Aethelwine

Vehicles can travel through portals to move within a region through interaction between scripts in the vehicle and the portal. I think Karyn amongst others have scripted them and I have used them on both roads and with spaceships. I seem to recall Novatech working on experience portals that would transport objects, but I never worked out exactly what that meant and I presume there is some limitation to what they developed that prevents it working to move vehicles across region borders or I am sure we would see them in world. Perhaps the experience system at some point can add in the ability to do that. I am not technically minded but it seems at least conceivable to me that they could.

Since my neighbour encourages visitors, I don't think that would normally be considered trespass. You are right however we probably have very different reactions to Trespass. In the UK it was mass trespasses that led to the creation of our National Parks. In SL the rules are what landowners set with the tools made available to them.

Also I am not sure labelling me an Outsider is quite accurate as the land I have in Yeoowler is connected to the railway via my neighbour and the build they made to reflect mine. We are both I believe in a similar situation one parcel removed from it.

Braelynns parcel in Yeeowler, Jinny & Treacles in Lipshin, Tiger's in Slitheen, Aeris vehicle shop, Blossom's in Mawdryn. As for the route a bit of abandonned land gets you to walk through Alec Rogue's route in Baghhera that has been clearly deigned to encourage passage from the station to the road.

And yet even in its unfinished state it makes for a route that can be travelled by foot or horse that people along the route have made in theme builds for creating a pleasant link between the south tip of the continent and the road systems. You can count it a fail, but even in its partial completion state I would count it a success and its impact positive.

I might also point out that thanks to sense of community amongst my neighbours land I have in Yeeowler has access to that same railway that blights your experience so badly you have felt the need to speak so negatively about it. So far as I am aware the "blight" it causes you is welcomed by most other landowners and visitors to the area. I have not heard any one else speak about it in anything but favourable terms, or of concern for the fate of the owner.

The person you are talking about vanished from SL in 2020, half way through building their project after reporting an illness. The land now abandoned that could have avoided the innovative but now broken teleportation effect to complete the route was not an option for them and not evidence to support your criticisms. My thoughts are for their health and their family.

The reason for the two different brands is that Analyse Dean makes the Bandit boats and The Mesh Shop boats are made by Dutch. The scripts in both makes of boats are by Dutch. They do work closely together so lines are probably blurred, but that is the reason for the two brands

Set a generic role in the land group for rezzing rights, set home here and or anything else essential and use the secondary group for your "vanity" titles

I suspect you are right that most community projects fail. But where they work they can be glorious creating something more than a sum of its parts. I am personally involved with at least 2 such projects that administer a region or more of land that have lasted over 10 years.

I bought land in Bresino and then later in Marachia, to open up a water route across Nautilus. Since then there has been a few times the route has been blocked but it has largely been open since then and landowners along the route increasingly making the most of the waterway creating a collective self interest to keep the route open to be enjoyed by all. Both my purchases were above market rate for what they were, but worth it for the over all objective.

Everyone always forgets poor Gaeta. It is only about 13 regions from Corsica. When people bought their land there the plan was 5 Gaeta islands all linked, part of a giant waterway system. unfortunately the plan was shelved before they had completed the first island (although they did complete Gaeta V). It might be nice if one day they did complete that plan. Personally completing the West of Zindra and linking North and South waterways would be a higher priority for me, but we can always dream. (Photo of map from New Kadath Lighthouse Art Gallery)

Did the Victorians go in south of Merrymount today? I don't recall seeing them yesterday.

I agree they are a nuisance, but they aren't actually bots are they? I presume that whilst they are multiple accounts being run by one person there is no actual automation Involved that makes them bots.

There is some history to these symbols that appear all over SL, but I can't remember what that was: Something to do with the Evil Eye or Hamsa Hand that the Secondlife logo resembles?

I think similar to Greek Myth where before the Olympian Gods, there were the Titans. In the olden days of SL it was populated by giants. You can see evidence of that in structures and furniture you find from those times.. like this Spyglass in Bay City. I need to stand on 3 prims just to see through the eyepiece

I am a rubbish photographer, it looks more obviously a Hippo in person. There are Hippos at other info hubs too. I think these are at Ambat,

Warmouth Info Hub has this fine fella : Along with an info giver:

Does the poster have your mug shot and list of crimes you are wanted for? Halloween not supported here Wanted Phil Deakins: Arguing with the authorities. Drinking Boddingtons in the Yorkshire Area. Etc etc

Look up the Cult of Ruth Eternal on the Wikia

The Wall of History seems to replicate what is on the Wikia, I am not sure which was the original source. For Fanfic type lore the Ivy Lane stuff on the Wikia about Philip Linden and the role of Hippos is perhaps the most creative. There are quite a few Hippos around at old Info Hubs, page on Hippos on the Wiki and there is key combination Easter egg (Ctrl Alt Shift H). Ivy Lane's Collosal replica of Philip Linden's pants can still be found on a parcel just off the SW corner of the body of water the where the Particle Laboratory is. (Edit to add it in Hina)

There is also the wall of history at Kirkby.