DECEMBER 2012 NEWS
new Years Celebration 2013!
Posted December 31, 2012
Island Oasis Co-Founders Sugar and Damean Paolino cordially invite you to a New Years Celebration at Club Ecstasy in the region Club Ecstasy . We will be rocking the night away and ringing in the New Year. Hope to see you there! Come celebrate and ring in the New Year before heading off to vote on the building contest.
Island Oasis Co-Founders Sugar and Damean Paolino cordially invite you to a New Years Celebration at Club Ecstasy in the region Club Ecstasy . We will be rocking the night away and ringing in the New Year. Hope to see you there! Come celebrate and ring in the New Year before heading off to vote on the building contest.
VOTING ON BUILDING CONTEST
Posted December 30, 2012
Island Oasis has sponsored a Building Contest in which residents have been hard at work for approximately the last 2 weeks. A couple of the guidelines were to keep it as a single build of 2000 prims or less and the theme must be Futuristic. The winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed will be determined by the votes of their peers, the residents. Voting opens at midnight (IO time) on January 31st and will be open for 24 hours to allow all from any time zone to participate in the voting process. So voting is from midnight December 31st- January 1st.
You can obtain a landmarks to the contest areas from the Welcome Zone. If you do not know where the Welcome Zone is please open your land map and type in to search for the region "Island Oasis" then tp to the region and you will be at the Welcome Zone.
There will be a vote box for each contestant as well as landmarks to their individual builds from the contest location. Please take the time to look at each of the build prior to voting and don't just vote on the first one you see.
After the contest the winning builds will be on display and for sale at the Welcome Zone. And to the contestants: GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!
Island Oasis has sponsored a Building Contest in which residents have been hard at work for approximately the last 2 weeks. A couple of the guidelines were to keep it as a single build of 2000 prims or less and the theme must be Futuristic. The winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed will be determined by the votes of their peers, the residents. Voting opens at midnight (IO time) on January 31st and will be open for 24 hours to allow all from any time zone to participate in the voting process. So voting is from midnight December 31st- January 1st.
You can obtain a landmarks to the contest areas from the Welcome Zone. If you do not know where the Welcome Zone is please open your land map and type in to search for the region "Island Oasis" then tp to the region and you will be at the Welcome Zone.
There will be a vote box for each contestant as well as landmarks to their individual builds from the contest location. Please take the time to look at each of the build prior to voting and don't just vote on the first one you see.
After the contest the winning builds will be on display and for sale at the Welcome Zone. And to the contestants: GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!
5 DAYS LEFT SIM SALE & SIM UPGRADE SALE
Posted December 26, 2012
Only 5 days left for our sim sale. Full 40,000 prim sim for only $60.00a month. Homestead 20,000 prim sim for only $30.00 a month. That price is grandfathered in for as long as you own that sim. This includes if you would like to upgrade your existing premium or homestead. No set up fees. Sale ends Jan. 1st. Go to the LAND STORE to order or upgrade your sim.
Only 5 days left for our sim sale. Full 40,000 prim sim for only $60.00a month. Homestead 20,000 prim sim for only $30.00 a month. That price is grandfathered in for as long as you own that sim. This includes if you would like to upgrade your existing premium or homestead. No set up fees. Sale ends Jan. 1st. Go to the LAND STORE to order or upgrade your sim.
Maintenance Complete
Posted December 22, 2012
Grid maintenance went as planned as has now been completed. Log-ins have been reanabled. Thank you for your patience.
Grid maintenance went as planned as has now been completed. Log-ins have been reanabled. Thank you for your patience.
Grid Maintenance Scheduled
Posted December 21, 2012
Grid maintenance is scheduled for 10pm IO time this evening of December 20, 2012. The grid will be down for approximately 2 hours and log-ins should be re-enabled as of midnight.
Grid maintenance is scheduled for 10pm IO time this evening of December 20, 2012. The grid will be down for approximately 2 hours and log-ins should be re-enabled as of midnight.
Island Oasis Owners to Host Live Summit for grid owners
Posted December 18, 2012
In order to foster a sense of community between Island Oasis and other grids, the owners of Island Oasis cordially invites other Grid Owners to attend their 1st Annual Live Summit of Virtual Worlds. The Summit is planned for March 15, 2013. During the Summit the floor will be open for public discussion of a myriad of topics specific to virtual worlds and grid owners with the intent of providing an open forum. This Summit is only for Grid Owners. Further synopsis of the Summit will be announced in January 2013, in conjunction with the opening of registration for the summit.
