Slmen – How Men Dress in Second Life ®

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Cheveux / Hair :
Cake - Ennui - Tipped Platinum - Flexi hair,
by Stumbelina Ophelia,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Rugged,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
Real Vision - Mystique Eyes*,
by Mina Firefly,
@ *Visions By Mina* Synergy Mystique, Boulevard Mystique (80, 96, 24)

• Pantalon, Débardeur / Jeans, Tank Top:
Mestre Capoeira Pants Black Belt (in *Shai* Mestre Capoeirista Black Belter),
Mestre Capoeira Pants Cuff (in *Shai* Mestre Capoeirista Black Belter),
Mens Ribbed Tank Top Cream (in *Shai* Men ribbed Tanks in Light)
by Shai Delacroix,
@ Casa del Shai Flagship, Deco (114, 166, 31)

• Chaussures de sport / Sneakers :
White Mens Dragon Wind Breakers,
by Ninja Petion,
@ Digital Dragon Design, Digital Dragon (113, 113, 23)

• Tatouage / Tattoo :
Tribal Thorn Bands,
by Jesseaitui Petion,
@ Aitui Tattoo, Aitui (156, 192, 27)

• Oreilles de chat / Cat’s ears:
Silver Hypod Ear Small Right,
Ear Small Starter Left,
by Philo Sion
@ Hybrid Street, Gnoma (6, 188, 46)

• Collier, Bracelet, Bague / Necklace, Bracelet, Ring :
Come In - Necklace Men’s Sz,
Bracelet Quartz Power beads Large,
Silver 3 band Ring with Air Vial,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)

The letter to Linden lab:

In the past eighteen months, Second Life has expanded, growing from a small community of early adopters to a platform supporting millions of users. Linden Lab has created a world that inspires a deep level of passion in its users and provides unprecedented opportunities to share creatively, socially, and financially.

With explosive levels of growth often come unexpected problems. In keeping with your company’s policy and rich history of resident involvement, we the undersigned would like to take this opportunity to address some concerns that we feel have gone unanswered for too long.

There are some consistent, ongoing problems that are getting worse under heavy load, not better, and are not simply irritants but problems that are causing financial loss in some cases, which is unacceptable. Here is a brief list of the main concerns:

* Inventory loss - this is a devastating problem that is worsening. We have no ability to protect our own inventories through backups, and are trusting you to protect that data. This is the highest priority. Sensible inventory limits (on non-verified accounts only), combined with better management tools and ways to protect our inventory ourselves would help to mitigate the problem as well. Regardless, this cannot continue - we will not accept financial loss as a feature of Second Life. It is your responsibility as service provider to ensure our data is not lost, and you are failing us.

* Problems with Find and Friends List - we continue to see search outages on a far too regular basis. It is bad enough trying to get anywhere without being able to use search, but many users are also paying money for classified ads. Our friends lists just do not work reliably any longer, after years without an issue with them. If America Online/MSN/Yahoo can provide presence information for hundreds of millions of users, surely there is a way to make our friends lists work again.

* Grid stability and performance - teleports fail quite regularly, especially under heavy load. Attachments end up in places they did not start out in, and sim performance varies wildly. None of this makes for a very pleasant experience for users. Long promised improvement to physics and scripting would help dramatically to reduce these problems, but there are a lot of other scalability issues as well. It often feels like the grid is coming apart at the seams. The promised use of limiting logins of non-verified accounts during peak load has been severely lacking. This would be an effective interim solution to load issues, but Linden Lab seems unwilling to use it.

* Build tool problems - the importance of build tools that actually work as promised cannot be overstated enough - we rely on them to create content. Prim drift, disappearing prims, imprecise placement, problems with linking and other issues with the tools need to be addressed. Too much time is being spent trying to work around the problems.

* Transaction problems - inventory deliveries are failing with an alarming (and annoying) frequency, leaving merchants with the burden of replacing missing content and having to try to confim the transaction in the first place. We trust that our L$ balances are accurate, but given recent problems, that is a cause for concern as well, and one we place our full trust in you to ensure its accuracy.

We remain fully supportive of Second Life and are more than willing to continue doing our part to help, but our confidence is steadily being eroded due to a general lack of communication and the apparent failure to successfully address the many issues detailed above. What we are asking for is that these problems are addressed immediately, ahead of new features, and that we are able to see tangible improvements. We accept that this will not happen overnight but it also cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely either.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

http://www.projectopenletter.com/

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Cheveux / Hair :
AVEDA - Men’s Short - Cinder,
by Elikapeka Tiramisu,
@ AVEDA INSTITUTE, Sunset Commerce (91, 203, 24)

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Rock Star,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
FNKY! Eyes #G01-12 Ruby,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Pantalon, Chemise, Débardeur / Jeans, Shirt, Tank Top:
Adrien Paper Pants Denim no belt,
Poco Striped Shirt Purple,
Mens Ribbed Tank Top Cream,
by Shai Delacroix,
@ Casa del Shai Flagship, Deco (114, 166, 31)

