| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is 3 PM, SL Time, and it is time to start. |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Welcome to this Sunday's Oxbridge General Q&A. Andrea and I are here to answer any of your questions about Second Life, Caledon, Oxbridge, Steampunk, Linden Lab, Virtual Worlds, and anything vaguely related to any of the above. I'm also good at trivia questions. |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
If we don't know the answer, we can Google it. In other words, we know where to look, or at least can probably put you in touch with someone who does know the answer. |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
First, Andrea, do you have any announcements? |
| 15:02 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Monday at Caledonian nights we will have the audio story hour, antique radio shows. |
| 15:02 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Yes its Monday for another 2 hours here. |
| 15:02 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Tuesday is the usual dance. |
| 15:03 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Next Sunday we will have the bi-weekly COU fund raiser. |
| 15:03 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Monday & Tuesday SL time, Angel. |
| 15:03 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The theme will be 1950's. |
| 15:03 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Oh nice, whats bi-weekly? |
| 15:03 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Is it for bisexuals? |
| 15:03 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
More on these as notices are sent out in the Union group. |
| 15:04 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
If so, I gladly join. |
| 15:04 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Bi-weekly means every other week. |
| 15:04 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
We have the fund raiser ever other week. |
| 15:04 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Oh. |
| 15:04 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Back to you Carl. |
| 15:05 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Lets take questions now. As always, without your questions, this is a short session. |
| 15:06 |
Sanylle |
Any progress on the horse drawn carriage? |
| 15:06 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
What is the recommended amount of experience you must have here at Oxbridge to become a helper of here? |
| 15:07 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Lia, generally we ask that tutors have a year in world before they apply. There is a probation period once the application is accepted. |
| 15:07 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Sanylle, I know that Wordsmith and RainyDayRecess are working on it. I |
| 15:07 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
I see. |
| 15:07 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you Larky. |
| 15:07 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
I could become a helper I have 14 years of experience with SL. |
| 15:07 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Darn daylight savings thing... |
| 15:07 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
How do I apply? |
| 15:07 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
I have been around for almost two years now and feel confident to finally attempt to sign up and where would we apply at? |
| 15:07 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
I'm too slow at typing haha. |
| 15:07 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I can give you an application. |
| 15:07 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Thank you. |
| 15:08 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Yes please. |
| 15:08 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I am not involved in all with the project of the carriage. You would have to ask one of them. |
| 15:08 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I think Ember is in charge of applications to be a helper here. Except for applications to teach a class; that is Wordsmith. |
| 15:08 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
BRB. Reading it. |
| 15:08 |
Sanylle |
Well, I saw we had horse stables now, so I just wondered if that was a replacement project |
| 15:09 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Thank you Larky very much. |
| 15:09 |
Tenebrae (kiruankoraur) |
When you complete your application, you can send it to Ember (Emberell) |
| 15:09 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Indeed thank you a lot. |
| 15:09 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Okay :) |
| 15:09 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Horse stables on campus? No, not that I'm aware of. |
| 15:09 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Will do Tenebrae! |
| 15:10 |
Sanylle |
No, the stables are in another sim, but there is a teleport to the stables. |
| 15:10 |
Tenebrae (kiruankoraur) |
There are some horses offered in the village. |
| 15:10 |
Carl Metropolitan |
If the stables are on campus, the may be related. If they are on the Oxbridge Village sim, they are likely not. |
| 15:11 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
As for the carriage, consult RainyDayRecess. |
| 15:11 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The stables are in the village, a gift program initially by rainy day. |
| 15:11 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Rainy has horses in the village for people to borrow to ride. You can find them via the horse that is on campus next to the Hall of Caledon. |
| 15:11 |
Gronk Seriman |
There is a promotion near the Plaza for riding horses in Caledon. But the stables are not on campus. |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
This is an easy Q&A. Everyone else knows the answers. |
| 15:11 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
LOL |
| 15:12 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Ahem I apologize for the confusion but on the sheet it says to refer this to miss tasha, but you said Ember, I just want to be sure its Ember correct? |
| 15:12 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
42 |
| 15:12 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
BEfore anyone else does that... |
| 15:12 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Tasha is on leave. Ember would be the one to send it to. |
| 15:12 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Ahh okay! |
| 15:12 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Tasha has been too involved with RL recently. |
| 15:12 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The notecard may need updating. Ember is the "Dean of Commons" and is in charge of that area. |
| 15:12 |
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Agatha Macbeth hopes Tasha is well |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Next question? |
