Crew Meeting

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A few days ago on Saturday April 9, the Newser team held it's monthy crew meeting at our main office in HV Community. Attending were Gemma Cleanslate, Rosie (RougeRedHead01 Resident), Dancerina Starlight, Penny Shuftan (DeafLegacy Resident), and myself. We would talk about possible subjects to cover, including the recent VWBPE conference, the debut of "Virtual Cultures in Pandemic Times," the upcoming Fantasy Faire, and more.

While we were having the meeting, we heard a noise outside. Looking around, it was Cynthia Farshore flying around in a Cessna. She would pass by the office a few times. I tried to take a picture, but just got the tail.

Hopefully I'll have better luck with the plane pictures at the Air Show later on.

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Crew Meeting

 

A meeting at the Second Life Newser office in HV Community at Saturday July 3. Attending were Rosie (RougeRedHead01), Gemma Cleanslate, Nydia Tungsten, and Bixyl Shuftan (myself). We talked about a few things to cover, such as the Second Life Birthday and the upcoming Burn2: Emergence event. 

Stay tuned for more on these subjects, and others, in the news.
  

Crew Meeting

 

Saturday April 10 was the monthly crew meeting for the Second Life Newser, taking place at the main office in southern HV Community.  From left to right are Dancerina Starlight, Rosie (RougeRedHead01 Resident), Bixyl Shuftan (myself), Gemma Cleanslate, and Kayly Iali. The five of us talked about recent subjects written about, such as the VWBPE education conference, and subjects for later this month, notably the Relay for Life and the upcoming Fantasy Faire.
 

On another note, those with desks on the second floor no longer have to come up to the third just for coffee. Rosie got us a coffee table with another pot and some coffee cake. Nothing like a pick-me-up when working on an article.

Bixyl Shuftan
  

The SLCF's Second Life World Road Championship

  

Last month, we got a reader-submitted article about an event by the Second Life Cycling Federation. A few days ago, there was another event, the Second Life World Road Championship. This is an event the bicyclists hold every two months. Rosie (RougeRedHead01 Resident) was there, but not just to see who won. She also found out a little about the event and the cyclists.

Read Rosie's story in Events.
   

The Outer Garden

  

Rosie (RougeRedHead01 Resident) came across "quite a stunning place to explore," called "The Outer Garden." Dropping in, it looks like a forest at winter. But there's plenty of scenes, which one can pose on which make it a great place to take pictures. While exploring, Rosie ran into one photographer whom asked her to pose for one.
 
Read Rosie's article in Places.
 

Reader Submitted: "Ask, And You Shall Receive"

                                             

Have you every lost some of your inventory, land marks, or outfits that took you hours and days to put together? Then you log on and notice they are missing; you panic! You start to sweat, your palms are moist, and you want to cry. You start sobbing. When you compose yourself perhaps after a quart of your favorite alcoholic beverage, you have the courage to enter into the Firestorm Support Chat.

You know who the moderators are in there because they use the bold font but because of your fragile condition it feels as though they are yelling at you personally. They give the best advice and very helpful.
So sit up straight and ask for help.

 “I lost my inventory; can someone help me?”

The chat moves along but no reply so you try again. Did you say please by the way? Please and thank you are two of the most important words in any language, even in a Virtual World.

Finally, you get a reply and it is a link to the Firestorm Wiki Encyclopedia as I like to call it. This is where the challenge comes in because maybe there are residents in Second Life that have learning disabilities or just cannot read. What do they do? Are you one of them?

We all do not learn the same. There are four ways us humans/pixels learn. Which one is unique to you and how do you utilize it in Second Life?

Visual learning is partial to seeing and observing things. They are the notetakers and make lists.

 Auditory learners tend to learn better when the subject matter is reinforced by sound. They like lectures.

Kinesthetic learners, sometimes called tactile learners, learn through experiencing or doing things.  They like using their hands and make excellent athletes!

And lastly, we have the Reading/Writing learners. They comprehend through reading. My assumption is if you are this type of learner, you are home free when you receive that Wiki page.

There is nothing wrong with asking for help and none of us should be fearful of asking for help in Second Life. If someone asks for help, be patient with them.

In Second Life we all have out gifts, as I like to call them. So, what kind of learner are you and what is your special gift?

Rosie (RougeRedHead01 Resident)