Mental Mentors
Concept Behind the Mental Mentors Group Page
It is hoped that this will be the place where the Mental Members visit to find SL related information that they can use in their individual Mentoring capacities.
Wiki is a great research and information resource if you have the time to use it. I have found that time is not always on your side when Mentoring.
Additional resources have been created to facilitate the answering of mentoring related by the VTeam, and I encourage all mentors to join up for the new mentors Q & A Test Group
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Mentor_Q%26A_Test_Group
Mental Mentors History
Mental Mentors is a group created by Mentors for Mentors.
Mentals is the brain child of JayJay Talamasca, Kai Sachertorte and a group of Mentors who worked together on what was then one of only two Help Islands.
In truth the group came about largely due to our frustration at the limitations placed on the main mentor IM channel due to its size and the necessity of its strict guidelines.
So Mentals was born, They decided they needed a channel of their own where they could ask questions offer help and generally talk about whatever.. and spam, to vent, joke and share ideas and problems above and beyond mentor issues.
Within months they had grown to have over 200 members, now it is closer to 700 and still growing with the influx of newly trained volunteers.
New Co-owner added to MM
On Friday 4th Janaury 2008, Rails Bailey was made a co-owner of the Mental Mentors Group, reason being, Jayjay could no longer give the group his total commitment due to Real Life commitments.
A formal charter for Mental Mentors was introduced and the number of the officer stream was reduced from 71 to approximately 25.
Some tweaking took place during the course of the reorganisation of the group.
Noticeable changes were made to the group, such as : Retired Mentors will be allowed to stay in Mental Mentors, as a form of recognition for their invaluable help to the SL community at large, and as a extensive knowledge base for the mentals group.
Additional Co-owner added to MM
On the 10th January 2008, an additional co-owner was added to the Management Team.
Doctor Gascoigne became the third co-owner. This was deemed necessary for many reasons, such as:
- Coverage of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Unavoidable SL abscence through RL issues.
- System glitches that may prevent an owner from logging in to SL
History Created MM Has Its Own Bear
A competition was held to design a Mental Mentors bear to be sold as part of the MMCF (Mental Mentors Charities Foundation) charity drives.
Several entries were recieved and voting took place via a web based voting system. Ten percent of MM voted.
The winning bear was designed by Celadori Sakai
Mental Mentors Information Kiosk
A MM Information Kiosk has been established opposite the SLVHI tp in point.
The following information is available:
- MM Group Charter.
- MM Staff Officer List.
- MM Group History.
- MM Suggestion Box.
- MM Useful Notecards for Mentors.
- A New Mentors Starter Kit
SL Language
You are in second life, we have a language of our own. Below is a list of abbreviations and what they mean
- OI - Orientation Island (P) - Public
- HI - Help Island (P) - Public
- Prim - Primitive - usually associated with building
- Sim - Simulator - you are in one now.
- Newb - New Resident
- Noob - New Resident
- Newfie - New Resident
- AO - Animation Over-rider
- Rez - To make appear
- TP - Teleport
- Ruthed - System turns you into a female
- Borked - Broken
- HUD - Head Up Display
- AR - Abuse Report
- AV - Age Verification (done by Linden Labs)
- LM - Landmark
Mentor Roles
Lexis Linden has added a new element to the VTeam blog, an explanation on the roles that mentors hold, worth a look:
http://vteamblog.com/mentor-group-roles/
SL URL's
Pooley Stage
Humour
We all need a laugh now and again.
Linden's Office Hours
Amber Linden
About Second Life User Groups
User groups are product or community focused and each one is led by the product manager or community manager. Our goals are to make it easier for you to find the user group, or groups, that you want to participate in and for us to listen more closely to your needs and ideas. The user group program is about opening up more lines of communication. Most user groups are public and include inworld meetings, JIRA sections, and sometimes a Twitter feed, an SL Forum, or an SL email list. It's up to the user group lead and the core Resident team how they want to communicate with one another. The discussions will be open, direct, and focus more on your needs, new features, and be more forward-looking.
All Residents who join user groups must comply with the new Community Participation Guidelines, in addition to our Terms of Service. These guidelines ensure that all conversations are constructive, courteous, respectful, and in the spirit of collaboration.
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Note: User groups aren't for support help. Instead, use the Support Portal. |
Public User Group Meetings
For information on dates and times of user group meetings, see the user groups meeting schedule. And, each User Group has an individual page where agendas and archives reside. The program is still getting up to speed, so give each User Group leader time to fill in their content. Check back often!
All times listed are Pacific Time.
