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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-3-2008 20:06

Made ya look!! ;-P

No, seriously, we're looking for pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. Here's what we need:

Reward items:

We're looking for things that can be used as new reward items. If you've got a picture (or can take a picture of) a hat, some kind of coat, shoes, or accessory (anything from jewelry to a pet to a car to whatever), send it.

Apartment items:

We're looking for things that can be used in apartments. Furniture, glassware, silverware, paintings, knick-knacks, tapestries or rugs, appliances, if you've got it on digital film, we wanna see it!

Landscapes:

We're looking for shots of the six cities of Sleuth, the more detailed the better. Remember, Sleuth is based on the time period of the 1920's-1940's, so your pictures need to reflect that, please.

The Rules:

All pictures MUST be sent to the following address:

wishonastaragency@gmail.com

No exceptions. Don't bother sending paper photos, they won't arrive anywhere.

All photos MUST be your personal property, or have your personal permission to use. DO NOT send copyrighted photos. No photos will be returned to their senders. No guarantees are made that any specific photo will be used.

All photos must depict items that are from the Sleuth era (1920's-1940's) or earlier. Do not send pictures depicting items from a later era, please. DO NOT SEND AVATAR PHOTOS. Photos can be submitted by Subbed or Unsubbed people, doesn't matter. We give no guarantees that your pictures will be used, simply that they'll be considered.

So get creative, and get snapping!! ;-D



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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-14-2008 15:13

They prob'ly do, Stormy, but I'm not a copyright lawyer, and more importantly, I don't have the energy to go tracking down gabillions of copyrights. So, simply put, if we think the picture isn't something that YOU yourself took, we'll deep-six it (no matter how much we like the pic). We don't want Sleuth to be the target of a lawsuit, pure and simple.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-14-2008 15:33

We're still looking for pictures, by the way. As I said on Ctown's radio broadcast, we've had a total of ONE contribution. C'mon people, we can do better than that!! Get yer thinking caps on, get out yer cameras, and start snapping!! ;-)

As for what kind of stuff to take pics of, the sky's the limit:

We need furniture and apartment stuff of all kinds. Ever wonder why you can furnish a bedroom here in Sleuth, but there's no beds?? (that one always stumped me ;-) Ever wonder why there's no kitchens in any of the apartments (for me, the kitchen's pretty much the center of any house I've been in). Ever wonder why there's only three styles/kinds of furniture to choose from, the el cheapo, the middle of the road, and the oh-my-god, break the bank, expensive stuff?? There's no Asian styles, no Arts and Crafts, no Art Deco, no Indian? THESE are all stuff that YOU GUYS can provide. Go look through your house, your parents', and even your grandparents' houses. You just might be surprised at what you find.

Secondly, we're looking for favor reward stuff. Y'know the hats, shoes, jackets/dresses/suits, and accessories that y'all have been getting at the end of the favors you solve?? Well, we want new stuff. Better stuff!! Get creative! Pretend you're playing dress up, and have fun. Go find a vintage clothing store, and take your camera with you. As for accessories, again, the sky's the limit. Jewelry, cars, animals, gadgets, what have you, as long as it fits in the Sleuth era (1920's - 1940's or earlier), go for it!!

Finally, we need landscape photos of the six cities of Sleuth. If you happen to live in a Sleuth city, WONDERFUL!!! You've got it made! If you've traveled to a Sleuth city, send us your pics! If you live or have traveled to a city that LOOKS like a Sleuth city, go for it too!! We're looking for all kinds of photos about the cities, so get inventive!

We'll be looking for your pics!! ;-D

yoyofoshow
yoyofoshow
Old Shoe

Sep-15-2008 06:09

K I have a TON of stuff for Shangri La, I could muster some stuff up that looks like its from Shanghai, and I'll see if I have any pictures for New Delhi.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-15-2008 10:42

That'd be FANTASTIC, Yoyo!! YYYYAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-D ;-D ;-D

yoyofoshow
yoyofoshow
Old Shoe

Sep-15-2008 17:38

I sent you a pm Breit. Any specific types of pictures you want? Landscape, monastery etc.

Beaufort T. Knox
Beaufort T. Knox
Well-Connected

Sep-15-2008 21:15

I'll have to try and find a pic for it, but I think an old Victrola from that period would be cool for the apartments.

Everything takes up so much space though. Perhaps if it only took up 100 sq. ft. or 0 sq. ft. even better. The idea is somewhat like the ballroom, but the sleuth gets to pick his/her own music. So when someone comes to visit and wants to leave a msg. on your board or even to chat, depending on what you have, they can listen to what music you pick while they rummage through yer stuff. Not sure about feasibility.

Or in some cases,(Sophie), while they raid your fridge. lol.

Not sure about feasibility. I'm not a programming type.


Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-15-2008 21:56

From what I've seen, only things that serve a purpose actually take up space in the apartments. The wardrobes, trunks, tables, sofas, etc, all take up room because they store stuff, let people chat or use a message board, etc, etc. (least I'm hoping that's how Ben's programmed things).

I'm hoping most of the stuff we're looking at (barring the above things, which will have the same stats as their current counterparts), will have 0 sq. ft. But we gotta find the stuff first. ;-D

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Sep-17-2008 13:41

Am delighted to report that the pix that YOYO and TOPKEBAB sent me are FABULOUS!!!! Anyone else out there with marvelous aspirations towards being a top-notch photographer????? Will have some of their photos up for you all to view shortly on Wish's website!!!!

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Dec-12-2009 23:44

It's been a while since we've had any input from the community on this, and I thought now might be an appropriate time to bring it up.

One thing that's bugged me for several years now (basically since about six weeks after they did the one and only apartment furniture upgrade, way back when), is that the only 'special' stuff that's available in apartments is for celebrating Halloween. While I have nothing against Halloween (you shoulda seen the get-up we did to our house for Trick-or-Treat Day ;-), I would very much like to see some OTHER stuff for holidays available in the apartments.

Since December and January is chock-full of holidays for just about every culture on earth, I'd like to see what y'all can come up with for this time of year. I'd also like to see what we can come up with for some upcoming holidays (ie--St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, etc), so we don't have special days pass by with nothing to celebrate them with (the early bunny gets the valentine, so to speak ;-).

NOTE: Sleuthville is a global community, represented by an amazing mix of people, cultures, and religions. We have 7 hubs that people can travel from, and 5 that they can reside in. I would truly love to see that ALL are represented through the pics, as well as our community.

So. Having said all that, does anybody have ideas about pics that can be taken/submitted for holiday stuff??

Thank you!!

Breit

P.S. -- I know that the argument's been made that the apartments are only available to a very small segment of the Sleuth population, and therefore, this is an unfair waste for the rest of Sleuth. While I recognize the first half of the statement, I'm hoping that there will be pics submitted that can be used for the ENTIRE Sleuth population. Those will just take more work (ie-stats work) and pleading on our part to Admin. Patience. We'll get there. ;-)
B.

Irene
Irene

Dec-13-2009 01:55

If you want to create new items for wearing, you may test out how they will work on my site. I will be working out something so that it will be possible to make it seem like you "wear" the item before christmas.

What you need to do is this: Find the picture, upload it in correct format, tell me, go to my site (I will work out a login thing this week, so that you won't have to give away your password, should Admin accept my suggestion), create the item, and you will be able to see how it looks right away.

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