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Honda Enoch · 10-07-2008, 09:21 PM

Was told that some sims have sponsors that help with tier cost. Is there a place to inquire about this?

Thanks

**Ann Launay** · 10-07-2008, 09:49 PM

A lot of the same smart asses are over here too...plus a few.

Isablan Neva · 10-07-2008, 10:53 PM

Funding/grants to buy a sim?

Honda Enoch · 10-08-2008, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ann Launay

A lot of the same smart asses are over here too...plus a few.

Then you already know I don't want your smart ass comments. So go away.

Ayesha Lytton · 10-08-2008, 03:05 AM

Trout Recreant · 10-08-2008, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Then you already know I don't want your smart ass comments. So go away.

Seriously. You didn't even bother to explain what you wanted to do with a sim or why anyone would want to sponsor you. If someone is going to sponsor anything, they need to know what they are sponsoring and what's in it for them. All you've done is ask a vague question and insult people. Without any information, it looks like you just want someone to buy you a half sim and pay your tier for you. You don't need a sponsor, you need free cash. I wish you luck. It's going to be a tough sell.

Maybe you can get a sponsorship from the crown prince of Nigeria. I got an email that says he's giving away lots of money.

Trout Recreant · 10-08-2008, 03:20 AM

Maybe my post was too harsh. Tell you what. I'll try to help you find a sponsor.

Try these guys! They look legit. Maybe they'll sponsor you.

FreeMoney.com - Free Money Free Cash Grants Business Help Loans College Grants

I'll check in tomorrow with some new ideas.

**Ann Launay** · 10-08-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Then you already know I don't want your smart ass comments. So go away.

No. I was here first.

Also, if you'd ever actually offered a legitimate reason why people might be interested in sponsoring you, you probably wouldn't have been mocked so thoroughly on the official forums. Can you honestly not see why we would be amused by some complete stranger showing up and basically saying, "Give me money! Why? Oh, just because I asked"?

Summer · 10-08-2008, 11:19 AM

How much money would you like?

Trout Recreant · 10-08-2008, 11:56 AM

travel

Here! You like telling people to go away. Maybe these guys are a perfect fit. See if they will sponsor you.

You also like calling them assholes, so how about the good folks at Tucks?

http://www.brands2liveby.com/product.aspx?id=457

Or these guys, who I found by typing in a random URL to see what popped up. Holy crap! I bet they have sponsorship money available:

The World Owes Me

Brenda Connolly · 10-08-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ann Launay

No. I was here first.

Also, if you'd ever actually offered a legitimate reason why people might be interested in sponsoring you, you probably wouldn't have been mocked so thoroughly on the official forums. Can you honestly not see why we would be amused by some complete stranger showing up and basically saying, "Give me money! Why? Oh, just because I asked"?

Yeah. That's usually the Government's job. Or if you have teenagers in the house.

Brenda Connolly · 10-08-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Was told that some sims have sponsors that help with tier cost. Is there a place to inquire about this?

Thanks

In all seriousness. Did you ask the person who told you about sponsorship where to find it? That's what this asshole would have done.

**Ann Launay** · 10-08-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Brenda Connolly

Yeah. That's usually the Government's job. Or if you have teenagers in the house.

Smart ass!

Brenda Connolly · 10-08-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ann Launay

Smart ass!

If I wanted smart ass comments I would have asked.
Sims are sponsored all the time. but I guess a forum full of smart ass's was the wrong place to look. (must be a vBulletin thing, they always attract ass holes.

*The OP himself in the original thread.

**Ann Launay** · 10-08-2008, 12:17 PM

Yes dear.

Isablan Neva · 10-08-2008, 12:24 PM

Ok, I'll bite. There are some sims that are sponsored by people willing to contribute tier monies towards what they see as a "public good." I sponsor the SL Botanical Gardens, for example. Some land parcels are sponsored by members of a group who are willing to commit extra tier to land used by group members, the Forum Cartel Hangout is an example.

