[quote="Beathan":39909dob]Kendra --
I think that the most favored redevelopment plan is to create several residential lots from the space previously called "Altenburg". This will likely change the name of the area as a practical matter -- as residential properties are traditionally known by number and street name. I think we are referring to the space as "Altenburg" as a matter of geographic convenience, rather than from any desire to keep and use the name. Given that the area was historically called Altenburg, it would be inconvenient to refer to it otherwise.
Perhaps we can take a page from Prince's playbook and call it, "the future residential area previously known as Altenburg".
With regard to civility or professional courtesy -- many of us don't respond well to threats, and we see claims of "private ownership" of a name to be tantamount to a trademark claim. It certainly uses the language of trademark litigation. Thank you for clarifying that you are not claiming trademark rights in the name or threatening us with legal process.
Beathan[/quote:39909dob]
I suppose my confusion comes from this post as to your intents.
[quote="Diderot Mirabeau":39909dob][quote="Aliasi Stonebender":39909dob]Well, Altenburg is the simpler task ... when you get down to it; there's no reason it could not be simply reparceled.[/quote:39909dob]
Definitely true! However since the NFS sim is already generating a revenue, since there's no reason to saw off the branch we're sitting on in terms of wanting to address demand by expanding to a third sim asap and finally since little, low-prim, foggy parcels does not seem to be on a par with the latest state of the art in housing (we can't even offer the tenants prim lots since to my knowledge there is only one left - the P280-19) wouldn't it be a good idea to consider the Altenburg re-development as an opportunity to re-vitalise our community through the creative use of land?
Here's a few ideas to toss around:
1) Tie the plot in with the ideas advanced by Jon, Moon and Beathan regarding a New Guild that could offer guest residence for talented but unendowed builders/artists. Possibly the Altenburg lot could be made into some sort of Artist's retreat.
2) Alternatively, we could make the Altenburg lot a huge builder's playground - although the NFS School already has some skyboxes and there's the big hall beneath the Marktplatz perhaps Altenburg has more merit as a sort of living laboratory where builder's works can be put on exhibit / tried out for a limited period.
3) We could turn the old Altenburg into a huge city park with recreative functions utilising the best of our builders' landscaping talents. The park function could be coupled with recreative activities and artistic displays.
4) A sort of fairground attraction? Bumper cars? Carousels? Shooting gallery? Theatre? Concert venue? Ice skating rink?
5) Guildhall?
I note that #2 and #3 have the benefit of possibly accommodating and transforming between #1 and #4 with a built in dynamic component that might well be the factor that brings builders and citizens at large together in enjoyment of the "Park Altenburg".
As for the Schloß I'm personally inclined to have it demolished in one huge explosion, which could possibly become an attraction in itself. We cound then suitably replace it with an Opera House. a waterfall or something of equally impressive magnitude.[/quote:39909dob]
A "Park Altenburg" with a Carousel, Ice Skating Rink and bumper cars which is an artist's retreat?
Sounds awfully close to Port Neualtenburg which has all these elements to it, and is a success by my standards --even if it it is not percieved as such by you and other's in your community.
Port Neualtenburg has launched several otherwise ignored artists onto the SL scene while gtenerating it's tier through sales every single month since it's inception.
It's size more than doubles the original Anzere project and it is a highly beeautiful and regularly complimented Sim.
Certainly nothing I am doing is original. Many European Citys have all these elements to it.
I also recall, when I left, being given assurances of hand-shake nature, a gentleman's accord --that the name Altenburg was recognized as being part of Kendra Bancroft's experience in SL.
Why my reminder and request that the name "Altenburg" not be used is met with such contempt and vitriol is beyond me, as I thought we had long ago passed such ugliness.
Go ahead . Use the name if you like, I own it's soul.
