New Citizens Inc

Thank you Lethe for a perfect example of what I meant. A threat and calling it unpleasant without even addressing the issues surrounding respect. As as far as help first and punish as a last resort , I couldn't agree more. That's exactly the approach I have tried to take in bringing things up. I wis...

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I had what I hoped you would see was a valid point on respect.

Nothing is more visible than an item you can wear and take with you everywhere.

Why make people have to revisit NCI locations just to find out that something they like is going on? The entire purpose of NCI is not to encourage masses of people to stay at NCI, but to help people grow and move on, and to encourage new people to come in. If you give people something they can take ...

At the end of Feb, Gramma is stepping down as Chairperson, when that happens, the BoD has to decide how to fill the post. We could ask for a volunteer from the BoD, or the BoD elect one, or ask for nominations from the members and BoD vote, or ask for members to vote for a current member of the BoD...

NCI is great as a way to start people out in SL, but I don't expect that we are wanting to hold people at NCI every day, but instead simply serving as the introduction for SL... the idea I was proposing with this all-in-one HUD, including a freebie spotlight or freebie finder, would be to still have...

Beverly to respond to what you asked.... first, at least in this thread, Quite Oh asked the question because she said that people were asking for several things, including Democracy, and she asked the general members of the forum to help clarify what that might mean on a deeper level. Listening to m...

"Greenlife Emerald Users and Coders" is suggested as a good group to join in SL for people who need Emerald Viewer help. Group: Greenlife Emerald Users and Coders (991 members) Charter: This is a group to discuss the Greenlife Emerald Viewer. http://www.modularsystems.sl -or- http://bit.l...

Its true of course that just making decisions by yourself can be quicker. And I seem to remember someone doing that recently. And from the description of the events, it seems the Board of Directors rose up against the decision in protest, nearly ripping NCI's leadership and future to shreds. Now, th...