If you are not contributing something back to the community you will find little interest in anyone sponsoring. The way forward would be for you to buy the sim yourself and rent out the other half to make up the other part of the tier cost. It will take a bit of time to pay off the initial set up cost, but that really is the only way forward for you. No one is going to just buy you a sim, that doesn't happen.

Land/sims have regular costs that have to be planned for, just like paying rent/mortgage/car loans. You have to have sufficient income and plan for the monthly expense. Unless you have sufficient RL income and desire to front the cost yourself for your own enjoyment, you must have a business plan for covering costs and it must be brutally honest. Your plan must account for boom times as well as bust times because there will be both. Taking on too much debt without a cushion and backup plan is a mistake in both RL and SL, as any cursory glance at the current news headlines will tell you.

Brenda Connolly · 10-08-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ann Launay

Yes dear.

Troy Vogel · 10-08-2008, 12:40 PM

I have had the privilege to have a patron that sponsors my work. But with everything that's going on around us in the financial world, he is planning on selling one of the sims to me and hanging onto the second one. He just can no longer afford the 500 dollars a month maintenance fees.

You're going to find it quite hard to find sponsors unless you're doing something very artistic and unique and/or something educational. If you're doing either of those I would talk to NMC's Larry Pixel and they may be able to allocate a temporary sim for you. FAIR WARNING: Larry is a serious guy and a real life CEO, be very mindful of your language and do not take any stupid ideas to him saying I recommended you talk to him.

**Ann Launay** · 10-08-2008, 12:41 PM

Honda Enoch · 10-08-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Trout Recreant

Seriously. You didn't even bother to explain what you wanted to do with a sim or why anyone would want to sponsor you.

Well the original post had a link to the sim to show what were are doing there.

But since that got nothing but smart ass comments I removed it as I don't want those type of people there.

**Ann Launay** · 10-08-2008, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Well the original post had a link to the sim to show what were are doing there.

"Here's a SLurl" is generally not enough to pique anyone's interest...people need motivation and you didn't supply any. *shrug*

Malachi · 10-08-2008, 11:48 PM

Oh, I missed that Honda dude already ingratiated himself over there SL Forums. That's kinda funny in a stupid way.

Honda Enoch · 10-09-2008, 12:28 AM

Yes the original post had a URL. But what do you care? If your not going to help, go to some other thread and be a PITA.

Beezle Warburton · 10-09-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Yes the original post had a URL. But what do you care? If your not going to help, go to some other thread and be a PITA.

See, that's the kind of post that makes me go all warm fuzzy and want the break out the helpful in family size packs.

A pity I have enough respect for Cristiano to keep this thread SFW. A pity I don't have thousands of dollars, I would just lurve to sponsor an entire sim for someone determined to be an asshat n00b.

Trout Recreant · 10-09-2008, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honda Enoch

Yes the original post had a URL. But what do you care? If your not going to help, go to some other thread and be a PITA.

I have the perfect sponsor for you, based on your post:

Stacy's Pita Chips

I would email them for you, but I've got this thing going on in another thread that's keeping me busy. You don't act, do you? Speak Spanish? I'm looking for extras.

10-07-2008, 09:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Honda Enoch Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17	Sim Sponsorship? Was told that some sims have sponsors that help with tier cost. Is there a place to inquire about this? Thanks

10-07-2008, 09:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ SLU Supporter Um, er...what now? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,906 My Mood: Addiction Solitaire Champion! SL Join Date: 8/8/06 Blog Entries: 3 XBOX Leaderboard: 38^th Awards: 1	A lot of the same smart asses are over here too...plus a few. __________________

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Summer Princess Joyous Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 1,668 My Mood:	How much money would you like? __________________ Summer time is a nice time.

