| 15:00 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hello everyone |
| 15:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Hi Rainy |
| 15:01 |
RainyDayRecess |
Hi :D |
| 15:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Hey Mr. Elfbiter |
| 15:01 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Greetings |
| 15:01 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Slow loading of textures in this end |
| 15:01 |
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Wordsmith Jarvinen Watches Agatha and Elfbiter get settled in on the reluctant benches. |
| 15:02 |
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Agatha Macbeth gets a saw handy |
| 15:02 |
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Phrynne wonders what would make a bench less reluctant. Wood polish? |
| 15:02 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I saw that weapon of bench destruction. |
| 15:03 |
Agatha Macbeth |
A cure for woodworm? |
| 15:03 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Fewer cutting remarks? |
| 15:03 |
Phrynne |
Ammonia is useful for woodworm |
| 15:03 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Saw point eh |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And so we begin today's Q&A in our typical wit. |
| 15:04 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Don't forget wisdom, Wordsmith! |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I try not to, Larky, but sometimes it eludes at least me. ;) |
| 15:05 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Yeah, right! |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
btw, like your burgundy of today. |
| 15:05 |
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Phrynne hands Wordsmith a butterfly net |
| 15:05 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
:^) Thank you |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne, got anything for today? |
| 15:06 |
Phrynne |
I've done a bit more fall decorating -- leaving about 700 free prims -- and I'm continuing to work on the parcel ban lists. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Taking those no longer necessary off (as well as putting those who insist on)? |
| 15:07 |
Phrynne |
The computer problems I had -- and the Firestorm problems -- seem to have eaten some of my ban notecards, so I have put a list of people about whom I know nothing out on the staff chat notices, and I hope everyone on staff will look through it and send me any info they have. |
| 15:07 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As well as taking off people we have no records of why they are there, too. |
| 15:08 |
Phrynne |
The problem is, if I don't know why they were banned, it's easy enough to unban them -- but I don't know if it was a serious griefer or someone who causes real problems. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Right, unless they are on Caledon's permanent ban list. |
| 15:08 |
Phrynne |
If we end up not knowing about people, they will come off the list. |
| 15:08 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Sometimes doing some research on someone eases that problem, Carl. And sometimes not. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
i'll check the chat and search my notecards. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
Some of the older data on the database just has the name and a date and 'banned', and nothing else. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
which is not that helpful. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
But most of the time it is very helpful indeed as an index of troublesome people. |
| 15:09 |
Phrynne |
(people who have been troublesome to us.) |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
Other than that, I'm con tinuing to work toward getting the Advent Calendar ready. |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
Anyone who has promised me gifts for the calendar and hasn't sent them to me yet, please do so soon. |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
You really don't want me to have to give out those terrible ice skates I've got in reserve. |
| 15:10 |
Phrynne |
And that's it. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you. |
| 15:11 |
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Agatha Macbeth ponders terrible ice skates |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Carl, anything you have? |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
(I don't think they are for skating on terrible ice) |
| 15:12 |
Phrynne |
(those skates are uggggggly) |
| 15:12 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Ugggg |
| 15:12 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Boomer. |
| 15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Carl? |
| 15:13 |
Boomer Singh |
Thank you, Mr. Jarvinen. |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Three items. 1) I spent most of the week being very sick. I missed a week of RL work, too. 2) Samm has proposed a new building contest in the area between the Oxbridge Village chat circle and the sea. I think it is a good idea and am contacting Desmond about his permission. 3) I was wondering if Wordsmith had a chance to look at the proposal for substitutes I set him. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I did look at that, Carl. Samm has nominated a replacement for her class while she takes some time off, so that should be in place shortly. I'm fine with having substitutes as long as I know in advance so I can get their name on the calendar and their UUID into the system -- which leads into tracking who shows up to teach and who gets paid a stipend accordingly. |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
So last minute subs don't work with our system? |
| 15:16 |
Carl Metropolitan |
What if they are willing to do it for free? |
| 15:17 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I know that would cut the volunteer list down a bit... |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Then, the tracker still gathers statistics, but I still want a notecard, even if after the fact, and some control on a list of who may step in on a particular class. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
If the number stays small, I can manually edit the record in, but have to get the information. |
| 15:19 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Right now it sounds like extra work you don't need. |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'm willing to keep a list for various classes of who the known substitutes are. |
| 15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Just need some discussion ahead of time. |
| 15:21 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
What exactly does this mean, please "... who gets paid a stipend accordingly."? |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Those who are teaching classes get paid a stipend of the glorious sum of 250 $L per class taught. Which covers things like uploading textures. |
| 15:22 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
