| 15:01 |
Martini Discovolante |
greetings everyone! |
| 15:01 |
Tali Rosca |
Greetings and felinecitations. |
| 15:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome. |
| 15:01 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
Aloha! |
| 15:01 |
Larkylouz |
Hi Gronk. HI Martini. |
| 15:01 |
Tali Rosca |
Welcome to this week's questions-and-answers session with the deans of Oxbridge, where we will try to answer questions about the runnings of Oxbridge, and the SL topics which touch upon this. |
| 15:01 |
Tali Rosca |
We each have an area of responsibility, as seen here: http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna_index.php |
| 15:01 |
Tali Rosca |
So without further ado, who has the first question? |
| 15:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Well, thanks for coming everyone! |
| 15:03 |
Martini Discovolante |
:) |
| 15:03 |
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Gronk Seriman smiles |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The second question first? |
| 15:03 |
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Gronk Seriman raises a hand. |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There has been a question asked several weeks in a row that could be answered today. |
| 15:04 |
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Ravelli Ormstein smiles at Wordsmith |
| 15:04 |
Gronk Seriman |
What is the status of the lovely new Lecture Hall? |
| 15:04 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
there is this questions, hurray! :_) |
| 15:04 |
Gronk Seriman |
I didn't want to dissapoint. |
| 15:04 |
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Gronk Seriman grins |
| 15:05 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
:-) |
| 15:05 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
well, so far there is no progress on it. but my typist will have 2.5 weeks off in November, this time is scheduled for "Finishing the Lecture Hall" |
| 15:05 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
perhaps we can try a beta version before |
| 15:05 |
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Carl Metropolitan applauds |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Then you get rewarded by being free to start on the cathedral! |
| 15:06 |
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Martini Discovolante waits for the 'spit take' |
| 15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Or the choke. |
| 15:07 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
well, that is a point we still can discuss, what should be done as next. the cathedral is the biggest building, might take a while. but it is the first building our visitors see, usually |
| 15:07 |
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Larkylouz pats Ravelli on the back and offers him something stronger than a nice glass of water. |
| 15:07 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
oh |
| 15:07 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
thank you :-) |
| 15:08 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
the last days i had updated several posters in the tutorial, and added here and there something new |
| 15:08 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I noticed you incorporated the "how to buy L$" and updated it into the money & commerce hall |
| 15:09 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
oh, yes, but i consider to change that totally |
| 15:09 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
those posters about how to buy L$ should stay optional in the tutorial. |
| 15:10 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
perhaps i will combine them into one poster stand, with some buttons to click through the pages... or something else |
| 15:10 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I'm not sure. Its one of the most common questions. |
| 15:10 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
but i would prefer to explain other things, which are more interesting perhaps |
| 15:11 |
Tali Rosca |
Actually, how to *buy* L$ is not all that common a question. |
| 15:11 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
ok, we can think about that point |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is once we explain the realities of earning them! |
| 15:11 |
Tali Rosca |
The question is how to get money in general. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It does give the most reliable answer to "How do I get some $L?" |
| 15:11 |
Martini Discovolante |
i tis simply the most common Answer no on wants to hear ;-) |
| 15:12 |
Carl Metropolitan |
What about putting in a balcony along one side where the posters could go? |
| 15:12 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
at a higher altitude? in the same college? |
| 15:13 |
Larkylouz |
a lot of newbslike to fly. they'd probably enjoy that. . . |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It is a somewhat elevated topic. |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes, Like Martini did for the Hall of Caledon |
| 15:14 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
ok, i will keep that in mind |
| 15:14 |
Martini Discovolante |
oh the photo exhibit? |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
You wouldn't even have to do original mesh for it. |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. The Photos. |
