| 15:09 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Welcome to Q&A With the Deans |
| 15:09 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Let's start today with Wordsmith as he appears to be the most close to consciousness among us. |
| 15:10 |
Meora (menchor) |
Ha ha ha hahahaaa |
| 15:10 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz)'s tongue is conscious and duly stuck out! |
| 15:11 |
Lindal Kidd |
please excuse my tardiness! |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, Elendreal Halasy is now up on the schedule for a hands-on version of basic scripting, starting this Monday. |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Half of us were late, Lindal |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Great! |
| 15:11 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
demerits all around. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I've given him what I had and told him to run with it and his own knowledge. |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So I think that's an exciting start. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I've gone through all the freebie avatar touches between late June and now. They average some 4000+ and about 58 touches per day. |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Wow |
| 15:13 |
Lindal Kidd |
nice |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
That's more than I though |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'll have charts by next time. I'm thinking we likely have enough data on those for the time being and can instrument other freebies, where possible. |
| 15:14 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Very good news |
| 15:14 |
Lindal Kidd |
if there is a script, I could put it in the freebie box of mine in the Appearance hall |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Speaking of freebies I had an idea on approaching some full perm mesh creators with the proposal of buying items we could texture and release as a no-transfer freebie so as to upgrade our freebie sets. I know most don't allow derivative works based on their objects to be given away, but we might be able to work out some sort of marketing deal or pay extra. |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do we have anyone on Oxbridge staff (or who just likes to hang around) who knows any of them? |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay, either I've crashed or the answer is "no" |
| 15:17 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
No, most likely |
| 15:17 |
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Lindal Kidd shakes her head |
| 15:17 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I don't know anyone, Carl |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Phyrnne, Larky, what do you all think of the idea though? |
| 15:17 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Hmm might know someone |
| 15:17 |
Phrynne |
I think the idea is good -- but it might help to ask for names on ISC chat. |
| 15:17 |
Phrynne |
as well as COU chat |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Good ideas. |
| 15:18 |
Heli (helvitia) |
Perhaps ask people who run stores with nice group gifts to provide group joiner / freebie giver vendors? |
| 15:18 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
what kind of items did you have im mind carl? |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Victorian steampunk looking stuff |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Like we have in the free avatars now, but more up-to-date. |
| 15:18 |
Carl Metropolitan |
This is just an idea I had. |
| 15:19 |
Phrynne |
A lot of the freebies we have date back to the founding of Oxbridge -- especially those in the railroad station. |
| 15:19 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Let me move on to Lindal, since I'm starting with that end of the stage today. |
| 15:19 |
Lindal Kidd |
eep! |
| 15:19 |
Lindal Kidd |
OK, two items |
| 15:19 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I do not have notecard for those stores that took part of SteanHunts the last time but they might be possible places to ask. |
| 15:19 |
Lindal Kidd |
today, a staff member who shall remain nameless accidentally deleted the main walkway past the lecture hall |
| 15:20 |
Lindal Kidd |
I managed to replace it! Yay! |
| 15:20 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oh good. |
| 15:20 |
Lindal Kidd |
but there may have been other things deleted as well. Word has the word. |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'm not sure. Carl had a prim in the middle of the walkway that seems to be there again. |
| 15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I don't know if there was something in the hole that appeared or just the pavement covering it. |
| 15:21 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
There wasn't anything in the hole. IT was just covered, from what I know |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The hole is to allow for the koi pond |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I will say (again), that unless something is immediately causing a problem, it's sufficient to let autoreturn take care of it. |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As the teraforming tools are very crude |
| 15:22 |
Lindal Kidd |
second, I would like to discuss our policy toward trolls like the pair that harrassed me and Carl last week |
