Tiny Carolers At Virtual Ability

 

On Monday December 8 at 1PM SL time, Virtual Ability got a Christmas treat. The "Tiny Carolers" from Raglan Shire dropped by for a performance. The Newser was there, and took a few pictures and heard some of the "Wootmas" tunes. 

 

Read the story in Events. 

 

Announcement: Registration For Raglan Shire ArtWalk Is Open

 

Raglan Shire is hosting its 20th ArtWalk starting May 18, 2025. A 4-week long, multi-sim art festival, it is one of the art highlights of SL. Residents of Second Life may show their artwork during this time.  Reproductions of RL original artwork (painting, drawing, art photography, printmaking, collage, and digital fine art that can be imported and put on a prim) are encouraged, along with SL artwork including virtual photography and sculpture.

In past years, we had over 100 artist participants exhibiting in spaces over several sims. This year, we hope for a good turnout and will include space in Raglan Shire tree city, in Heron Shire forest, Morning Shire park and Athen Shire village. The 2D artwork will mostly be displayed along hedgerows around Raglan Shire, and sculptures in designated areas of Heron, Morning and Athen Shires.

DATES: Sun May 18 - Sun  Jun 15, 2025
LOCATION: Raglan Shire Sim Cluster
INFO & REGISTRATION LINK: https://sites.google.com/view/raglanartwalk2025/home
ENTRY OPENS: Friday April 25 at noon SLT
ENTRY CLOSES: Monday, May 12 at 9:00 PM SLT

 

For questions, contact in-world:

Linn Darkwatch, Artwalk Director

Panacea Pangaea, Artwalk Assistant

Kayak Kuu, Artwalk Assistant

Karmagirl Avro, Artwalk Assistant

You can also ask questions in the Friends of Raglan Shire group in SL.

 

Virtual Ability, Part Two

 

Earlier, Gemma Cleanslate reported on Virtual Ability. But there was too much about the area and group for just one article. There's that there's a rental area for the disabled who want a home there. There the activities such as weekly tours to other places. There's the game area. There's the Deaf Chat Coffee House. There's the library. And there's more.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

 

 

Latest Map Mayhem In Raglan Announcing ArtWalk

The latest set of map pranks over Raglan Shire is actually a clever announcement for their current event. Linn Darkwatch posted this picture on her Facebook account. One reader responded, "Thinking of Shady today. He would love these signs "

For those who don't know, yesterday was the start of Raglan Shire's ArtWalk, the tiny community's most famous yearly event. For the next month, their sims will be full of art, both paintings, screenshots and three-dimensional. So if you're an art lover, go see it.

Raglan Map Madness: "Stay Crunchy"

Just when you thought it was safe again to look at the map over Raglan Shire.

From early November to early January, with a respite for Christmas, Raglan Shire, or specifically the Raglan Galaxy sim has been the subject of some pranking/airborne graffiti. Since then, nothing new has been posted about the map until the weekend when Linn Darkwatch posted this picture on Facebook, "Apparently it's Bunneh Butt Friday in Raglan Galaxy," a reference to Raglanders posting pictures of the behinds of rabbits on the community's Facebook page as some kind of inside joke. 

Whatever "Stay Crunchy" means hasn't been guessed at. But it seems the Raglan map pranks are back.

*Addition* Linn Darkwatch stated in the comments, "'Stay Crunchy' is a motto of Zayn Till, the Raglan sims' magistrate"

Bixyl Shuftan

The Madcap Map Mayhem Continues at Raglan

In what has become an ongoing situation since November, the Raglan Galaxy sim has been subject to a series of pranks by one or more individuals. After a "Wootmas" truce, On New Year's an overhead look at the map showed things were looking rather sheepish. But over the next few days, the "sky graffiti" would change, as Linn Darkwatch would post on Facebook a couple days ago.

"The skies over Raglan Galaxy seem to be in a graffiti war. January 1st there was a sheep with Baa Baa Baa. By Jan. 10th it had turned into a grumpy cat face with Baa Baa Baa. This evening we have an unbearable situation."

