you learn about the things in which you're interested

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2008-03-14T00:29:50Z

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*'''In-world'''
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Free classes on a variety of subjects, for new users and for veterans

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

*'''In-world'''
At Help & Orientation islands, and infohubs, in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]; also:
:*[[Send questions by Instant Message to the NCI (New Citizens Inc.) Group]]
:*[[Free classes]] (there are classes specifically in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]

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2008-03-13T20:02:34Z

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*'''In-world'''
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Classes on a variety of subjects

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

*'''In-world'''
At Help & Orientation islands, and infohubs, in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]] (there are classes specifically in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]

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2008-03-13T19:58:47Z

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:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Classes on a variety of subjects

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

*'''In-world'''
At Help & Orientation islands, and infohubs, in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]] (there are classes specifically in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]

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2008-03-13T19:55:31Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

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In addition to this wiki's Help [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal|table of contents]], here are other user-created sites of comprehensive general help resources:
*'''In-world'''
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]]: Classes on a variety of subjects

=== Official ===
*'''On the Web'''
:*http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video tutorials]
:*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support]
*'''In-world'''
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]: Explore the island
:*[[Public Help Island]]: Explore the island

== Places to ask Questions ==
=== User-to-user support ===

*'''On the Web'''
:*[http://forums.secondlife.com secondlife.com forums] (there are non-English forums here as well)
:*[http://secondlife.com/community/mailinglists.php secondlife.com mailing lists]
:*[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Additional secondlife.com mailing lists]

*'''In-world'''
At Help & Orientation islands, and infohubs, in particular, seek out [[Mentors]]
:*[http://ncialumni.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-is-nci.html NCI (New Citizens Inc.)] ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/71/173/28/?title=Visit%20the%20NCI%20Kuula%20center SLurl])
:*[[Classes]] (there are classes specifically in a "question & answer" format)
:*[[Public Help Island]]
:*[[Public Orientation Island]]
:*Any [[Infohub]] ("welcome area")
:*Non-English speakers should also check out [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations#Other_Language_Destinations|Non-English Areas]]

=== Official ===
*[http://www.secondlife.com/support secondlife.com/support] (free Basic accounts have very limited abilities to submit questions)

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2008-03-07T21:05:25Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts, indexing?
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Roleplaying|Roleplaying]]
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

camera
zoom, mouselook, alt-click, camera controls
walking/running/flying; teleporting; vehicles

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Roleplaying

2008-03-07T21:04:39Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Some people do every second. Some obvious.

== Personal ==
age, high job, stress, kids, hobby; single, foreign
young, single, handicapped, kids, afraid of heights

== Themed ==

=== Rule Systems ===

==== Software Add-ons ====

===== DCS =====
===== FCRS =====
===== RCS =====
===== Orb =====

=== Themes ===

==== Medieval ====
==== Star Trek ====
==== Star Wars ====
Based on Star Wars lore. May be canon.
===== DCS =====
*Little Mos Eisley
===== FCRS =====

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-03-07T21:02:52Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts, indexing?
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

camera
zoom, mouselook, alt-click, camera controls
walking/running/flying; teleporting; vehicles

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Roleplaying

2008-03-07T21:02:27Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Some people do every second. Some obvious.

== Personal ==
age, high job, stress, kids, hobby; single, foreign
young, single, handicapped, kids, afraid of heights

== Themed ==

=== Rule Systems ===

==== Software Add-ons ====

===== DCS =====
===== FCRS =====
===== RCS =====
===== Orb =====

== Themes ==

=== Medieval ===
=== Star Trek ===
=== Star Wars ===
Based on Star Wars lore. May be canon.
==== DCS ====
*Little Mos Eisley
==== FCRS ====

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Roleplaying

2008-03-07T21:01:23Z

Jaszon Maynard: create

Some people do every second. Some obvious.

== Personal ==
age, high job, stress, kids, hobby; single, foreign
young, single, handicapped, kids, afraid of heights

== Themed ==

=== Rule Systems ===

==== Software Add-ons ====

===== DCS =====
===== FCRS =====
===== RCS =====
===== Orb =====

== Themes ==

=== Medieval ===
=== Star Trek ====
=== Star Wars ====
Based on Star Wars lore. May be canon.
==== DCS ====
*Little Mos Eisley
==== FCRS ====

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Help the general help

2008-03-07T20:52:57Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Anyone may edit this wiki, subject to the wiki's [[Editing_Guidelines|policies]] regarding editing. There's a lot to write for this Help, here's a few ideas and guidelines to maintain consistency.

== Requirements for Writing Help ==

While various optional thoughts are covered below, there is one requirement (so far) for writing help: Put all help articles in the category xxx. This will make it possible for there to be an index to all the help articles.

== Articles That Need Work ==

In addition to the various red links you will find to articles that need to be created, here's a list of articles that need expansion or that have barely been written at all: [[Help stubs]].

There are some [possibly outdated] articles already on the wiki that you may wish to look at to either link to, rename, copy from, or utilize in whatever fashion: [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12]

== Other Considerations for Writing Help ==

=== Duplication of Information ===

It seems likely that eventually a lot of the information contained under [[Main Viewer]] will be accessible from two perspectives: 1) From the perspective of the Viewer's organization, the separate perspective of the various menus and pop-up windows in the Viewer; in this way it functions as a reference for specific questions ("what does this option mean?"). 2) From a topical/functional perspective. And this is probably a good thing.

For instance, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will have separate sections that mechanically, and separately, explain what various interface pieces do, like the Search window, the About Land window, etc. But an overall Land article could link to instructional articles that walk the reader through various functional tasks. An article about getting land could walk through the choice of buying vs. renting, mention how to use the Search window to find appropriate properties, talk about going to the property and examining it (About Land), mention Covenants, give advice on selecting land, and finally walk through the purchase (or rent) process. Such an article would obviously refer to the interface, but it would be giving a look at the interface all from the perspective of someone trying to get land.

Or, another example, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will document About Land and the tabs in the Group window, but that's not the same thing as a topical article about Group Land, that explains what it is, how to set it up, how to maintain it, and where to go in the interface to accomplish all these tasks.