In order to foster a sense of community between Island Oasis and other grids, the owners of Island Oasis cordially invites other Grid Owners to attend their 1st Annual Live Summit of Virtual Worlds. The Summit is planned for March 15, 2013. During the Summit the floor will be open for public discussion of a myriad of topics specific to virtual worlds and grid owners with the intent of providing an open forum. This Summit is only for Grid Owners. Further synopsis of the Summit will be announced in January 2013, in conjunction with the opening of registration for the summit.
Building Contest
Posted December 15, 2012
ANNOUNCEMENT: BUILDING CONTEST
Begins : December 16 (officicaly open to enter 15th at midnight IO time)
Theme: Futuristic build - design limited to a single build
Prizes: 1st Place= $5000P & feature on Island Oasis Info Portal website, 2nd Place $3000P, 3rd Place $2000P
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will have their builds on display and for sale at Island Oasis' Welcome Zone for whatever price the creator chooses.
Rules: Contest is Limited to the First 10 Entrants to Sign up
-2000 prim max for a single build
-All work must be first time creation in world (must be first time original creation IN Island Oasis)
--No sculpt maps created by others (if you created the Sculpt map it may be used)
--No premade buids nor pieces of builds
-Builds are limited to "Futuristic Buildings" theme
Posted December 16, 2012- follow up
Building Contest is now open
Building contest is now open! Here are the links to register. Do NOT CLICK on the links from this page. Instead log into Island Oasis and copy and paste the links into your local chat, only then do you want to click on the links.
Contest Sim I
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Contest%20I/128/128/2
Contest Sim II
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Contest%20II/126/124/23
Once you have arrived at either registration location (contest Sim I or II) make sure you click the contest box to register and get the your LM to a building platform. There will be a group invite will be in local chat. You must build only on your platform only. Have fun and good luck!
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ANNOUNCEMENT: DESIGN CONTEST
There will be a clothing design contest in January. Theme and details to be announced at a later date.
ANNOUNCEMENT: BUILDING CONTEST
Begins : December 16 (officicaly open to enter 15th at midnight IO time)
Theme: Futuristic build - design limited to a single build
Prizes: 1st Place= $5000P & feature on Island Oasis Info Portal website, 2nd Place $3000P, 3rd Place $2000P
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will have their builds on display and for sale at Island Oasis' Welcome Zone for whatever price the creator chooses.
Rules: Contest is Limited to the First 10 Entrants to Sign up
-2000 prim max for a single build
-All work must be first time creation in world (must be first time original creation IN Island Oasis)
--No sculpt maps created by others (if you created the Sculpt map it may be used)
--No premade buids nor pieces of builds
-Builds are limited to "Futuristic Buildings" theme
Posted December 16, 2012- follow up
Building Contest is now open
Building contest is now open! Here are the links to register. Do NOT CLICK on the links from this page. Instead log into Island Oasis and copy and paste the links into your local chat, only then do you want to click on the links.
Contest Sim I
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Contest%20I/128/128/2
Contest Sim II
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Contest%20II/126/124/23
Once you have arrived at either registration location (contest Sim I or II) make sure you click the contest box to register and get the your LM to a building platform. There will be a group invite will be in local chat. You must build only on your platform only. Have fun and good luck!
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ANNOUNCEMENT: DESIGN CONTEST
There will be a clothing design contest in January. Theme and details to be announced at a later date.
Events on Island Oasis
Posted December 13, 2012
Island Oasis in the interest of its residents had come up with a series of events to promote a sense of community and provide new residents with something to do on a set schedule. In light of feedback from regarding established events by IO residents and new events by IO residents, the staff of Island Oasis would like to announce its discontinuing events sponsored by the grid, with the exception of our Live Performer featured on Saturdays at 3pm. Island Oasis does not want to be in competition with its residents with events and would rather people attend the resident held events.
If you are a resident holding an event please make sure to use the Events section of the Forum here at this site to help promote your event as well as our Facebook Group Page page in addition to your other means of advertising. We wish you all the best success with your events!
Island Oasis in the interest of its residents had come up with a series of events to promote a sense of community and provide new residents with something to do on a set schedule. In light of feedback from regarding established events by IO residents and new events by IO residents, the staff of Island Oasis would like to announce its discontinuing events sponsored by the grid, with the exception of our Live Performer featured on Saturdays at 3pm. Island Oasis does not want to be in competition with its residents with events and would rather people attend the resident held events.
If you are a resident holding an event please make sure to use the Events section of the Forum here at this site to help promote your event as well as our Facebook Group Page page in addition to your other means of advertising. We wish you all the best success with your events!
