Perks for long term Residents?
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Dana Enyo
I've thought for years that there should be some sort of bonus or perk for someone who has been active in SL for ten years (and more after 20! years). It could be a discount in the membership fee, additional land, a bump in the monthly stipend or just a one-time (or maybe annual) "Happy Rez Day!" deposit of L$. There should be some sort of "minimum activity" requirement in there so the perk doesn't go to dead accounts.
Those of us around this long (16 years for me) are not just Residents; in RL we're Ambassadors. We're the folks out there actually trying to explain what this crazy place is and why they should try joining us. The Old Av Bonus would recognize that good work.
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moichispa Resident
Yeah I think this could be a good idea. (14 years)
I don't have any new ideas but maybe giving old perks to newer users?
10/15 years get the extra money on stripend while 20 years get the 50L per week .
It is not that much Linden compared to mobile login bonus.
Shyla Starflare
Over 15 yrs here - seems I am a noob compared to some on this thread.
I am in favor of recognition of any kind, but would love a yr of free membership for every 10yrs of paid. Never happen, but a girl can "wish".
Nika Talaj
God knows how much money Nika and Litta have spent in SL over the years! Nika's 18, Litta's 17, and my oldest avatar is even older (tho not active). I just had the notion of LL creating a really nice special neighborhood somewhere and granting everyone who's been active a certain number of years (and only those avatars) a free parcel in it. If you become inactive for more than a year you lose your parcel, maybe?
Tamraen Dryke
Nika Talaj I like this but once we start factoring in active status, it gets complicated. What constitutes as active, will people feel bad and leave all together if they get labeled as inactive, what about folks who left for a year or two 10 years ago, are they now considered just a 10 year account, what about people who go inactive for a year for medicial treatment or hospitalization, they shouldn't lose all the perks of a 15-20+ year account over that. So maybe it's just straight up age of account, whether they made it 20 years ago and didn't log in again until today or whether they've been here the whole time. Giving perks to a few people who haven't been active is a good price to pay for the only way to keep it from hurting actually active and invested residents. I'd love to live somewhere in an oldie community haha I'm 18 in SL but took 3 years off back around 2009-2012. I've been logged in nearly every day since then though but I'd also hate to not be able to go on vacation or take a break without worrying about losing everything, and so in that case I wouldn't invest much in the house anyway.
Vanity Bonetto
well said! I totally support this!
Eren Padar
As a resident of 21+ years... I have to say this sounds good to me. It would be nice to have some recognition for sticking with SL for so long.
Some companies will send their customers a ham every year for being a subscriber. And while I appreciate my SL membership is free, the drive toward Premium memberships has become most disheartening-- especially considering that during my 21+ years I've been a creator, scripter, merchant, sim owner, live performer, major event host, etc etc.
One would think some company appreciation to be in order for those who have been long-time residents of SL. 5 years, 10 years, even 20 years... we've helped SL.
When I joined SL there were 800 regions. Total. A year later (after extensive work of the group I was in) SL was up to 5,000+ regions. That didn't happen by accident, but by the hard work of residents attracting other people and introducing them to SL use (because the learning curve was straight up).
So yeah, a bonus or two would be nice, in recognition of long-term service.
Nazaire Dragonash
I will be 18 soon!
Kalms Resident
I feel this is a very important aspect of SL. Loyalty. It’s more than a profile badge or a deposit of L$. I think something such as a symbolic increase on your land allowance, a 15 day trial of premium membership or even a 512sqm free mainland which is symbolic and would repopulate those areas. Such benefits would go well to thank us residents for our loyalty.
Paige Addams
Sounds like a great idea Dana! Sadly, over the years I have seen many good people leave and in some cases the amount was high enough it negatively impacted the culture with some fun groups almost now extinct.
Garnet Psaltery
I'd be happy to receive something in recognition of my 20 years in SL (as of 11th April 2025) but I'd be grateful just to have that elusive email or cake that other people say they get on their rez days. :o)
Dana Enyo
Garnet Psaltery Oh! I always get the Email, along with some interesting data (like days logged in, and CONSECUTIVE days logged in, over the past year). They give my stats vs. "average" ones, although I don't know how they figure those out. Maybe it's dumping into Spam?
Garnet Psaltery
Dana Enyo I keep a very careful check on my emails so I'd see if that were happening.
Caroly Rossini
benefits for seniority or for breathing, eating and excreting... I don't think so, but if it would be fair to reward or incentivize creative users who really contribute to SL it would be very good. The time someone has in SL is not a valid argument in itself, we are not in SL for stipends or land, but for something more significant.
Let's reward creativity and imagination and not continue to fatten our comfort that others paint a better SL for us
Tamraen Dryke
Caroly Rossini How is creative contribution quantified though? This gets really sticky, for example I don't physically create mesh but I do spend significant money and time creating performances that I use to help RL charity fundraisers. Does that not count as community contribution because it's not a commercial object for sale? Sadly when it comes to things like giving perks on a large scale, it has to be dependent on a specific and objective metric. Yes that could reward people who just show up, but it would also reward people who contribute in every way, rather than being blocked out because they don't have the "right kind" of contribution. I'd be severely sore if an actual official LL criteria stated that what I do for the community wasn't worth it.
Caroly Rossini
Tamraen Dryke I think it's great that people have the generosity to give their time and energy to charity work in rl. Going back to SL, I don't want a virtual world like Miami, full of retired users because of their age in SL. The fact that I have been in SL for so long should make us think about the reason and there are no excuses, because curiosity is not valid after a couple of years. To a lesser or greater degree, the reasons are more due to a pathology, of which we may not be aware or that we do not want to deal with. This world is the only one in which we have the real option of being free, no one forces us to pay any taxes, only what we choose. Let's not be so bold as to ask for benefits for accumulated time in the account.
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