http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/-t1.htm Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:03:41 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/prosilver_grey/site_logo.gif http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/-t1.htm http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-qa-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t32.htm Gavin Hird ------- QUESTIONS and ANSWERS SECTION [11:58] Ashcroft Burnham: In the meantime - any questions? :-) -------- Q1 - Timeframe: [11:59] Ashcroft Burnham: Ahh, that's rather hard to tell, I'm afraid - the number of volunteers that we have at present means that it's hard to tell how long that things will take. [12:00] Ashcroft Burnham: Any feedback on how this might best interact with local governance, incidentally? ------- Q2 - Hosting requirements [12:00] Gwyneth Llewelyn: ... organizational Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:03:41 GMT http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-qa-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t32.htm#103 http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-qa-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t32.htm http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-2-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t31.htm Gavin Hird [11:30] Ashcroft Burnham: Terribly sorry - crashed and was locked out for about five minutes... [11:31] Ashcroft Burnham: The "Metaverse Republic". [11:32] Ashcroft Burnham: I was explaining, I think, teh community benefits of governance in virtual worlds, and how, without the ability to enforce and adjudicate upon rules, common resources may end up being misused... [11:33] Ashcroft Burnham: That is what is often called hte "tragedy of the commons" - have a look ... organizational Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-2-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t31.htm#102 http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-2-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t31.htm http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-1-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t30.htm Gavin Hird Transcript recorded at: Bay City Legal Building Ballroom on March 1, 2009 at 11 am PST in the Bay City Imaginario SIM. Portions of the Q&A section has been re-sequenced for clarity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESENTATION GIVEN BY METAVERSE REPUBLIC ON THE TOPIC OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN VIRTUAL WORLDS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [11:04] ... organizational Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:02:08 GMT http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-1-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t30.htm#101 http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/presentation-transcript-part-1-metaverse-republic-marc-1-t30.htm http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/governance-in-bay-city-t28.htm Valentino Tendaze I am posting the recent discussion via Group Notice (as best I can, given the fact that some notices don't seem to be delivered) here, as I think this is a more appropriate forum (!) for discussion. Here are the posts in the order (I think) in which they were received: 1. Group Notice From: Gavin Hird Subject: Govenment in SecondLife or Bay City - keep it from me OR?? Have you ever thought there might be a need for local government in SecondLife or even in Bay City? Do ... organizational Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:18:42 GMT http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/governance-in-bay-city-t28.htm#92 http://bc-alliance.forumotion.net/organizational-f5/governance-in-bay-city-t28.htm