2 Day HUGE Christmas Cleanup Land Rush
Posted December 12, 2012
**2 Day HUGE Christmas Cleanup Land Rush**
We will be raffeling off 4 Full 40,000 prim sims for the grandfathered price of $55.00 per month instead of the normal $65.00. If you would like to be in our raffle please send Sugar Paolino a notecard with your avatar full name and stating yes you would like to be in the raffle. The raffle will be held on Friday Dec 14th during the day. All entries must be in by Friday 10am IO time. Please put the notecard in Sugars mailbox at the welcome zone. This 2 day land rush will save you 120.00 a year in tiers. See you all in IO
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**2 Day HUGE Christmas Cleanup Land Rush**
We will be raffeling off 4 Full 40,000 prim sims for the grandfathered price of $55.00 per month instead of the normal $65.00. If you would like to be in our raffle please send Sugar Paolino a notecard with your avatar full name and stating yes you would like to be in the raffle. The raffle will be held on Friday Dec 14th during the day. All entries must be in by Friday 10am IO time. Please put the notecard in Sugars mailbox at the welcome zone. This 2 day land rush will save you 120.00 a year in tiers. See you all in IO
Don't have an account yet? SIGN UP!
Minutes of december Town hall Meeting
Posted December 8, 2012
Introduction of the Co-Founders of Island Oasis: Sugar Paolino and Damean Paolino.
Revisited the details of the December sim sale and reaffirming that the Dec sale price is grandfathered in as lng as you own the sim as well as pointing out that the sale also points to upgrades as well. So if you have a Premium region you can also up grade to a Homestead or a Full Prim region and you will also get the sale price.
ANNOUNCEMENT: BUILDING CONTEST
Begins : December 16 (officicaly open to enter 15th at midnight IO time)
Theme: Futuristic build - design limited to a single build
Prizes: 1st Place= $5000P & feature on Island Oasis Info Portal website, 2nd Place $3000P, 3rd Place $2000P
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will have their builds on display and for sale at Island Oasis' Welcome Zone for whatever pice the creator chooses.
Rules: Contest is Limited to the First 10 Entrants to Sign up
-2000 prim max for a single build
-All work must be first time creation in world (must be first time original creation IN Island Oasis)
--No sculpt maps created by others (if you created the Sculpt map it may be used)
--No premade buids nor pieces of builds
-Builds are limited to "Futuristic Buildings" theme
ANNOUNCEMENT: DESIGN CONTEST
There will be a clothing desin contest in January. Theme and details to be announced at a later date.
Discussion: For the past 3 months the Welcome Zone has been under going a Makeover. First was the focus on the central portion of the Welcome Zone followed by the addition of Free Items in the Freebie Mall creatoed by IO residnets to showcase the residents talents and represent the resident creators present on the grid. For the last 2+months many have contributed and we thank you. Any additional freebies are greatly appreciated for placement in the Mall. Just set your free gift in a box, set the permissions you wish people to receive the items on the box and then pass it along to Sugar, Alysin or Gemini Paolino.
Dont forget we have a MARKETPLACE, FACEBOOK GROUP, TWITTER
Marketplace can be used to sell your wares and list your location. Facebook can be used for general networking, announcements and event sales adds, but all contect of your posts hould be relevant for Island Oasis (only annoucements, locations or Items in Island Oasis)
ANNOUNCEMENT: SIM BACKUPS
Island Oasis now has a new feature active that is rare to be seen in a Virtual World, the new tool is for sim owners and allows them (through the Region Manager) to back up a copy of their OAR and have it saved. Although you cannot save it to your hard drive, and it cannot leave the grid, it does allows the region owner to rollback if something goes wrong with their sim. The feature is to put more power and control in the hands of its land owning residents. Saving and rolling back itself not not new to a Virtual World but allowing a resident to do it for their own land is. You do not have to file a ticket to have the rollback take place.
In addition to this already available feature IO will be adding the ability to actually give your back up a descriptiong so that you can easily identify it. Such as you saved it on a friday after a new build of a Museum, you will be able to give the save a desription like : "new museum". We will announce when the descrtiption feature is enabled. Again, the back ups do not leave the grid, but they are safe and secure on our back up servers
REMINDERS FOR LAND OWNERS:
Don't restart region from viewer, only restart your sim from the website since the region manager on the website does a proper restart. You can actually add problems by attempting to restart your sim from a viewer. When you purchase land in IO you are also provided a notecard with that request listed first. You or anyone you list on your Estate Manager list has the ability to restart the sim from the website as well as save a back up of the sim.
