| 14:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Edmund |
| 14:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Elfbiter |
| 14:53 |
Edmund Broek |
Greetings, Chancellor. and Dean. |
| 14:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Evey, Larky, and lovejoy |
| 14:55 |
Evey (evey45) |
Hello! |
| 14:55 |
Evey (evey45) |
thank you |
| 14:55 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Thank you, Word. Hi everyone |
| 14:55 |
lovejoy2199 |
Ahhh... A "BA" sighting |
| 14:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Phrynne |
| 14:55 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Hi LJ |
| 14:56 |
lovejoy2199 |
Greetings everyone |
| 14:56 |
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Phrynne waves to everyone |
| 14:56 |
Evey (evey45) |
waves |
| 14:56 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Chancellor |
| 14:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Spike |
| 14:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
waves |
| 14:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Gronk |
| 14:56 |
Spike Rose (spike.bloodrose) |
howdy. just taking a break from modding X) |
| 14:57 |
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Gronk Seriman smiles and waves to Chancellor Jarvinen, everybody. |
| 14:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, John |
| 14:58 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
How do all :) Mr Jarvinen :) |
| 14:58 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Dean Jones |
| 14:58 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi |
| 14:58 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Gronk |
| 14:59 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Hello Andrea |
| 14:59 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi |
| 15:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Mowgli |
| 15:00 |
lovejoy2199 |
Nice snow globe, Dean Jones |
| 15:00 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
ty |
| 15:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Agatha |
| 15:00 |
Evey (evey45) |
where is Ember? |
| 15:00 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Anyone seen any benches? |
| 15:01 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
right click where they should be. may appear |
| 15:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
I see the benches. But no building. |
| 15:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The benches are there as usual |
| 15:01 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Aha |
| 15:01 |
Evey (evey45) |
I don't see the walls, but I see the benches |
| 15:01 |
Agatha Macbeth |
They are now |
| 15:01 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Thanks |
| 15:01 |
lovejoy2199 |
I didn't hear the bells. |
| 15:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
As to Ember, I have no idea |
| 15:01 |
Spike Rose (spike.bloodrose) |
Ember may be absent due to RL obligations, or delayed. I'm unsure. |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other than she isn't inworld at the moment |
| 15:02 |
Evey (evey45) |
nods. Thank you |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome to this week's Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. This is an open meeting; |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
all are welcome apart from those who intend to misbehave in a disruptive manner. |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Non-disruptive misbehavior is at your discretion. |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Transcripts will be posted after the meeting. |
| 15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
at http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna/qna_index.php |
| 15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Andrea, what might you have for us today? |
| 15:03 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Nothing much. This week will be sparse with RL Thanksgiving stuff going on |
| 15:04 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
No plans here for this week. Everyone enjoy your week and holidays |
| 15:04 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
back to you Wordsmith |
| 15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
ty Andrea (who is trying to snow us) |
| 15:05 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
oh I can get some snow in here |
| 15:05 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Snow use grumbling |
| 15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No updates to the plots on the wall this week. |
| 15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
All instructor stipends are paid as of this morning. The Oxbridge account dropped by 3602 $L in the last two weeks, but we still have good reserve. |
| 15:07 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Mowgli Soy gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:07 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
lovejoy2199 gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:08 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Ty Mr Soy and Lovejoy |
| 15:08 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The statistical summaries for the last two weeks are up on the web pages, nothing remarkable as to newbies in those. https://www.caledonoxbridge.org/statistics/index.php |
| 15:08 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Thank you john |
| 15:08 |
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John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) tips his unworn hat |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That's it report wise from me, so open for general questions, announcements, comments, etc. |
| 15:09 |
