On Monday night, February 6, there was an announcement in the Mieville community group about the future of their sims. The statement came from Annakari Dragonsworn (Annakari Genesis).
We now know that the regions must be transferred to new owners. Linden Labs has provided us a number of benefits to enable us to save our Mieville community regions.
IN addition to that there are a number of things that everyone must understand. The benefits afforded to us for the Mieville Regions are FOR the Mieville regions. Please do not ask to purchase regions and move them elsewhere, this request will be denied. Linden Lab's generosity is intended to preserve the regions as part of the Mieville community.
Regions that are still in need of sponsors and or purchase:
Mieville Docks
Mieville Lakes
Mieville Poe
Mieville Chesterton
Mieville Dickens
and
Mieville Kipling
Mieville regions in need of sponsors, on the condition that they continue as is with no changes:
Mieville Mt. Rose
Possibly Mieville Twain (this one may be covered, but we might need a backup plan).
We will be rolling out sponsor packages to help save and keep Mieville Shelley.
Regions not listed here are already spoken for, or have transfer plans.
YOU MUST SEND ME A NOTECARD if you want to be included as a potential owner or a sponsor of a region.
(use properties and click on my name and send me an IM that includes the Notecard with your information and your request).
Other important information:
From Madori Linden:
We will be able to have regions moved free to keep the remaining regions together after all the transfers are complete (we will do the process of allowing neighbors). Downgrading to a homestead will be free of charge. There will NOT be any transfer fees.
Talking to Annakari, she told me things are okay for the moment, and scheduled events are on course to go on, but, "Regions without potential owners could disappear as early as later this month." The most vulnerable were "the homesteads of the Mieville Docks, and Mieville Lakes, the full regions of Mieville Poe and Mieville Chesterton. ... We are hoping to have some regions protected by the SL Historical Preservation team, but we are still waiting on that information. Three of us will pick up regions, on the bases that we can get sponsors to help support them, those three regions will disappear too if we are unable to fund them."
IN addition to that there are a number of things that everyone must understand. The benefits afforded to us for the Mieville Regions are FOR the Mieville regions. Please do not ask to purchase regions and move them elsewhere, this request will be denied. Linden Lab's generosity is intended to preserve the regions as part of the Mieville community.
Regions that are still in need of sponsors and or purchase:
Mieville Docks
Mieville Lakes
Mieville Poe
Mieville Chesterton
Mieville Dickens
and
Mieville Kipling
Mieville regions in need of sponsors, on the condition that they continue as is with no changes:
Mieville Mt. Rose
Possibly Mieville Twain (this one may be covered, but we might need a backup plan).
We will be rolling out sponsor packages to help save and keep Mieville Shelley.
Regions not listed here are already spoken for, or have transfer plans.
YOU MUST SEND ME A NOTECARD if you want to be included as a potential owner or a sponsor of a region.
(use properties and click on my name and send me an IM that includes the Notecard with your information and your request).
Other important information:
From Madori Linden:
We will be able to have regions moved free to keep the remaining regions together after all the transfers are complete (we will do the process of allowing neighbors). Downgrading to a homestead will be free of charge. There will NOT be any transfer fees.
Annakari went on to say, "We will be approving or denying region owners, because these are to be purchased with the intent to remain a part of the Mieville community, with similar themes to the other regions... not for greedy landlords to snatch up and take somewhere. If the regions are not part of Mieville, the deal with Madori will not apply either."
So if you're looking to help out a long-lasting Steampunk-themed community, now's your chance. Once again, inquiries need to be sent to Annakari Dragonsworn (Annakari Genesis).
Bixyl Shuftan