Discussion: Island Oasis has a mantis tracker where you can file a ticket on any issues you are having in world as well as track the status of the issue. Sign up here ISLAND OASIS MANTIS TRACKER. Do not you your same info for IO to log in you will haev to create a new name and password there. It CAN be the same if you wish it to be, its just that you will have to first sign up to use it or read others posts.
Group notices: attachments non-functional but we are working on it, goal is before the end of December. Will announce when the feature is working.
Recently did an upgrade and are running on 0.7.4.2 (aka 0.7.4cr2) so far the upgrade has gone well. Recent upgrade to both hardware and software has proved much more stable. Logins seem to nolonger be an issue- people having to attempt to log in multiple times before connecting, but remember if you have crashed, allow the time for your avatar to properly disconnect from the grid before attempting to relog-in.
ANNOUNCEMENT: MARKETPLACE FEATURE COMING
Island Oasis will be implementing a split profit feature to marketplace. We will announce when the new feature is enabled. Some creators may also be in other grids and have listed on their Marketplace and have seen that split profit applied to all the items sold under a single stor or avatar name. Island Oasis' split profit feature will be per item and will not apply to the collective total of listings. This gives more control and options for a seller to pick and choose which items if any they may wish to enable split pay with other resident(s).
ANNOUNCEMENT: MENTOR PROGRAM POLICY CHANGE
Over the course of the last 6 months the staff of IO has discussed the policy of human avatars while on duty for mentor staff. ISland Oasis will try to allow non-human avatars to mentor while on duty. Previously any non-human avatar can be a mentor, attend the mentor meetings, go through the 4 wk training period all in non-human form, and continue in their non-human form at any and all staff meetings, but while on duty at the Welcome Zone all were expected to be in Human form. This new shange in policy will be tried out and we will see how it goes. Thus mentors and mentors in training can be in whatever form they chose to be in so long as they remain professional at all time while on duty. The next change to the Mentor Program is that previously it was required a minimum of working as a Mentor for 4 hours per week. Mentors can now sign up for2 or 4 hours at welcome zone instead of the 4 hours previously required. There will be a Sign up party on Fri 14th at 4pm IO time. Great opportunity to learn more about the Mentor program and sign up. You can also fill out an APPLICATION now to join the Mentors. Gemini Paolino is the head of the Mentoring Dept.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: GENERAL
Building classes start this month on Builders Emporium late December. Schedule announced on FB & in-world.
Announcing the IO sponsored events
IO Events-
Monday Music Mania- DJ Vickie Day- 5pm
Tuesday Game Night- 5pm
Wednesday- Dance Night 5pm
Friday- Enchantment Oasis- 6pm
Saturday- Live performer- 3pm
We also have open mic time from 1-3pm if any other performers wish to take the stage unscheduled
(1/2 hr increments unless there is no one else in line to take the mic you can continue to perform)
Merchants and Creators please list on Marketplace and put adding int he Classified in world. Neither cost anything to list your items or locations. Apply to be listed on the DIRECTORY. We have just added a real estate area for real estate companies to be listed in the directory as a business.
Changes to this website include archiving previous news by the month. Past news has now been archived but still can be accessed on the side bar at the top of the NEWS page.
Minutes of the Town Hall meeting will be posted to the News page Friday evening or Saturday following the meetings (as time allows) where you can still read about the topics covered even if you were not able to attend the meeting.
There is a FREE inworld News Stand for anyone who wants one. When clicked it connects you with the news page here. Just ask Alysin Paolino for a copy of the Nwes Stand or take a copy from the Welcome Zone. At the news site not only can you get the latest official Island Oasis news and announcements, you can get to our facebook and twitter quickly if its your first time trying to locate them. For all residents we have a directory of businesses whether your business is product or service oriented you can be listed. Listing is free. we just ask for the name of your business, the region you are in and that you have an actual business with an in-world location that is ready for use. So for example if you know your store isn't opening until next month please wait to request to be listed until it actually is open. We do suggest you also look at the directory as we try to stay on top of businesses and those who no longer have an inworld presence are removed from the directory
SHOWCASE- Feel free to submit requests for locations in Island Oasis to be featured on the SHOWCASE. The ones with the most creativity and functionality will be listed. Nominated locations will go before a review panel and voted on. Those with a majority vote are automatically included. Inclusion takes approx 3 weeks to allow the panelists the opportunity to consider the location and privately submit their vote. Please note that a location does NOT have to be an entire region, but the location has to be PRIMARILY dedicated to the genre in which it was nominated.
There are a number of ways to highlight your sim even if you are not in the SHOWCASE:
1 - If you have a business please submit it to be listed on the Directory.
