Holocluck Henly

From the example in the link it now makes me think another theme using the Fantasy builds w/different textures.

Looks very Caribbean plantation meets NOLA elegance. I guess we'll know for sure in a week.

Then it's just an aesthetic.

True that. And btw I have no trouble working with an assigned aesthetic for my exhibit. Having been a community admin for subscription websites I often think beyond myself though. But the POINT of a theme is to have all these cultures & communities take it and apply it to THEIR aesthetic to show us what they're all about. That point flies totally over the organizers' heads and I can't imagine why. I suppose they were the only ones not sick of checkerboard floors after SL16B. Anyway see you all there

They did exactly what they should not have done if they CARED to celebrate community spirit. It all went pear shaped starting with Crystal. Suddenly the all-inclusive conceptual themes were pushed aside in favor of specific eras or styles. No one making these decisions has really thought this through beyond the superficial. btw don't they ask in their exhibitor application how you plan to incorporate the theme? What is Ancient Rome going to do? The Japanese or Weimar Era communities? Where do they fit in? Or Retro Modernism like Bay City? PS: Expect a lot of the same look as people run to Aley stuff for their builds.

1. What would you like to see at this year's Second Life 19th birthday celebrations (SL19B) ? A stage by Mikati Slade and a stage by Walton Wainwright; the Moles get to maintain the existing / rebuild the Auditorium. Also a consolidated land mass of exhibitors & Lindens during prep; we present this event WITH them, just as we make SL a success WITH them. Only hide the LH Reveal region. 2. What theme should it be this year ? Something with community oriented and don't pigeonhole us into a color or material or era - or wedding tradition. 3. Should there be a SL19B website set up ? Yes at least a resource page with a timeline & info. And no one should have to squeeze blood from a stone to get ahold of some logos for promotion. Let's be professional about this.

Half the fun will be how people marked their scorecards Can add next time: "Spoken with a Linden" and "hung out with friends at a Mole/LDPW location".

Awesome sauce @Patch Linden Maybe water route to SS Galaxy and pier stops around Bellisseria? And a transcontinental route from Sansara to Jeugeot? Once Yavanna is well and ready. It is time for rest and continued convalescence with our added wishes for her recovery.

Want to point out that tour buses and rail lines are privately run in RL as well. btw you know someone is lying when they claim they've seen pods running unoccupied today. They haven't since last week. That's what started this thread *womp womp*

Is that what you got from it? hmmm. @Qie Niangao The pods don't perceptibly impact regions. Also the value of making connections to other pod routes at places or catching the next one after a bad region crash have proven valuable. That doesn't even factor in when people are curious and hop on. They take two passengers, so we're happy when an empty one comes along; earlier this week in Satori we had to wait for another going our way. Spent time checking something out nearby that we noticed from a previous pod ride. btw this afternoon someone hopped onto my railcar for a bit. If anyone tells you that nobody uses them... people use them. It's just not rush hour traffic. tbh I used to hoverboard the routes often about 8 years ago, but people come and go from mainland, and those several friends I traveled for a visit just arent around.

The pods ARE running. Just on rez and sit at stations. I broke down the instant loss we've experienced, with her three ferry service routes to follow.

A decade ago those awful Otooles dominated the routes, and I truly mean dominated. They shoved riders off roads and into banlines. They shot at people (one of them was a tank). They could be noisy (an ice cream truck). They lumbered around the roads like a drunk uncle. And there would sometimes be more than one within view along a region (drove my friend bonkers; he owned half a region with protected road going thru and there would be a veritable parade of the things). AND they each had 18-20 scripts in them, sucking the resources out of the region. Also they hawked product. Compare that with a small phantom pod, neatly riding along the road, barely a blip on the server, offering interesting anecdotes, adapting to the route & serving so many residents. The only place you'll find hawking product is *on* Yavanna's parcels in West Satori & the Snowlands.

LDPW doesn't have ticketing but land issues have a ticketing system. Or maybe it was an AR? As for rez-only option, pod users are finding this to be a challenge right now. 1. First, many touring ones are long range and leaving off, either at a place of interest or a landmarked location to continue is no longer possible. a. A pod would wait until, for instance, 20 and 50 past the hour at a mole island pier while you explored. Now it disappears when you get out and there is no 'next pod' to resume the tour. b. Some full length tours take several hours, with a few traversing over more than one continent. My friend and I did the massive Heterocera Atoll over the course of 4 evenings. It starts and ends in the Sansara Snowlands. When you hit a bad region crossing, there is no 'next pod' to resume the tour. c. There's the issue with one of two riders crashing. The pod continues but the returning traveller cannot sit. Again they cannot wait for a 'next pod' to resume together. 3. Many pods rendezvous with other pods at intersections during their long journeys. We can no longer make those connections. Hope Patch & Yavanna get to chat.

There are a GREAT number of residents who explore mainland via the pods. The thing is they've evolved into an elaborate network, and avid riders have enjoyed making connections to visit other areas by meeting up with other pods. Or they left you at an island or area of interest where in 20-30 minutes you could continue your journey with the next scheduled pod. Now this won't be possible. Also if there is a bad region crossing there isn't another pod to follow. Once there is a crash you're done.

I was blocked on 3 sides in a marina there. Also not an hour ago I was flying east from an undeveloped SSP sim into a region over homes. I was suddenly bounced WEST to a far sim on the continent! Didn't know an orb could do that but it sure didn't give me the 2 seconds or less needed to pass their stupid property. Hoping the orbs are set with a minimum of time. What would be best is if they were set only to warn if the user lingers over the property beyond 3-4 seconds. That should certainly cover avatar or vehicles flying overhead or cutting a corner.