[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 waves to the new arrivals
[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.
[12:00 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 waves to the new arrivals
[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: 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.
[12:03 PM] ? A?????h ? ??? ? (Atlantean Siren): ?
[12:03 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.
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I want to thank Fawn for the cover last week, but she isn’t here yet…
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so, How was your week, seafolk?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: for me its snowing hard
[12:04 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: Lots of snow over here as well
[12:04 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): good week for me – like spring in California
[12:04 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): for a few days I”m blessed
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice. I’m jealous, we have about 3 inches I think
[12:05 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): tala:)
[12:05 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): yeah we have snow now too
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else?
[12:05 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I really am blessed snow is lovely but hard to deal with
[12:05 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): cold cold cold
[12:05 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): uuploading sweaters
[12:06 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): giggles!
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hear that. my electric blanket died… need to find an eel
[12:06 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: daww
[12:06 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): or maybe a heating pad
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay ?
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that too
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:06 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): unner water vent hehe
[12:07 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Those things always smell like bad eggs.
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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!!
[12:07 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): nice agenda
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:07 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.
[12:08 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).
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:08 PM] Eidolhan Resident: Hi! I’m Eidolhan and I got brought to a mer sim and fell in love with it!
[12:08 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): One of my little fishies is new, an exchange student from a different school.
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay! welcome
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol Ro
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so tell us about your self Eidolhan.
[12:10 PM] Eidolhan Resident: Not much to say, I hatched out of an egg, one of a million…swam until I reached the shore..
[12:10 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): hehe
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ah ?
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay welcome, we’ll move on to Q&A
[12:11 PM] Eidolhan Resident: As for my SL bio I want to go and find all the good themed sims! the mer community is one of the most fun I’ve found so far
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: or tech support ?
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay ?
[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.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:12 PM] Eidolhan Resident: oh, any other active sims than haven?
[12:13 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Yes Eidolhan there are a lot
[12:13 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Check out the hangouts list
[12:13 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): its on the wall behind Miranda Some very nice places to visit
[12:13 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Also there’s a portal to Kelpwick on my land
[12:13 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): its the sim over
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: my place is pretty active but we’re lacking in the mer rp right now
[12:14 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Kelpwiiiick
[12:14 PM] Eidolhan Resident: thanks! picked up the notecard now
[12:14 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): 🙂
[12:14 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): What counts as active? Lots of visitors, or the owner of the place still being around?
[12:14 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): hi hi! I wanted to ask about if theres any news or new things for little mers!
[12:15 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Miranda is your go to for that one
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh we’re totally there, we just need to encourage more swimming
[12:15 PM] Eidolhan Resident: It would be nice if there’s usually people there hehe
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so far the two things I’m aware of for merkids are two groups for mer kids and little scallywags and their mer section
[12:16 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Are the groups active at all? Like events or chat? ^^
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: antiquity is a safe place for merkids and we’re always open to adding more
[12:17 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): oh yay (?´ ? ) I know antiquity ! [12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we haven't been but I'm the owner of one of them so we can be. [12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? are you a part of the kids group? [12:17 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): May I get an invite? :3 [12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lemme try [12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: says you're already in it. I'll get Bea to start a chat in it when she's on again [12:19 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Oh yay (?´ ?) ! tyty
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: from there we can work on events.
? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby)
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any one else have questions?
[12:19 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby) brightly says “Thank you!”
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome ?
[12:20 PM] Eidolhan Resident: oh, I’ve been wanting to make a tail for a friends model, is there anyone with experience in the scripting and animation of mer tails?
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I can do animation but no scripting
[12:21 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): You don’t really need scripting if you get a good AO system to run the tail,
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we have a basic ao in li’ll scallywags. contact Beatrix Muircastle she can send you what she has. I assume you’ll need full perm?
[12:21 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Is the tala ao still only available to buy in an adult rated sim? :<
[12:22 PM] Rumi Liu (Aelynn Nayar): I bought mine from MP
[12:22 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): you can get it on market place also
[12:22 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): you can get it via marketplace
[12:22 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): oh yay (?´ ? `) ok
[12:22 PM] Eidolhan Resident: I bought Tala AO and it doesn’t work with riptide so I have never seen an AO even animate a tail 🙁
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s good.
