This is the 11th in a series of largely demographic interviews that are conducted with established residents, to find out more about them and their involvement with Second Life, and to contrast the differences between their views and experiences and those of the newer residents. The questions may be tailored slightly for each interview; responses may be edited for purposes of clarity.

Mecha's a charming, witty, intelligent, warm and kind person who devotes a lot of time to helping new residents. She's frequently a gothloli with a gigantic bunny-decorated hammer, but she has plenty of other visually impressive avatars, too.

"People tend to stick with one avatar and stay with it. SL would be a far more interesting place if people thought outside the box.. (or became a box)."

Second Life Name? Mecha Dinosaur

Second Life Age? 416 days

Label your subculture in Second Life. (Can be all the cultures you're involved in, or some part thereof.)
Newbie helper, Scripter, Shapeshifter.

Do you have a favorite Second Life celebrity and why? (This could be a Linden you like, or perhaps someone well known in your community, etc)(Content creators are covered in the next question.)
Phillip Linden, he is the end boss. Obvious stuff is the thought and idea to create SL. But he's also managed to keep if afloat for several years, where other startups faltered and died.

Do you have a favorite Second Life content creator (scripter, builder, artist, machinima, music, etc), and why? (Anyone whose work you personally like.)
Decomposing Monstre, he builds a good portion of the W-hat builds. What he and W-hat build is creative, imaginative and tends to break stuff typically made in SL.

What do you prefer to do in Second Life as regards content creation (scripting, building, artistic, machinima, music, OR NONE, etc), and why?
I go in cycles, but out of it all I gain the most enjoyment from helping people new to SL. One less person prone to bulldozing into people makes a happier SL for everyone.

What sort of events (if any) do you prefer to attend?
Town Hall Meetings, meetings held by the various security groups within SL.

What would prevent you from attending an event? (Technical, ethical, mood considerations, other people, etc)
Town Hall Meetings are pretty difficult to attend to due to the main sim and the surrounding sims being packed, but it's always interesting to hear what some people say that's not in the offical logs.