Docent Griefer Training

Today I went to training for ISTE Docents on dealing with griefers on ISTE Island. Here are the major points, according to Thunder. 1) If someone seems to be griefing, read their profile for Rez date and strange groups, check to see if they are an ISTE member. 2) Make a sweep of the island a couple of times during any docent shift. Engage any visitor in conversation so that people know ISTE is cared for. Wear radar. Look for objects left behind. (Someone told about a super radar tool: SG HUD Elven Bow goes to 300 Meters.) 3) One thing a griefer might bring and leave on ISTE Island is an avatar disrupter, a device that deforms your avatar. Therefor, we return objects found, after taking a photo and noting the owner, passing this info on to management by way of report. People who leave obvious griefing items behind will be banned. 5) At events things happen faster. We remove [eject] distraction for benefit of attendees and presenter, then go through the steps to see who they are and help them if they are having mic or similar problems, maybe they can return (offer help via IM before ejecting). To do this we Must be in ISTE Management group which all docents can be in. See Louise or Claird. Docent needs to be added to that title. 6) Log Chat and IMs with date and time stamp. Management needs that info via notecard for banning. We should file it to Linden Labs too. Send Louise or Claird the notecard with chat. Linden labs: Help menu: Report abuse. They can ban from entire estate. 7) Keep IM open through all this. 8) Make sure you file both reports: LL and Claird or Louise 9) Do not unban someone that someone else bans. Talk to Louise or Clarid if you think they should be unbanned.

Working at ISTE

Cyrus and I continue to work as docents Saturdays at 5 AM SLT. It's a nice time when we are pretty sure we are going to get to hang out together at least for that one hour during the week. Sometimes we are really busy, but there are Saturdays when almost no one comes around. Today was fun. There were two educators there at the same time who each stuck around to talk a while. They were already ISTE members. One was from Scotland and the other Australia. One taught legal studies and the other was a theater teacher who works with 16 different campuses. I can't get this kind of diversity in real life! I love the international aspect of ISTE!

VSTE Meeting March 16th

This week, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Mandie led us on a tour of Dublin. Here is a link to the pub! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dublin/81/81/25 Here are the spots we visited: Welcome to Dublin in SL! Enter Trinity College to see the Book of Kells: Originally the Irish Houses of Parliament: Christ Church Cathedral dates to 1030 (this LM is off by a few steps-just follow sidewalk): In Dublin city the river has been used for many centuries for trade from Viking beginnings: One of Dublin's old stone city gates named after St. James: Park located in Dublin city centre originally opened in 1663: Pedestrian bridge named after the toll paid to cross the River Liffey:

Discordia

Discordia is a sandbox with all kinds of interesting particles and lights floating around. There are some interesting animations and vehicles lying about. It's a mature sim so don't tour it if you are easily offended. Here there is a huge pipe organ you can play and a statue that looks gothic, if not evil.

Taran's Proposal

Taran is a friend I met when researching Numbakula for a VSTE meeting some time ago. I don't remember who messaged who first but he told me Taran means Thunder in some language. We searched together some but never found anything of significance. Taran was partnered (a public pronouncement of attachment to another in SL) when I met him and since I've known him has ended that relationship and been through another. He's not frivilous with his affection I don't think. He has a lot of female friends, is single in real life, and pretty sweet and sentimental. He tells me about his girl friends and quest for love in real life like I'm a big sister. Recently I learned that the man behind Taran is a Christian and pretty serious about that. He would not get to know a female avatar based on groups in her profile that indicated she could be pagan, for instance. All this information is to make clear that Taran and I have no affection for each other beyond friendship before I tell you about this photo. Taran asked me to be in a photo contest with him. The prize is a wedding in SL worth 25,000 Lindens! He wanted to do the wedding with me too, "just for fun." I declined but it was fun being asked. Taran's friend, Tovah Bravin, is a new wedding planner in SL. This was a promotion to drum up business. I did give her landmark to a few friends in SL that I thought might be interested. To visit her sim go to http://slurl.com/secondlife/SkiTyrol%20Estates/118/89/501. I don't know if she is still running this photo contest, but she has about a dozen different venues for the bride and groom to chose from. Anything can happen in SL!

St. Patrick's Day

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Look closely to see Jazmemo, Thunder, and Mandie enjoying a jiggy time at the Chicago Schools Island sim! We all wore green in honor of the upcoming St. Patty's Day. Sometimes SL is just silly!

ISTE Sunday Tour

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Sometimes it's fun to just let someone else show you something they found and if you can do it with friends, that's even better! Esme and Janita give tours that start at ISTE HQ every other Sunday beginning at 9 AM SLT (12 noon Eastern time).This week we went to three or four underwater sims. It was fun! In this one you could get a free SCUBA suit, which, of course, I did! That's me in the yellow. The sims were educational. One was about biomes, one was about organisms, but I wasn't paying attention to the information. I was relaxing and taking photos.

From Second Life

From Second Life