2 - If you have some great snapshots of a build, sim development or your location please submit it to the Gallery for inclusion there so all can see and appreciate it.
3 - If you would like to participate in an interview and be featured on the Blog along with a snapshot of yourself and a snapshot of your location please let us know using the "Contact Us" form.
There are Surveys and much more for you to interact with here on this site.
The Marketing Department is also seeking people wishing to join the Marketing Team. We are always looking to add to staff and if you or someone you know are interested, please feel free to fill out an APPLICATION to join Marketing Dept.
Alysin Paolino is the head of the Marketing Dept.
ANNOUNCEMENT: SCRIPTING
New scipting projects- with a new upgrade a new group invite - allows residents to set a prim to a specific group it send you a menu drop down to invite to group. Also avaialbe at the scripting shop is a sim wide radar.
The scripting Dept is looking to hire a minimum of 4 people to join the Scritping Department. You can make contact at the Welcome Zone where you can pick up an application to join. The applications are right in front of the Freebie Mall.
SubZero Paolino is the head of the Scripting Dept.
Discussion: Land owners may wonder whic of staff to contact for Land Issues. Will Paolino is the contact. but all Paolinos should be able to help you with many issues you have. Although we do have specific Depts we are assigned to please do not let that deter you for asking anyone of us for help. There is an online Staff pager at the Welcome Zone. When clicked it will notify any and all Paolinos currently logged in that you need assistance. We also each have a mailbox at the Welcome Zone where you can leave a notcard.
Will Paolino is the head of the Region Support Dept
ANNOUNCEMENT: TOS MODIFICATION
Island Oasis' TOS is being modified to include information regarding gambling. Since our servers are hosted in the United States Island Oasis LLC is governed by US and Ferderal guidelines which deals with online gambling. Island Oasis does not allow gambling on the grid and that information will be added to our existing TOS. For example if you have a reaffle it may be seen as gambling of the participants have to pay to enter and there is a single winner or selected winners. But if you are having a raffle and either A)- entry is free for all participants or B) everyone who pays to enter actually wins something then they have purchased into a raffle with an actual item being purchased. Xploders and Sploders are something that have varying guidelines as to what is legal and what is not legal. Please revisit the TOS once we have updated the information for more specifics on gambling, which we cannot allow, on Island Oasis.
Introduction of the Co-Founders of Island Oasis: Sugar Paolino and Damean Paolino.
Revisited the details of the December sim sale and reaffirming that the Dec sale price is grandfathered in as lng as you own the sim as well as pointing out that the sale also points to upgrades as well. So if you have a Premium region you can also up grade to a Homestead or a Full Prim region and you will also get the sale price.
ANNOUNCEMENT: BUILDING CONTEST
Begins : December 16 (officicaly open to enter 15th at midnight IO time)
Theme: Futuristic build - design limited to a single build
Prizes: 1st Place= $5000P & feature on Island Oasis Info Portal website, 2nd Place $3000P, 3rd Place $2000P
1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will have their builds on display and for sale at Island Oasis' Welcome Zone for whatever pice the creator chooses.
Rules: Contest is Limited to the First 10 Entrants to Sign up
-2000 prim max for a single build
-All work must be first time creation in world (must be first time original creation IN Island Oasis)
--No sculpt maps created by others (if you created the Sculpt map it may be used)
--No premade buids nor pieces of builds
-Builds are limited to "Futuristic Buildings" theme
ANNOUNCEMENT: DESIGN CONTEST
There will be a clothing desin contest in January. Theme and details to be announced at a later date.
Discussion: For the past 3 months the Welcome Zone has been under going a Makeover. First was the focus on the central portion of the Welcome Zone followed by the addition of Free Items in the Freebie Mall creatoed by IO residnets to showcase the residents talents and represent the resident creators present on the grid. For the last 2+months many have contributed and we thank you. Any additional freebies are greatly appreciated for placement in the Mall. Just set your free gift in a box, set the permissions you wish people to receive the items on the box and then pass it along to Sugar, Alysin or Gemini Paolino.
Dont forget we have a MARKETPLACE, FACEBOOK GROUP, TWITTER
Marketplace can be used to sell your wares and list your location. Facebook can be used for general networking, announcements and event sales adds, but all contect of your posts hould be relevant for Island Oasis (only annoucements, locations or Items in Island Oasis)
ANNOUNCEMENT: SIM BACKUPS
Island Oasis now has a new feature active that is rare to be seen in a Virtual World, the new tool is for sim owners and allows them (through the Region Manager) to back up a copy of their OAR and have it saved. Although you cannot save it to your hard drive, and it cannot leave the grid, it does allows the region owner to rollback if something goes wrong with their sim. The feature is to put more power and control in the hands of its land owning residents. Saving and rolling back itself not not new to a Virtual World but allowing a resident to do it for their own land is. You do not have to file a ticket to have the rollback take place.
