(09-26-2013 11:22 AM)Venompapa Resident Wrote: Hello, today i did stumble into a discussion in the KittyCats group chat about kitty box/ kitty exchange.
I know its can work okay mostly between friends well with just exchange through inventory or both cats being rezzed set for sale for 0L at a mostly empty sanbox, or at their home, etc..... actually the discussion more was about exchange the kitty with a complete stranger also trust issues.
To be honest not even myself would exchange kitty with anyone random this way, "who will set their kitty or the box for sale for 0L$ first?". Inventory trade is a huge NO of course since they could give a fake object.
So..... yeah, why dont we have something like:
1. Exchange through the cattery, the registration is free on the website so the both person could send their kitty or box in the cattery, then one of the person offer their kitty for the other for exchange through or the cattery or lets say, through a new page section, the other get a notify about it on the webpage or something, the other person also has to offer something as well, one or more of their kitty/box what they sent in or maybe K$ as well. Then if the both person happy with the offered items, all what they need to do hit an accept button on the exchange page then use the cattery dock inworld for get their new kitty out.
2. Lets say there would be one or more exchange platform at the KittyCats sim and. both person would need rez their kitty or box on it, then the both person has touch the platform which would switch into occupied mode or something for during the exchange so no one else can bother it, also would offer a dialog menu for the both person, maybe a button for check the other's kitty /box pedigree, also an Exchange button which leads in another dialog menu where they being asked if they really want exchange their kitty. soon as the both person hit the yes, the both person's kitty being sent in the cattery but... the A person's cat will appear in the B person's cattery and the B person's cat will appear in the A person's cattery.
Then all what they have to do is rez out their cattery dock and bring their exchanged kitty/ box back into SL.
So, this way peoples dont have to fear about what if the other just trying to steal their cat which maybe happens since could be.
There is no way to do this in-world because it's a limitation of the SL permissions system. It might be possible to do in cattery, because then the actual cat object is nowhere in-world at that point.
But, I'll be honest, my first reaction is that it really shouldn't be needed. I've never once had an issue exchanging cats with someone, either in-world or via inventory. And that includes friends and people that I don't really know. People know darn well that their reputation is at stake. Screw one person over and everyone will find out and no one will ever trust you again.
This is a tight-knit community and word spreads fast. Most are very honest, to the point where I've had instances where a price was set too low by accident and every time the person not only noticed, but sent the extra immediately. I would do the same and so would most everyone that I know.
I hope that this may allay the fears of those who are new to this community, and make them more at ease with exchanging cats with others. I've never yet run into a problem, and I've been at this 2 years+.
Suggestion: official support for kitty box / kitty exchange.