| 15:14 |
Gronk Seriman whispers |
A class suggestion. |
| 15:14 |
Gronk Seriman |
Bakes on Mesh. |
| 15:14 |
Gronk Seriman |
I still don't understand it. |
| 15:14 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I still hope we could have some classes back. |
| 15:14 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I wrote to Ember re: updating the tutor materials. |
| 15:15 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Reading the info first. |
| 15:15 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Please talk to Wordsmith about classes. I don't have any input into that. He is the Chancellor and Dean of Education. |
| 15:15 |
Gronk Seriman |
Alright. |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Gronk, you have a system body. Bakes on Mesh only comes into play if you have a Mesh body. |
| 15:16 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) did not have to be a bouncer today. |
| 15:16 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
Does Oxbridge have conversation courses? With voice conversation? |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I don't believe we have any voice classes. If we do, it is a rare exceptions. |
| 15:17 |
Gronk Seriman |
I understand that. A mesh avatar I have went BoM recently. All experiments with it ended poorly. |
| 15:17 |
Sanylle |
Is voice even enabled in the lecture hall? |
| 15:17 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
Why? Nobody needs voice conversation? |
| 15:18 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Voice is enabled in the main lecture hall and in Cafe Vox |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Keep in mind that most Oxbridge teachers and helpers often run with voice off. |
| 15:18 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
my fingers hurt :( |
| 15:18 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
lol Yuuu. |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
So if someone is misbehaving using voice you may need to IM them to let them know. |
| 15:18 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And too many people have tried to fill the voice chat channel with noise. |
| 15:19 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And I have heard number of domestic arguments in what I assume is Portuguese. |
| 15:19 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
OMG, Mr. Elfbiter! |
| 15:19 |
Gronk Seriman |
Because the Oxbridge campus is pretty tightly packed, voice was disabled to avoid confusion and distraction. |
| 15:19 |
Sanylle |
And you can review chat logs for a class, which you can't do with voice classes. |
| 15:19 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
I know. but maybe someone wants voice conversation at isolated place? |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
There are two places on Oxbridge that voice is active: Cafe Vox and the Main Lecture Hall. |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And outside of Oxbridge, it is up to the owner/renter of the land. |
| 15:21 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I have found that the use of voice versus text tends vary based on what group of people you are around. |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
For example, in Caledon voice is almost never used. |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
But there are areas in SL where it is dominant way of communication. |
| 15:22 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
Ok, voice communication is not Oxbridge business. |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is just something we tend not to do. |
| 15:23 |
Tenebrae (kiruankoraur) |
There are places to go for voice chat. |
| 15:23 |
Tenebrae (kiruankoraur) |
It is simply easier for the comfort of students to keep it off. |
| 15:24 |
Carl Metropolitan |
So. Next question? |
| 15:25 |
Gronk Seriman |
What is the answer to Life, the Uni....oh, Elfbiter already answered that. |
| 15:25 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
to who do I send my application to again |
| 15:26 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
natashafetishqueen right? |
| 15:26 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
No, Emberell is whom you send it to. |
| 15:26 |
Carl Metropolitan |
If you are applying to be a helper, then it needs to go to Emberell (Ember) |
| 15:26 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Ah okay. |
| 15:26 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Ember (emberell) |
| 15:26 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Mhm! |
| 15:26 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Well, Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education took place last week and this weekend, and Oxbridge had an exhibit there. I only got to go to one afternoon of it due to RL work commitments. |
| 15:27 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Any other questions. |
| 15:28 |
Carl Metropolitan |
If we don't have any other questions, I guess we will adjourn early this week. |
| 15:28 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you all for coming, and thank you for your questions. |
| 15:28 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Thank you, too. |
| 15:28 |
Carl Metropolitan |
See you next Sunday. |
| 15:28 |
Yuuu (mmmmyuuu) |
Thanks. |
| 15:28 |
Sanylle |
It's been a quiet week, Carl |
| 15:28 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Thank you! |
| 15:28 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Agreed. |
| 15:29 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Bedtime for me, then |
| 15:29 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you Carl, Andrea, everybody! |
| 15:29 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Hold the fort. |
| 15:29 |
Lia (tokyorii) |
Have a goodnight Elf! |
| 15:29 |
Sanylle |
Good night, Elfbiter. |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
bye all. |
| 15:29 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you. |
| 15:29 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Be well. |
| 15:29 |
Angel Fencer (ender.leven) |
Can I talk to someone tho about the private stuff? |
| 15:29 |
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Gronk Seriman firmly grasps her bench. |
| 15:29 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. I will IM you, Angel. |
| 15:29 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Thank you, Carl, Andrea, et.al. |
| 15:30 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Take care everyone. |
| 15:30 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Hi Denver. You just missed the meeting. |
| 15:30 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
badgerofzen gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:30 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
thank you for the donation badger |