| 15:15 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I could build it if you like. |
| 15:15 |
Carl Metropolitan |
There are plenty of prefab mesh pieces for a rail and some stairs that are fairly cheap |
| 15:15 |
Tali Rosca |
For "additional information"? |
| 15:15 |
Tali Rosca |
I am a little worried that it might cause information overload and confuse people about where to look. |
| 15:15 |
Larkylouz |
There is a lot of empty space at the tops of some buildings here. I was wondering about either jail cells for griefers or offices for professors and staff. |
| 15:15 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
i will make some tests about that |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Right. Put a spiral staircase up to that balcony with a sign saying "to learn how to buy L$, go here" or something |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Higher economics. |
| 15:16 |
Larkylouz |
"trying to earn money in SL will make you run in circles. see how here." |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I have a Chancellor Emeritus office in the tower of the Cathedral facing us. It has a floor and nothing else :) |
| 15:16 |
Larkylouz |
:^) |
| 15:16 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
i wanted to have a rope one day in the towers, with a door upstairs, so one can walk over the roof, perhaps with tiny bridges to the next roof |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
"Even becoming a stripper or an escort won't make you much money; buy L$ instead!" |
| 15:17 |
Martini Discovolante |
i am sure Ravelli will come up with a good solution |
| 15:17 |
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Larkylouz giggles |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
That would be very cool, Ravelli |
| 15:17 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
not difficult to make, only problem is as always the LI limitations |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yeah :( |
| 15:18 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
which has one big advantage: it forces us to optimize everything, so the region becomes low-lag the same way |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Why my office only has a one prim floor and no furniture :) |
| 15:19 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
you could attach a cushion and sit on ground ;-) |
| 15:20 |
Meora (menchor) |
a mesh cushion |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is my high prestige home spot. |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Look at my luxurious office |
| 15:20 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
btw. what about Halloween decorations? |
| 15:21 |
Martini Discovolante |
we sort of have a fall lawn |
| 15:21 |
Tali Rosca |
A couple of pumpkins tend to show up here and there. |
| 15:21 |
Tali Rosca |
Are there any ideas for something more? |
| 15:22 |
Martini Discovolante |
nothing too distracting. |
| 15:22 |
Martini Discovolante |
we could graveyard up the Quad. |
| 15:23 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
oh, a graveyard with some dense fog on ground |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
There is a free set of a graveyard stuff from Aley Arai |
| 15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
With Rhymes on the tombstones........ |
| 15:23 |
Meora (menchor) |
and add names of people banned to the headstones? |
| 15:24 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
;.) |
| 15:24 |
Larkylouz |
Yes, exactly what I was thinking, Meora! |
| 15:24 |
Martini Discovolante |
they waould all say DAV. |
| 15:24 |
Larkylouz |
heeeee |
| 15:24 |
Larkylouz |
well, you could number them to keep track. |
| 15:24 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
One headstone with rotating list of names might work... :-) |
| 15:24 |
Martini Discovolante |
DAV, RIP. he no longer bothers me. |
| 15:24 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
perhaps a single ghost who walks along the tutorial path? |
| 15:24 |
Martini Discovolante |
there -- all criteria met. |
| 15:25 |
Carl Metropolitan |
DAV finally gave up? |
| 15:25 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Would that require pathfinding? |
| 15:25 |
Martini Discovolante |
no but with Group bans, we shall never know. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
DAV was banned once and resurrected. Now he's banned and also trisected. |
| 15:25 |
Larkylouz |
he's still around. he contacted me about ajuda sl brasil the other day |
| 15:25 |
Tali Rosca |
Bound for ever to ask how to make money, and deliver crude pick-up lines? |
| 15:25 |
Larkylouz |
speaking of which, has anyone heard when ajuda sl brasil will reopen? |
| 15:26 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
nope, sadly not |
| 15:27 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
there is a new Braslian region, called Brasil Rio Favela, and it is G rated |
| 15:28 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That's a good start. |
| 15:28 |
Tali Rosca |
Does it have any introduction? |
| 15:28 |
Tali Rosca |
I mean, as a help area? |
| 15:28 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
i can't say, i just saw it in the database at Gridsurvey.com |
| 15:28 |
Tali Rosca |
Ah, ok. Worth investigating, then. |
| 15:29 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
yup |
| 15:31 |
Tali Rosca |
Other questions? |
| 15:32 |