In addition to this already available feature IO will be adding the ability to actually give your back up a descriptiong so that you can easily identify it. Such as you saved it on a friday after a new build of a Museum, you will be able to give the save a desription like : "new museum". We will announce when the descrtiption feature is enabled. Again, the back ups do not leave the grid, but they are safe and secure on our back up servers
REMINDERS FOR LAND OWNERS:
Don't restart region from viewer, only restart your sim from the website since the region manager on the website does a proper restart. You can actually add problems by attempting to restart your sim from a viewer. When you purchase land in IO you are also provided a notecard with that request listed first. You or anyone you list on your Estate Manager list has the ability to restart the sim from the website as well as save a back up of the sim.
Discussion: Island Oasis has a mantis tracker where you can file a ticket on any issues you are having in world as well as track the status of the issue. Sign up here ISLAND OASIS MANTIS TRACKER. Do not you your same info for IO to log in you will haev to create a new name and password there. It CAN be the same if you wish it to be, its just that you will have to first sign up to use it or read others posts.
Group notices: attachments non-functional but we are working on it, goal is before the end of December. Will announce when the feature is working.
Recently did an upgrade and are running on 0.7.4.2 (aka 0.7.4cr2) so far the upgrade has gone well. Recent upgrade to both hardware and software has proved much more stable. Logins seem to nolonger be an issue- people having to attempt to log in multiple times before connecting, but remember if you have crashed, allow the time for your avatar to properly disconnect from the grid before attempting to relog-in.
ANNOUNCEMENT: MARKETPLACE FEATURE COMING
Island Oasis will be implementing a split profit feature to marketplace. We will announce when the new feature is enabled. Some creators may also be in other grids and have listed on their Marketplace and have seen that split profit applied to all the items sold under a single stor or avatar name. Island Oasis' split profit feature will be per item and will not apply to the collective total of listings. This gives more control and options for a seller to pick and choose which items if any they may wish to enable split pay with other resident(s).
ANNOUNCEMENT: MENTOR PROGRAM POLICY CHANGE
Over the course of the last 6 months the staff of IO has discussed the policy of human avatars while on duty for mentor staff. ISland Oasis will try to allow non-human avatars to mentor while on duty. Previously any non-human avatar can be a mentor, attend the mentor meetings, go through the 4 wk training period all in non-human form, and continue in their non-human form at any and all staff meetings, but while on duty at the Welcome Zone all were expected to be in Human form. This new shange in policy will be tried out and we will see how it goes. Thus mentors and mentors in training can be in whatever form they chose to be in so long as they remain professional at all time while on duty. The next change to the Mentor Program is that previously it was required a minimum of working as a Mentor for 4 hours per week. Mentors can now sign up for2 or 4 hours at welcome zone instead of the 4 hours previously required. There will be a Sign up party on Fri 14th at 4pm IO time. Great opportunity to learn more about the Mentor program and sign up. You can also fill out an APPLICATION now to join the Mentors. Gemini Paolino is the head of the Mentoring Dept.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: GENERAL
Building classes start this month on Builders Emporium late December. Schedule announced on FB & in-world.
Announcing the IO sponsored events
IO Events-
Monday Music Mania- DJ Vickie Day- 5pm
Tuesday Game Night- 5pm
Wednesday- Dance Night 5pm
Friday- Enchantment Oasis- 6pm
Saturday- Live performer- 3pm
We also have open mic time from 1-3pm if any other performers wish to take the stage unscheduled
(1/2 hr increments unless there is no one else in line to take the mic you can continue to perform)
Merchants and Creators please list on Marketplace and put adding int he Classified in world. Neither cost anything to list your items or locations. Apply to be listed on the DIRECTORY. We have just added a real estate area for real estate companies to be listed in the directory as a business.
Changes to this website include archiving previous news by the month. Past news has now been archived but still can be accessed on the side bar at the top of the NEWS page.
Minutes of the Town Hall meeting will be posted to the News page Friday evening or Saturday following the meetings (as time allows) where you can still read about the topics covered even if you were not able to attend the meeting.
