As you’ve probably noticed by now, Minaki vanished much faster than expected.

My past experience with the Lindens was that it would take 5 to 10 days, and that is also what the FAQ said, so I was shocked to discover Minaki was gone already just a day after the fact.

I have received confirmation from the Lindens that Hinton will be shut down some time on December 1st.

The website will hopefully be updated over the next week or so to reflect the smaller landscape, and I’ll be updating the covenant to remove the references to the areas that are no longer with us.

Hey everyone. We’re heading into the dark winter months, and that means it’s time for some bad news.

After having Minaki sit empty for so long, and several empty spots on the Atoll, along with the RL economy being where it is, I am no longer able to afford to support the estate with my RL funds, in the estate’s current form.

Consequently, Hinton Reef and Minaki are both going to be leaving us before long… swallowed back up into the sea that spawned them. Photographers, get those pictures of Hinton and Minaki while you still can.

Waikiti and Waiki Atoll will remain in their current form, and the estate will return to consisting of only two regions.

I will miss the Aerodrome a great deal, and this decision was not taken lightly. To be honest, I have put it off far too long, but I can’t ignore the impact that it is having on my RL finances.

Hinton Reef is expected to vanish at the end of this month or beginning of December. Minaki has been sold, and while we don’t have a firm date for when the transfer will happen, it should be before the end of November.

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our next Waikiti party is coming up. The theme this month is Littlest Outfit – wear something, but don’t wear much!

As always, it’s the 3rd Sunday of the month – this month that’s Sunday October 18th, 2:00pm SLT.

We’ll be gathering at the Waikiti Beach & Clubhouse, for music, dancing, best-in-contest prize, money ball, and all the usual good stuff.

See you there!

This came in the email today — I’m amazed, astounded.

Dear Second Life Resident,

Earlier this week, we sent out a message to parcel owners with adult content regarding the Maturity rating of their land. You received this message in error. We appreciate the fact that you are already compliant.

Please accept our apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

Thank you,
Linden Lab Customer Support

How about that. A tiny bit of faith in Linden Lab has been restored.

Cheers!

Today (Sunday) at 3:00 pm SLT will be a big Magdu Brew Launch Ritual!

Free Beer, Dance and Fireworks!

The ritual takes place at the Magdu Temple at the north end of Waikiti.

All attendees are requested to wear their official Magdu temple outfits (i.e. naked, or Magdu costumes).

(See Highpriestess Marty for more details.)