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Second Island Headquarters is now OPEN!

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Megz Ling
on December 28, 2008
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Hello residents of Second Island!  It’s been a while since our last post.  Things have been a little bit hectic here at Second Island with the new changes of Open Space sims, but we’re finally getting back on track!

Second Island now has a headquarters sim where ALL Second Island residents and their friends are welcome to play and have fun!  Special thanks to Kaio Obviate, Claudinha Akina and Kal Rau for bringing this vision to life with their hard work and creative experience!

The headquarters includes the executive offices of the Second Island Staff, a cinema, some open water to swim in, lovely beaches, a swimming pool, basketball court, Second Island School and a lounge/club!  You can check out Second Island Headquarters by clicking here.

We are planning on implementing some more helpful and useful features to this sim to make Second Island’s residents lives easier, so stay tuned for more changes and information!

The lounge club, tentatively named “Fusion Lounge” will be holding events, parties and special genre nights!  This is YOUR club, so if there is anything you would specifically like to see happen as far as events go, please let us know!  We are also looking for residents interested in DJing and Open Mic performing.  If you would like to be added as a DJ, please contact Megz Ling for more information!

Thank you for your time and feedback in advance!  If there is anything you would like to see on this sim, let us know!

See you in world!

Megz Ling

Panthers and Kittens and Pit Bulls, OH MY!

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Megz Ling
on July 14, 2008
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At some point in our lives, we have all thought it would be neat to be like Siegfreid and Roy and have our very own white bengal tiger.  Or maybe a panther.  In Second Life, all of our dreams can become reality, and owning our very own exotic pets is one of them!

There are a few places in Second Life that cater to these whims.  Many of these SL pets have commands like sit, stay, follow and attack.  Another option many of these SL pets have is ROAM.  Roaming means that you select an option for the prim pet to walk around in a given amount of area, such as 5, 10 or 25 meters.  These animals can add great effect to your parcel…I mean..who wouldn’t want their very own panther guarding their land right?

There is a problem with these animals, however.  If you do not use your prim pet in a wide (and I mean WIDE) open space, with no prims interfering, it can cause extreme lag issues in your sim.  I know it can be against human nature to listen to the directions, but in this case, it is true!  So, if you have a prim pet, please make sure it is either sitting or sleeping while you aren’t using it to avoid repeated collisions with other prims.

Another problem is that these animals do not know the shape of your land parcel.  They can enter into your neighbor’s parcel and use up their prim count.  It’s common courtesy and practice unless a prior arrangement has been made to keep your prims to yourself and contained in your own parcel.  So again, we ask that you please take some care when using these objects.

The reason we are addressing this issue is, we have had a number of lag complaints from different Second Island residential and commercial sims.  Out of the last 3 complaints received by one of our Estate Managers, 3 were caused by these prim animals.  So please, take time and consideration when using these animals and be sure to follow the advice of the creators in the information notecards.  Use these animals in wide open spaces with no prims interfering and please put them in sleep or sit mode when not in use.  We appreciate your cooperation and understanding with this matter and hope that asking you to be a responsible “pet owner” is an easy solution for everyone.

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog entry and we wish you a great week!

A Review of Ban Lines

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Megz Ling
on April 29, 2008
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Second Island is happy to offer peaceful, beautiful land to it’s clients and we try to stay away from personal decisions regarding our residents’ land.  However, recently we have noticed an increase in the use of general ban lines banning everybody except certain allowed persons from residents’ land parcels.

Second Island STRONGLY discourages the use of banlines because if two parcels are close together, it can create an undesireable effect for the neighbor of the person banning everyone from their parcel.