Topical articles will also be a great place to integrate useful info that has nothing at all to do with the interface. For instance, on the topic of land, info from the [[Land Buying FAQ]] is useful.

Another example...the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will document things like the Communicate window, the Profile window, etc, but an article on the topic of communication could integrate all that and cover the topic of chatting, IMing, using IM back and forth from email, voice chat, sending Notecards like a "letter", etc.

Another example...documenting the entire interface is not the same thing as writing a tutorial on smart ways to go about building a house on your land...though certainly the tutorial will want to refer the reader to the interface documentation for further reading and help.

=== Write Or Link? ===

==== Internal wiki links ====

As written about above, information in the wiki may be duplicated. Editors will have to consider, if they are working on a section that duplicates information that is already elsewhere, whether to actually write text for their article, or simply link to existing articles.

For instance, an article that focuses on navigation could simply internally link to the [[Main Viewer]] documentation that covers different pieces of the Viewer related to navigation (Zoom, Mouselook, Camera Controls, Run mode, Fly, Teleport Home, etc) and have little text.

If such an article had unique things to say about navigation that couldn't properly be covered under the [[Main Viewer]] breakdown, then it might have a lot of text, even copying from the other articles.

Or perhaps there doesn't need to be duplicated text, but it needs to be moved to a "better" spot in the wiki.

==== External links ====

Editors will have to consider, if there is a reliable, well-maintained site somewhere that does a good job of covering a topic, is it better for an article to simply refer the reader to that site, or is it better to write about the topic right here in this wiki.

Of particular note in regards to linking to articles are the articles in the secondlife [http://www.secondlife.com/support Knowledge Base] (KB). These are maintained by employees of Linden Labs, and so can be a great resource. Unfortunately viewing them requires a login (a slow, often broken process that may confuse the reader) which times-out. If a reader simply clicks a link they get a page saying they have timed-out and can't view the page and there's no way to recover.

Even if Linden changes the timeout requirement, these articles are denoted by an ID # which may or may not remain stable, in which case the link could break. The KB is also going to be re-coded, in part to remove the requirement of logging-in before reading help. That may also cause a break in the links to their articles.

There are only 2 alternatives at this point. The best one is to instruct the reader they must go login first, '''then''' they may click the link. This will probably be confusing, and who knows if the article ID # will remain stable, but at least there's a chance they'll get to read the KB article.

A second choice, more confusing, & harder, but at least not prone to link-breakage, is to tell the reader to login to the support site and tell them search terms to enter and the title of the article they should look for.

Since the KB is such a valuable resource, at the very least, it would be good to find some way to put links to useful KB articles in a "Further Reading" section.

=== Operating System Independence ===

When starting an article it may help future editors if you give some thought to structure and platform-specific dependencies: Can the article be written as a single topic that's valid for all operating systems (with perhaps small embedded notes about O.S. differences), or does the article need to be organized into broad sub-sections where section 1 deals just with Windows, section 2 Macintosh, and section 3 Linux?

=== SLurls, Tutorials ===

When possible the article should include useful [[SLURL|SLurls]], and if there are applicable in-world tutorials definitely give a SLurl to the relevant place (like Public Orientation Island or Public Help Island). Since the SLurl won't bring you right to the tutorial, & the islands can be crowded, confusing, laggy, & crashy, describe major landmarks near the applicable tutorial and how to get there so the resident can find it. i.e.--Once you've arrived, find the tall building labelled "XYZ". Stand so the building is to your left. Walk straight ahead until you come to a stand of trees, and look for a sign on your right....

User talk:Jaszon Maynard

2008-03-06T23:01:29Z

Jaszon Maynard: respond to Marv re Help namespace

== Got a question for me? ==

Fire away. The wiki is supposed to notify me when someone changes my discussion page. Or just email me via the wiki.

== My proposed help portal (especially for newbies) ==

Please see my page
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 and my posts at
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#What_is_this_wiki_for_.3F and
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:Volunteer_Portal#Volunteer_portal_not_good_for_newbies

:There are a substantial number of Help articles already[https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12], so it's just a matter of making the appropriate article in [[Help:Portal]]
:[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 05:17, 26 February 2008 (PST)

::Well it's then a matter of improving the quality of sufficient content, and finding others to create and update content.
::A portal is just an article with content arranged in a certain way. Nothing special behind the scenes, just a bunch of normal wiki code.
::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 13:07, 26 February 2008 (PST)

:I was just looking at it. Looks to me like something it might be called the Guide Portal or something, which could be seperate than the Help Portal... in which case a Help portal page could also be written. --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 20:14, 29 February 2008 (PST)

::*--I was talking to Jon, Jeremy, & Rob Linden today. Sounds like the plan is, I can work up stuff, they're going to create an Advice portal in a month or 2 that will be for user-to-user advice & help, and all my stuff can be integrated into there.
:::--The consensus so far also was that separate namespaces are not desirable. More discussion about that here: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project:Editing_Discussion#Creating_a_Help_portal
:::--So you were thinking Guide vs Help...I understand you say my stuff is "guide" oriented...what would you envision belongs in a Help portal? SL Help? On what topics? Or wiki help?
:::--Hey, on the Google calendar thing, do you have a wiki watch on all the Linden pages so you see when they change their hours and then know to update Google? Can the calendar be shared-out so several people can update it?
:::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 21:12, 29 February 2008 (PST)

:::::I think the "Help Portal" page should reflect acticles already written under the [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12 Help namespace]. Your proposal is more than just a help portal which is why I suggested maybe a Guide portal. But these aren't my expertise, just my 2cents. Maybe the new user guide can be part of the Help portal. --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 12:44, 4 March 2008 (PST)