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Evey (evey45) raises her hand |
| 15:09 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Evey |
| 15:09 |
Evey (evey45) |
Most of the students know about classes because somebody has told them about it. People don't read group notices, or group chat, or calendars, or SL events. We need to handle them the info to get them to know. |
| 15:09 |
Evey (evey45) |
The scripting classes on HTTP and MOAP are very rarely taught, and many advanced scripters haven't got good knowledge about these topics. It's a chance to get the interest of advanced scripters to Caledon, who could promote Caledon to other possible students. |
| 15:10 |
Evey (evey45) |
Some people think that Caledon is a thing of the past and it doesn't exist any more. We need to take any chance to change that idea |
| 15:10 |
Evey (evey45) |
I visited the hubs too, the traffic is 5 in some! that's almost 0 chances. So I'd propose advertising in other places! |
| 15:11 |
Evey (evey45) |
I talked to Neo about how those hubs look like, from a newbie point of view and from anyone's point of view. There's not much to do there |
| 15:11 |
Phrynne |
I've noticed people here more at night than in daytime. |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Suzanna conveyed to me some info on starting an advanced scripting class in December. |
| 15:11 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
There has been many returnees lately. |
| 15:11 |
Evey (evey45) |
nods |
| 15:12 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
winter is coming on. |
| 15:12 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Neo tried advertisements on FB without result. |
| 15:13 |
Evey (evey45) |
we need to grab the bull by the horns advertising in other venues. That's an aggressive approach but, it works sometimes. |
| 15:14 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
what venues do you suggest? |
| 15:14 |
Evey (evey45) |
Victorian rp sims. Dancing venues |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Nods, although if you can become more specific about "other venues" |
| 15:14 |
Evey (evey45) |
places like lost unicorn too |
| 15:15 |
Evey (evey45) |
well, Foxxies, Ayuda virtual, lost unicorn, natoma, |
| 15:15 |
Evey (evey45) |
strictly 80s, |
| 15:15 |
Evey (evey45) |
maybe Run Around Sue |
| 15:16 |
Evey (evey45) |
some people are bored after many years here, they just need a little push to do something different, we are different! |
| 15:16 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Is there such a thing as group(s) for sims who advertise, who may know what generates more traffic? If you can actually know if an ad brings anyone here |
| 15:16 |
Evey (evey45) |
they do! Game places too, like brock games |
| 15:17 |
Evey (evey45) |
I advertise in some places for stores too (I used to work in that) so I have an idea what works |
| 15:17 |
Evey (evey45) |
and advertise and events are the key |
| 15:17 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That's a good idea John, we would have to find places that take ads but aren't swamped in them |
| 15:18 |
Evey (evey45) |
the calendar is almost complete now, at least regarding pictures and months. I can show you quickly if you like? |
| 15:18 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
There are lots of groups on Facebook regarding SL. |
| 15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Neo did FB ads without results |
| 15:19 |
Evey (evey45) |
We need public advertising here in SL and volunteers for newbies areas |
| 15:19 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
One of the issues with any sort of advertising is that we'd need staff to do it. The current Deans are doing as much as they can. |
| 15:20 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi badger frozen |
| 15:20 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Main SL group in FB seems to mostly advertise parties and scantily clad avatars. |
| 15:20 |
Evey (evey45) |
true |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hard to compete with those |
| 15:21 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
People seem to like DJs and music and dancing. The friends I have here do, and I go, but I listen to my own stuff |
| 15:21 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Evey, I did some marketing on FB and Twitter last year. I can show you what I did if you like |
| 15:21 |
Evey (evey45) |
I'd love to see it Larky! |
| 15:22 |
Evey (evey45) |
I dont have Facebook but I'd have a peek, if possible |
| 15:22 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Hello Kara :) |
| 15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks, Larky |
| 15:22 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Hello Kara :D |
| 15:22 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
Okay, let's plan a time to meet. I'll need a bit of time to go back and find everything |
| 15:23 |
badgerofzen |
hullo Andrea |
| 15:23 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I created Oxbridge accounts you can use, with Word's okay |
| 15:23 |
Evey (evey45) |
great |
| 15:24 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Kara of the bright smile (kara2016) gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:24 |
Evey (evey45) |
this is what we will give away |
| 15:24 |
Evey (evey45) |
4 pictures are missing |
| 15:25 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I was thinking earlier that we should post that somewhere on campus. I sometimes get asked for a list of staff. |
| 15:25 |
Evey (evey45) |
we have a board project too |
| 15:25 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And it sounds like doorbell? |
| 15:26 |
Evey (evey45) |
I will change that :P |