Please review this section of Second Island’s covenant:

“Ban lines are not welcome! They block all the way and stop other people from transiting through the Island. Instead of using the ‘access’ tool, we encourage you to use the ‘ban’ one. Using ban, you will only block access from unwanted people, when using access totally blocks entrance from people to your territory, creating lots of difficulties in the navigation, within the islands;  Very aggressive Security Systems are not allowed in Second Island regions.  Security Systems that remove (teleport) users without previous warning are considered aggressive and not allowed.  You must configure your system to give a warning and wait at least 10 seconds before taking action.”

We ask that due to a wave of recent complaints from residents, that you do NOT use general banning methods using your land controls.  Instead, we ask that you try using a security system that fits the description of allowed systems in the covenant.  We know that it is unfair to ask residents of Second Island to use a system without offering one to them, so, Sparkym Klees (Second Island’s Security Manager) has been able to find a good security that we can offer to you for free!  We will be distributing these in the coming days and if you do not receive one, please IM Kaio Obviate, Megz Ling, Cezar Boram or Sparkym Klees for a copy.

We hope you take your neighbor’s comfort into consideration when making the decision of who is allowed on your land.  Many residents enjoy flying around their home sim in vehicles or just as their avatars.  Some residents also enjoy a drive around their sims in automobiles.  These are all things we hope our residents can continue to enjoy while they are living on Second Island sims.  Remember, your neighbors are paying tiers as well, so it’s highly unlikely they are interested in using your land while you’re not around.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and we would like to avoid changing the covenant to add a “No Ban Lines” rule.  Please take the time to try the security system we can offer to you before setting banlines.

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

We welcome former residents of Coral Estates to Second Island!

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Megz Ling
on April 27, 2008
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Second Island is very excited to announce the acquisition of a number of established islands formerly known as Coral Estates! These Islands include:

Aura

City of Tharna

Pacific Breeze

Mistic Forest

Southern Sands

Southern falls

Southern Bay

Southern Harbor

Southern Beach

Southern Shore

Mystical Avalon

Hebron

Terra Nova

White rose

Hibernia

Pacific Seabreeze

We are happy to welcome all of the residents from these sims to Second Island! We hope you find all of your land needs are met with us. Please take the time to look over our website (view more.)

We also are happy to offer you the use of our forums at http://forums.secondisland.com/

There are many ways to reach Second Island customer support. The preferred method is to submit a support ticket through our SUPPORT PORTAL

or you can send an email to the following email address:

sales@secondisland.com -information about sales (land/cost estimate)

If you should need assistance in-world, please send a notecard or IM to Kaio Obviate, Cezar Boram or Megz Ling.

At this time, tier will not be increasing or decreasing for the residents of the above-mentioned islands. Second Island plans do do everything possible to make your transition from Coral Estates to Second Island smooth and seamless. Until further notice, tiers should be paid directly to Kaio Obviate using L$ currency. New Tier Boxes will be placed on your land as soon as possible. Do NOT pay your current Tier Boxes! Notices will be sent as the transfer is finished and everything is done.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Second Island staff.

Thank you for your time and enjoy your upcoming week!

Introducing: Second Island Square!

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Megz Ling
on April 16, 2008
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Second Island is pleased to announce the latest addition to the estate: Second Island Square! Second Island Square is a new, commercially-zoned sim. Several parcels have already been sold on the sim and there are still a few very beautiful, semi-tropical parcels available. We are excited to offer these parcels first to any interested residents of Second Island. As a special offer to residents and current customers of Second Island, we are happy to offer you a 50% buying discount. Just IM a Second Island staff member (Kaio Obviate, Megz Ling, Cezar Boram) if you find a parcel you like.

If you are interested in leasing a parcel of land in Second Island Square, do not hesitate to stop by and visit the sim! The slurl is:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Island%20Square/123/143/23.

 

Another feature at Second Island Square is billboard and advertising space. Well-lit, centrally located, large advertising displays are available now for your advertisements.

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If you aren’t interested in leasing any space at Second Island Square, come down and check out the new clubs, stores and common areas. We hope the residents and future residents of Second Island enjoy using this and all of the other Second Island sims.