::::::*--The direction things are headed in, unless someone speaks up pushing for something different is...the Help namespace ends up only containing help about the wiki in general, not about SL in particular (just like Help at wikipedia is about editing wikipedia in general), and everything about SL goes in 1, main namespace. And there'll be a new portal probably called "Advice" that is for all kinds of stuff...the articles you currently see in this wiki's Help namespace, guides & overviews like you see me proposing, etc.
:::::::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 17:47, 4 March 2008 (PST)
::::::::# The only argument I can think of against using the Help namespace for Help topics related to SL and not the Wiki (which is what we're doing already) is that the Help namespace isn't searchable by default. This is a very, very, very weak argument as the default search preferences can be modified.
::::::::# The other is that "ZOMG IT IS FOR TEH WIKI ITSELF", I respond '''"does the MediaWiki software itself give a crap what the content is? Of course not. So why bother making the distinction ? The range of topics for the wiki itself that require help articles is miniscule compared to the range of topics for Second Life that help articles."'''
::::::::The first argument is a weak technical one. The second argument is a weak bureaucrat one.
::::::::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 17:58, 5 March 2008 (PST)

::::::*--The thinking so far has been...1 namespace is better because then article topics do collide & people see that & improve the organization of things. And when a general SL user comes to the wiki and types, for instance, wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Notecard, the wiki should be predisposed towards offering up a general help article on the topic, and not require the general user to come here and have to type Help:Notecard.
:::::::--So, in that vein, the help articles come out of Help, and Help: is only for wiki help, not SL help.
:::::::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 15:01, 6 March 2008 (PST)

::::[[Talk:Office Hours#Google Calendar|I've always said]] that be best option would be to get the date issues surrounding [[Template:hCalendar event]] fixed so we don't even have to bother with an external google calendar.
::::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 07:32, 1 March 2008 (PST)
::::Yes I have each the Lindens office hour user pages on watch and I scan the Office Hours page for new Linden listings and then add them to my watch list. Google Calendars do allow sharing, but mine is only temporary until we get the [[Template:hCalendar event|hCalendar template]] working. . --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 12:44, 4 March 2008 (PST)

User talk:Jaszon Maynard

2008-03-05T01:47:06Z

Jaszon Maynard: advice portals, etc

== Got a question for me? ==

Fire away. The wiki is supposed to notify me when someone changes my discussion page. Or just email me via the wiki.

== My proposed help portal (especially for newbies) ==

Please see my page
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 and my posts at
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:Main_Page#What_is_this_wiki_for_.3F and
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:Volunteer_Portal#Volunteer_portal_not_good_for_newbies

:There are a substantial number of Help articles already[https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12], so it's just a matter of making the appropriate article in [[Help:Portal]]
:[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 05:17, 26 February 2008 (PST)

::Well it's then a matter of improving the quality of sufficient content, and finding others to create and update content.
::A portal is just an article with content arranged in a certain way. Nothing special behind the scenes, just a bunch of normal wiki code.
::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 13:07, 26 February 2008 (PST)

:I was just looking at it. Looks to me like something it might be called the Guide Portal or something, which could be seperate than the Help Portal... in which case a Help portal page could also be written. --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 20:14, 29 February 2008 (PST)

::*--I was talking to Jon, Jeremy, & Rob Linden today. Sounds like the plan is, I can work up stuff, they're going to create an Advice portal in a month or 2 that will be for user-to-user advice & help, and all my stuff can be integrated into there.
:::--The consensus so far also was that separate namespaces are not desirable. More discussion about that here: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project:Editing_Discussion#Creating_a_Help_portal
:::--So you were thinking Guide vs Help...I understand you say my stuff is "guide" oriented...what would you envision belongs in a Help portal? SL Help? On what topics? Or wiki help?
:::--Hey, on the Google calendar thing, do you have a wiki watch on all the Linden pages so you see when they change their hours and then know to update Google? Can the calendar be shared-out so several people can update it?
:::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 21:12, 29 February 2008 (PST)

:::::I think the "Help Portal" page should reflect acticles already written under the [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12 Help namespace]. Your proposal is more than just a help portal which is why I suggested maybe a Guide portal. But these aren't my expertise, just my 2cents. Maybe the new user guide can be part of the Help portal. --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 12:44, 4 March 2008 (PST)

::::::*--The direction things are headed in, unless someone speaks up pushing for something different is...the Help namespace ends up only containing help about the wiki in general, not about SL in particular (just like Help at wikipedia is about editing wikipedia in general), and everything about SL goes in 1, main namespace. And there'll be a new portal probably called "Advice" that is for all kinds of stuff...the articles you currently see in this wiki's Help namespace, guides & overviews like you see me proposing, etc.
:::::::--[[User:Jaszon Maynard|Jaszon Maynard]] 17:47, 4 March 2008 (PST)

::::[[Talk:Office Hours#Google Calendar|I've always said]] that be best option would be to get the date issues surrounding [[Template:hCalendar event]] fixed so we don't even have to bother with an external google calendar.
::::[[User:SignpostMarv Martin|SignpostMarv Martin]] 07:32, 1 March 2008 (PST)
::::Yes I have each the Lindens office hour user pages on watch and I scan the Office Hours page for new Linden listings and then add them to my watch list. Google Calendars do allow sharing, but mine is only temporary until we get the [[Template:hCalendar event|hCalendar template]] working. . --[[User:JetZep Zabelin|JetZep Zabelin]] 12:44, 4 March 2008 (PST)

User:Jaszon Maynard/Proposed Second Life Help Portal

2008-03-03T18:00:49Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Here's a quick sketch of what could be in the top level of a Second Life Help portal:
 (I know nothing about the Teen Grid...if there are any changes that should be made to acccomodate that, please tell me)
 
 It would also be great if there were a slap-you-in-the-face signboard in the middle of New User Orientation Island, Public OI, New User Help Island, and Public HI that displayed the URL to a wiki Help portal and also dispensed you a Notecard with the URL in it. Could it also be...in Help menu? A Notecard already in your Inventory (& not your inventory Library, newbies won't find it there)?
 
 Nearly all of these links are dummy links, put in just for quick illustration purposes.
 
 '''However, the first link, for new users, does lead to a proposed page I'm working on.'''
 