| 15:26 |
Evey (evey45) |
I havent finished it |
| 15:26 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
:-) |
| 15:26 |
Evey (evey45) |
we will need the cards with info about all the events here |
| 15:26 |
Evey (evey45) |
those with dragons are missing the pictures yet, but all are assigned |
| 15:26 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Ember can help with that |
| 15:27 |
Evey (evey45) |
that would be awesome |
| 15:27 |
Evey (evey45) |
I need her picture too |
| 15:27 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Who does Caledon want to attract, and once attracted here, what would we want them to do? |
| 15:27 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
the website has class descriptions you could use for notecards |
| 15:28 |
Evey (evey45) |
yes, but what would we write for tutors and deans? |
| 15:28 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
A brief description they could write, perhaps. |
| 15:28 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
"this guy does not bite nor swallow alive" |
| 15:28 |
Evey (evey45) |
that would be great, and their schedule too |
| 15:28 |
Evey (evey45) |
lol |
| 15:29 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And just to keep this moving, any other topics? |
| 15:30 |
lovejoy2199 |
Yes. Any 'Saint' this week? |
| 15:30 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Saint? |
| 15:30 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
with it being thanksgiving week here and I am not sure of my schedule |
| 15:31 |
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John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) grins |
| 15:31 |
lovejoy2199 |
Ok |
| 15:31 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I don;t think so |
| 15:31 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
You have to consult Simon Templar |
| 15:31 |
lovejoy2199 |
In that case, Happy Thanksgiving, Andrea |
| 15:31 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
ty |
| 15:32 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Anything more? |
| 15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hearing nothing... |
| 15:33 |
Evey (evey45) |
Hello Ember! |
| 15:33 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Seeing Ember |
| 15:33 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Ember :) |
| 15:33 |
Phrynne |
Ember is here! |
| 15:33 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
hi ember |
| 15:33 |
Ember (emberell) |
I apologize for my lateness, my net has been haywire all day today |
| 15:33 |
lovejoy2199 |
Hello Dean Ember |
| 15:33 |
Ember (emberell) |
Here via mobile net |
| 15:33 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Hello Dean |
| 15:33 |
Spike Rose (spike.bloodrose) |
yeah I thought it might have been :( I let folks here know, just in case. |
| 15:33 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Can't keep a good griffin down |
| 15:33 |
Kara of the bright smile (kara2016) |
Hugs Ember. |
| 15:34 |
Ember (emberell) |
(Ijust a quick recap on what I've been doing - mostly managing some of the tutor things we're hoping to set up, including the pager device, and a calendar idea brought up by Evey |
| 15:34 |
Evey (evey45) |
I need your picture btw! I was just showing it! |
| 15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Have anything for us Ember? (And the mobile viewer is now open to everyone, btw) |
| 15:35 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Haven't tried that yet |
| 15:35 |
Ember (emberell) |
Aside from setting up the two aforementioned things for Tutors to get involved with, not much else. I'll be putting out that announcement early next week if all goes well |
| 15:35 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
LOL I wonder if it uses PBR and if that will melt my phone |
| 15:36 |
Ember (emberell) |
(and as usual, we ARE always looking for new help staff, all are welcome to apply. If interested please reach out to me, or other staff here ,and we can figure out how to get you involved, as a tutor or otherwise) |
| 15:36 |
lovejoy2199 |
btw, Dean Ember, any problems with inventory? |
| 15:37 |
Ember (emberell) |
There HAVE been a few problems reported with inventories lately - SL has been noticing an uptick in issues with outfit loss during travel and more. If you can at all, be careful to exit SL periodically to avoid crashes. Teleport crashes especially have been noted ot occasionally cause inventory issues from my understanding |
| 15:39 |
Ember (emberell) |
In the case where something in inventory isn't loading properly, don't panic - it can sometimes be a cache issue. There are some procedures for fixing it, let me fetch that |
| 15:39 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Ooer |
| 15:39 |
Ember (emberell) |
https://wiki.firestormviewer.org/failed_to_find_in_database |
| 15:39 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Thanks |
| 15:39 |
Evey (evey45) |
I had that problem, and you have no idea how bad it can be, like appearing headless, naked, bald in public areas. I was told to refresh attachments, but that's not enough |
| 15:40 |
Ember (emberell) |
Yes, sometimes the problem persists - this page offers some good solutions |
| 15:40 |
Ember (emberell) |
https://wiki.firestormviewer.org/fs_missing_inventory can be helpful too |
| 15:41 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other issues? |
| 15:42 |
lovejoy2199 |
The inventory problem I was chatting about, was in the mobile. Chancellor should remember the chat we had last Wednesday at Fireside. |
| 15:42 |
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Ember (emberell) nods |
| 15:42 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And sometimes problems seems to be account-specific. But don't ask _me_ why... |