NOTE: By default, the table below is sorted chronologically by day of the week. To sort alphabetically on any other column, click the icon in the column heading.
| User Group | Description | User Group Leader | Frequency | Days of Week | Time (PT) | Location (SLurl)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server/Sim/Scripting | Simulator issues and technology. | Simon Linden | Weekly | Tuesday | 12:00-13:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/217/45/32 |
| Open Development | Open discussion of SL development, including open source contributions. | Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 07:00-08:00 | Oz's Raft🖈 or Hippo Hollow (182, 49, 44)🖈 |
| Content Creation | Discussion of SL content creation including avatars, animations, and other meshes. (Supersedes the Bento user group.) |
Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly
1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays |
Thursday | 13:00-14:00 | Hippotropolis Campfire Circle🖈
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| Concierge & Land | Discussion & education of SL topics such as current known issues and bugs, project viewers and new features, and general Mainland issues. | Wendi Linden & Vix Linden | Every 4th Wednesday | Wednesday | 12:00-13:00 | Linden Estate Services4 228,16,28 |
| Web | Discussion of issues around Web properties such as Marketplace, Profiles, Place Pages, Search, etc. | Sntax Linden | Monthly | Wednesday | 14:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/73/78/25 |
| Skill Gaming | Discussion of anything pertaining to the Skill Gaming Program. How to be part of the SLSG Program, questions about processes, and any known issues or concerns. | Corky Linden | Every 2nd Tuesday. | Tuesday | 11:00 - 12:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Havenhurst/92/159/21
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| Governance | Discussion of topics relating to safety and security in Second Life. Please note this does not include the discussion of Reports anyone has filed, the outcome of investigations, or potential actions taken on abuse, DMCA or copyright issues. |
George Linden
About Second Life User Groups
User groups are product or community focused and each one is led by the product manager or community manager. Our goals are to make it easier for you to find the user group, or groups, that you want to participate in and for us to listen more closely to your needs and ideas. The user group program is about opening up more lines of communication. Most user groups are public and include inworld meetings, JIRA sections, and sometimes a Twitter feed, an SL Forum, or an SL email list. It's up to the user group lead and the core Resident team how they want to communicate with one another. The discussions will be open, direct, and focus more on your needs, new features, and be more forward-looking.
All Residents who join user groups must comply with the new Community Participation Guidelines, in addition to our Terms of Service. These guidelines ensure that all conversations are constructive, courteous, respectful, and in the spirit of collaboration.
|
Note: User groups aren't for support help. Instead, use the Support Portal. |
Public User Group Meetings
For information on dates and times of user group meetings, see the user groups meeting schedule. And, each User Group has an individual page where agendas and archives reside. The program is still getting up to speed, so give each User Group leader time to fill in their content. Check back often!
All times listed are Pacific Time.
NOTE: By default, the table below is sorted chronologically by day of the week. To sort alphabetically on any other column, click the icon in the column heading.
| User Group | Description | User Group Leader | Frequency | Days of Week | Time (PT) | Location (SLurl)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server/Sim/Scripting | Simulator issues and technology. | Simon Linden | Weekly | Tuesday | 12:00-13:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/217/45/32 |
| Open Development | Open discussion of SL development, including open source contributions. | Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 07:00-08:00 | Oz's Raft🖈 or Hippo Hollow (182, 49, 44)🖈 |
| Content Creation | Discussion of SL content creation including avatars, animations, and other meshes. (Supersedes the Bento user group.) |
Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly
1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays |
Thursday | 13:00-14:00 | Hippotropolis Campfire Circle🖈
|
| Concierge & Land | Discussion & education of SL topics such as current known issues and bugs, project viewers and new features, and general Mainland issues. | Wendi Linden & Vix Linden | Every 4th Wednesday | Wednesday | 12:00-13:00 | Linden Estate Services4 228,16,28 |
| Web | Discussion of issues around Web properties such as Marketplace, Profiles, Place Pages, Search, etc. | Sntax Linden | Monthly | Wednesday | 14:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/73/78/25 |
| Skill Gaming | Discussion of anything pertaining to the Skill Gaming Program. How to be part of the SLSG Program, questions about processes, and any known issues or concerns. | Corky Linden | Every 2nd Tuesday. | Tuesday | 11:00 - 12:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Havenhurst/92/159/21
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| Governance | Discussion of topics relating to safety and security in Second Life. Please note this does not include the discussion of Reports anyone has filed, the outcome of investigations, or potential actions taken on abuse, DMCA or copyright issues. |
Lexie Linden
About Second Life User Groups
User groups are product or community focused and each one is led by the product manager or community manager. Our goals are to make it easier for you to find the user group, or groups, that you want to participate in and for us to listen more closely to your needs and ideas. The user group program is about opening up more lines of communication. Most user groups are public and include inworld meetings, JIRA sections, and sometimes a Twitter feed, an SL Forum, or an SL email list. It's up to the user group lead and the core Resident team how they want to communicate with one another. The discussions will be open, direct, and focus more on your needs, new features, and be more forward-looking.
All Residents who join user groups must comply with the new Community Participation Guidelines, in addition to our Terms of Service. These guidelines ensure that all conversations are constructive, courteous, respectful, and in the spirit of collaboration.
|
Note: User groups aren't for support help. Instead, use the Support Portal. |
Public User Group Meetings
For information on dates and times of user group meetings, see the user groups meeting schedule. And, each User Group has an individual page where agendas and archives reside. The program is still getting up to speed, so give each User Group leader time to fill in their content. Check back often!