----
 Here is the unofficial, community-created guide to Second Life. For official support resources, as well as other user-created resources, both in-world and on the web, see [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Where to get additional help"]].
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction|<big>'''Quick introduction for new users (residents)'''</big>]]--Including tutorials
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Dictionary]]--Including in-world slang
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to use the Second Life Viewer (client program)]]
 Second Life topics:
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Navigation]]--Tips on movement, the camera, teleporting, Landmarks, using the Map, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Socializing]]--Tips on chatting, ettiquette, PG vs. Mature vs. Damage areas, Groups, how to find & meet people, communicating, IMing, sending Notecards, griefers, partners, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Avatars]]--Including using avatars, the profile description, customizing, clothing, animating, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Sight-seeing]]--A variety of regions and venues, as well as guided tour options
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Classes]]--In-world classes on in-world topics as well as real-world education
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Entertainment & Events]]--Events, games, contests, concerts, discussions about movies/art/history/etc, movies, hosting, museums, sports, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Adult activities"]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Combat]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Role-Playing]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Current events]]--In-world and web resources that provide information about Second Life culture, including hot issues, news, major Events, fads, & trends
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Land]]--Information on buying, renting, and selling land
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Safety and Security]]--Tips on safeguarding your avatar, possessions, account, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous help]]--Including how to manage your personal Inventory, shop, open boxes, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Money]]--Including how to get more of it
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Creating/Building]]--Information on creating buildings, clothes, accessories, objects, working with 3rd party programs, animations, sculpture, art, movies/machinima, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Scripting]]--Information on scripting, including LSL, Mono, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Jobs]]--Information about jobs
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Businesses]]--Including common types of businesses & organizations, how to start one, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Alternative Software]]--Information about alternative & pre-release software, including the Beta Grid, Dazzle, Windlight, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Legal issues]]--Information about legal issues related to Second Life, including intellectual property, monetary issues, proposed taxes, etc
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Troubleshooting Second Life]]
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to contact Linden Lab]]--For submitting bug reports, feature requests, questions, problems, etc
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Where to get additional help]]--both in-world and on the web
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous sites]]--Non-commercial, Second Life related sites
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Index]]--Index to all help articles

User:Jaszon Maynard/Proposed Second Life Help Portal

2008-03-03T15:09:37Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Here's a quick sketch of what could be in the top level of a Second Life Help portal:
 (I know nothing about the Teen Grid...if there are any changes that should be made to acccomodate that, please tell me)
 
 It would also be great if there were a slap-you-in-the-face signboard in the middle of New User Orientation Island, Public OI, New User Help Island, and Public HI that displayed the URL to a wiki Help portal and also dispensed you a Notecard with the URL in it. Could it also be...in Help menu? A Notecard already in your Inventory (& not your inventory Library, newbies won't find it there)?
 
 Nearly all of these links are dummy links, put in just for quick illustration purposes.
 
 '''However, the first link, for new users, does lead to a proposed page I'm working on.'''
 
----
 Here is the unofficial, community-created guide to Second Life. For official support resources, as well as other user-created resources, both in-world and on the web, see [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Where to get additional help"]].
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction|<big>'''Quick introduction for new users (residents)'''</big>]]--Including tutorials
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Dictionary]]--Including in-world slang
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to use the Second Life Viewer (client program)]]
 Second Life topics:
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Navigation]]--Tips on movement, the camera, teleporting, Landmarks, using the Map, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Socializing]]--Tips on chatting, ettiquette, PG vs. Mature vs. Damage areas, Groups, how to find & meet people, communicating, IMing, sending Notecards, griefers, partners, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Avatars]]--Including using avatars, the profile description, customizing, clothing, animating, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Sight-seeing]]--A variety of regions and venues, as well as guided tour options
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Classes]]--In-world classes on in-world topics as well as real-world education
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Entertainment & Events]]--Events, games, contests, concerts, discussions about movies/art/history/etc, movies, hosting, museums, sports, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Mature"/adult activities]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Combat]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Role-Playing]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Current events]]--In-world and web resources that provide information about Second Life culture, including hot issues, news, major Events, fads, & trends
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Land]]--Information on buying, renting, and selling land
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Safety and Security]]--Tips on safeguarding your avatar, possessions, account, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous help]]--Including how to manage your personal Inventory, shop, open boxes, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Money]]--Including how to get more of it
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Creating/Building]]--Information on creating buildings, clothes, accessories, objects, working with 3rd party programs, animations, sculpture, art, movies/machinima, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Scripting]]--Information on scripting, including LSL, Mono, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Jobs]]--Information about jobs
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Businesses]]--Including common types of businesses & organizations, how to start one, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Alternative Software]]--Information about alternative & pre-release software, including the Beta Grid, Dazzle, Windlight, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Legal issues]]--Information about legal issues related to Second Life, including intellectual property, monetary issues, proposed taxes, etc
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Troubleshooting Second Life]]
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to contact Linden Lab]]--For submitting bug reports, feature requests, questions, problems, etc
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Where to get additional help]]--both in-world and on the web
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous sites]]--Non-commercial, Second Life related sites
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Index]]--Index to all help articles

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-02T20:24:17Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi#Way_of_life Jedi & blasters]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Utapau Obi-Wan, blasters, & Grievous]
 
 Images:
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 [http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-02/35588282.jpg closeup Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D poster]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor, Roman-esque]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2, comic]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-02T20:20:08Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi#Way_of_life Jedi & blasters]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Utapau Obi-Wan, blasters, & Grievous]
 
 Images:
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 [http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-02/35588282.jpg closeup Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-02T17:22:29Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi#Way_of_life Jedi & blasters]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Utapau Obi-Wan, blasters, & Grievous]
 
Images:
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 [http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-02/35588282.jpg closeup Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-02T15:27:06Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi#Way_of_life Jedi & blasters]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Utapau Obi-Wan, blasters, & Grievous]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Help the general help

2008-03-02T15:17:56Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Anyone may edit this wiki, subject to the wiki's [[Editing_Guidelines|policies]] regarding editing. There's a lot to write for this Help, here's a few ideas and guidelines to maintain consistency.

== Requirements for Writing Help ==

While various optional thoughts are covered below, there is one requirement (so far) for writing help: Put all help articles in the category xxx. This will make it possible for there to be an index to all the help articles.

== Articles That Need Work ==

In addition to the various red links you will find to articles that need to be created, here's a list of articles that need expansion or that have barely been written at all: [[Help stubs]].