| 15:43 |
Ember (emberell) |
(sorry for landing on you, Word) |
| 15:43 |
Gronk Seriman |
I have noticed a quiet improvement in Firestorm. If I change avatars while posed, it doesn't break the pose any more. |
| 15:43 |
Ember (emberell) |
Yes, sometimes wires get crossed for specific items associated with an acount |
| 15:43 |
Ember (emberell) |
Sometimes that can be cleared up with cache clearing or the like ,but sometimes it goes deeper |
| 15:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No problem, Ember |
| 15:43 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
I am still using an old Firestorm for now |
| 15:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Wonders how one can tell if one is bald if one is headless |
| 15:44 |
Evey (evey45) |
usually when someone tells you |
| 15:44 |
Evey (evey45) |
the problem is you still see yourself with all the attachments |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
But they don't get conveyed to others |
| 15:46 |
Ember (emberell) |
Refreshing the avatar may help in those cases - at least it is designed to. Sometimes it does not though |
| 15:46 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And sometimes you see your avatar clothed and others see it naked. Or wise versa.. |
| 15:46 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
I get the flickering hand sometimes, and no hair (which is fixed with Advanced>Rebake textures |
| 15:47 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
As long as no one sees the REAL me naked, that would not be a way to increase traffic |
| 15:47 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Oh my |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And Ember, Evey was promoting ideas for advertising Oxbridge, earlier. |
| 15:47 |
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Ember (emberell) nods |
| 15:47 |
Ember (emberell) |
Anything I can help with? |
| 15:47 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I sent Ember a transcript of this meeting |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Okay, thanks Larky |
| 15:48 |
Ember (emberell) |
yes, I have that |
| 15:48 |
Evey (evey45) |
:) |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
As much as anything, we need to create a flow of newbies arriving here |
| 15:49 |
Ember (emberell) |
That is the main thing - promotional for Oxbridge needs to be off campus, as anything here won't help people -get- here |
| 15:50 |
Evey (evey45) |
nods |
| 15:50 |
Ember (emberell) |
And though tutors do occasionally go abroad to help newcomers find their way to our tutorials, that is a rather big engagement |
| 15:50 |
Ember (emberell) |
I've included a landmark for the welcome hub for tutors who are interested, in the current faculty kit in the lounge |
| 15:51 |
Evey (evey45) |
great! thank you |
| 15:51 |
Ember (emberell) |
If anyone on staff doesn't know where that is just IM me, I'll send a link 💛 |
| 15:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I noticed you had a portal to the welcome center, and walked through it earlier today |
| 15:51 |
Ember (emberell) |
yes! that takes you there as well |
| 15:51 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Neo placed that |
| 15:51 |
Ember (emberell) |
They have a portal that links to us, and I believe we are included in the broader portals as well. |
| 15:51 |
Evey (evey45) |
that's great |
| 15:52 |
Ember (emberell) |
Neo also added the kiosk on the other side of the posters, near the rose garden |
| 15:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That's the one I walked through |
| 15:52 |
Gronk Seriman |
At least we reliably show up in Newcomer Friendly Destinations now. |
| 15:52 |
Ember (emberell) |
Yes, that's a nice addition as well |
| 15:53 |
Kara of the bright smile (kara2016) |
<..time too warm up dinner.. |
| 15:53 |
Evey (evey45) |
what are WE having kara? :P |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes, I did a specific entry a while back for Oxbridge |
| 15:53 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
enjoy |
| 15:53 |
Agatha Macbeth |
Gobble gobble |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Any other questions, comments, announcements? |
| 15:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hearing none.... |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We are.... |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
adjourned |
| 15:55 |
Evey (evey45) |
dismissed? |
| 15:55 |
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Larky (larkylouz) holds breath |
| 15:55 |
Evey (evey45) |
oh ok ok lol |
| 15:55 |
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Agatha Macbeth waveth |
| 15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thank you all for coming |
| 15:55 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
tank you for coming |
| 15:55 |
Evey (evey45) |
thank you! |
| 15:55 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Again, attempted bedtime |
| 15:55 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Hold the fort |
| 15:55 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
tc all. Sleep well, Elf |
| 15:55 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Be seeing you |
| 15:55 |
John Laughing (thesoundofonemanlaughing) |
Take care Elf |
| 15:55 |
lovejoy2199 |
Goodnight Elf. |
| 15:56 |
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Gronk Seriman firmly grasps her bench. |
| 15:56 |
lovejoy2199 |
Sleep well. And, take care. |
| 15:56 |
Larky (larkylouz) |
I'll get in touch in a few hours re: showing you what I was doing, Evey |
| 15:56 |
Evey (evey45) |
ty everyone! |
| 15:56 |
Evey (evey45) |
great Larky! thank you so much |