| 15:22 |
Lindal Kidd |
they did not, quite, break any of our posted rules of behavior |
| 15:22 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
NOdds and carl last week |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
and we let them remain, at least until I had to depart |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
but they were clearly there to harass and bedevil everyone |
| 15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, we do require respect of staff. |
| 15:23 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Harassing a staff member is good reason to eject them. |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
pushing as close as possible to the line |
| 15:23 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
For that matter, harassing anyone - not just staff. |
| 15:23 |
Phrynne |
Harassment is against the TOS, and reason enough to deal with them. |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I think they will eventually get bored and leave |
| 15:23 |
Lindal Kidd |
I propose that when people like that show up, we eject promptly, even if they haven't specifically broken a rule |
| 15:24 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We had one appear last night and then immediately vanish |
| 15:24 |
Lindal Kidd |
they took up about an hour and a half of my time, and Carl's, at least. |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I did come up with some language -- liberally copied from the FAA spiel one hears on any airline. |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Caledon Oxbridge Land Authority (COLA) regulations require visitors to obey the instructions of signs and notecards and the instructions of staff-members regarding these signs and placards. Visitors refusing to comply will be denied access. |
| 15:25 |
Lindal Kidd |
:) |
| 15:25 |
Heli (helvitia) |
Isn't a bigger harm if they harass newbies? COU should be a safe and welcoming place. |
| 15:25 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
I like that, Word. That'll help for those kinds of turkeys. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
hmm. Should be "on signs and notecards" |
| 15:25 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Harassment is against the TOS. Word, Phrynne and I were just discussing adding that wording to the Behavior Card. |
| 15:25 |
Meora (menchor) |
make that a chat gesture |
| 15:26 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We could just tell them they suck at being trolls and are being ejected for failing to provide any entertainment value. |
| 15:26 |
Lindal Kidd |
LOL! |
| 15:26 |
Lindal Kidd |
I like that one |
| 15:26 |
Meora (menchor) |
lol |
| 15:26 |
Phrynne |
do we really want them to get more creative? |
| 15:26 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Nodds, something should bbe done |
| 15:26 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
With all due respect, I'm going to suggest that it is a bad example to allow someone to harass you for an hour and a half. |
| 15:26 |
Meora (menchor) |
if they get more creative they will give you grounds for ejecting them |
| 15:26 |
Heli (helvitia) |
Have a meta-troll, say a giant monster who will eat them and then eject them? |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's a bad use of staff time and effort. |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
well, my point is, Meora, that we did wait too long, waiting for them to "give us grounds" |
| 15:27 |
Phrynne |
You don't have to take bad behavior from anyone. |
| 15:27 |
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Lexi Skytower (alexis1327) shivers at the thought of meta-trolls ever coming in to sl |
| 15:27 |
Lindal Kidd |
afterwards I realized that we didn't really NEED specific offenses. |
| 15:27 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Harassment is grounds for ejection, at least, banning if repeated. |
| 15:28 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Yes, Lindal! |
| 15:28 |
Carl Metropolitan |
we could eject them for being mentally underage :) |
| 15:28 |
Lindal Kidd |
"any land owner can eject or ban anyone they like at any time for any reason." That's LL's general policy. We were too lenient. |
| 15:28 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Well, we'd get so few students if we followed that one, CArl |
| 15:28 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I like the entertainment line better, Carl. :^) |
| 15:29 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Oxbridge is private property. While its purpose is to be publicly accessible, LL gives absolute right to deny entry. |
| 15:29 |
Gronk Seriman |
It's one of those frog in the boiling water things. You are trying to be polite and prober, but the jerk just took a lot of your time and energy. You only realize it all too late in time. |
| 15:29 |
Lindal Kidd |
exactly, Gronk! |
| 15:30 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) isn't familiar with that expression and thinks she doesn't want to be! |
| 15:30 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oxbridge staff should just use their best judgment and eject/ban if needed |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Frog is comfortable in the warming water. By the time the frog realizes its in trouble, it's also too late. |
| 15:31 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Somewhat apocryphal tale but illustrates a point |