There are some [possibly outdated] articles already on the wiki that you may wish to look at to either link to, rename, copy from, or utilize in whatever fashion: [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12]

== Other Considerations for Writing Help ==

=== Duplication of Information ===

It seems likely that eventually a lot of the information contained under [[Main Viewer]] will be accessible from two perspectives: 1) From the perspective of the Viewer's organization, the separate perspective of the various menus and pop-up windows in the Viewer; in this way it functions as a reference for specific questions ("what does this option mean?"). 2) From a topical/functional perspective. And this is probably a good thing.

For instance, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will have separate sections that mechanically, and separately, explain what various interface pieces do, like the Search window, the About Land window, etc. But an overall Land article could link to instructional articles that walk the reader through various functional tasks. An article about getting land could walk through the choice of buying vs. renting, mention how to use the Search window to find appropriate properties, talk about going to the property and examining it (About Land), mention Covenants, give advice on selecting land, and finally walk through the purchase (or rent) process. Such an article would obviously refer to the interface, but it would be giving a look at the interface all from the perspective of someone trying to get land.

Or, another example, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will document About Land and the tabs in the Group window, but that's not the same thing as a topical article about Group Land, that explains what it is, how to set it up, how to maintain it, and where to go in the interface to accomplish all these tasks.

Topical articles will also be a great place to integrate useful info that has nothing at all to do with the interface. For instance, on the topic of land, info from the [[Land Buying FAQ]] is useful.

Another example...the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will document things like the Communicate window, the Profile window, etc, but an article on the topic of communication could integrate all that and cover the topic of chatting, IMing, using IM back and forth from email, voice chat, sending Notecards like a "letter", etc.

Another example...documenting the entire interface is not the same thing as writing a tutorial on smart ways to go about building a house on your land...though certainly the tutorial will want to refer the reader to the interface documentation for further reading and help.

=== Write Or Link? ===

Editors will have to consider, if there is a reliable, well-maintained site somewhere that does a good job of covering a topic, is it better for an article to simply refer the reader to that site, or is it better to write about the topic right here in this wiki.

Of particular note in regards to linking to articles are the articles in the secondlife [http://www.secondlife.com/support Knowledge Base] (KB). These are maintained by employees of Linden Labs, and so can be a great resource. Unfortunately viewing them requires a login (a slow, often broken process that may confuse the reader) which times-out. If a reader simply clicks a link they get a page saying they have timed-out and can't view the page and there's no way to recover.

Even if Linden changes the timeout requirement, these articles are denoted by an ID # which may or may not remain stable, in which case the link could break. The KB is also going to be re-coded, in part to remove the requirement of logging-in before reading help. That may also cause a break in the links to their articles.

There are only 2 alternatives at this point. The best one is to instruct the reader they must go login first, '''then''' they may click the link. This will probably be confusing, and who knows if the article ID # will remain stable, but at least there's a chance they'll get to read the KB article.

A second choice, more confusing, & harder, but at least not prone to link-breakage, is to tell the reader to login to the support site and tell them search terms to enter and the title of the article they should look for.

Since the KB is such a valuable resource, at the very least, it would be good to find some way to put links to useful KB articles in a "Further Reading" section.

=== Operating System Independence ===

When starting an article it may help future editors if you give some thought to structure and platform-specific dependencies: Can the article be written as a single topic that's valid for all operating systems (with perhaps small embedded notes about O.S. differences), or does the article need to be organized into broad sub-sections where section 1 deals just with Windows, section 2 Macintosh, and section 3 Linux?

=== SLurls, Tutorials ===

When possible the article should include useful [[SLURL|SLurls]], and if there are applicable in-world tutorials definitely give a SLurl to the relevant place (like Public Orientation Island or Public Help Island). Since the SLurl won't bring you right to the tutorial, & the islands can be crowded, confusing, laggy, & crashy, describe major landmarks near the applicable tutorial and how to get there so the resident can find it. i.e.--Once you've arrived, find the tall building labelled "XYZ". Stand so the building is to your left. Walk straight ahead until you come to a stand of trees, and look for a sign on your right....

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-03-02T15:14:24Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts, indexing?
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

User:Jaszon Maynard/Proposed Second Life Help Portal

2008-03-02T15:09:40Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Here's a quick sketch of what could be in the top level of a Second Life Help portal:
 (I know nothing about the Teen Grid...if there are any changes that should be made to acccomodate that, please tell me)
 
 It would also be great if there were a slap-you-in-the-face signboard in the middle of New User Orientation Island, Public OI, New User Help Island, and Public HI that displayed the URL to a wiki Help portal and also dispensed you a Notecard with the URL in it. Could it also be...in Help menu? A Notecard already in your Inventory (& not your inventory Library, newbies won't find it there)?
 
 Nearly all of these links are dummy links, put in just for quick illustration purposes.
 
 '''However, the first link, for new users, does lead to a proposed page I'm working on.'''
 
----
 Here is the unofficial, community-created guide to Second Life. For official support resources, as well as other user-created resources, both in-world and on the web, see [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Where to get additional help"]].
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction|<big>'''Quick introduction for new users (residents)'''</big>]]--Including tutorials
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Dictionary]]--Including in-world slang
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to use the Second Life Viewer (client program)]]
 Second Life topics:
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Navigation]]--Tips on movement, teleporting, Landmarks, using the Map, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Socializing]]--Tips on chatting, ettiquette, PG vs. Mature vs. Damage areas, Groups, how to find & meet people, communicating, IMing, sending Notecards, griefers, partners, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Avatars]]--Including using avatars, the profile description, customizing, clothing, animating, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Sight-seeing]]--A variety of regions and venues, as well as guided tour options
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Classes]]--In-world classes on in-world topics as well as real-world education
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Entertainment & Events]]--Events, games, contests, concerts, discussions about movies/art/history/etc, movies, hosting, museums, sports, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Mature"/adult activities]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Combat]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Role-Playing]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Current events]]--In-world and web resources that provide information about Second Life culture, including hot issues, news, major Events, fads, & trends
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Land]]--Information on buying, renting, and selling land
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Safety and Security]]--Tips on safeguarding your avatar, possessions, account, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous help]]--Including how to manage your personal Inventory, shop, open boxes, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Money]]--Including how to get more of it
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Creating/Building]]--Information on creating buildings, clothes, accessories, objects, working with 3rd party programs, animations, sculpture, art, movies/machinima, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Scripting]]--Information on scripting, including LSL, Mono, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Jobs]]--Information about jobs
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Businesses]]--Including common types of businesses & organizations, how to start one, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Alternative Software]]--Information about alternative & pre-release software, including the Beta Grid, Dazzle, Windlight, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Legal issues]]--Information about legal issues related to Second Life, including intellectual property, monetary issues, proposed taxes, etc
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Troubleshooting Second Life]]
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to contact Linden Lab]]--For submitting bug reports, feature requests, questions, problems, etc
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Where to get additional help]]--both in-world and on the web
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous sites]]--Non-commercial, Second Life related sites
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Index]]--Index to all help articles

