My name is Cherlindrea Lamont and I have been around SL for a while. I model a bit for another blog and for ads in friends’ shops. Since starting I have invited others to come aboard and blog as well.
We thought we did not need a review policy but it was pointed out to me that many free items are age related or cost $1L and that adds up. If you make an item that has an age requirement or cost and do not see that item here, feel free to send it on with some information about the product like the restrictions or cost but please do not send anything over $1L or we cannot review it.
FabFree now has an update group. Do a search in the groups for Fabulously Free in SL. I checked the search and it was the only one to come up when I typed in fabfree. We have an in world location at Talisman(230,192,24).
For the photos, I use LaynieWear Photo Background. Most of the poses used in this blog from from Long Awkward Pose, AnimaH, and LaynieWear(came in my pose stand), or freebies(collect from around SL).
FAQ:
Why are you blogging something I already saw on another blog on the feed?
There are several reasons for this. We get tips all the time and it takes time to follow up on everything. Sometimes another blog will feature this item before us but this is not a problem. Less than 5% of our readers are from feeds and incoming links. This means that 95% of the readers come directly to our blog. There is no reason to exclude these readers from being informed of a freebie just because another blog got there first.
How come your pictures/shapes aren’t made fancy like other blogs?
We choose not to photoshop our pictures because this is not what the product looks like when you buy it in world. We are showing you a true representation of the product and not something that has been shopped to look better. The shapes the bloggers choose are their own person style. We do not conform to anyone else’s model of beauty. We are all beautiful regardless of shape and size. To criticize a person for having a more realistic shape in Second Life is just silly.
Why did you blog “that”, I think it looks horrible?
Just because you hate the item does not mean that someone else might not love the item or find parts of it useful for their Second Life experience. To attack people for doing their best at creating free and original content is counterproductive. If you feel that you can do better with the item, then, by all means, put your talent where you mouth is and show the community. Until then, be tolerant of everyone’s unique individual abilities.
What is the deal with your shapes?
The beauty of SL is that everyone can look any way the want. There is no set ideal for beauty. Some of the shapes you see: Cherlindrea uses the Eve shape from Style Your Destiny, Hazel uses a shape she made based on her RL shape, Scotti uses the Fantasia shape modified taller with the creator unknown, Sophie used a shape of her own design, and Sidonie used the Cindy shape from Kallista Kreations.
I have a freebie, can I send it to you?
As long as it is your own design. We do not show resells except in the case of Sarah Nerd and a few select others. Please include a landmark with your item so we know where this item is accessible to readers for free.
Do you have to make the skins naked and bald? I check SL blogs from work and do not want to get in trouble.
Yes, skins do have to be naked and bald. We are showing the quality of the skin not of clothing or hair. If the skin designer wanted their work to be judge with clothing on then they would have put clothes on the skins. If you chose to connect to Second Life in any way from work, then it is your responsibility. Studies have shown that work productivity has gone down since the internet is in the business workplace because employees are searching the internet and not doing their work. Go and do your work. Check SL items when you get home from work on your own time. After all the 2 major sales websites are marked as porn in many filtering programs that businesses use. Remember that those who are not familiar SL may view it as nothing more than porn.
We cannot stop you from clicking that part that reads Naked skins behind this cut so don’t click it and then whine that there is nudity.
Why didn’t you blog my freebie yet?
Sometimes there just is not enough time in the day to get to everything. There may be other reasons you do not see your item here. If you are not the original designer, we tend to avoid blogging you. If your items are transferable, we worry that if we blog your items resellers might come, buy 100 copies and try to sell it at their resale shops. We know there are legit resellers who would never do this but there are other resellers with shady practices that we would rather not expose your shop to and have someone steal your hard work.
Hey, what is the big idea, there is not freebie there?
Many freebies are time sensitive. Sometimes that item might be available for a month, week, few days, or even a few hours. For the more regular freebies, check the date on the post. The store may have moved since, the designer may have changed freebies, or gone out of business. It happens. No use crying over something you weren’t going to pay for anyways.
Why did you do this me?
Umm, blog you and give you free advertising? You’re welcome.
What happened to the review about “insert item”, I know it was there a minute ago?
If we find out the item was stolen, ripped, copybot copied, or suspected stolen, we will take down the blog.
Where can I show off my freebie pictures?
In our Flickr group inspired by Wednesday Seesaw.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fabfreesl/
Important: With the exception of proven freebie placed like Sarah Nerd’s Freebie Paradise, we will not review freebies that are part of BiaB(Business in a Box) scams. So if you did not make it, do not bother telling us about it.
