Caledon Oxbridge Q&A for 2018-03-04
| 14:50 | Phrynne | Hello Andrea! |
| 14:50 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hi |
| 14:50 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hello, Andrea. |
| 14:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Great colors, rust and blue. |
| 14:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Elf. |
| 14:51 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Eva |
| 14:52 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | -17 degrees Celsius outside |
| 14:53 | Phrynne | +49F here |
| 14:54 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | That's a degree warmer than what would be the AVERAGE temperature of the earth without any greenhouse gases, which is not to say that too much is a good thing. Just that we know they are effective. |
| 14:59 | RainyDayRecess | Hello everyone ;) |
| 14:59 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Rainy. ;) |
| 15:01 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Three deans for the Oxbridge folks up in the sky ...... , but that's a different story. |
| 15:02 | Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) | Kara2016 gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:02 | Phrynne doesn't know anywhere with 7 deans and dwarves at the same time... | |
| 15:03 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome to this week's Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. This is an open meeting. All are welcome except where individual mis-behavior requires otherwise. Meeting transcripts will be posted after the meeting. |
| 15:03 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Phrynne, What have ye for this week? |
| 15:03 | Phrynne | Today's report is all about the work to translate the tutorial into other languages. Garret Black has volunteered to translate the tutorial into German, for which I am grateful. He has completed the entry building panels and expects to move ahead soon into the next building. |
| 15:04 | Phrynne | Stereo Nacht has done half of the French translation, but RL has become very difficult for her recently, so it would be good if someone else could translate the rest of it. If you would be able to translate the rest of the tutorial into French -- or even one building of it -- and would like to do it, please tell me or Word. |
| 15:04 | Phrynne | We do have four buildings translated into French, though. We are also looking for someone who has Photoshop-type experience and the ability to work with the layers of a texture, and possibly some knowledge of French, to put the translation onto the tutorial textures. Again, if you would like to do this for Oxbridge, contact me or Word for more information. |
| 15:05 | Phrynne | And that's what I have for today. |
| 15:05 | Phrynne looks back at Word and waits for everyone to finish reading all that text she just copied and pasted for them. | |
| 15:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks, Phrynne. |
| 15:05 | Phrynne | Comments and questions on it welcome at the proper time. |
| 15:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | All of which means that this is moving from being talked about into happening. |
| 15:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Andrea? |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Not really much to say today. If you have the means to stream the music for a belly dance event. let me know. maybe something for Sundays |
| 15:08 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | waves her tail at Wordsmith to take over |
| 15:11 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Okay, instructor stipends are paid through yesterday, visitor statistics are up on the website through last week and with a monthly summary for February., and inventory class that Star's put together is under final editing. |
| 15:12 | Kara2016 | Smiles brightly. |
| 15:12 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I think that's about it for my efforts last week, apart from I'm rewriting Mesh class. |
| 15:12 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Rainy? |
| 15:13 | RainyDayRecess | Nothing for this week, although I could do the PS work if you find a person to do the French translation |
| 15:13 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Elf or Gronk, anything from the front benches? |
| 15:14 | Gronk Seriman | No news at the moment. |
| 15:14 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | The usual. |
| 15:14 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Some more sensible newcomers |
| 15:15 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Open for questions |
| 15:15 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) raises hand | |
| 15:15 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Princessa? |
| 15:15 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | Regarding the Quest. |
| 15:15 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | The final clue/hint |
| 15:16 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | for the Guvnah's Mansion |
| 15:16 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | does not take you to the mansion |
| 15:16 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | but to another area in town |
| 15:16 | Phrynne | Is it that difficult for you to find the mansion? |
| 15:16 | Phrynne | Part of the purpose of the Quest is to teach people how to find their way around, using maps and landmarks, but also searching. |
| 15:17 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | Even the pic on the board is the wrong place. |
| 15:17 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | But what I really would like to know |
| 15:18 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | Is there a medallion in the Guvnah's Mansion? I've been looking for 7 days. The only hint is to search thoroughly. |