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Help the general help

2008-03-02T13:55:38Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Anyone may edit this wiki, subject to the wiki's [[Editing_Guidelines|policies]] regarding editing. There's a lot to write for this Help, here's a few ideas and guidelines to maintain consistency.

== Articles That Need Work ==

In addition to the various red links you will find to articles that need to be created, here's a list of articles that need expansion or that have barely been written at all: [[Help stubs]].

There are some [possibly outdated] articles already on the wiki that you may wish to look at to either link to, rename, copy from, or utilize in whatever fashion: [https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=12]

== Guidelines & Considerations for Writing Help ==

=== Duplication of Information ===

It seems likely that eventually a lot of the information contained under [[Main Viewer]] will be accessible from two perspectives: 1) From the perspective of the Viewer's organization, the separate perspective of the various menus and pop-up windows in the Viewer; in this way it functions as a reference for specific questions ("what does this option mean?"). 2) From a topical/functional perspective. And this is probably a good thing.

For instance, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will have separate sections that mechanically, and separately, explain what various interface pieces do, like the Search window, the About Land window, etc. But an overall Land article could link to instructional articles that walk the reader through various functional tasks. An article about getting land could walk through the choice of buying vs. renting, mention how to use the Search window to find appropriate properties, talk about going to the property and examining it (About Land), mention Covenants, give advice on selecting land, and finally walk through the purchase (or rent) process. Such an article would obviously refer to the interface, but it would be giving a look at the interface all from the perspective of someone trying to get land.

Or, another example, the [[Main Viewer]] documentation will document About Land and the tabs in the Group window, but that's not the same thing as a topical article about Group Land, that explains what it is, how to set it up, how to maintain it, and where to go in the interface to accomplish all these tasks.

Topical articles will also be a great place to integrate useful info that has nothing at all to do with the interface. For instance, on the topic of land, info from the [[Land Buying FAQ]] is useful.

Another example...documenting the entire interface is not the same thing as writing a tutorial on smart ways to go about building a house on your land...though certainly the tutorial will want to refer the reader to the interface documentation for further reading and help.

=== Write Or Link? ===

Editors will have to consider, if there is a reliable, well-maintained site somewhere that does a good job of covering a topic, is it better for an article to simply refer the reader to that site, or is it better to write about the topic right here in this wiki.

Of particular note in regards to linking to articles are the articles in the secondlife [http://www.secondlife.com/support Knowledge Base] (KB). These are maintained by employees of Linden Labs, and so can be a great resource. Unfortunately viewing them requires a login (a slow, often broken process that may confuse the reader) which times-out. If a reader simply clicks a link they get a page saying they have timed-out and can't view the page and there's no way to recover.

Even if Linden changes the timeout requirement, these articles are denoted by an ID # which may or may not remain stable, in which case the link could break. The KB is also going to be re-coded, in part to remove the requirement of logging-in before reading help. That may also cause a break in the links to their articles.

There are only 2 alternatives at this point. The best one is to instruct the reader they must go login first, '''then''' they may click the link. This will probably be confusing, and who knows if the article ID # will remain stable, but at least there's a chance they'll get to read the KB article.

A second choice, more confusing, & harder, but at least not prone to link-breakage, is to tell the reader to login to the support site and tell them search terms to enter and the title of the article they should look for.

Since the KB is such a valuable resource, at the very least, it would be good to find some way to put links to useful KB articles in a "Further Reading" section.

=== Operating System Independence ===

When starting an article it may help future editors if you give some thought to structure and platform-specific dependencies: Can the article be written as a single topic that's valid for all operating systems (with perhaps small embedded notes about O.S. differences), or does the article need to be organized into broad sub-sections where section 1 deals just with Windows, section 2 Macintosh, and section 3 Linux?

=== SLurls, Tutorials ===

When possible the article should include useful [[SLURL|SLurls]], and if there are applicable in-world tutorials definitely give a SLurl to the relevant place (like Public Orientation Island or Public Help Island). Since the SLurl won't bring you right to the tutorial, & the islands can be crowded, confusing, laggy, & crashy, describe major landmarks near the applicable tutorial and how to get there so the resident can find it. i.e.--Once you've arrived, find the tall building labelled "XYZ". Stand so the building is to your left. Walk straight ahead until you come to a stand of trees, and look for a sign on your right....

User:Jaszon Maynard/Proposed Second Life Help Portal

2008-03-02T00:16:24Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Here's a quick sketch of what could be in the top level of a Second Life Help portal:
 (I know nothing about the Teen Grid...if there are any changes that should be made to acccomodate that, please tell me)
 
 It would also be great if there were a slap-you-in-the-face signboard in the middle of New User Orientation Island, Public OI, New User Help Island, and Public HI that displayed the URL to a wiki Help portal and also dispensed you a Notecard with the URL in it. Could it also be...in Help menu? A Notecard already in your Inventory (& not your inventory Library, newbies won't find it there)?
 
 Nearly all of these links are dummy links, put in just for quick illustration purposes.
 
 '''However, the first link, for new users, does lead to a proposed page I'm working on.'''
 
