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Cocoanut Koala · 02-23-2008, 12:12 AM

There's a blog entry about the new Department of Public Works.

I thought this whole program was about fixing up the mainland.

But reading this - it seems to be about just making NEW land. That has twice the prims! It sounds like it is devaluing the mainland.

Am I understanding this wrong or something?

coco

Jellin Pico · 02-23-2008, 12:32 AM

Hell Coco .. What the Hell, not 'Heck'

Malachi · 02-23-2008, 01:03 AM

"They will all be set to have an Object Bonus of 2 which is to say that the number of prims available per square meter is twice that of a regular Region. To handle this, Linden Lab (in the person of Governor Linden) will need to retain over half of the land in each Region. We’re aiming for at least 56%, which is typical of existing city regions."

Linden Department of Public Works Update « Official Linden Blog

Joshua Nightshade · 02-23-2008, 01:07 AM

Um did they ever announce any sort of thing inviting people to participate in this? This would have been something I would've been interested in doing actually, and I didn't remember seeing any sort of announcement asking for volunteers anywhere.

Ray Figtree · 02-23-2008, 01:12 AM

I'm confused too. Is this Mainland or Estate land? What is the tier structure? What happened to the plans to fix existing mainland roads and railroad?

They asked me to be part of the team as Head Shrubbery Sculpter after seeing the way I landscaped Liome but I declined.

The last sentence is a lie.

Malachi · 02-23-2008, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Um did they ever announce any sort of thing inviting people to participate in this? This would have been something I would've been interested in doing actually, and I didn't remember seeing any sort of announcement asking for volunteers anywhere.

LL communicate well? Not fair to have good dope and not share!

Anyhow, da blog is in my RSS aggregator mostly for amusement purposes:

The Linden Department of Public Works « Official Linden Blog
The Department of Public Works needs YOU « Official Linden Blog

Eata · 02-23-2008, 09:28 AM

So basically... you can work for LL and not get paid.

Mecha Dinosaur · 02-23-2008, 02:19 PM

I thought there was a few mainland sims like this as well, where there was heavy prim work done to the surrounding area, and the non-LL land had a prim multiplier.

Ran Garrigus · 02-23-2008, 02:26 PM

Eata,

Jack Linden said in comments that the initial batch of workers, at least, will receive pay on an hourly basis.

Cocoanut Koala · 02-23-2008, 02:32 PM

I've since found answers to this, on SLRecord:

The Second Life Record: Handymen on the Linden Estate.

But yes, they did announce that volunteers could now apply, and on SL Record, I learned they get $10 an hour, and that there are to be two initial projects (not sure the exact wording, I read it late last night) - where one of them is this thing in the blog now, and the other is to be cleaning up some of our stuff on the mainland.

coco

Malachi · 02-23-2008, 03:01 PM

unfunny joke removed

02-23-2008, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Ray Figtree All good things One love. One heart. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,197 SL Join Date: 5/13/2006 My Mood:	I'm confused too. Is this Mainland or Estate land? What is the tier structure? What happened to the plans to fix existing mainland roads and railroad? They asked me to be part of the team as Head Shrubbery Sculpter after seeing the way I landscaped Liome but I declined. The last sentence is a lie. __________________ Eckhart Tolle/Pema Chodron in '08! Pema's Platform Offline pursuing RL dreams.

02-23-2008, 02:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
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02-23-2008, 02:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ran Garrigus Weirdo in a Weird Land Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 212	Eata, Jack Linden said in comments that the initial batch of workers, at least, will receive pay on an hourly basis. __________________ Old Fashioned -- Occasional SL fashion reviews. Last edited by Ran Garrigus; 02-23-2008 at 03:04 PM.

02-23-2008, 01:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Malachi the bathwater & the baby fish are inherently sarcastic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,361	"They will all be set to have an Object Bonus of 2 which is to say that the number of prims available per square meter is twice that of a regular Region. To handle this, Linden Lab (in the person of Governor Linden) will need to retain over half of the land in each Region. We’re aiming for at least 56%, which is typical of existing city regions." Linden Department of Public Works Update « Official Linden Blog

02-23-2008, 01:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 22,229 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 16 My Mood:	Um did they ever announce any sort of thing inviting people to participate in this? This would have been something I would've been interested in doing actually, and I didn't remember seeing any sort of announcement asking for volunteers anywhere.

02-23-2008, 09:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eata Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 462 Memory Cats Champion! Cone Crazy 2 Champion! My Mood:	So basically... you can work for LL and not get paid.

02-23-2008, 02:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cocoanut Koala Coco's Cottages There is no sanctuary. You may think there is, but there is not. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 6,368 Business: Coco's Cottages SLShopper Ads: 3 Awards: 1	I've since found answers to this, on SLRecord: The Second Life Record: Handymen on the Linden Estate. But yes, they did announce that volunteers could now apply, and on SL Record, I learned they get $10 an hour, and that there are to be two initial projects (not sure the exact wording, I read it late last night) - where one of them is this thing in the blog now, and the other is to be cleaning up some of our stuff on the mainland. coco

02-23-2008, 03:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
Malachi the bathwater & the baby fish are inherently sarcastic Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,361	unfunny joke removed Last edited by Malachi; 02-23-2008 at 03:03 PM. Reason: it was funnier in my mind

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