Wearing Fenced Goods

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by Lorellai Kondor

Since I work at a busy club, Ambrosia Dance club, I see many people come and go and I have a terrible weakness.. I am addicted to inspecting what people are wearing. The sad thing is I see so many people wearing stolen – ripped things (hair mostly) When I see such a person I usually IM them to tell them – they usually have no idea!

I remember one girl once told me she got the hair when she joined SL and she thought it is a free starting pack for noobs. Oh well, honey it is not! Someone used a copybot and stole it, re-packaged it, and sold it as their own product.
I know many times people wander around the grid and see what they think is a bargain and buy it. But many times the item they are purchasing is actually stolen.

Since most of us would like to not be part of the problem of supporting thieves who steal the hard work of others, I decided to make some tips on how to you can see if an item you are about to purchase is stolen.

1. It is stolen 100% if someone tosses you a pack of full perm hair, skins… Skins and hair are usually NO TRANSFER!

2. Check the creator- click properties and see who made the item, then go to creator’s profile and see if there is something written in the profile– like a hair store.. anything what could tell you he is the creator. Empty profiles are weird if the date of creation is not that old!

3. Inspect it- Rez the item on the floor, right-click and go more, more and inspect. In 2.0 viewer check the item’s profile and then click details. (see the photos)There you can see all about the item. Check the creator’s profile. (Note: hair contains a lot of prims, it is best to do this in a sandbox.) The huge indicator can also be – most thieves often don’t even change the original name of the hair. (for example- you see “Truth” or “ETD” hair name and the creator is totally different then it should be.)

4.If you see stolen stuff is sold … then contact the real creator and let them deal with it further.

The key is- buy things from trustful stores, period, not some *cough* brazilian nude beach*cough* (I made that up) If you need help, IM me in world.

PS: You can also inspect the vendor where the item is bought… if you are not sure it is original.. so you can inspect and go under content and click on it and see the creator under properties.

Please note that the object used to take example photos has nothing to do with stolen content. I just used it to show how to inspect in 2.0 viewer.

Starlyt Starbryt – Can out last you all

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Those of you who have been coming to Ambrosia after dark will already be familiar with “The Iron DJ” Starlyt Somerset. She earned her name for her amazing ability to spin tunes for 7 or 8 hours in a row even while suffering from some RL chronic malady. She’s cute and fun and I recently asked her a few questions to find out more about her.

The Iron DJ

The Iron DJ

Phil Kearny‧: So how long have you been an Ambrosia DJ now?
Starlyt Somerset‧: late March
Starlyt Somerset‧: or early April
Starlyt Somerset‧: oh maybe it was late April, hell it’s been a long time.
Phil Kearny‧: You are known for taking really long shifts, in fact your nickname is “The Iron DJ”. Do you ever have trouble coming up with new songs to play?
Starlyt Somerset‧: No not really, In fact,, I have over 900 hours of music.
Starlyt Somerset‧: I haven’t repeated a single song.
Starlyt Somerset‧: The day i did 14 hours i didn’t repeat either
Phil Kearny‧: Wow, thats amazing. I can not believe where you find the stamina to play for 14 continuous hours.- I noticed that you play a rally wide range of music ranging from the 80s to the present day. Do you have any one genre in particular that you favor?
Starlyt Somerset‧: I favor mostly pop and dance and hiphop
Starlyt Somerset‧: oh and rock
Starlyt Somerset‧:I don’t favor any more than the others really to be honest
Starlyt Somerset‧:I love a lot of genres
Phil Kearny‧: What is it that you love about Djing…Is it the live audience, the instant feedback, the adulation of your many admirers?
Starlyt Somerset‧:Honestly, the main reason i love djing is because 10 years ago i helped my high school sweetheart/best friend after we broke up build his RL DJ business, and he passed 5 years ago, so I love DJing because I feel like I’m memorializing him.
Starlyt Somerset‧:it just makes me remember him and feel close to him again
Phil Kearny‧: What is currently your favourite song or songs to play?
Starlyt Somerset‧: DJ TonTon gave me my opening song that I love – LMFAO – Shooting Star; and then I love DJ Encore ft Engelina – I See Right Through to You, which was introduced to me by Chaos, and then my favorite song to play overall is 30 Seconds to Mars – Beautiful Lie
Starlyt Somerset‧: I guess I also love playing Baby Bash – Cyclone because I always say I can move like a cyclone because I’m from Kansas and I know how they move !
Phil Kearny‧: Its been a pleasure chatting with you Starlyt.

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