http://secondage.blogsome.com Teen Second Life's First Blog Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:45:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Go check out the new Second Age blog over at http://www.greydawning.net/tsa ! It’s a new host, which means that I now have full control over the blog, so it will (in theory) be a lot better! Right. Yeah. >.> http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/07/16/the-second-age-has-moved/ It’s no secret to anyone in Second Life that the Teen Grid exists- it crops up on the forums weekly if not daily, and references can be heard- ‘You’re such a teen’ is often said as a complaint about someones maturity level. Some, maybe many, think that the Teen Grid ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/07/03/that-which-our-future-holds/ I’m not very good with keeping commitments. Ok, now that that’s been established, let’s see if I can’t make a commitment to this blog and try and keep the ten or so of you that care entertained. Hey, it’s a better reading population than my private blog gets. Things that Aesop ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/06/20/and-the-question-stands/ I haven’t been on the Sandbox islands since December or January. I explored the islands until I saw how cluttered it was on the Sandbox islands. The sandbox islands are cluttered not with tons of prims and freebies for sale, but with warning signs about no ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/03/17/a-sandbox/ Rumors have been flying for weeks, but only three days ago was the presence of a teen-owned Island confirmed, when it suddenly appeared on the map, divided up into rentable parcels, with a few prebuilt shops and a mall already in place. The island, located just South-West of Earnhardt, is named ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/03/11/the-islands/ Clubs on the main grid are known to be great places to meet other people and party. Most of them carry pornography. Thankfully, the teen grid isn’t like that. Our lifestyle is very similar to the main grid. On the main grid, clubs rule the land, but on the ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/03/07/the-mall-bubble-of-tsl/ The Second Age will be hiring writers on a commision basis. If you would like to join, please IM Aesop Thatch In-world, or leave a post on the forums. All applicants MUST have a story before they apply. If you are accepted, you wll get paid your commision and will be ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2006/03/05/hiring-writer/ Today, at 2pm Linden Standard Time (Pacific), Blue will make a special announcement concerning the date that Teen Second Life will go 24/7. Meet us in Rainier at 2pm SL time for the most anticipated announcement in TG history. We have secured a date and at 2pm we will officially announce ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/12/21/247-announcement-today/ Something that I’ve avoided reporting on in this blog is the builds in TSL- for one, I am a rather highly recognized builder on the grid, and any critique or praise I give (in my opinion) could be either detrimental to a group or builder or give them too much ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/12/15/37/ Four days ago, Cinnamin Spice posted the following message on the TG forums: I’ll repeat the title of this thread for emphasis… I sure hope that I am wrong here. I thought about this for a while before posting. But it’s something I feel really strongly about. So, here it is. I logged on ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/12/09/the-land-scandal/ In the Main Grid, the addition of extra simulators came gradually, and by doing so the continent was evenly spread. The Snow Sims were nowhere near the welcome area, nor Cordova, nor Atlas. But with the sudden rush of Main Grid refugees, many wanted snow simulators in the teen grid (Which ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/12/03/the-central-core-of-the-tg/ Four new sims were added onto the Teen Grid last night, residing to the west of the four Author Sims. These new sims are modeled after cities, and have road and sidewalk infrastructure and a few Linden-made or imported buildings. Most of the land in these sims is being snatched ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/10/05/makeway-for-industrialization/ This is a list/article that will continue to be updated in the future as the TG changes. As of now, it is almost a preliminary post, but I felt that I needed to clear up some of the term we use here. ~Aesop Who’s Who? Blue Linden: Head TG Linden honsho, more or ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/09/18/whos-who-and-whats-what-on-the-tg/ Well, in a rather innocuos reply to a post about when the TG would go 24/7, Blue hinted that it’s coming soon(ish). Here’s the snitch: OI OI OI okay, well as of a couple days ago I’ve been able to make some headway on this so instead of starting a new thread, ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/09/15/247-news/ Blue announced a new Log-A-Thon event yesterday (announced on the MG as well). This event will have a slightly less ambitios target of only4500 users. Stay tuned for more. http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/09/14/log-a-thon-4500/ Today Blue announced that there will be a party on TSL starting at 3pm LST tommorow, and going on until ‘Who knows?!’ We’ll be visited by a special Linden (rumors say Phillip) and some other goodies, but Blue is staying tight-lipped. One thing is for sure, rumors are flying and TSA ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/09/05/1000th-resident/ I was wondering why my rent for my store in the Rowling Arcology (see a few posts down) hadn’t been up. Turns out the owner, Ryen Jade, has been banned. Forever, as I hear. This is all just gossip, as I have no way of speaking to Ryen directly, and ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/the-lonely-vc/ Something big has just happened to the Teen Grid. At noon on the 30th of August, a new sim appeared. Bannockburn is the new residential area just west of Midway Battlegrounds. Unlike other residential area, all parcels of land in Bannockburn are damage enabled. This means that you could be ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/31/the-rough-side-of-town/ Islands in the sky, empty sims, annoying newbies. Well, they’re all related, as hard as that may be to believe. Some people were annoyed at the sudden influx of ‘n00bs, cheap guns, and c4′ into our pristine grid, and created (mostly as a joke) the ‘Hermit Clan’ group. But is this just ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/22/the-hermit-clan/ I’ve just finished making some minor changes to the TSA website. ** New users are automatically approved for commenting, 1st comment must still be approved ** Comments no longer have to be approved (excepting first comment, doesn’t apply to guests) ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/10/new-things-on-tsa/ Well, a few days ago something big opened up on the TG of Second Life. Weighing in at 213m tall, 60m wide, and 90m long, the Rowling Arcology is, simply put, the biggest thing in Second Life. The Arcology was made by Ryen Jade, a MG refugee with some cash to burn. ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/08/bigger-is-better/ The first acknoledgement of TSL comes out on Second Life’s homepage like a virus. The Teen Second Life’s homepage is much.. well, it’s obviously advertised towards the typical 13-17 year old audience, whether that’s good or not. You can spot a couple of the regular TGers in the banner at ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/08/and-the-floodgates-open/ Teen Second Life’s first Transfer- that is, a person to go from the Teen Grid to the Main Grid, Armath Severine, came back today via RadioRadio, and broadcasted to the grid. Teens crowded into the Coffee Shop and Sandbox Island, hoping to listen to the ex-teen. All in all, it’s ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/08/and-i-shall-not-burn-the-bridges-behind-me/ “Log-A-Thon 5000 Sweepstakes: Win a Lifetime Account Win a coveted Lifetime (Charter Member) Second Life Account at the Log-A-Thon 5000 this Sunday. Between the hours of 7pm and 9pm PST any Resident who is logged in for a total of 30 mintues or more will be entered to win a ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/08/01/log-a-thon-5000/ Nope. After offering maps to a main gridder, he ran their locations through something, did some conversions, and figured out where the hell we are. So, the TG is located approximately 150 Sims East of the Main Grid. This information could not be confirmed… But confirmation was hinted at. So… This offers some interesting ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/29/i-dont-think-were-in-kansas-anymore/ By 782 I would firstly like to welcome our newest fixture, Engerbert Daligdig. I hope that he may write as happily as I do. The banning of one of my accounts has been listed; after searching for the needed country code, I asked if they would lift the ban on Stephen Grayson. ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/28/a-notice/ Second Life’s time limit is about to kick in (for not much longer, thankfully) and I’m writing my first blog on Second Age. I guess I should introduce myself. I’m Engerbert Daligdig. I’ve been hanging around the TG for almost two months now. I wasn’t brought here from the main ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/28/second-ages-third-fixture/ This post has been removed due to the fact that I was informed that my information was faulty. I posted that TSL would be opening on August 8, 2005, however, I did not check my source, and assumed several things that were NOT explicetly stated. When Blue Linden informed me of ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/28/cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war/ Well, I’m posting to say I won’t be posting for a while. Both of my accounts have been banned. Blue Linden: Hey 782…associating with adults on the teen grid is BAD NEWS. Your account has been by customer support and they are looking into it further Just ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/27/no-posts-for-a-while/ Good Evening. I’m 782, The Second Age’s newest reporter. Among other things, I will be exploring the social environment and progress of the Teen Grid, along with accounts of events and their subsequent consequences. But first, I’d like to say about myself. I know that’s what the Lindens do in ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/25/an-introduction-into-numerals/ Two new things appeared yesterday, abowling alley in Piwkwater and a whole new sim! The bowling is quite fun, but make sure you read the directions before jumping in. It’s possible to win L$100 if you have the high score at the end of the day. Thanks to Blue for bringing ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/15/bolwing-and-bulling/ That standby of MG Second Life activity, clubs, is slowly making its way onto the TG. The first TG Club, Teen Sensation, a small silver affair, was recently bulldozed to make room for the 3092m2 Black Sun Club, sitting at 500m and requiring a midway stop in the teleporters to ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/09/goin-clubbin/ When I woke up on the morning of the seventh, my radio was blaring out the news- a terrorist bombing on the London Underground. I immediately hit the nets, searching for whatever information I could find, posting a topic on the TSL forums to offer my sympathies to our UK ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/09/memories/ It’s offical- TG SL is now in open enrollment. Not quite out of Beta yet, but no longer needing a special invite to join. So, what is this expected to bring? Another rush of nowbies, for one. Another thing is a different sort of culture- gone are the secluded days of ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/08/open-the-gates-tear-down-the-wall/ Well, that bane of the MG, the FIC, appears to have made it’s way in with the latest immigration. A huge sign (30m2) was visible in Sandbox Island from about 8:00pm Pacific to closing, with the cyrilic-ish ‘Almost Infinite Corruption’ slogan, the broken infinity, and three letters: FIC. Truly, however, it’s ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/02/fic/ Yesterday, Linen Labs appears to have allowed a bunch of new members onto Teen Second Life. These wide-eyed, wet-behind the ears residents surges into SecondLife yesterday from the moment the grid opened to one poor soul who logged on as the dreaded ‘This area will close in five minutes, please ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/07/02/brace-for-impact/ It’s the gaming phenomena that swept through the Main Grid, wiping out all others. It’s created a following of hundreds, if not thousands, of users, taking over clubs, parks, entire sims. People flock to the big pots, all jsut for a game created by a bored guy over Christmas. It’s Tringo, ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/06/28/tringo/ There are about three main building groups currently active on the Teen Grid. (Note I say both main and active, so I’m not including specialty building groups or some older ones.) These three are MTI, MCE, and Dayton Corporation. ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/06/26/expansion-tactics/ Well, for starters I mean mature in the sense of responsibility, ethics, morals, empathy, integrity, and all that jazz. So, I’ve been snooping around various SL forums, reading posts, getting an idea of the people on the Main Grid. And I find a lot of really immature people. Even the ‘good’ people ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/06/24/which-grid-is-the-ireali-mature-grid/ The Second Age blog is the blog of the Teen Grid of the online game Second Life. The Teen Grid is still in Beta, and as such, not much news has been released about it. However, the TSL community decided to create a blog, and thus, I created this. I ... http://secondage.blogsome.com/2005/06/21/what-is-the-second-age/