There is a FREE inworld News Stand for anyone who wants one. When clicked it connects you with the news page here. Just ask Alysin Paolino for a copy of the Nwes Stand or take a copy from the Welcome Zone. At the news site not only can you get the latest official Island Oasis news and announcements, you can get to our facebook and twitter quickly if its your first time trying to locate them. For all residents we have a directory of businesses whether your business is product or service oriented you can be listed. Listing is free. we just ask for the name of your business, the region you are in and that you have an actual business with an in-world location that is ready for use. So for example if you know your store isn't opening until next month please wait to request to be listed until it actually is open. We do suggest you also look at the directory as we try to stay on top of businesses and those who no longer have an inworld presence are removed from the directory
SHOWCASE- Feel free to submit requests for locations in Island Oasis to be featured on the SHOWCASE. The ones with the most creativity and functionality will be listed. Nominated locations will go before a review panel and voted on. Those with a majority vote are automatically included. Inclusion takes approx 3 weeks to allow the panelists the opportunity to consider the location and privately submit their vote. Please note that a location does NOT have to be an entire region, but the location has to be PRIMARILY dedicated to the genre in which it was nominated.
There are a number of ways to highlight your sim even if you are not in the SHOWCASE:
1 - If you have a business please submit it to be listed on the Directory.
2 - If you have some great snapshots of a build, sim development or your location please submit it to the Gallery for inclusion there so all can see and appreciate it.
3 - If you would like to participate in an interview and be featured on the Blog along with a snapshot of yourself and a snapshot of your location please let us know using the "Contact Us" form.
There are Surveys and much more for you to interact with here on this site.
The Marketing Department is also seeking people wishing to join the Marketing Team. We are always looking to add to staff and if you or someone you know are interested, please feel free to fill out an APPLICATION to join Marketing Dept.
Alysin Paolino is the head of the Marketing Dept.
ANNOUNCEMENT: SCRIPTING
New scipting projects- with a new upgrade a new group invite - allows residents to set a prim to a specific group it send you a menu drop down to invite to group. Also avaialbe at the scripting shop is a sim wide radar.
The scripting Dept is looking to hire a minimum of 4 people to join the Scritping Department. You can make contact at the Welcome Zone where you can pick up an application to join. The applications are right in front of the Freebie Mall.
SubZero Paolino is the head of the Scripting Dept.
Discussion: Land owners may wonder whic of staff to contact for Land Issues. Will Paolino is the contact. but all Paolinos should be able to help you with many issues you have. Although we do have specific Depts we are assigned to please do not let that deter you for asking anyone of us for help. There is an online Staff pager at the Welcome Zone. When clicked it will notify any and all Paolinos currently logged in that you need assistance. We also each have a mailbox at the Welcome Zone where you can leave a notcard.
Will Paolino is the head of the Region Support Dept
ANNOUNCEMENT: TOS MODIFICATION
Island Oasis' TOS is being modified to include information regarding gambling. Since our servers are hosted in the United States Island Oasis LLC is governed by US and Ferderal guidelines which deals with online gambling. Island Oasis does not allow gambling on the grid and that information will be added to our existing TOS. For example if you have a reaffle it may be seen as gambling of the participants have to pay to enter and there is a single winner or selected winners. But if you are having a raffle and either A)- entry is free for all participants or B) everyone who pays to enter actually wins something then they have purchased into a raffle with an actual item being purchased. Xploders and Sploders are something that have varying guidelines as to what is legal and what is not legal. Please revisit the TOS once we have updated the information for more specifics on gambling, which we cannot allow, on Island Oasis.
Town Hall Meeting 5pm Dec 6/Dec 7
Town Hall Meeting conducted on region IO HQ. Get landmark from the Welcome Zone
Posted December 6, 2012
Owners and Official Staff of Island Oasis to host Town Hall meeting open to the public. Announcements and news to be presented with the floor open at the end of the meeting to field Resident's comments, queries and other issues. Head to the IO HQ for the meeting. Landmark may be picked up at the Welcome Zone.
5pm dec 6 and again 10am Dec 7.
Owners and Official Staff of Island Oasis to host Town Hall meeting open to the public. Announcements and news to be presented with the floor open at the end of the meeting to field Resident's comments, queries and other issues. Head to the IO HQ for the meeting. Landmark may be picked up at the Welcome Zone.
5pm dec 6 and again 10am Dec 7.
Reminders for Land Owners
Recently IO announced the ability for our land owners here that no other grid has, which is the ability to save your OAR of your region. Backups can only be created and restored by the region owner or designated estate manager(s). In other words, when we receive a written request from a region owner to add someone as a region manager i.e. allowing them to restart, shutdown, or launch their region from the web site, they will also have the ability to save and restore backups to the region. Additionally, to clarify that the backups are stored securely on our backup server and do NOT leave the grid or delivered to the region owner. All backups are destroyed when the region is taken offline upon the request of the region owner.