Martini Discovolante |
if no more Questions, i have an announcement. |
| 15:32 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
oh? |
| 15:32 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Please. |
| 15:32 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Which one? |
| 15:33 |
Martini Discovolante |
We regret to let you know that Dean KOndor has resigned his post here at Oxbridge, as he will be doing some traveling in that other world. |
| 15:34 |
Martini Discovolante |
we are most grateful for the time we did have in however! |
| 15:34 |
Martini Discovolante |
in=him. |
| 15:35 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do you know who will be taking over for him? |
| 15:35 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
that's a great loss |
| 15:35 |
Martini Discovolante |
we will try to make do with sponsorships etc for awhile. |
| 15:35 |
Martini Discovolante |
unless you feel a distinct yearnign there, Carl--hint hint. |
| 15:36 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I tried and did a poor job. |
| 15:36 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
poor? you? no |
| 15:36 |
Martini Discovolante |
well Carl, RL takes precedent , at alll times. you had more than enough on your plate. |
| 15:36 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. I started strong, then got hit by RL and let it fall way down on the priority list until I admitted I had no time to do it. |
| 15:37 |
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Martini Discovolante notes that for carl-- POOR is Herculean on anyone eelse's scale! |
| 15:38 |
Carl Metropolitan |
One job that he did that might be spun off to be filled by someone else is the Oxbridge Gazette. |
| 15:38 |
Tali Rosca |
It is my impression that he will be continuing the Gazette. |
| 15:38 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
thats needs a constant main editor |
| 15:38 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
oh |
| 15:38 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
that would be great |
| 15:39 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oh good. |
| 15:39 |
Carl Metropolitan |
He's published some very useful stuff |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That wasn't clear, but it would be good. |
| 15:39 |
Martini Discovolante |
it will not be The Oxbridge Gazette. |
| 15:39 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
on his traveling he will be very close to me here in my region, even very soon |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anyway, there are left a number of things to consider and work out. |
| 15:42 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
yup |
| 15:42 |
Larkylouz |
I very much hope that the more useful and Oxbridge-centric articles from the Gazette will be preserved on the website. It is a grand resource. Most newbies know how to read a website, even if they don't know how to find a notecard or other SL-based tool. |
| 15:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There are no plans to remove them. |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Good to hear. |
| 15:46 |
Donte (dontemaximus) |
if one was planning to volunteer, how would they go about doing so? |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The website has more than enough capacity to host the gazette. |
| 15:47 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
you would have to send an application to Martini Discovolante, |
| 15:47 |
Donte (dontemaximus) |
ok |
| 15:48 |
Martini Discovolante |
DOnte-- we do ask that folks be 3 months in SL or older, and know the LL viewer, the tutorial and the Steamlands well :) |
| 15:49 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Attending all the classes could also be a good idea |
| 15:49 |
Tali Rosca |
For the tutors. The professors who teach classes obviously need to know even more about their chosen topic. |
| 15:50 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
three months are over very quickly, so much to see everywhere in the Steamlands |
| 15:52 |
Tali Rosca |
Any questions for the last minutes? |
| 15:56 |
Tali Rosca |
Nothing at all? |
| 15:56 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I think there are none. |
| 15:56 |
Tali Rosca |
Then let us say that is it for today. |
| 15:56 |
Tali Rosca |
Thanks for coming. |
| 15:56 |
Martini Discovolante |
thank you everyone! |
| 15:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all. |
| 15:56 |
Larkylouz |
thank you deans and everyone |
| 15:56 |
Gronk Seriman |
"That is it for the day." |
| 15:56 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
mans thanks everyone, until next week |
| 15:56 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Bedtime for me. |
| 15:56 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:57 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
sleep well, Elf |
| 15:57 |
Tali Rosca |
Also, remember that Europeans are on standard time now. |
| 15:57 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 15:57 |
Tali Rosca |
You may want to make a point of that when doing class announcements the next week. |
| 15:57 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
good point, Tali |
| 15:58 |
Martini Discovolante |
SL moves Nov 02? |
| 15:58 |
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Tali Rosca nods. |
| 15:58 |
Ravelli Ormstein |
it had confused me any year before |