Barnes work is always very detailed, quality, even finicky. He has the skillz. Other people like this Launa may be skilled at dresses, I don’t know, but these skins were awful. It has to be said.

Add to it that even a child can understand the instructions put out these these days. Ever read the directions for a PSP? DS? Wii? How about the directions for a VCR, DVD player? DVR? The operations manual for your computer?

Second Life is no different. If you don’t read the manual – well then it’s your own bloody fault when things go awry.

Oh, and by the by? F1 and the Knowledge Base are two different things. One is filled with (mostly anyway) user articles to help newbies. The other is more of an FAQ page. Some of the content may be mirrored, but not all of it.

It helps if you actually, you know, read the thing first. after all, only the most inept could possibly not understand something as cut and dry as:

“How do I clear my Cache? Ctrl-P for Preferences, choose the Network tab and click the Clear Cache button. Then log out of Second Life – wait a couple of minutes – then log back in.”

Or how about:

“How can I post a Classified Ad? Stand on the land you wish to advertise. Right-click on yourself and choose Profile, then choose the Classifieds tab. Click on New.

Classified ads appear on the classified section of the Search window for one week. The price you pay directly determines the placement of your listing. The more you pay, the higher the listing goes on the Classifieds list.

To remove your ad, highlight the correct ad and click the delete button.”

If you cannot understand entries such as THAT then you really need to consider NOT using technology. Christ.

Oh, and I fully expect you to take sections of this out of context or some other equally silly thing. go right ahead, you’ll skip over this little section here at the bottom telling you that this is coming from someone that long ago decided he wasn’t going to waste his time attempting to help those that expect everything to be done for them, and to be so easy tp use that a newborn infant or some senile old person might be able to use it. There is only so much one can take before one decides to tell the hopeless case off and walk away.

Case in point – for a while I attempted to help a friend of the family with her computer troubles …. only to find that the entire family was as dense as a block of concrete. The EXACT same issues each and every time ….

You’ll forgive me if I have no sympathy for those who are babied to the point of SHOWING THEM what to do …. and they still do not understand, despite clear, concise step by step directions, AND being SHOWN how to do it.

That is where I draw the line.

If you know Barnes doesn’t sell skins, then why make a stupid remark about his skins looking like roadkill? I know, because you can’t admit being wrong! What you ended up actually doing is needlessly dissing the work of Launa Fauna instead. If you had taken half a second to mouseover the skin display, you would have noticed at least who you were insulting. I guess when you are trashing someone’s work, it’s not important to get the details right. Then again, you miss the details constantly, so I’m not surprised. You are right about one thing though for once – Barnes work is excellent.

And what is your point here, picking on something like this? The point of the comment is that F1 is laggy, boring, fine print, and just plain hard to use, like so many other tekkie things. People do not use it. You refer them to it, they can’t really access it. Ditto the knowledge base. These are for tekkies and people who are nerdy enough to read tech manuals.