This is the 15th 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.

Otenth's typist came into Second Life out of boredom but was totally charmed by the creative potential. Otenth founded the First Friends Church of Second Life (Quakers) and owns the residential sim Wyre.

Second Life Name? Otenth Paderborn

Second Life Age? 270 days

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

Neo-Victorian (Caledon) and religious (Quakers and Unitarian Universalists); immersionists; non-RPers.

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.)

Ordinal Malaprop. Creative, clever, witty, slyly sarcastic, generous. We haven't met, but I love getting to know her via Twitter.

Do you have a favorite Second Life content creator (scripter, builder, artist, machinima, music, etc), and why? (Anyone whose work you personally like.)

Several, and instead of picking just one, I'll raise up two clothing designers: Yuriko Muromachi and Skye Qi, both of whom do fantastic Victorian outfits. Muromachi gets slightly higher marks for making both women's and men's clothing.

What do you prefer to do in Second Life as regards content creation (scripting, building, artistic, machinima, music, OR NONE, etc), and why? (A brief overview of all the things you like to do.)

I like building. It's a great way for me to express visual creativity. I don't have the skills to create textures of the quality I seek, so I mostly buy them, but prim building is an infinitely entertaining challenge, rather like a puzzle. How do I get the building or other object I want with the most efficient use of prims? What can I get a prim to do? How do the prims and the textures I have available work best together?

I intend, in that ever-distant "someday", to learn how to write scripts rather than just altering or cannibalizing them.

What sort of events (if any) do you prefer to attend?

Dances -- not discos with strangers, but dances with people I know -- for the conversation and community building.

What would prevent you from attending an event? (Technical, ethical, mood considerations, other people, etc)

Yes to all. There have been times I have left an event because of the lag (either mine or the sim's); I wouldn't attend an event in a Gorean sim, because I disapprove of slavery in any form, and I wouldn't attend events based on violence; and of course, as an introvert, there are times when I don't want to be in crowds, even in SL; the presence of specific other people would keep me away rarely, if ever.