[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] Momori Law (Momori64 Resident): im very good i have a new mermaid here
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice welcome new mer ?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we shall introduce you after the banter
[12:05 PM] Princess Joy (PrincessJoyBelmont Resident) waves with her tail to everybody
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? okay well I better swim us on 🙂
[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] 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.
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: So here we go!!
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it is time to introduce mer mers, now is your time to shine ?
[12:07 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).
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please if you can ?
[12:07 PM] Momori Law (Momori64 Resident): princess present your self
[12:08 PM] Princess Joy (PrincessJoyBelmont Resident): Tala. My Name is Princess Joy. I was introduced to this lifestyle by Momori.
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome ?
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how you enjoying the sea life?
[12:08 PM] Princess Joy (PrincessJoyBelmont Resident): ??
[12:09 PM] Princess Joy (PrincessJoyBelmont Resident): So far i like it a lot
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? that’s great I hope you can stay for the party after this
[12:09 PM] Julia Ceres: tala
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’ll be at the chat pavilion
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala Julia
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else new?
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if not thats cool, we’ll just move along welcome Princess ?
[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] Princess Joy (PrincessJoyBelmont Resident) smiles
[12:11 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)
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: f you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cause we love to help
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone need help today?
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okey dokey moving on then ?
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:14 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.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Be sure to visit the safe waters foundation web site and event calendar at https://swfsl.com/
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.
[12:15 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.
[12:15 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)
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and our first Share is Amadine ?
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: stick is yours love
[12:17 PM] Amadine Abonwood: Sorry, I was lazy and dint’ convert.
[12:17 PM] Julia Ceres: no problem, i love your boots : )
[12:17 PM] Amadine Abonwood: Anyway, the 12 Days of Christmas Giving starts Christmas morning! I’ll send everyone the note cards. I can’t guarantee what everyone’s gifts will be, but I’ve worked on some fun things.
[12:19 PM] Amadine Abonwood: That’s all I had to share,
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh about I just remembered something from last week.. could you take out an ad board with a texture and the nc?
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you can send a texture you like to Bea and she’ll do it
[12:20 PM] Amadine Abonwood: for the Christmas event?
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yep
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: been meaning to ask you but forgot
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: in the mean time would anyone else like to share?
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay then takes the stick
[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.
[12:23 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 for mer toplessness under water.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cause you know they’re just boobs. just don’t flash the humans. they’ll get nosebleeds and nose bleeds attract sharks.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: more paper work for dad…
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you don’t want that during Kelpmas
[12:24 PM] AsteropeHesperia Moonchild: XDDD
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re doing a cool thing where you can write up an rp and suggest it. Antiquity Battle Dock (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Battle%20Dock/38/119/2
[12:24 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 (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 🙂
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else?
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I will take that as a no…welp we have almost 30 minutes to the party, I’m gonna adjourn and let you all go. ?
[12:27 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