Snapshots Of Scotland For Remembrance

Scotland Weekly Issue #28

Dear members,

Hopefully you are aware by now that Scotland will be temporary inaccessible for residents from 1st October – 7th October for a remodelling project. Scotland will reopen once the remodelling work is done.

All activities will be diverted to Kahlo instead during the affected period. We apologize for any inconvenience.


RENTAL NEWS
There will be a new rental rate of 10L/prim/week for all shops, kiosk and the St. George Area once Scotland completes its reconstruction works and reopens.


JOBS
- We are looking for volunteer greeters and if you like to help out in Scotland, do send Lacy217 McLuhan a note card informing her of your interest.
- We are scouting for new members for the Pipe and Drum Corp too. Contact Jenna Tapioca now for more information.


COMING EVENTS
Here are the events for this week:
- We will have DJs Lachlan & Marissa spinning for us during the ceilidh Sunday September 30th, 2 PM PDT. This will be the last event before Nessie’s Pub gets a makeover.
- DJ Angus will have his usual slots at Kahlo this Tuesday and Friday, 12 Noon - 2 PM PDT once Scotland closes for remodelling.
- Be sure to attend the West of Ireland Music Festival from 26th-28th October. Scotland and the Tartan Shop is a gold sponsor for the event.
- Do you like Diana Gabaldon and her books? Well, the author of the best-selling Outlander Series will be reading from her new book "Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade" and taking questions at the Amphitheatre on Bantam Dell Island. This is a Scottish themed book so if you are interested, please check the poster outside Nessie's Pub for landmark and more information. The event is on 11st October @ 6PM PDT.


WHAT'S NEW
* SCOTLAND / KAHLO *
- Scotland will be closed for a week from 1st-7th October for terra forming and remodelling works. Please head to Kahlo instead during the affected period.

* EILEAN DONAN *
- During the last issue of the weekly, we mentioned about a plan for a week- long event of Highland games that include Tug-O-War, Snowboarding, Nessie's Ride etc. Well, the snowboarding and tug-o-war games, created by Trippi Bellambi, are available for evaluations now. The snowboarding game is at the top of Eilean Donan’s new snow mountain while the tug-o-war is in front of Trippi’s store. Get a hang of things before the event starts and do give your feedbacks to Trippi so that enhancements can be added and bugs fixed if any.
- Do consider the Eilean Donan Castle for your wedding or any special events. It is an ideal place for the romantics. For more information, please obtain a note card from the castle itself or any of the staffs.



Slainte. Have a nice Second Life!

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Closing of Scotland For Remodeling

Scotland will begin its remodeling from 1st to 7th October. It will be modelled after the Royal Mile. As such the sim will be closed for the period. A new TP point will be chosen and more information will be available once the date draws nearer.

There will be changes in the renting of commercial spaces after the remodeling. The current open rental system will be removed and rentals will be by invitation and approval only. Preference will be given to established vendors. Please read the note card sent by Lacy recently.

Group Meeting

There will be a follow-up meeting for the Scottish R Us group on Sunday, 23rd September 2007 @ 11AM PDT (7PM Scotland Time). Venue of the meeting: Nessie's Pub.

Scotland Weekly Issue #27

Dear members,

Let's start with a summary of the group meeting held last Friday. It was a fruitful one for the management team as we got many constructive and valuable suggestions for remodelling of Scotland and what people would like to see in Scotland.

As a result of the discussion, we have started works on a SL replica of the Royal Mile, Mary's Close and an Armadillo Concert Stage. Highland games and many other areas were also covered and worked out too. Just stay tuned for more updates!



By the way, still enjoying the win over France at the Stade de France? Someone (not going to name the person) had planted a Scotland flag on the SL's Eiffel Tower. The snapshot is on the plasma screen in Nessie's Pub if you wanted to have a look.


RENTAL NEWS
We have a new renter, Omega Styrian, setting up his Tartan Terror store here in Scotland. Do have a look at his bagpipes and tartans that are available for sale.


JOBS
We are looking for volunteer greeters and if you like to help out in Scotland, do send Lacy217 McLuhan a note card informing her of your interest.


COMING EVENTS
Let’s find out what are the events for you:
- DJ Angus will spin for us this Sunday, September 16th, 12 Noon SLT at the Nessie's Pub. Be there ok.
- Angus will also DJ for us at Nessie’s Pub on Tuesdays and Fridays, 12 Noon - 2 PM SLT
- Sunday September 30th, 2 PM SLT, we will see the return of DJs Lachlan & Marissa, spinning for us during the ceilidh.
- Lacy has been nominated for the SL Fashion Blogger’s Choice Awards in the Best Ethnic Clothing Category. Voting will start in October. Check here (http://slfashionnotices.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/2007-sl-fashion-bloggers-choice-awards/) for more details. Show her your support when voting starts.


WHAT'S NEW
* SCOTLAND / KAHLO *
- We are still working on a replica of the Royal Mile, Mary Kings Close and an Armadillo Concert Stage for the sims. No ETA yet.
- There are plans to hold a week long of Highland games. More will be revealed soon. Games include Tug-O-War, Snowboarding, Nessie's Ride etc.


