[12:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome to Safe Waters Foundation weekly aquatic support gathering. My name is Miranda. I will be leading today’s meeting.
Welcome new and old aquatics and friends!
[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Safe waters foundation (SWF) is a not-for-profit group supporting the development of harmony and safety for merfolk and aquatics of second life, we bring together designers, retailers, sims, merrow, mermen, mermaids, siren, aquatics and lovers of same.
[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: People seem to arrive late and depart early. Please don’t be offended but as leader I will try to keep the meeting going. We don’t repeat things for latecomers – a log is posted on our blog after the meeting. This is not a place for public debate – this is a helpful place. we all help each other slive an aquatic lifestyle.
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Because we usually have good attendance – please take a moment to remove all extra attachments and huds. We’d like you to dress low lag. Big poofy hair and jewelry are big culprits, as are bubbles, script things, huds, and such. If we all cooperate, more merfolk can participate with less crashing. Thank you for your help with this.
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so, how was yer week seafolk?
[12:03 PM] Lily Lewellen: Too fast
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah just a tad…
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any one else?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anything happen in rl?
[12:04 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): not much
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay well lets swim on then ?
[12:05 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): 🙂
[12:05 PM] Lily Lewellen: Umm.. been visiting mum inlaw at hospital. She fell through a ceiling 10 ft down last week and broke an ankle and has a concussion. It’s why I haven’t been here
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
okay so the order is my introduction-done, introduce the new folks, sharing questions, ideas, and support to help each other-ie; tails, hair, bodies, AOs, requests, etc, then PSAs and promotion of events, sales or what ever else needs to be shared, then I close us out with our goals, maybe a group hug and picture.
So here we go!!
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Introductions
If you have brought someone new to this gathering, please introduce them now. If you are new and wish to introduce yourself please do so now.
just click on the podium to sit on it or sit were you are if thats just easier.
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: A very short sentence is all that is needed – for example: hi, I am (your name) and I discovered aquatics (brief description of how you found us) and what I love about being aquatic is (explain here).
[12:06 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): Hi everyone
[12:06 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): I am Crash
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala ?
[12:06 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): from Sydney
[12:07 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): first meeting
[12:07 PM] Lily Lewellen greets you in mermish
[12:07 PM] Lily Lewellen: Tala Crsh
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice to meet ya Crash
[12:07 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): been a member of SWF for some time though
[12:07 PM] Lily Lewellen: Crash [12:07 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): thank you 🙂 [12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well its great you made a meeting ? [12:07 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre) smiles [12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whats yer faverite thing about being a mer? [12:08 PM] Fawn Cobalt is Offline [12:09 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): I am a water sign RL and have always had the sea involved in my life – becoming a Mer seemed a natural extension of that [12:09 PM] Lily Lewellen smiles [12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sweet ? [12:09 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): I love being underwater – I find it so calming – and some of SLs best builds are hidden in the deep 😉 [12:09 PM] Lily Lewellen nods [12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m a pieces I wonder if thats why I’m here.. [12:09 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): perhaps 😉 [12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol [12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala welcome [12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so anyone else new? [12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if not we can swim on [12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Questions and support requests Now – what general questions can we discuss here today? Where do our aquatics need help? If you wish to share here – please im me so that I can call on you. [12:11 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) Greets you [12:11 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): ‘•.¸ Tala….¸.•*´
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: are you new Miss Karlie?
[12:11 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): No *laughs*
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok lol
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any one can ask stuff…
if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i’m gonna take this as a no…
[12:14 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I am so good at merfolking. The trick is never updating my av so i don’t get confused by new things.
[12:14 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) laughs
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah its a tactic thats worked for me
[12:14 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): lool
[12:14 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): At least you’re not pre-mesh, Rhodan 😉
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: plus they really don’t make much for merkids
[12:14 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Welcome back My fawn
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala Fawn
[12:15 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Tala, Miranda
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I’m only pre-mesh where it counts. Wink wink.
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay so no questions today?
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone blinks in confusion and just continues
[12:16 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): (That wasn’t supposed to make sense, no worries)
[12:16 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): (Glad that counts for you, lol)
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: (oh thank goodness)
[12:16 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): (Does nothing for Miss, lol)
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so we’ll just move on to Quick reminders/announcements
Ad boards are awesome because they can help newer merfolk and aquatics find places to swim. If you need mer traffic, please consider renting an ad board.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Perks include helping the group and being allowed to post ads in the group chat twice per week. Add in the fact that anyone can ask for the stick and that is great exposure.
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
Be sure to visit the safe waters foundation web site and event calendar at https://swfsl.com/
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and now…
Public service announcements
Now we allow a limited time for publicity. Who has something fun to share? A store, new sim, event, or news? If you wish to share here – please im me so that I can call on you.
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: When you are called on (and given our invisible talking stick) please swim up to this podium (so people can see you to im if needed) and share (very briefly and preferable in two or three sentences typed in advance as our meeting time is limited)
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so if you need the stick let me know so I can call you up in the order asked.
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: … since I don’t have any speakers right now I’ll share. twice
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay the annual 12 days of giving is in its recruitment phase. its a family friendly event were we make a gift on an assigned day and put it out
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so if you’d like an nc to that please let me know
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: second share
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Tala I’m Miranda and I come from Antiquity.
we have 16 sims to swim through, homes available, shopping spaces, mer spots, and active groups.
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we still allow mertoplessness underwater
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but we’re careful around humans because I’ve seen people faint at the sight of an ankle, which we established is around the fluke. yes humans are weird
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are a light rp place but this also means you can im someone and ask if they wanna rp and you might get favorable results. We don’t have set stories each week so everyone is welcome to work out their own.
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: get people involved, maybe revolt take over the surface world…
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: become fearsome denizens of the sea…
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but I digress
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we have a system called TCS. its a craft/trade/rp system that allows you to trade goods with other mers or landers. You can harvest and create things.
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have shops and houses to rent here,
Antiquity Bexar (178,107,2)
So if you have any questions, or need lms please shoot me an im. Persu em ?
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: now would anyone else like the stick?
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no one?
[12:27 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): no thank you 🙂
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s understandable it is a holiday week
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can let off early if anyone needs to go shopping or anything
[12:28 PM] Fawn Cobalt is Offline
[12:29 PM] cRaSh SeAbOrNe (Hummer Lefavre): thank you everyone – great to meet you – take care 🙂
[12:29 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Wait which holiday is it?
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: alright we can adjourn for this week and I hope to see you all for next week
[12:30 PM] Lily Lewellen: ~YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY~
[12:30 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) bids you Safe Waters
[12:30 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Lusa Em
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice to meet you crash
[12:30 PM] Lily Lewellen: ~~Lusa Em~~
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: This meeting is now adjourned. Remember our SWF goals:
- to assist those considering an underwater life
- to increase awareness in the general public that there is an underwater option
- to make mer resources (events, projects, groups, retailers, sims, designers) visible and easily accessible
- to assist, as possible, with the viability of mer resources so they may continue to be available to the community
- to promote the conservation of rl oceans, lakes and waterways and the nature that relies on them
Now go mingle and explore! Thanks for joining us this day!!