What obligations do I have to leave items I created as props for a Sim that I manage if I leave?

[Rolig Loon]

None whatsoever, unless you count being friendly to people who might enjoy what you have made.  Especially if items are copy/trans, it is a nice gesture to leave them for the new sim manager, if s/he wants them. In any case, though, they are your items.  Do whatever you feel is right.

[Rolig Loon]

None whatsoever, unless you count being friendly to people who might enjoy what you have made.  Especially if items are copy/trans, it is a nice gesture to leave them for the new sim manager, if s/he wants them. In any case, though, they are your items.  Do whatever you feel is right.

[Lyra Blackthorne]

If they are items you created you could also offer to sell them to the new manager. 

[Peewee Musytari]

I have been in that exact same position & I totally agree about no way I would give my mod rights to the new "friend".

You need to set perms on your stuff to mod/copy and sell the whole lot to your friend for 0L (make sure you sell the original and not a copy, so that it doesn`t all have to be rezzed again) once it is in his name he can give his new friend his mod rights if he wants to. It is up to you if you choose to charge him for your work, I`m sure the temptation to remove it all is very strong, but if it is work you are proud of, its really a nice showcase of your work to have it left there, so its not just of benefit to the sim owner.

If you feel treated badly as a friend, then make it a business arrangement. Quote him a price for your work and tell him he either buys it or loses it. If there is some stuff that is no transfer, there isn`t much you can do about that, either take it or leave it for them. You will likely get it all returned to you at some point if the sim is updated sometime in the future.

If you do transfer your prims, you can set them for sale in huge batches using "select only my objects" & dragged selection boxes on a high draw distance, so it doesn`t take you too long. It does however take him ages to buy them all LOL   I would recommmend doing it when you are both online, because there are some websites that scan the grid for freebies & if you leave it sitting around for sale for 0L you will likely have some noob come along and buy part of a building or worse.

[Rolig Loon]

Ah... That's quite a different picture than you painted initially. I see why you asked now. My answer is still the same -- you have absolutely no obligation to leave your created items behind -- but now I'm inclined to make it more pointedly.  Like you, I have built structures and myriad small objects, created and uploaded a few thousand textures, written an untold number of scripts, and done major terraforming on three sims over the past four years.  Almost all of it has been done out of pocket, at no cost to the group that owns the sims. We are all good friends and share a common interest, and I truly enjoy doing the work.  It's a great creative outlet, and I've been able to develop skills that do earn me a decent L$ income elsewhere, so I am definitely not complaining.

I must say, though, that part of what keeps me willing to create and donate new things is the positive feedback I get from the community.  It also helps that I am not alone.  There are a handful of others who have also donated time and talent to make the sims what they are.  We are a team.  If that were not so, I suspect that I would feel much less loyalty to the sim and would not feel guilty if I decided at some point to pick up my stuff and leave.  It sounds as if that's the point where you are. I woudn't blame you for feeling overused and underappreciated.  And I also wouldn't blame you if you picked up everything and walked away. 

My bet, however, is that you won't do that.  You'll find a compromise position, leaving some things, taking others, and expecting compensation for a few that are vital to the sim and wouldn't translate well to a new home anyway.  It will be interesting to see how you work out that compromise (probably painful too). You and the others should recognize from the start, though, that the default position is that you are always free to take everything and leave. It's your stuff.