* EILEAN DONAN *
- Eilean Donan Castle is available for holding of weddings or any special events. More information can be obtained from the castle itself or any of the staffs.
- If you guys have noticed, there is a strange structure at the NW corner, that is the Armadillo Concert Stage's prototype.




Slainte. Have a nice Second Life!

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No More Scotland Weekly?

We have taken Scotland Weekly off the radar for a week or two due to the Scotland's Meeting last week, on-going rebuilding works and the preparation for the one year anniversary of Scotland sim.

The weekly will be back as soon as things settled down. Till then you might want to drop by Scotland and check out the event board and posters at Nessie's Pub for updates.

We also have a few ad hoc events hosted by some of our DJs. So when you are inworld, do check the map as well for the events.

Group Meeting

If you are interested in a discussion about the future of the Scotland sim, please join us this Friday, September 7, 2007 at 11AM SLT (7PM GMT). Location is at Scotland sim itself.

Bring your suggestions and comments relating to:
- Appearance of the sim
- Rules for the sim
- Banning of people from the sim
- Events for the sim
- Volunteers for sim projects
- Others

Scotland Weekly Issue #26

Dear members,

As part of improving communication to our group members, we will be adding two new sections, namely "Editorial" & "Letters to the Editor".

If you wish to write a letter to the editor, please send your note card to Randal Kline. Any issues raised would aid us in finding out what people are feeling about the Scotland SIMs and allowing us to address them appropriately.


EDITORIAL
Greetings

I am going to use this new editorial feature to discuss issues that arise on the Scotland SIMs and my position regarding these matters.

The current issue seems to be BANNING PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND.

There is a set of the SCOTLAND SIM POLICIES at the information desk next to the TP point for you to read in detail, but basically anyone who violates either the Second Life TOS Agreement or the SIM’s rules will be banned by me or one of the Scotland’s staffs.

Hopefully, we will have time to give you a warning and ask you to stop the behaviour first before banning. Unfortunately, sometimes things happen very fast and we can't always do that.

As Scotland’s SIMs owner, I do have the rights to decide what type of behaviour I find acceptable on the SIMs regardless of the Mature or GP rating.

For Scotland’s SIMs, I would like to have a nice friendly environment and do not find nudity, vulgarity, weapons, verbal harassments or threats of physical violence acceptable. I do not apologize if this conflicts with the basic nature of some Scots who like to be vulgar and/or violent. I find them to be offensive. So no matter what your country of origin is you will be banned if you violate the rules.

I, as a SIM owner, reserve the right to ban anyone who personally offends me. This may be in regards to Scotland or a personal Second Life issue.

No person is ever banned without a justifiable reason, no matter what they claim.

People seem to think that abusing others verbally through the IM system is alright because it is not in the open chat channel. However, if someone sends me complaints about being abused and is able to send me chat logs or the IM in question for justification, it will be sufficient enough for banning.

We are working on a new ban appeal system on the Scotland’s SIMs similar to the “The Procurator Fiscal” system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procurator_Fiscal) which exists in Scotland.

If you feel you have been unjustly banned you can send a request for review. However, as landowner, I reserve the right to permanently ban people from my SIMs based on the severity of the offence. I am willing to publish a list of these individuals. All others past and present can summit a review request to the Procurator Fiscal.

Recently people have been claiming to have been banned for no reason or on a whim of my staffs. This is completely untrue and we have documented this by chat logs to the Lindens.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please send me a note card.

I hope you all enjoy your time spent in any of the Scotland’s SIMs.

If you ever see people violating rules or being offensive while you are a guest on the Scotland SIMs, please contact me or one of my staffs immediately.

Lacy217 McLuhan


RENTAL NEWS
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JOBS
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COMING EVENTS
Let’s find out what we will be holding:
- Weekly Sunday's Trivia Contest will not be held this week.
- Weekly Sunday's Ceilidh as usual from 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. SLT in Nessie's Pub. Angus will DJ during the event.
- Our Pipe Band and Drum Corp’s concert with West of Ireland Step Dancers is on Sunday September 9 at 1 P.M. SLT. Venue is at Eilean Donan Stage Area.
- There will be a Scotland Horse Race, Sunday September 16 at 1 P.M. SLT. All participants must register before the race. Check the poster in front of Nessie's Pub for details.

- We will also be having a building contest from September 17-29. Registration is required. Theme for the contest is "Scottish Shops and Buildings". Each participant will receive 500L for a full perm copy of their build. Winner can expect prize money of 7000L, runner-up will get 3000L and third placing will get 1000L. Judging and awards will be on Sunday September 30th.

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WHAT'S NEW
* SCOTLAND *
- We are looking into making some changes in Scotland, maybe in terms of buildings and/or terrains. No details available at the moment.

* KAHLO *
- Sadly, Sexy Scots has closed. But do expect something better coming soon. Building contests and highland games are on the radar.

* EILEAN DONAN *
- Eilean Donan Castle is currently available for holding of weddings or any special events. More information can be obtained from the castle itself or any of the staffs.


Slainte. Have a nice Second Life!


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