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Ning 3.0: Time to Clean Up Groups & Members

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Hi Aimee

Other group administrators have been having the same problem.

You can either list the group name here or message it to me and I will remove it.

Thanks!

Ning 3.0: Time to Clean Up Groups & Members

Site News & Guidelines

Hello Everyone

As you may have heard, Ning will be moving to the new Ning 3.0 format in the near future.

From what I've seen so far, it's going to offer us some great advantages and I'm excited about the transition. Ning is currently working on migration software and once that is operational we will have a maximum of a year in order to complete the transfer from our current 2.x site.

I have just set up a test site so that I can begin learning the new format and createthe new design for us.

In order to make this transition as smooth as possible, Iam going to need help from all of the members and the first task is a clean up of our Groups & Members.

Groups:

Over time we have amassed anumber of Groups that have been set up but are not currently being used. If you are the Creator or Administrator of such a group please consider removing it. You can find more information about Group Deletionsat Manage Your Group .

If you are a member of this type of group and the Group Creator is no longer a member of this site you can contact me (or leave a note here) and I will remove it.

I haven't seen the new functionality for Groups in 3.0 yet but I understand thatit's going to provide a lot more functionality including better Group Administration Transfer

Members:

The Ning 3.0 Basic Plan that we are going with provides for a maximum of 1,000 members. The next level up(which allows for 10,000 members) is twice the price and therefore currently out of our financial reach.

We currently have 829 members so we are approaching the limit. If you have multiple accounts, I would ask you to please remove all but the one(s) that you most require. For most members, one account really should be sufficient.

Please see Leave a Ning Network for instructions. Removing your content is a personal decision but you may want to leave your contributions on the site. You do NOT have to remove your content.

If you are aware of members that are no longer involved with Royal Courts but have not removed their memberships, you can contact me.

Any questions? Just give me a shout! Thanks!!

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 10 Jan 2017 10:53:17PM

Maison Noir Blanc: Messing with Mesh & Materials

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Thanks Ladies!

I'm happy to say that you can now walk through the front door without falling through a gap and getting trapped in the foundation )

I've also mastered the creation of hinged, mesh doors and I'm working on a brand new Doric Column that is low LI. My first attempt saw the column base come in at LI=14 (which is more than all the windows & doors combined at this point) but I've now got it down to 0.5 - whew!

Now if I could only remember the difference between Doric, Ionic & Corinthian without looking them up every time I'd be getting somewhere )

Maison Noir Blanc: Messing with Mesh & Materials

Bloggers' Corner

It's starting to look more like a house!

Maison Noir Blanc: Messing with Mesh & Materials

Bloggers' Corner

Thank you, ladies

It's a very small build, especially when you compare it to the grand chateaux that we are use to seeing here, but nonetheless it's rather a daunting tasksince Iwant to convert almost everything to a mesh model.

I hate reading instructions but I'm having a great time learning as I go with this project. Now if only my poor avi will forgive me for crashing her repeatedly into the wall to check to see if it's solid

Maison Noir Blanc: Messing with Mesh & Materials

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In Second Life, as in real life, I tend to be a "jack of all trades and master of none". I love to dabble in the different skills necessary to create but I'm very impatient with the learning curve. I'm reallyexcited about the introduction of Mesh and now Materials to Second Life but I find it hard to make a concentrated effort to get up to speed on these 3D building techniques.

All this to say that I need a lot ofinspiration to propel me into uncharted territory.

The Neoclassic Row House pictured above right, was just what I was looking for; small & stylish, classic & contained. It's a build that easily lends itself to mesh modelling, or so my untutoredself surmises.And so project Maison Noir Blanc was launched.

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:21:15AM

Material Project Viewer , new possibilities for tailors (too)!

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I've found that It's actually much easier to tackle than mesh

It's out in the latest version of the LL viewer now.

Material Project Viewer , new possibilities for tailors (too)!

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Thanks for starting this discussion, Trasgo. The addition of Materials is indeed an exciting milestone in Second Life!

For those of you not yet familiar with this new functionality, Materials Support and Tips is a good place to start.

I've been playing with it for a while now and my observation is that the results are pleasantly subtle as well as dynamic. It makesthings "come alive" depending on changes in light making the whole scene more realistic.

I have been playing with building materials andI now have floors with just the right amount of gloss (not the horrid "shininess" that we were previously limited to), damask wallpaper where the patterns appear & disappear in the lighting, glinting metal on furniture etc.

I can just imagine its use with fabrics, as Trasgo has shown.

I'm working on a new house that takes advantage of both mesh & materials & so I'll post some pictures when I get a moment.

I would love to see & hear about others experiences!

Premier Chateaux de ma création Par !!Impérial!!

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I'm guessing that perhaps language translation is a bit of a problem as you have posted another listing in Marketplace.

Since this one was posted on July 4th, the next one you can post will be on July 11th. I have deleted the other posting from today (July 8th).

Premier Chateaux de ma création Par !!Impérial!!

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I've deleted your other Marketplace post as you are only allowed one per week.

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