Mole Marketplace store for their creations!
RemmyHun Resident
SL22B had some really cool Mole-made meshes around, things from trees to major set pieces which my RL Twin and I kept finding ourselves wishing we could buy those or something like it to create with and carry on the inspiration trains.
We reached out to Anctient Mole, creator of some of those awesome pieces we were geeking over, and we were informed that there wasn't such a store yet, but they have been hearing about the desire and every voice counts... so, my Twin and I thought to create this request.
Mole Made marketplace store concept
Ideally allowing them to offer their specially made creations to the public for reasonable/respectable L$ prices.
Ideally, the (Mole) creators would get most of the profit share, though I do imagine (since the creators were presumably paid for their work RL already) some if the L$'s would go toward a LL treasurer for Linden sponsored L$ giveaway events or hunts or whatever might be fun and agreeable as ways to give back to users and patrons alike.
Ideally all Mole Made creations would be in the same store, searchable by the usual title and keywords, maybe also the name of the Mole who did the creating.
THANK YOU to everyone who shares this with others to decide if they also would like to see a store for Mole made creations!
* Submitting this from my phone. Special shout to the attached pics of Mole Made examples. Massive gateway. Massive willow trees and massive (and other sized) pine trees. Cool magic electric swirly portal accent piece. Cool walkway with stellar electrical magical stringy accent pieces. Awesome particle path pieces. Light and or electric magic beam. Sci-fi walkways, balcony, and foundation pieces.
I am sure there were and are way more creations that could be showcased as examples but I think that's enough to make the request.
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Caelan Whimsy
I know there was a separate post about this not long ago, but I would love to be able to get the original Linden homes too.
Jim Crisp
This is a wonderful idea. I very much hope it is implemented.
Miro Collas
There is Mole Mart on Heterocera, though I don't think that the items you described are available there (I haven't visited in quite some time).
NejraTu Resident
Miro Collas I'm Remmy's RL twin and we did find that Mole Mart and you are correct, it does not include the sorts of things Remmy shows in the pictures. It wouldn't be a bad place to start though, I suppose. Could use some updating but folks would go if they could get or buy some of those awesome meshes! I would. (edited to correct typo)
KemeSalali Resident
This concept is wonderful. It does chap my backside that creations made by the artists are not just consigned for sale, as opposed to the explanation that... because they were employees they were already paid (paraphrasing). When they accepted employment, did they sign over the rights of anything created specifically for their assigned job? Maybe i'm just feeling a bit overprotective?
RemmyHun Resident
KemeSalali Resident, I dont mind admitting that i wrote it that way because i did assume they were already paid for their work as employees, and yes that the creations technically also belong to LL, not the individual creator-- though i could totally be wrong about that. I reckoned if they "owned" those specific creations, they would have come up with a store of some kind, to enjoy the extra revenue/L$'s.
One day more companies will keep creational ownership with the employees who do the creating, and until then, i appreciate efforts like this which may make it just that much more fun and rewarding to be creating such things.... and also for those of us who want to have some fun with the creations too. Lol
NejraTu Resident
KemeSalali Resident from a business standpoint, things are always nuanced to protect the business. I think SL could evolve beyond the "double-pay" mindset if they treated the L$ from a Mole Store as Royalties on said work SL paid them to do, which is normal in many creator corners. I also like Remmy's idea of a portion of those L$ going into a Mole Magic fund that the Moles might get to vote on how to reward and play with the greater SL community, with hunts or giveaways. Sounds fun to me! Could even be an added premium perk!