TYVM |
| 15:23 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Perhaps someone could volunteer to talk to the various instructors and compile a draft list of who they consider adequate substitutes. that would take some of the load off of Wordsmith. |
| 15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It would also help the individual instructors, I believe. |
| 15:24 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do we have a collection of notecards with scripts or outlines for our classes that substitutes could work from? |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Not really. That would be one of the reasons for having a substitute list. |
| 15:25 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
That sounds like a good thing to develop. |
| 15:26 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Even with a script, I'm not going to take on subbing for Word's mesh class, for example |
| 15:26 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Yes. I know enough about mesh I could probably do that, but only with an outline. |
| 15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Which I need to update, rearrange, remove from and add to. |
| 15:27 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Let's table this for a while. I have some ideas I will discuss with you later. |
| 15:27 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) nods in agreement with Word. "Me, too." |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Okay. I'm not sure if we'll have any cases where an instructor doesn't want to share their material. |
| 15:28 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'm open and flexible with such things, but do want to make sure we're teaching good classes. |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Aside from this kind of background support (last week's transcript is up), I've been polishing my own mesh skills in the guise of creating a public pool in Oxbridge Village with the consent and impetus from Andrea. |
| 15:31 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
pool or "plunge" |
| 15:31 |
RainyDayRecess |
Yay!! |
| 15:32 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Oh very nice. |
| 15:32 |
Gronk Seriman |
Ooo! |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And discovering an nuance or two that I haven't seen documented, such as lack of hidden faces affecting the physical shape produced for an object (i.e. doors that one can't walk through; doors at the bottom of pools that one can't drop through). |
| 15:33 |
Phrynne |
Mmmmm |
| 15:33 |
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Samm Florian's ears were ringin'. |
| 15:34 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
hi i'm new |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hope it was a good ringtone, Samm. |
| 15:34 |
Samm Florian |
Hi new! Thought yer name was anna. :) |
| 15:34 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
ok my name is anna |
| 15:34 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
hi |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hi, Anna. Welcome to the Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. |
| 15:34 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
kay |
| 15:34 |
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Samm Florian was jes jokin'… |
| 15:35 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
what are we talking about? |
| 15:35 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We were talking about substitute teachers and having a list of knowledgeable alternates. |
| 15:35 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
cool |
| 15:35 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
go on |
| 15:37 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And that you've nominated a person while you're off adapting to RL for basic building. (blanking) |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
The idea was based on a good suggestion from one of our tutors. |
| 15:37 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
vote anna ;) |
| 15:37 |
Samm Florian |
Yup. Bertram Keith. |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And I've forgotten his name because I'm out of it tonight :) |
| 15:37 |
Samm Florian |
aka bertramnubert |
| 15:38 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That was Michael MacBeth, Carl. |
| 15:38 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
phrynne, want to trade seats? |
| 15:38 |
Phrynne |
No, thank you. |
| 15:38 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
i think that chair is a little too big for you |
| 15:39 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) giggles |
| 15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anna, you are welcome to attend, but it is not your meeting to run. |
| 15:39 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you, Wordsmith |
| 15:39 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
ok sorry, phrynne's slave |
| 15:40 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do you want to open the meeting up for questions now? |
| 15:40 |
Samm Florian |
I can say more 'bout th'buildin' contest if ya like. |
| 15:40 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
yes, pls |
| 15:40 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes. Was just going to type that. Questions? |
| 15:40 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
my question is |
| 15:40 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
how do i become a cat like the dean? |
| 15:41 |
Samm Florian |
Practice. |
| 15:41 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
Couls Samm please tryto type in proper English - I'm having trouble with his "dialect" ... |
| 15:41 |
Samm Florian |
Also my gender :P |
| 15:41 |
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Samm Florian will try harder. |
| 15:41 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
TY |
| 15:41 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
i want to be a kitty pirate |
| 15:41 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
is there a class for that? |
| 15:42 |
Samm Florian |
Nope |
| 15:42 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
samm u suck |
| 15:42 |
Phrynne |
Anna, that is quite enough. |
| 15:42 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
sorry, i will be quiet |
| 15:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That would be advisable. |
| 15:43 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
LOL |
| 15:43 |
Samm Florian |
So I'd like to try a monthly building contest, starting in October. There will be a theme each month, and entrants will have a week to build, and then folks will have a week to vote. Prize will be a medallion or somethin' of that sort. |
| 15:43 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
GREAT plan !!! |
| 15:43 |
Phrynne |
Will there be separate classes for prim and mesh builds? |
| 15:44 |
Phrynne |
Or separate awards? |
| 15:44 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
