[16:26] Jesse Linden: the idea is that new users would always have a place to go in SL
[16:26] Jesse Linden: a lot of the problem we see
[16:26] Compulov Weeks: maybe an edu tab in the search box?
[16:26] Jesse Linden: is that new people come in
[16:27] Compulov Weeks: <--- not a gui developer
[16:27] Jesse Linden: and reach a [point where they go 'now what?'
[16:27] Stillpink Sandgrain: right
[16:27] Jesse Linden: if we make the next 5 upcoming classes readily available
[16:27] Jesse Linden: somehow in the client
[16:27] Jesse Linden: it might ameliorate some of that
[16:28] Dee McLean: Okay.. I'll ask.. What is ameliorate?
[16:28] Selaras Partridge: That makes sense. And those classes will be vetted or are freely accessible for anyone to post to?
[16:28] Kitty Rich: make good
[16:28] Xenon Darrow: so Jesse, is Linden Lab going to ramp up their technical support as a consequence of this decision?
[16:28] Jesse Linden: ameliorate = make better or heal
[16:28] Dee McLean: ty
[16:28] Denise Collingwood: are you expecting that there will be much fewer classes in-world as a result of this? Except those who REALLY do it for the pure LOVE of Teaching, will anyone else teach?
[16:29] Jesse Linden: Denise
[16:29] Kitty Rich: i will still teach newbs a bit
[16:29] Jesse Linden: I imagine there may be fewer classes in the near term
[16:29] Indy Turner: Right, and I think a large problem is that many users are afraid of the massive under taking of creating scripts and building with advance techniques.
[16:29] Jesse Linden: in the long term it will be much more robust
[16:29] Selaras Partridge: I guess this could cut down on the fake classes held by those who do it for the pure LOVE of money (:
[16:30] Gwyneth Llewelyn: hear, hear, Selaras.
[16:30] Theodora Duke: Because there are so many of us out there?
[16:30] Contessa Marquez: So when noobs have questions who will answer them??? Live Help now???
[16:30] Cyn Linden is Offline
[16:30] Kryptonia Paperdoll: we do it because we want to help...
[16:30] Kitty Rich: the main issue I see is that there have been too many classes and no LL preferred curriculm
[16:30] Tateru Nino: It's not like the subsidy ever amounted to anything much for us as individuals.
[16:30] Jesse Linden: Well, this is not meant to be a technical support hotline
[16:30] Albert Plasma: did you ever thought about a bonus system for new users, to have some free classes, which are paid by linden?
[16:30] You: I am a liaison in livehelp trust me we answer thousands of questions daily
[16:30] You: its never ending and its part of helping everyone
[16:30] Jesse Linden: but a sound development program for SL educators
[16:30] Carl Metropolitan: Can someone please send me some information about what was covered in the first fifteen minutes? How much was the subsidy cut? Under what conditions? Why?
[16:31] Indy Turner: I myself would not mind teaching a class on building; it's a fancy of mine and do enjoy it. But, I am one of those individuals; who is saying and now what on the scripting end of Sl.
[16:31] Thinker Moy: Mentor option.
[16:31] You: Carl it is cut to 0
[16:31] Ima Mechanique: why noall of it carl, from Dec 9
[16:31] Contessa Marquez: How much haha All of it
[16:31] Claire Glitterbuck: My problem is this - I do it because I love helping new folks enjoy SL the way I do, Or rather, the way I did. Because you see, I' m facing an almost certain 50% tier increase on my island in the next few months. And now compensation for instructors
[16:31] Denise Collingwood: CArl, the long and short of it... 30 days from now, there will be no LL pay for teaching classes.
[16:31] Claire Glitterbuck: is being cut - discouraged, heck yeah, I'm discouraged. And if that makes it look like I"m doing it for the money - then so be it. I'm simply trying to survive here.
[16:31] Carl Metropolitan: Why?
[16:31] Cube Linden is Online
[16:31] Carl Metropolitan: That makes no sense?
[16:31] Jesse Linden: we are cutting Linden $ support
[16:31] You: teir prices do not go up for current regions your holding
[16:31] Carl Metropolitan: Yes. Why?
[16:32] Jesse Linden: but we are going to replace that support
[16:32] Adam Action: great place
[16:32] Kitty Rich: economic ratioanalism Carl
[16:32] First Page: yet lucy..
[16:32] Claire Glitterbuck: Lucy- that's gauranteed only till Feb 1.
[16:32] Jesse Linden: with a development program
[16:32] Contessa Marquez: That is nuts sorry
[16:32] Kitty Rich: confusing Public Education with welfare
[16:32] Jesse Linden: which I believe will provide more value to you
[16:32] Jesse Linden: in the long term
[16:32] Kitty Rich: *the way of the new millennium*
[16:32] Carl Metropolitan: Tier prices? I don't have an island. NCI operates off of tier donations by our members.
[16:32] Contessa Marquez: many peeps depend on working a little to pay LL tier money
[16:32] Compulov Weeks: I still think this is going to hurt the newbies the most, the ones who need guidance the most and who can afford it the least
[16:32] Contessa Marquez: and now we teach for FREE and pay you tier money as well
[16:33] Claire Glitterbuck: Compulov, I agree completely.
[16:33] Contessa Marquez: sorry that’s crap
[16:33] Kitty Rich: agreed Comp