| 15:18 | Phrynne | Yes. |
| 15:18 | Phrynne | There is one. |
| 15:18 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | which I've done both inside and out |
| 15:18 | Phrynne | It is where it has been the last several years, despite changes in the mansion itself. |
| 15:18 | Phrynne | And I will not give further clues in a public forum. |
| 15:19 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | well with the exception of looking at every leaf on the trees, I've checked everything else several times over. |
| 15:19 | Phrynne | It is still there. |
| 15:20 | Gronk Seriman | You will smack your forehead when you find it. |
| 15:21 | RainyDayRecess | :D |
| 15:21 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | I've "smacked my forehead" a lot looking for it |
| 15:21 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) heheh | |
| 15:22 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) gives tar medical plaster for the forehead | |
| 15:22 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Searching thoroughly does not mean that it is as impossible to see as a Caledon rose. |
| 15:23 | Gronk Seriman | I just ran the Quest yesterday again. Using every cheat I know. It's all working fine. But having Iron Cloud gone as the final way-point is soooo sad. |
| 15:23 | RainyDayRecess | So sad ;( |
| 15:23 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) | Using a "cheat"? |
| 15:24 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Medallion sniffing dragons, for example. |
| 15:24 | Phrynne | There are no restrictions on what you can use to find the way-points. |
| 15:24 | RainyDayRecess | Hahahaha |
| 15:25 | Her Royal Highness Princessa (beauty.haramori) ponders... "where can I get me a medallion sniffing dragon"? | |
| 15:25 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Any other questions? |
| 15:25 | Gronk Seriman | Like they say in NASCAR, "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't racinn!" |
| 15:25 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Carriages? |
| 15:26 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | On the major project list; topping now that the kiosks are done. |
| 15:27 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Anything else? |
| 15:28 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Then we are adjourned. |
| 15:28 | RainyDayRecess | Thank you Deans ;) |
| 15:28 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you all for coming and participating. |
| 15:28 | Gronk Seriman | What is the Tipping Point where the translations get installed. I worry they may never be "finished", but what has been done may be useful. |
| 15:29 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | My intent is to take them a building at a time and a language at a time |
| 15:29 | Gronk Seriman | ...and it will show that Oxbridge IS trying . |
| 15:30 | Gronk Seriman | Ah. |
| 15:31 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And since we have completed translations for some languages and some buildings, it's coordinating with Lindal for the base texture files, and changing the text. |
| 15:31 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Also, deploying the new kiosks, again likely a building at a time. |
| 15:31 | RainyDayRecess waves at Samm ;) | |
| 15:32 | Samm Florian waves. | |
| 15:32 | Kara2016 | Smiles brightly for Sam. |
| 15:32 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | So, I agree, there's value in getting out the translations as we can, not holding out for all languages and all buildings to be complete. |
| 15:32 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi Samm |
| 15:33 | Gronk Seriman | I can imagine a placeholder explaining the situation might invoke some help to complete the project. |
| 15:33 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Got something you'd like to say? |
| 15:33 | Samm Florian | nope |
| 15:34 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Yes, Lindal may come up with her own, but an example placeholder is on the kiosk behind me (for each language) |
| 15:36 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Phrynne, do we have a Portuguese translator in tow? |
| 15:36 | Phrynne | I don't know. Jorge was talking to a friend in RL and I am unsure of the status of that. If someone else would like to do it, that would probably be fine. |
| 15:37 | Phrynne | We don't have any translations done in Portuguese yet, not that I have seen. |
| 15:39 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Okay., if none surfaces, I may ping Roth Grut and see what I can work out. |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Sounds like that's it for today. |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you all. |
| 15:40 | Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) | Gronk Seriman gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:40 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | At least attempted bedtime for me, then. |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | ty Gronk |
| 15:40 | RainyDayRecess | Thank you Gronk ;) |
| 15:41 | Gronk Seriman | Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:41 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | BE seeing you |
| 15:41 | RainyDayRecess | 'Night Elf, sweet dreams ;) |
| 15:41 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Andrea and Rainy, you should have gotten a copy of the financials from me this morning. |
| 15:41 | RainyDayRecess | K |
| 15:42 | RainyDayRecess | Thank you |
| 15:42 | Gronk Seriman | G'night, Elf! |
| 15:42 | Kara2016 | Thank you, Deans. |
| 15:42 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | ok |
| 15:42 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | night elf |