| 15:31 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Thank you, Word. I think. |
| 15:32 |
Gronk Seriman |
Summed it up nicely, Word. |
| 15:32 |
Lindal Kidd |
anyway, that's all from this frog |
| 15:32 |
Mel (melotte25) |
Ribbit |
| 15:33 |
theandrewjames |
Should some care be taken in case the person behind the avatar is mentally impaired? |
| 15:33 |
Heli (helvitia) |
A rabbit who says ribbit? Strange indeed! :-) |
| 15:34 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I think I forgot to ask Phrynne and Larky for report from Commons. |
| 15:34 |
Phrynne |
I have one item. |
| 15:34 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I certainly believe a fair explanation is in order. I have been known to explain with the sharks as my witnesses, however, in extreme cases. |
| 15:34 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Yes, |
| 15:34 |
Phrynne |
If anyone asks you about fishing for the fish in our little pond, please tell them that the fish are students. |
| 15:34 |
Phrynne |
They are working on a course in water ballet. |
| 15:35 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
We have no way of knowing whether somebody is stupid intentionally or due to mental capacity. |
| 15:35 |
Phrynne |
At this point they are practicing their synchronized swimming. |
| 15:35 |
Phrynne |
and are not available for sushi. |
| 15:35 |
Phrynne |
or fish fries. |
| 15:35 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
This story gets better every time I hear it! |
| 15:35 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
What should our answer be when we get an actual fishy student asking about the dance classes? Should we direct them to one of the koi? |
| 15:35 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Fish fries. That sounds good. |
| 15:35 |
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Lexi Skytower (alexis1327) puts her fishing gear away and playfully pouts |
| 15:35 |
Phrynne |
The classes are private. |
| 15:36 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Of course. |
| 15:36 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Give them fake taggs and the (the fish) will look the part |
| 15:36 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
*they |
| 15:36 |
Lindal Kidd |
I suppose if we WANT to allow fishing, I could add a 7 Seas fish server to the pond |
| 15:36 |
Phrynne |
Besides, they are residential students - they spend all their time practising. |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. I guess the deans have all had their says. |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Taking questions |
| 15:37 |
Phrynne |
We have plenty of water around the outside of the land, so that a 7 Seas server could go there, but not inthe plaza. |
| 15:37 |
Lindal Kidd |
you can fish in a bucket, if one of those is in range |
| 15:37 |
Xarin Skytower |
Do you want people camping in the plaza fishing though and takiing up the homestead space? |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Even silly ones. Which we are likely to get this afternoon if the previous thirty minutes is any guide. |
| 15:38 |
Lindal Kidd |
no, I don't recommend it. Just noted it was possible |
| 15:38 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I would like to add a brief report. |
| 15:39 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Jagged Edges aka Brian aka Mannadrop is formally in training to become an Oxbridge Tutor. |
| 15:39 |
Lindal Kidd |
excellent! |
| 15:39 |
Gronk Seriman |
Woohoo! |
| 15:39 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hmm... Looks like we may need to look into improved tinies and robots :( |
| 15:39 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Also, I am on leave for a few weeks, and will limit the time I spend in the plaza. |
| 15:40 |
Phrynne |
Please send Commons matters to me in the interim. |
| 15:40 |
Phrynne |
when Larky is not available. |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And I can be pinged for EM needs and library cleanup. |
| 15:42 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As can I, too |
| 15:42 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Questions? |
| 15:42 |
Gronk Seriman |
I seem to remember talk about removing the 30-day restriction on the free items in the Tutorial. Has that or will that happen? |
| 15:43 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
That's already done, Gronk. They're open to all now. |
| 15:43 |
Gronk Seriman |
Great! I was sooo mad when I found Oxbridge long after my newness had expired. |
| 15:43 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I just had to get the Okay from the person who originally requested it for their itmes |
| 15:44 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
The aos from ms kamilah are still restricted. |
| 15:44 |
Lindal Kidd |
that's good news. There have been times I wanted to get one while I was helping a new person with theirs |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Apart from being avatars they are also classic "parts": shapes, items of clothing, ... |
| 15:45 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I will contact her and see if those are still ones she sells. |
| 15:46 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Nods, ty |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And there, a couple of charts behind us for the free avatar touch statistics. |