All times listed are Pacific Time.
NOTE: By default, the table below is sorted chronologically by day of the week. To sort alphabetically on any other column, click the icon in the column heading.
| User Group | Description | User Group Leader | Frequency | Days of Week | Time (PT) | Location (SLurl)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server/Sim/Scripting | Simulator issues and technology. | Simon Linden | Weekly | Tuesday | 12:00-13:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/217/45/32 |
| Open Development | Open discussion of SL development, including open source contributions. | Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 07:00-08:00 | Oz's Raft🖈 or Hippo Hollow (182, 49, 44)🖈 |
| Content Creation | Discussion of SL content creation including avatars, animations, and other meshes. (Supersedes the Bento user group.) |
Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly
1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays |
Thursday | 13:00-14:00 | Hippotropolis Campfire Circle🖈
|
| Concierge & Land | Discussion & education of SL topics such as current known issues and bugs, project viewers and new features, and general Mainland issues. | Wendi Linden & Vix Linden | Every 4th Wednesday | Wednesday | 12:00-13:00 | Linden Estate Services4 228,16,28 |
| Web | Discussion of issues around Web properties such as Marketplace, Profiles, Place Pages, Search, etc. | Sntax Linden | Monthly | Wednesday | 14:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/73/78/25 |
| Skill Gaming | Discussion of anything pertaining to the Skill Gaming Program. How to be part of the SLSG Program, questions about processes, and any known issues or concerns. | Corky Linden | Every 2nd Tuesday. | Tuesday | 11:00 - 12:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Havenhurst/92/159/21
|
| Governance | Discussion of topics relating to safety and security in Second Life. Please note this does not include the discussion of Reports anyone has filed, the outcome of investigations, or potential actions taken on abuse, DMCA or copyright issues. |
Pathfinder Linden
About Second Life User Groups
User groups are product or community focused and each one is led by the product manager or community manager. Our goals are to make it easier for you to find the user group, or groups, that you want to participate in and for us to listen more closely to your needs and ideas. The user group program is about opening up more lines of communication. Most user groups are public and include inworld meetings, JIRA sections, and sometimes a Twitter feed, an SL Forum, or an SL email list. It's up to the user group lead and the core Resident team how they want to communicate with one another. The discussions will be open, direct, and focus more on your needs, new features, and be more forward-looking.
All Residents who join user groups must comply with the new Community Participation Guidelines, in addition to our Terms of Service. These guidelines ensure that all conversations are constructive, courteous, respectful, and in the spirit of collaboration.
|
Note: User groups aren't for support help. Instead, use the Support Portal. |
Public User Group Meetings
For information on dates and times of user group meetings, see the user groups meeting schedule. And, each User Group has an individual page where agendas and archives reside. The program is still getting up to speed, so give each User Group leader time to fill in their content. Check back often!
All times listed are Pacific Time.
NOTE: By default, the table below is sorted chronologically by day of the week. To sort alphabetically on any other column, click the icon in the column heading.
| User Group | Description | User Group Leader | Frequency | Days of Week | Time (PT) | Location (SLurl)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server/Sim/Scripting | Simulator issues and technology. | Simon Linden | Weekly | Tuesday | 12:00-13:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/217/45/32 |
| Open Development | Open discussion of SL development, including open source contributions. | Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 07:00-08:00 | Oz's Raft🖈 or Hippo Hollow (182, 49, 44)🖈 |
| Content Creation | Discussion of SL content creation including avatars, animations, and other meshes. (Supersedes the Bento user group.) |
Vir Linden | Bi-Weekly
1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays |
Thursday | 13:00-14:00 | Hippotropolis Campfire Circle🖈
|
| Concierge & Land | Discussion & education of SL topics such as current known issues and bugs, project viewers and new features, and general Mainland issues. | Wendi Linden & Vix Linden | Every 4th Wednesday | Wednesday | 12:00-13:00 | Linden Estate Services4 228,16,28 |
| Web | Discussion of issues around Web properties such as Marketplace, Profiles, Place Pages, Search, etc. | Sntax Linden | Monthly | Wednesday | 14:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/73/78/25 |
| Skill Gaming | Discussion of anything pertaining to the Skill Gaming Program. How to be part of the SLSG Program, questions about processes, and any known issues or concerns. | Corky Linden | Every 2nd Tuesday. | Tuesday | 11:00 - 12:00 | http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Havenhurst/92/159/21
|
| Governance | Discussion of topics relating to safety and security in Second Life. Please note this does not include the discussion of Reports anyone has filed, the outcome of investigations, or potential actions taken on abuse, DMCA or copyright issues. |
Other Mental Mentor Pages
MM Group Charter
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Charter
Useful Information for Mental Mentors
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_2
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_2A
SL Land Guide
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_3
Useful Wiki Links
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_4
Useful Linden Lab Information
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_5
Useful Websites
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Page_6
MM Members Web Pages
- redirect Mental_Mentors_Member_Webpages