by Dianna Defiant, Guest Writer
Location: Our Virtual Advice Desk

Dear Di,

I am being singled out for teasing because of my blinging jewelry and other accessories.  [Iggy’s note—“bling” is a flashing effect found on many SL items]

People I do not even know, at clubs, will call me a noob or even a “blindtard” and tell me I’m blinding them.  I want to fit it, but I don’t know what established residents think of bling or how much of it is enough!

Please help!

Sparklegurl

Dear Sparklegurl….

The rule - as in RL - is LESS IS MORE. One little bling is prob OK, but 6? I do know that a LOT of jewelry & accessories in SL have that feature, but most of them can be turned off with a chat command. Look in the folder you received when you bought the jewelry/boots/whatever and see if there aren’t some instructions on how to turn it off. Usually a simple ‘/bling off’ will do it. And I don’t know a lot about Sims and lag & all that - but I hear that too much bling, etc… can cause lag at highly populated places, especially when everyone has it on. If Rainman says you’re “very sparkly very twinkly” then your best bet would to be to tone it down a bit and see what reaction you get. Let your personality shine thru and get you attention instead of your BLING!!

XXOO
Di

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