[12:07 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!
[12:08 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): yes begin
[12:08 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.
[12:08 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.
[12:09 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.
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was yer week seafolk?
[12:09 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): cold
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: same
[12:10 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): Hot then cold
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cold, then warm, now cold again.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay lets swim on
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:12 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!!
[12:12 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.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Kraken
[12:13 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).
[12:13 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): Tala All
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:13 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): tala drakos:-)
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay swimming on..
[12:14 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.
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:15 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): heh
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so yer good?
[12:15 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): yus
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay swimming on then
[12:16 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.
[12:16 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.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:17 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.
[12:17 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): my adboard here has been crucial in regards to daily traffic but also by advertising in sl destinations
[12:17 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): Yes please Miranda
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: wow we got to promotions fast… who’s got stuff to share?
[12:17 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): we are starting get some events at Haven of Mermaids soon
[12:17 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): yay
[12:18 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): great!
[12:18 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): OH nice Drakos I’ll send you a calender form.
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok Drakos yer up first hands you the stick
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: drakos?
[12:20 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): he is off
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I can’t see easy right now
[12:20 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): i’m sorry
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: who would l;ike to share?
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: windows covering the whole screen
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and rl kittens raising a rukus
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no shares then?
[12:22 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): We’re a small lot today.
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes back the stick
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: true
[12:22 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): no
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but I’d be remiss if I didn’t try
[12:23 PM] ???? (Tabitha Sirensong): Grace was supposed to come here but my phone died. So not sure what her status is.
[12:23 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: oh dear
[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.
[12:24 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.
[12:24 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: okay no other shares, would you all like to chat
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aka mild chaos?
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’ll take that as a no and let you all go
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can adjourn, hopefully next week we’ll all meet/ have a good week all, stay warm.
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!!