Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A for 2024-12-08
| 14:33 | Frigid Cryotank | Hello Chancellor. Good afternoon. |
| 14:33 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Frigid :) |
| 14:34 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | AFK to make a cup of tea |
| 14:34 | Frigid Cryotank | Okay... am returning to the kitchen, trying to do a little RL cooking. |
| 14:41 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Larky |
| 14:48 | Larky (larkylouz) | He Word, Ember |
| 14:49 | Ember (emberell) | llo Larky! |
| 14:49 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi, Ember |
| 14:49 | Ember (emberell) | Hi, Word, Frigid |
| 14:50 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Edmund |
| 14:50 | Frigid Cryotank | Hello Ember, good afternoon. |
| 14:50 | Edmund Broek | Greetings, Wordsmith. |
| 14:50 | Edmund Broek | Hi, Ember. |
| 14:51 | Frigid Cryotank is watching a bunch of introductory videos before the main event of Philip Linden and someone from OpenSimulator lay it out. | |
| 14:53 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, lovejoy |
| 14:53 | lovejoy2199 | Greetings everyone |
| 14:54 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Chancellor |
| 14:54 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Dean Ember |
| 14:54 | Ember (emberell) | Hello, Lovejoy |
| 14:54 | Ember (emberell) | Mr. Ormstein put up a display for watching the talk after the Q&A for those interested in the lecutre hall on the ground level |
| 14:54 | lovejoy2199 | Hey !!!! I 'BA' sighting. *smile* |
| 14:55 | Gronk Seriman smiles and waves to everybody. | |
| 14:56 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Gronk |
| 14:56 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Dean Jones |
| 14:56 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Gronk |
| 14:56 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hi |
| 14:57 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hi, Andrea |
| 14:57 | Larky (larkylouz) waves at LJ | |
| 14:57 | Larky (larkylouz) | What are you talking about, Frigid? |
| 14:58 | Frigid Cryotank | Oh, just babbling. Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hHqjmjs1U |
| 15:00 | Larky (larkylouz) | oh, that stuff is so fun! |
| 15:00 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome, Phrynne |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome to this week's Caledon Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. This is an open meeting; |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | all are welcome apart from those who intend to misbehave in a disruptive manner. |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Non-disruptive misbehavior is at your discretion. |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Transcripts will be posted after the meeting. |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | at http://www.caledonoxbridge.org/qna/qna_index.php |
| 15:00 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Phrynne |
| 15:00 | Gronk Seriman | ...and not a minute before. |
| 15:01 | lovejoy2199 | Hello Phrynne |
| 15:01 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | What do you have for us today, Ember? |
| 15:01 | Phrynne | /waves |
| 15:02 | lovejoy2199 wonders why he doesn't hear the 'bells' anymore? | |
| 15:02 | Ember (emberell) | I've been catching up on campus business this week. I've ut out a questionnaire to the staff about what they'd like to see in a system that would alert off-campus folk to someone that might want help - though I havnet' gotten many responses on it. I'd like to hear from more current tutors about it before moving forward |
| 15:02 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | They happened, LJ, is your sound turned way down? |
| 15:03 | Ember (emberell) | I had a nice chat with Neo about the Quest - that's planning to move forward, though it might be a bit yet before anything is really open to the public |
| 15:03 | Ember (emberell) | I plan to this week sort out campus decor and put things up for winter (It's struck me by surprise!), so that should be done soon |
| 15:03 | Larky (larkylouz) | good deal! |
| 15:04 | lovejoy2199 | That is why. I have been at places that play peoples sound effects. Got tired og hearing them. |
| 15:04 | lovejoy2199 | Thanks Chancellor |
| 15:04 | Ember (emberell) | And, as usual,Oxbridge is always looking for new folk to help out, whether as tutors, teacher,s or otherwise. If you're at all interested please don't hesitate to reach out to me, or any of the other staff here, and we can help figure out how to get you involved |
| 15:04 | Ember (emberell) | That's all from me this week (busy week) |
| 15:04 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you, Ember |
| 15:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome Priscila |
| 15:05 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Andrea? |
| 15:05 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | COU: Bi-Weekly Dance X-Mas w/DJ Sasha December the 15th 4-6pm SLT! Are all Christmas/Holiday tunes at our yearly ice rink display! Don’t have skates? We will have some there as well as cocoa and coffee! Let’s celebrate the holiday skating to our favorite holiday tunes while fundraising to keep our amazing community going!! Family friendly attire please! See you then! Caledon Oxbridge Village (126,185,531) |
| 15:05 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | The rink is a little different this year |
| 15:05 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | so stop bye |
| 15:06 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | I should have some freebies at the next bi weekly |
| 15:06 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Great! |
| 15:06 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | other wise not much. |
| 15:06 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | back to yu Wordsmith |
| 15:07 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thank you, Andrea |
| 15:08 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks to having built up a goodly reserve, we remain in excellent financial shape, despite the account decreasing by about 2100 $l since the last Deans' Q&A. |
| 15:09 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Kyoko noted to me that Relay for Life is having a Christmas ball. If they've gone to year round fund-raising, it will have a detrimental effect on our fund-raising. |
| 15:09 | Ember (emberell) | Welcome, Badger |
| 15:09 | badgerofzen | hullo |
| 15:10 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Welcome, Badger |
| 15:10 | badgerofzen | hullo |
| 15:10 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hiyas badger |
| 15:10 | badgerofzen | hullo |
| 15:11 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | The Oxbridge graphs on the wall behind me are up to date, as are the summary files on our web statistics page. https://www.caledonoxbridge.org/statistics/index.php |
| 15:13 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | There's about a doubling of student-class hour recently, mostly I believe from Suzanna and Ali's scripting classes. |
| 15:13 | Gronk Seriman | Nice! |