And some sort of announcement? Maybe an honorary list on the bulletin board? |
| 15:44 |
Samm Florian |
I guess I was thinkin' prim builds only? It's aimed towards newer builders as kind of an extension of Building Basics |
| 15:44 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
can i build a dick for the board |
| 15:44 |
Phrynne |
nods |
| 15:44 |
anna (sleepwalks) |
becuase they are apperently bitches |
| 15:44 |
Samm Florian |
Poof! There she goes! |
| 15:44 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I ejected her for that. She's just trolling. |
| 15:44 |
RainyDayRecess |
TY |
| 15:45 |
Carl Metropolitan |
That was not unexpected. |
| 15:45 |
Phrynne |
thankyou. |
| 15:45 |
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Samm Florian claps. |
| 15:45 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
Bazzzzingaaaa!!!! |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
My reflexes are slow. Others beat me to it. |
| 15:45 |
Samm Florian |
If 5 people eject you at once, are ya super-ejected? |
| 15:45 |
Samm Florian |
Anyway… |
| 15:45 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
hahahaha |
| 15:45 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Maybe it was the same person as yesterday's sniper... |
| 15:45 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
NO MERCY !!! |
| 15:46 |
Samm Florian |
My thought was to have folks vote for a build by makin' a donation to Oxbridge: a donation of any amount (even L$1) counts as a vote (but ya can't vote for a build more'n once.) |
| 15:46 |
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Samm Florian's accent is slipping, sorry. |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
People have choices, and choices have consequences. |
| 15:46 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
great idea |
| 15:46 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
AND you cannot vote for yourself - if that is possible |
| 15:46 |
Samm Florian |
Right. |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
We'll just assume that everyone votes for themself and take it from there. |
| 15:47 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
hehehe - normative power of the facts .... |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
I don't know if you can vote for just one build, or top 3, or as many as you like…I will think about that. |
| 15:47 |
Gronk Seriman |
Somebody already made a building contest system and HUD a while ago. Was that you, Samm? |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
Not me. |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
I've made similar systems before, though. |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
Not too hard. |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Or rank vote on the builds. |
| 15:47 |
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Samm Florian nods. |
| 15:48 |
Gronk Seriman |
It was quite nice, but only used once. |
| 15:48 |
Samm Florian |
Ranking makes the interface a little more difficult. |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A challenge, Samm. A challenge. ;) |
| 15:49 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
LOL |
| 15:49 |
Samm Florian |
True. I don't wanna have folks saying "I voted wrong, can you fix it?" |
| 15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions pending? |
| 15:49 |
Samm Florian |
The only way this will keep up fer a long time is if it's as simple fore me as possible. :) |
| 15:49 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Simple is good. |
| 15:49 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
agree |
| 15:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Comments on anything from our tutors or Emeritus dean? |
| 15:52 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
the only form of perfection is being perfectly as you are. |
| 15:52 |
RainyDayRecess |
:) |
| 15:52 |
ELO (eloelephant) |
Sounds like a quote from Jean-Paul Sartre |
| 15:53 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Probably not; I prefer Camus. |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A lot of truth to that. Heard it similarly expressed as "If you're a peach, you can be a first class peach, but you'll never be more than a second class banana". |
| 15:53 |
Agatha Macbeth |
0.0 |
| 15:53 |
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Samm Florian giggles. |
| 15:54 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:54 |
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Samm Florian wants a banana now. |
| 15:54 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
:-) |
| 15:54 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
;^). Not from me. I'm busy banning trolls. |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A very useful skill. |
| 15:55 |
Phrynne |
I have nothing more to say. |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Announcements? |
| 15:56 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Oh, Andrea, do you wish to make an announcement about the easels? |
| 15:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Ey? What's that about the weasels? |
| 15:57 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D |
| 15:58 |
Gronk Seriman |
Effalumps and woosles. |
| 15:58 |
Phrynne |
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! |
| 15:58 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Nope, party tues night at the Blues Juke Joint. |
| 15:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The film master and commander had a pun about whether to eat the piece of bread with the larger or smaller weevil. |
| 15:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
They concluded that one should always choose the lesser of two weevils. |
| 15:59 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
:-) |
| 15:59 |
Agatha Macbeth |
>.< |
| 15:59 |
RainyDayRecess |
:D wow |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And, with that, seems time to adjourn. Thank you all for coming. |
| 16:01 |
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Gronk Seriman groans |
| 16:01 |
Agatha Macbeth |
No Brace pictures today :( |
| 16:01 |
RainyDayRecess |
Thank you Deans :) |
| 16:01 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Getting really tired. |
| 16:01 |
RainyDayRecess |
'NIght Elfbiter :) |
| 16:01 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 16:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Thank you everyone! |
| 16:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
good night, Mr. Elfbiter. |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Goodnight everyone. Thank you all for coming. |
| 16:01 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
night all |
| 16:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you Deans and Chancellors! |
| 16:01 |
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Samm Florian needs a banana texture. |
| 16:02 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) throws Samm a banana peel and remembers old comedy routines with Ethel Merman slipping on one. |