----
 Here is the unofficial, community-created guide to Second Life. For official support resources, as well as other user-created resources, both in-world and on the web, see [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Where to get additional help"]].
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction|<big>'''Quick introduction for new users (residents)'''</big>]]--Including tutorials
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Dictionary]]--Including in-world slang
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to use the Second Life Viewer (client program)]]
 Second Life topics:
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Navigation]]--Tips on movement, teleporting, Landmarks, using the Map, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Socializing]]--Tips on chatting, ettiquette, PG vs. Mature vs. Damage areas, Groups, how to find & meet people, communicating, IMing, sending Notecards, griefers, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Avatars]]--Including using avatars, the profile description, customizing, clothing, animating, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Sight-seeing]]--A variety of regions and venues, as well as guided tour options
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Classes]]--In-world classes on in-world topics as well as real-world education
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Entertainment & Events]]--Events, games, contests, concerts, discussions about movies/art/history/etc, movies, hosting, museums, sports, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Mature"/adult activities]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Combat]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Role-Playing]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Current events]]--In-world and web resources that provide information about Second Life culture, including hot issues, news, major Events, fads, & trends
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Land]]--Information on buying, renting, and selling land
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Safety and Security]]--Tips on safeguarding your avatar, possessions, account, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous help]]--Including how to manage your personal Inventory, shop, open boxes, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Money]]--Including how to get more of it
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Creating/Building]]--Information on creating buildings, clothes, accessories, objects, working with 3rd party programs, animations, sculpture, art, movies/machinima, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Scripting]]--Information on scripting, including LSL, Mono, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Jobs]]--Information about jobs
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Businesses]]--Including common types of businesses & organizations, how to start one, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Alternative Software]]--Information about alternative & pre-release software, including the Beta Grid, Dazzle, Windlight, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Legal issues]]--Information about legal issues related to Second Life, including intellectual property, monetary issues, proposed taxes, etc
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Troubleshooting Second Life]]
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to contact Linden Lab]]--For submitting bug reports, feature requests, questions, problems, etc
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Where to get additional help]]--both in-world and on the web
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous sites]]--Non-commercial, Second Life related sites
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Index]]--Index to all help articles

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-03-02T00:01:26Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 dict. implementation qts
 
 NCI notecards
 other user sites ref
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox Destinations

2008-03-01T23:04:07Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

This is a guide to the diversity of Second Life, with a particular emphasis on locations of interest to new residents. The emphasis is on non-commercial, unusual locations in Second Life, or ones of particular value to new residents (such as excellent sources of free items). To avoid excessive spam content, it should not be a comprehensive listing of every store and mall in Second Life.

To visit the listed destination, simply click the [[SLURL|SLurl]] provided, or copy down the SLurl information and use the in-world [[Map]] to search out the specified [[region]] and co-ordinates.

== Listing Format ==
*To make this easy to skim through, descriptions should generally target to be no more than 5 words long.
*Locations in each section should be in alphabetical order by name.
*PG destinations should be labelled "(PG)". Destinations requiring age verification should be labelled "(AV)"
*Example:
:Hot Tamale: Hot springs (AV)
:Marvin Gardens: Beautiful gardens (PG)
:Park Place: Scenic cliffs

== Non-commercial Destinations ==
=== Regions ===
Regions in the non-commercial section must be free to visit. They may however have venues in them that charge for items or activities
==== Visually inspired by real world locations ====

===== North America =====
===== South America =====
===== Europe =====
===== Asia =====
*Nagaya/Little Kyoto: Japanese region (PG) ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Juho/79/193/62/?title=Visit%20Nagaya/Little%20Kyoto SLurl])

==== Visually inspired by fiction ====
Inspired by movies, books, etc
*Little Mos Eisley: Star Wars region ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Skylar/233/16/41/?title=Visit%20Little%20Mos%20Eisley SLurl])
*Transylvania: Vampire region ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Transylvania/135/88/30/?title=Visit%20Transylvania SLurl])
*United Federation Starfleet: Star Trek region ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Starfleet%20Sector0001/117/133/383/?title=Visit%20United%20Federation%20Starfleet SLurl])

==== Visually inspired by historical periods ====
*Avilion Grove: European castle, formal dancing ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avilion%20Grove/77/112/22/?title=Visit%20Avilion%20Grove%20castle SLurl])

==== Miscellaneous visually themed ====
Regions with a strong visual theme that don't fit into other visual categories. For instance, a tropical paradise region that isn't imitating some specific real-world location.
*Acropolis Gardens: Tropical paradise ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elpida/13/48/58/?title=Visit%20Acropolis%20Gardens SLurl])

=== Venues ===
Venues in the non-commercial section must be free to enter. They must be primarily oriented towards free offerings, however a few incidental paid offerings should not constitute immediate disqualification. If there are items available for acquisition in the venue or activities to do, the overwhelming majority of the offerings (90% or more) must be free. For instance, a venue offering 85 free items, 5 free activities, 5 cheap items, and 5 cheap activities, could qualify as non-commercial. Venues that comply with this rule may still be moved to the commercial section, or deleted. For instance, a venue that offers 9 simple, commonly available Notecards for free, and 1 airplane that costs L$3,000 is 90% free, but it's still actually a commercial venue.

==== Amusement parks ====
==== Guided tours ====
==== Art galleries & exhibits ====
==== Museums ====
==== Musically-oriented ====
==== Dancing ====
==== Stores & malls ====
*The Free Dove: Free clothing, etc. ([http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gallii/114/53/33/?title=Visit%20The%20Free%20Dove%20freebie%20store SLurl])

==== Theaters ====

== Commercial Destinations ==
=== Venues ===
To avoid excessive spam content, commercial locations should only be listed if they offer something that is not readily available in Second Life. A typical clothing store does not belong in this article. On the other hand, a store that specializes in Classical Ottoman Empire military clothing and accessories is probably pretty rare, and so belongs in this article.
==== Amusement parks ====
==== Guided tours ====
==== Art galleries & exhibits ====
==== Museums ====
==== Musically-oriented ====
==== Dancing ====
==== Stores & malls ====
==== Theaters ====

== Other Language Destinations ==
This section lists destinations where there tends to be a higher-than-average number of residents that speak languages other than English.