| 15:14 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And still trying to think of ways to shanghai newbies out this way. |
| 15:14 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Well, it would be easier if we could actually shanghai them, but .... |
| 15:14 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | do i need to make cages? |
| 15:15 | Larky (larkylouz) | /ME GIGGLES |
| 15:15 | Frigid Cryotank | That would be against the TOS. How about little rocks that, when touched, dispense $L ? |
| 15:15 | Frigid Cryotank | Drag them here by their wallets. :-) |
| 15:15 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | hmmm |
| 15:16 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And Ravelli, has set up a screen in the main lecture hall for watching Phillip Rosedaie's talk from open sim at 4pm today. |
| 15:16 | Phrynne | that sounds like the old-fashioned Linden trees -- touch a leaf, get some Ls |
| 15:16 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | And that's the reports from me. Open for general questions, comments, announcements, etc. |
| 15:17 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | any idea what the interview is on? |
| 15:17 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | I think money trees are mostly gone but should we really place one of our own? It would be expensive anyway |
| 15:18 | Frigid Cryotank | I was kind of being facetious (sp)... didn't think it was really an option. |
| 15:19 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Fermilab used to have money tree, for one |
| 15:19 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Oh, and the Dickens Project is open |
| 15:19 | Gronk Seriman | What the Dickens is that? |
| 15:19 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | See https://irelandslstory.blogspot.com/p/the-dickens-project-sl.html |
| 15:20 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Yes, the Dickens, Gronk |
| 15:20 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Just a note. I have heard that Krampus is moving into the Oxbridge Village. If you see a dark forest or woods. i would stay out. |
| 15:21 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Likely good advice |
| 15:22 | Priscila (justpriscila) | Sorry, I am new. Why we would stay out? |
| 15:22 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus |
| 15:23 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Could be scary |
| 15:23 | Priscila (justpriscila) | I understand |
| 15:24 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Other questions or topics? |
| 15:24 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | CAT? |
| 15:26 | Larky (larkylouz) | meeoorw? |
| 15:26 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I know NeoGuv plans on bringing those back, but I don't know his time frame for that (AT= Caledon Air Transports) |
| 15:27 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | But that would be a question for next Saturday's Caledon Community Meeting at 2pm SLT |
| 15:27 | Gronk Seriman | Oo! Thanks for the reminder! |
| 15:27 | lovejoy2199 | Ohhh...that CAT. Not the Cat-girls. |
| 15:28 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | there are no cat girls or a dungeon |
| 15:28 | Ember (emberell) | the Caledon Air Transport is one of the features that draws folk to Caledon, so I hope soon |
| 15:28 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | There's nothing that prohibits cat-girls (should they exist) from riding in the CATs |
| 15:28 | lovejoy2199 | oops. Forgot. You don't talk about Cat-girls |
| 15:29 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | and there are no prisoners in there. If there was one |
| 15:29 | Ember (emberell) | Talking about them might lead to a cat-astrophe |
| 15:29 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | No enemies of Desmond are still being held there |
| 15:29 | Gronk Seriman | Aww. Geez. Now we're clawing for puns. |
| 15:29 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | or a cat-apostrophe |
| 15:30 | lovejoy2199 | BELLS !!!!!! |
| 15:30 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | As with the CATs, so with the trains, btw |
| 15:31 | lovejoy2199 | Someone said Trains!!!! |
| 15:32 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Any other topics? |
| 15:32 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | are the gargoyles coming back? |
| 15:32 | Larky (larkylouz) | Wot? Another round of Linden default avatars??? |
| 15:33 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | At least Oxbridge campfire is back.... |
| 15:33 | Frigid Cryotank | Are we allowed to AR the author of an ugly avatar? |
| 15:33 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | I'd like to bring them back, and should confer with Ravelli about gargoyles. |
| 15:33 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Fortunately I have not seen gargoyles with miniguns for some years now |
| 15:34 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | But you mean the decorative ones. |
| 15:34 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | The ones we meant, used to occasionally swoop on folks |
| 15:34 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Was before my time |
| 15:34 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Hm. I should check if Elder Sign is still there... |
| 15:34 | Phrynne | The gargoyle with the pink tutu was pretty scary, also |
| 15:35 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Well, if you sat on one, they would fly around the region for a bit carrying you in their mouth |
| 15:35 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | ah cool |
| 15:36 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | They were gryphons I believe |
| 15:36 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | Nods. I only heard stories from back inthe day |
| 15:37 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Anything else? |
| 15:37 | Ember (emberell) perks | |
| 15:37 | Ember (emberell) | Well, fello gryphons on campus wouldn't be a bad thing :> |
| 15:37 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Some people would assume they are Ember's progeny :-) |
| 15:38 | Phrynne | Or relatives |
| 15:38 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Oh, and as lovejoy has surely discovered the Oxbridge parcel streams are now playing classical Christmas. |
| 15:38 | lovejoy2199 | *smile* |
| 15:39 | Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) | Hopefully not Maria Carey.... |
| 15:39 | Gronk Seriman | I think people are finally over her this year. |
| 15:39 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Anything else? |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Hearing nothing..... |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | We are.... |
| 15:40 | Gronk Seriman | Except a meow |
| 15:40 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | adjourned |
| 15:41 | Wordsmith Jarvinen | Thanks you all for coming |
| 15:41 | Gronk Seriman | Thank you, Deans! |
| 15:41 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | thank you for coming |
| 15:41 | Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) | be well |