| 15:48 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Interesting distribution of Avatar counts. |
| 15:48 |
Lindal Kidd |
looks like a big spike when Californians finish dinner and come on line |
| 15:48 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I wonder how it overlaps with evening time in North America, and Europe |
| 15:49 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay, questions? Comments? |
| 15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Europe would be at the 14 spike. |
| 15:49 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
That might explain the rise in the middle. I'm surprised the tiny avatars rank so low for touches - does that include accidental/repeat touches, Word? |
| 15:50 |
BOBO Bearskin (bobo112) |
hiii all :D |
| 15:50 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It includes repeat touches that occur on separate touch_start events. |
| 15:50 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Okay, I see. |
| 15:50 |
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Xarin Skytower wants to go touch the brasswoman avatar 800 times now... |
| 15:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So a very rapid touch vibration will only give one copy and be counted once. |
| 15:51 |
Phrynne |
I haven't seen a lot of new people with Tinies; there are a few but it seems to be something that most go into later. |
| 15:52 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
It is a totaly different world. |
| 15:52 |
Meora (menchor) |
I wonder how many of the tinys are alts of more experienced avatars? |
| 15:52 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
to get involved in |
| 15:52 |
Gronk Seriman |
I don't think Tinies are offered bu SL when starting. There are a few in the Inventory Library, though. |
| 15:52 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Many of them I think, Meora |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I've got data for individual avatars per hour, just have to figure out a graphic for it. |
| 15:55 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Any last questions? |
| 15:56 |
Gronk Seriman |
People have a huge reaource they don't know about, their Inventory Library. Do we have anything anywhere that mentions it? |
| 15:56 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. In the Hall of Finding. |
| 15:56 |
Gronk Seriman |
Ah! I will look there again. |
| 15:57 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
The orientation guides them to look in there, but I'm not sure it explains very well that they have a lot of variety in there. I'm not sure there's a better way to get them to explore those folders, though |
| 15:57 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I try to tell lpeople about it all the time, but it can be rough going. I use the library extensively in that article I wrote about dealing with mesh avatars. |
| 15:58 |
Gronk Seriman |
Maybe a class idea. |
| 15:58 |
Lindal Kidd |
sounds tailor made for Josain to add a mention in his inventory classes |
| 15:58 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Josain, is that covered in the inventory tour? |
| 15:59 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Josain may be afk. |
| 16:00 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Possibly |
| 16:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I need to go bug people about patron donations tonight! It's that time of the month. |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
kk |
| 16:00 |
Gronk Seriman |
Have fun! |
| 16:00 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
oh my. We're out of time! |
| 16:00 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Good luck |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I did notice that you'd paid tier for another quarter. |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. We are doing well for tier, but I have a few people to collect from :) |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you all for coming today. |
| 16:01 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Thanks for taking the time to keep us informed, and to answer our questions! |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I'm sorry the deans were kind of out of it :) |
| 16:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, everybody! |
| 16:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Everyone can go home now ! |
| 16:02 |
Meora (menchor) |
thank you deans |
| 16:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Apart from the water heating to a boil -- we'd as soon stay out of that. |
| 16:02 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 16:02 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Well, I am going to bed noew |
| 16:02 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
night elf |
| 16:02 |
Phrynne |
good night, Mr Elfbiter |
| 16:02 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Goodnight, Mr. Elfbiter. Thanks for all your help. |
| 16:02 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
See you around, Eb |
| 16:02 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 16:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you Larky |
| 16:02 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Larky is one of our ten Patrons. |
| 16:02 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
thanks for the reminder! |