There were a few chuckles and comments of mock outrage afterwards, "This is scandalous, something should be done, where is the Law?" Someone asked how this was being done, and Linn offered an answer, "Objects above a certain height don't show on the map - that's why the space station doesn't show on the normal view of Raglan Galaxy. The huge blue prim, words, and picture are all placed just below the space station - high enough not to be seen from the ground, low enough to show on map view. If you want to know who did it, do what I did: jump off the space station and fall a short distance, then fly when you see the blue go past you, and inspect the prims to see whose they are. There's more than one person in on this gag, but I'm not telling who!"

So what kind of tom foolery is next for Raglan Shire? It's just a matter of time before we find out.

Bixyl Shuftan

"Baaaaaad News," More Map Mayhem at Raglan

Just thought when you thought it was safe to check the Second Life map over Raglan Shire.

Readers may remember when in November, when someone left a "Cats Rule" message in huge letters high above the Raglan Galaxy sim in Raglan Shire. It would come down in a few days, only to be followed by similar messages of "Bear Butt" and "Merry Wootmass," by whom Linn Darkwatch, a resident of the tiny community, called the "Merry Prankster."

Well, the new year has just barely started, and the Merry Prankster is at it once again. Lynn Darkwatch on January 1 posted another map picture of the sim, and there was a picture of a sheep and sheep calls of "baa." A few other Raglanders made comments like "I see those scandalous sheep are at it again!" and "how do yew3 do dat anyways?"

Given what happened the first couple times, this should be only up for a few days. But it seems the "Merry Prankster" is still working his mischief on the noted tiny community.

Bixyl Shuftan

Raglan's Mystery Map Artist Strikes Again For "Wootmas"

The mystery map artist of Raglan Shire has struck again. But this time there's nothing rib-poking about this latest stunt. Earlier this month, there was one, then a second, map pranking. But this third incident described by Linn Darkwatch on Facebook a few days ago was a simple "Merry Wootmas" message over the Raglan Galaxy sim. In a message to me, Linn called the artist the "Merry Prankster."

This stunt came at the same time Raglan's Winterfest event, or "Wootmas" as the Raglanders are calling it, was starting. "Wootmas Cheers all! The 10th Annual WinterFest on Raglan Shire is here & it’s a Wonderland of Snowy Crunchy fun for the season! The decorating of the tree! Sekret Santa™! The 12 Days of Wootmas™! Skating at the pond! Skiing! Sledding! Ice Ball crashing! Keep an eye out for The All New Ski Lift! A new way to get up & down the Mountain but a word of warning… Beware the Yeti!!" Also among their "winter stuff" was an"All New Tree Topper Contest and the Winter Hut Contest" and a "snowball throw."

No doubt the tinies of Raglan are determined to have a merry little Christmas, or "Wootmas."

Bixyl Shuftan

No Butts About It, More Raglan Map Funnery

Just a few days after we reported on the "Cats Rule" sky graffiti that appeared over the Raglan Galaxy sim that was clearly visible on the Second Life map in the middle of the Raglan area, Linn Darkwatch posted on Facebook that something new had popped up. The words were not gone, but changed

There was no explanation as to who was the "butt" of this joke, though there was a little chatter about it, "Who ever did do this is a greefer, but must be clever to put letters over a full sim!" "I think ish just a Tiny having fun."

But a few days alter, another peek at the map showed the letters were gone. So after about a week, this set of hijinks of the tinies of Raglan Shire had come to an end. But Raglan being Raglan, there's little doubt something will happen soon.

Pictures from Linn Darkwatch

Bixyl Shuftan

Map Moggy Mayhem at Raglan

A few days ago on Facebook, Linn Darkwatch posted this map screenshot in the Raglan Shire group, showing that a little aerial graffiti had been done over the Raglan Galaxy sim: "CATS RULE." She would demand, "Okay, you TAGS, fess up: who did this?"

To my knowledge, no one has come forward to bear responsibility for this pro-feline statement. Linn's post was followed by snickers and comments like "dey has gone too far dis time!" and "at least it written in purkle."

I would later check the map for myself. The sim's appearance had changed, but the letters were sill there, just now a red color this time.

No telling how long this latest episode of hijinks in Second Life's most noted community of tinies will last.

Bixyl Shuftan