Winter holiday sim sale and upgrade sale begins today
Island Oasis is hosting a Winter Holiday Sim sale during the month of December. Sales will be in effect beginning December 1st and will continue through December 31st. The 2 types of regions this sale includes are Homesteads and Full Prim regions. Both will feature a $5.00 reduction in the monthly price and the sale price will be grandfathered in. This means that for as long as you own that specific sim you will always have the reduced monthly cost.
This special Winter Holiday sale does not effect current sims, but instead applies to all new land orders as well as upgrades If you currently own a Premium region and upgrade to either a Homestead or a Full Prim you will get the special sale price. If you own a Homestead and upgrade to a Full prim region you will get the special sale price OR if you newly purchase a Homestead or a Full Prim region you will get the sale price.
Homesteads Regions normally priced a $35.00 USD /mo will be $30.00/mo
Full Prim Regions normally priced as $65.00/mo will be $60/mo
New Prices will be visible and applicable during the month of December 2012.
Choose from 16 different types of terrains.
Visit the Virtual Land Store From Dec 1- Dec 31st to for the special WINTER HOLIDAY SIM SALE
This special Winter Holiday sale does not effect current sims, but instead applies to all new land orders as well as upgrades If you currently own a Premium region and upgrade to either a Homestead or a Full Prim you will get the special sale price. If you own a Homestead and upgrade to a Full prim region you will get the special sale price OR if you newly purchase a Homestead or a Full Prim region you will get the sale price.
Homesteads Regions normally priced a $35.00 USD /mo will be $30.00/mo
Full Prim Regions normally priced as $65.00/mo will be $60/mo
New Prices will be visible and applicable during the month of December 2012.
Choose from 16 different types of terrains.
Visit the Virtual Land Store From Dec 1- Dec 31st to for the special WINTER HOLIDAY SIM SALE
New Features for Land Owners
Nov 30, 2012
Island Oasis is pleased to announce the roll out of a new feature for land owners. When land owners log into the website to access the Region Manager besides being able to restart your region(s) you can now also save your region just as it is. We have expanded the Region Manager to allow you to take a backup of your region at your convenience and at anytime, you can restore your region from an existing backup if you need to "rollback" to a previous state. This new feature should provide additional peace of mind to all of our residents and region owners.
The ease and convenience is as simple as just logging into the website, select "Regions/Marketplace", click on "My Regions" then choose your region and click "backup" to save it. Your OAR backup request will be submitted. The process can take several minutes depending on the amount of content on your region. Please be patient and allow at least 10-20 minutes before attempting to load this backup onto your region.
Once your backup is complete and you have successfully saved your OAR you will be able to see your saved OAR in your "Available Backup List". The benefits of this new feature speaks volumes. If you accidentally delete something, your region is griefed or you simply wish to revert your region to a previous state .. just because you want to... Well, now you can! No more lost work. Its now all in YOUR hands.
Rolling your region back to the OAR you previously saved is just as easy and convenient. Simply chose the region from your "Available Backup List" and choose restore. You can also choose to delete a saved copy. It never hurts to save a copy of your OAR, even if you don't think you will need it. You are now in more control with more power over your own land!
Island Oasis is pleased to announce the roll out of a new feature for land owners. When land owners log into the website to access the Region Manager besides being able to restart your region(s) you can now also save your region just as it is. We have expanded the Region Manager to allow you to take a backup of your region at your convenience and at anytime, you can restore your region from an existing backup if you need to "rollback" to a previous state. This new feature should provide additional peace of mind to all of our residents and region owners.
The ease and convenience is as simple as just logging into the website, select "Regions/Marketplace", click on "My Regions" then choose your region and click "backup" to save it. Your OAR backup request will be submitted. The process can take several minutes depending on the amount of content on your region. Please be patient and allow at least 10-20 minutes before attempting to load this backup onto your region.
Once your backup is complete and you have successfully saved your OAR you will be able to see your saved OAR in your "Available Backup List". The benefits of this new feature speaks volumes. If you accidentally delete something, your region is griefed or you simply wish to revert your region to a previous state .. just because you want to... Well, now you can! No more lost work. Its now all in YOUR hands.
Rolling your region back to the OAR you previously saved is just as easy and convenient. Simply chose the region from your "Available Backup List" and choose restore. You can also choose to delete a saved copy. It never hurts to save a copy of your OAR, even if you don't think you will need it. You are now in more control with more power over your own land!