[12:22 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): you may have to demo them though theres a bento one and a non bento
[12:22 PM] Eidolhan Resident: I have to hodgepodge around and toggle all the time
[12:22 PM] Rumi Liu (Aelynn Nayar): you have to manually turn off riptide’s AO, then it will work with it, I’m wearing tala and riptide
[12:23 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): for riptid you have to take out the ao in the tail for it to work
[12:23 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): yes indeed!
[12:23 PM] Eidolhan Resident: I tried that, even removed the AO from riptide entirely, and my tail was as rigid as a stick.tried all three talas
[12:23 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): just rez it on the ground and take out the ao
[12:23 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): hmmm Eidolhan I can help you with that after the meeting then
[12:23 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): 🙂
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thanks Tabi ?
[12:24 PM] Eidolhan Resident: making a tail is gonna be a lot easier if I can just tell my users to buy an AO tho! so thanks for the advice
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we need to swim on to the next segment..
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: does everyone have their answers?
[12:24 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): uh huh
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok ?
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Quick reminders/announcements
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:25 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.
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Be sure to visit the safe waters foundation web site and event calendar at https://swfsl.com/
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please also remember to contact ???? (Tabitha Sirensong) if you have an event you want on the calender. she did send out a form I’ll pass it to you if you need it.
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that news is still current yes?
[12:26 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): I believe so
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok ?
[12:26 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.
[12:26 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)
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and Tabi, yer up
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone hands you the stick
[12:27 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): all
[12:27 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): ?? ?? ??? °? ???????? ?° ? ?? ????
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:28 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Just a few announcements for SWF
[12:28 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): We still have one large lot available at the cove. The next sim over and part of SWF
[12:28 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): it’s lot A the first one you come to
[12:28 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): It’s a very open lot with 325 prims available
[12:28 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): for 1000 per week
[12:29 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): this is a cost thing to help us keep the sim open.
[12:29 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): also if anyone needs a group invite to SWF please contact me Miranda or any Mentor or hit the sign behind Miranda on the wall.
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yep ^.^
[12:30 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): That’s all for now from me:) Hands back the stick to Miranda
[12:30 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): (how to become a mentor?)
[12:30 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Right now we have full Mentors
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: wanna field that one Tabi?
[12:30 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): But Concierges are always welcome
[12:30 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): they great people here.
[12:31 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): And help them find things on the sim
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and they have full command of the bellhops
[12:31 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): ???
[12:31 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Miranda
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone have a share?
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone’s webby fingers twitch as she looks at the stick
[12:32 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail) sadly ran out of fish puns for the year.
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah usually yer off the hook
[12:33 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): giggles!
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the stick
[12:33 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Fishtastic?
[12:33 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.
[12:33 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): i love fish sticks
[12:33 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): fish sticks…
[12:33 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): almost as much as shrimp
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they are good
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water.
[12:34 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
[12:34 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I almost was topless today
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I try not to be… it’s cold in my house
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re doing a cool thing where you can write up an rp and suggest it. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Battle%20Dock/38/119/2
[12:35 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Ohhh!
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah right now the rabbits are revolting against humans
[12:36 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): They’re not that bad if you cook em right
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and my cousins siding with the rabbits
[12:37 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.
[12:37 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Humans or rabbits Rhodan giggles!
[12:37 PM] Eidolhan Resident: that sounds fun!
[12:37 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Yes.
[12:37 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: hehe
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and updat on that… there is finally a team to push the mer stuff out
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: including new craft projects
[12:38 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): With TCS? ooh awesome!
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yep ?
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have shops and houses to rent here,
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/178/107/2
So if you have any questions, or need lms please shoot me an im. Persu em 🙂
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else think of a share? or have questions for me or Tabi?
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if no other shares, would you all like to engage in mild chaos where we talk about what ever we like? but please remember some of us are wee squirts
[12:41 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): ??? ??? ??? ???!!
[12:41 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I’m ok without chatting thanks
[12:41 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): may I please be excused?
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay hugs Grace lusa em
[12:42 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): ~~Lusa Em~~
[12:42 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): ????! em
[12:42 PM] Eidolhan Resident: I’m guessing lusa em is bye in mer? I only know tala haha
[12:42 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: Lusa em <3
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I suppose I can close us up if no one has anything they wanna talk about
[12:42 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Lusa em guys
[12:42 PM] ? ????? ?õ??? ?????ßø?? ? ™ (BaoBao Baby): Eidolhan I send you dictionary
[12:42 PM] Eidolhan Resident: haha thanks!
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lusa means see and em means you
[12:43 PM] Eidolhan Resident: ohh
[12:43 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