• Souliers / Shoes :
FNKY! Styles-Plain Blue,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Collier, Bracelet, Bague / Necklace, Bracelet, Ring :
Screwed Necklace Mn sz,
5 Screw Coiled Bracelet Mns Sz,
3 Screw Coiled Ring Mns Sz,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Stubble,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
FNKY! Eyes - Galaxy - Grey (No Veins),
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Costume, Chemise/ Suit, Shirt:
City Suit Tintable Jacket & Pants (R: 107,G: 102,B: 149)
City Suit Tintable Jacket (not tinted),
by Vindi Vindaloo,
@ *LUXURY* by Vindi Vindaloo, Plush Kappa (49, 49, 22)
and also :
@ VanZel Boutique, Neptune (82, 102, 37)

• Souliers / Shoes :
FNKY! Styles-Penny Black,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Bague / Ring :
Hand Silver 3 Gem Ring,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Cheveux / Hair :
Calla for Men Ocelot Darks (Black),
by Haedon Quine & Tigerlily Koi,
@ Calla, Callatropia (125, 193, 23)

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Rugged Soul,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
FNKY! Eyes - Galaxy - Blue (No Veins),
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Tee-Shirt / T-Shirt:
DMC Deserted T-Shirt White Untucked,
by Dragontat Zagato,
@ DMC: Desert Moon Clothiers, Goodelli (229, 197, 25)

• Short / Short Pants:
XY Plaid Shorts - Light Brown,
by Nicole David,
@ Elephant Outfitters, Maroon (71, 53, 33)

• Chaussures de sport / Sneakers :
Gray Mens Dragon Wind Breakers,
by Ninja Petion,
@ Digital Dragon Design, Digital Dragon (113, 113, 23)

• Collier, Bracelet, Bague / Necklace, Bracelet, Ring :
Screwed Necklace Mn sz,
1 Screw Coiled Bracelet Mns Sz,
1 Screw Coiled Ring Mns Sz,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Funky Monk,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
FNKY! Eyes - Galaxy - Blue (No Veins),
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Costume, Chemise/ Suit, Shirt:
FNKY! Smooth Criminal Suit (Black)
with Shirt/Tie (Light/Dark),
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Souliers / Shoes :
FNKY! Styles-Lace Black,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Montre / Watch:
Omega DeVille,
Francis Chung,
@ Francis & Co, Midnight City (35, 140, 26)

• Bracelet, Bague / Bracelet, Ring :
Silver Elephant Hair Bracelet 2 knots Mns Sz,
Silver Elephant Hair Ring 2 Knots,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)

Hello ! Allez voir les tennis vintage de Keelia (X-Pose), elle sont sympas et si bon marché (90 lindens la paire!) Elle se font en 6 tailles et 9 couleurs, tout le monde va trouver son bonheur!
Stumbelina (Cake) nous offre une superbe coiffure avec “Poem”, ne trouvez-vous pas ? Regardez aussi ses nouveaux jeans “Vancouver”, je les adore !
Vous savez qui est en photo sur le tee-shirt jaune fluo d’Antonia (Artilleri)? Elle-même ! Si, si elle me l’a dit !
Mhaijik (Jewelry Mhaijik Things) doit sûrement être occupée à refaire sa maison ou quelque chose comme çà, elle est complètement obsédée par les vis après l’avoir été par les clous la semaine dernière ! Oh la la, je suis inquiet : ne te fais pas mal Mhaijik, on a besoin des tes doigts en parfaite condition pour nous faire de nouveaux bijoux… ne joue pas trop fort avec tes outils !

Hey! Take a look at Keelia’s vintage sneakers (X-Pose), they are cool and so cheap (90 lindens a pair!) They come in 6 sizes and 9 colors, so everybody can be happy !
Stumbelina from Cake did an amazing hair with “poem”, don’t you think? and look at her new “Vancouver” jeans too, i love them!
Do you know who is pictured on Antonia’s yellow T-Shirt (Artilleri)? Herself! she told me that, so it’s the very truth!
Mhaijik (Jewelry Mhaijik Things) must be very occupied revamping her house or something, she is totally obsessed with screws, and last week she was with nails! OMG, i’m so worried : don’t hurt yourself Mhaijik, we need your fingers in perfect condition to do us new pieces jewelry… Please don’t play too hard with your tools!

Mannequin / Model : Ben Vanguard

• Cheveux / Hair :
Cake - Poem - Midnight - Flexi Hair,
by Stumbelina Ophelia,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Skin :
FNKY! Antonio Tan - Rugged,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Yeux / Eyes :
FNKY! Eyes #G01-11 Violet,
by Funk Schnook,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Tee-Shirt / T-Shirt:
Sunny Days tee,
by Antonia Marat,
@ Artilleri Mainstore, artilleri (93, 123, 26)

• Jean / Jeans:
Vancouver Jeans - Dirty Black ( Skinny ),
by Stumbelina Ophelia,
@ FNKY! & Cake, FNKY Cake (128, 45, 24)

• Chaussures de sport / Sneakers :
VANS Trainer Black Size 20,
by Keelia DeCuir,
@ X-Pose, Reef Islands (162, 211, 36)

• Bracelet, Bague / Bracelet, Ring :
Gold 1 Screw Coiled Bracelet Mns Sz,
Gold 1 Screw Coiled Ring Mns Sz,
by Mhaijik Guillaume,
@ Jewelry Mhaijik Things, Pheosia (59, 211, 151)