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Troy Vogel Professor of ZOMG An Internet Telebrity... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,204 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 3 SL Join Date: August 2004 Business: Mission Home Store: A Furniture and Prefab store in the Arts & Crafts Style	I have had the privilege to have a patron that sponsors my work. But with everything that's going on around us in the financial world, he is planning on selling one of the sims to me and hanging onto the second one. He just can no longer afford the 500 dollars a month maintenance fees. You're going to find it quite hard to find sponsors unless you're doing something very artistic and unique and/or something educational. If you're doing either of those I would talk to NMC's Larry Pixel and they may be able to allocate a temporary sim for you. FAIR WARNING: Larry is a serious guy and a real life CEO, be very mindful of your language and do not take any stupid ideas to him saying I recommended you talk to him. __________________ Flickr Stream: Mission Home Store Flickr Photos Blog:Mission Home Store Blog PLURK: Follow Me on PLURK

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10-07-2008, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Isablan Neva Bohemian in Paradise Eggs Benedict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California: we do disasters right! Posts: 1,736 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 2 SL Join Date: November, 2004 Business: Sky Dreams, Tenth Muse Furniture	Funding/grants to buy a sim?

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Ayesha Lytton Solace Beach Owner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 225 Business: Solace Beach Estates

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Trout Recreant Oncorhynchus mykiss Incomprehensible gibberish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 5,998 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Awards: 1	Maybe my post was too harsh. Tell you what. I'll try to help you find a sponsor. Try these guys! They look legit. Maybe they'll sponsor you. FreeMoney.com - Free Money Free Cash Grants Business Help Loans College Grants I'll check in tomorrow with some new ideas.

10-08-2008, 11:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trout Recreant Oncorhynchus mykiss Incomprehensible gibberish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 5,998 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Awards: 1	travel Here! You like telling people to go away. Maybe these guys are a perfect fit. See if they will sponsor you. You also like calling them assholes, so how about the good folks at Tucks? http://www.brands2liveby.com/product.aspx?id=457 Or these guys, who I found by typing in a random URL to see what popped up. Holy crap! I bet they have sponsorship money available: The World Owes Me

10-08-2008, 12:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ SLU Supporter Um, er...what now? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,906 My Mood: Addiction Solitaire Champion! SL Join Date: 8/8/06 Blog Entries: 3 XBOX Leaderboard: 38^th Awards: 1	Yes dear.

10-08-2008, 12:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
Isablan Neva Bohemian in Paradise Eggs Benedict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California: we do disasters right! Posts: 1,736 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 2 SL Join Date: November, 2004 Business: Sky Dreams, Tenth Muse Furniture	Ok, I'll bite. There are some sims that are sponsored by people willing to contribute tier monies towards what they see as a "public good." I sponsor the SL Botanical Gardens, for example. Some land parcels are sponsored by members of a group who are willing to commit extra tier to land used by group members, the Forum Cartel Hangout is an example. If you are not contributing something back to the community you will find little interest in anyone sponsoring. The way forward would be for you to buy the sim yourself and rent out the other half to make up the other part of the tier cost. It will take a bit of time to pay off the initial set up cost, but that really is the only way forward for you. No one is going to just buy you a sim, that doesn't happen. Land/sims have regular costs that have to be planned for, just like paying rent/mortgage/car loans. You have to have sufficient income and plan for the monthly expense. Unless you have sufficient RL income and desire to front the cost yourself for your own enjoyment, you must have a business plan for covering costs and it must be brutally honest. Your plan must account for boom times as well as bust times because there will be both. Taking on too much debt without a cushion and backup plan is a mistake in both RL and SL, as any cursory glance at the current news headlines will tell you.

10-08-2008, 12:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ SLU Supporter Um, er...what now? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,906 My Mood: Addiction Solitaire Champion! SL Join Date: 8/8/06 Blog Entries: 3 XBOX Leaderboard: 38^th Awards: 1

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Malachi the bathwater & the baby fish and bees are inherently sarcastic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,664	Oh, I missed that Honda dude already ingratiated himself over there SL Forums. That's kinda funny in a stupid way.

10-09-2008, 12:28 AM	#23 (permalink)
Honda Enoch Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 17	Yes the original post had a URL. But what do you care? If your not going to help, go to some other thread and be a PITA.

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