=== French oriented ===
=== German oriented ===
=== Italian oriented ===
=== Japanese oriented ===
=== Korean oriented ===
=== Portuguese oriented ===
=== Spanish oriented ===

User:Jaszon Maynard/Proposed Second Life Help Portal

2008-03-01T23:01:39Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Here's a quick sketch of what could be in the top level of a Second Life Help portal:
 (I know nothing about the Teen Grid...if there are any changes that should be made to acccomodate that, please tell me)
 
 It would also be great if there were a slap-you-in-the-face signboard in the middle of New User Orientation Island, Public OI, New User Help Island, and Public HI that displayed the URL to a wiki Help portal and also dispensed you a Notecard with the URL in it. Could it also be...in Help menu? A Notecard already in your Inventory (& not your inventory Library, newbies won't find it there)?
 
 Nearly all of these links are dummy links, put in just for quick illustration purposes.
 
 '''However, the first link, for new users, does lead to a proposed page I'm working on.'''
 
----
 Here is the unofficial, community-created guide to Second Life. For official support resources, as well as other user-created resources, both in-world and on the web, see [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Where to get additional help"]].
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction|<big>'''Quick introduction for new users (residents)'''</big>]]--Including tutorials
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Dictionary]]--Including in-world slang
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to use the Second Life Viewer (client program)]]
 Second Life topics:
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Navigation]]--Tips on movement, teleporting, Landmarks, using the Map, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Socializing]]--Tips on chatting, ettiquette, PG vs. Mature vs. Damage areas, Groups, how to find & meet people, communicating, IMing, sending Notecards, griefers, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Avatars]]--Including using avatars, the profile description, customizing, clothing, animating, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Sight-seeing]]--A variety of regions and venues, as well as guided tour options
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Classes]]--In-world classes on in-world topics as well as real-world education
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Entertainment & Events]]--Events, games, contests, concerts, discussions about movies/art/history/etc, movies, hosting, museums, sports, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|"Mature"/adult activities]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Combat]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Role-Playing]]
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Current events]]--In-world and web resources that provide information about Second Life culture, including hot issues, news, major Events, fads, & trends
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Land]]--Information on buying, renting, and selling land
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Safety and Security]]--Tips on safeguarding your avatar, possessions, account, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous help]]--Including how to manage your personal Inventory, shop, open boxes, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Money]]--Including how to get more of it
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Creating/Building]]--Information on creating buildings, clothes, accessories, objects, working with 3rd party programs, animations, sculpture, art, movies/machinima, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Scripting]]--Information on scripting, including LSL, Mono, etc
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Jobs]]--Information about jobs
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Businesses]]--Including common types of businesses & organizations, how to start one, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Alternative Software]]--Information about alternative & pre-release software, including the Beta Grid, Dazzle, Windlight, etc.
:* [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Legal issues]]--Information about legal issues related to Second Life, including intellectual property, monetary issues, proposed taxes, etc
[[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Troubleshooting Second Life]]
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|How to contact Linden Lab]]--For submitting bug reports, feature requests, questions, problems, etc
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Where to get additional help]]--both in-world and on the web
 
 [[User:Jaszon_Maynard/Blank_page|Miscellaneous sites]]--Non-commercial, Second Life related sites

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-01T19:08:04Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi#Way_of_life Jedi & blasters]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-01T19:04:12Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-01T19:00:52Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

Links to SW wiki articles & images either at the SW wiki or of products sold at starwars.com
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_apparel#Armor

 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
 https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png

 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in crazy bike armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg Kenobi in Clone Wars 3D]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Star Wars

2008-03-01T18:55:31Z

Jaszon Maynard: creating

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:SWTCW-poster.jpg

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/244/obi-wan/productDetail.png

https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_small/original.png
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/Obi_Wan_CW_Web_large/original.png
https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/images/product/12/138/obiclonearmor_large/productDetail.png

[[Jedi armor]]
 [http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=405392_img1;key2=-100_img1 Gen'l Kenobi in Clone Armor, statue sold at starwars.com]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Swoopobiwana.JPG Obi Wan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Jediarmor.png Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:NewSithWars.JPG more Jedi armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Farfalla.JPG Farfalla in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Bultarchoipurge.JPG Bultar Swan in armor]
 [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Amaltanna.jpg Bultar Swan in armor 2]

User:Jaszon Maynard/Jaszons sandbox

2008-03-01T18:51:41Z

Jaszon Maynard: editing

'''Here's where I work on developing articles that I will probably eventually publish to the wiki'''

https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Second_Life_Help_Portal
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Proposed_Introduction
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Help_the_general_help
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Performance
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Destinations
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Jaszon_Maynard/Jaszons_sandbox_Additional_Help
 
 carl, dict. implementation qts
 
 uncredit tuts
 NU Help Island
 phase 2 tutorial?
 
 abuse section
 Home, Class 5 server class
 
 gather web sites
 dictionary
 viewer
 Mac vs. Windows, right click
 
 stub names, fill-outs of what should go in
 namespace, Dict tag, stub tag
 publish--wr arts, stubs; post sml arts; sml stubs; big arts
 https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Image:Agni.jpg
 [[Image:Agni.jpg|thumb|left|The Main Grid land map in January 2008.]]
<big>'''I'm currently developing this article and will probably eventually publish it to the wiki'''</big>

Advanced introduction; after Orientation Island--A wide variety of beginner advice on basic skills, aimed towards those who have finished Orientation Island, including tips on movement, chatting, and first tips on working with your avatar.

Special Terms
A special link you may run into while reading this help is a [[SLURL|SLurl]] (Second Life URL). This is a special link that can exist on any webpage on the Internet. It's a way of marking a location in Second Life. When you click on a SLurl, you are taken to a webpage that shows a map of that location in Second Life. If you have Second Life setup on your computer, then with one click on the SLurl's webpage you can have the [[Second Life Main Viewer]] get launched and in the Second Life world your [[avatar]] will be immediately [[teleported]] to the specified location. To learn more read the article about [[SLURL|SLurls]].