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It's a man's world, but Feliciaa Feaver's got it under control
By SEQUOIAH LIGHTCLOUD

Feliciaa Feaver, the brains behind Second Life’s clothing-optional Phantasie Isle, is one of the best-known women entrepreneurs in Second Life. But success didn’t come easy. Sequoiah Lightcloud caught up with her at an "undisclosed location" where Feaver gets away from it all.

Q: Given that so many new people are joining our community, we wanted to include stories about well known AVs that are currently influencing our world :) I was really interested in talking to you for several reasons: One, you run a very successful and lovely place; two you're a female AV, and I thought it would be good for all new female AVs joining to read about you.
A: Feliciaa Feaver: Yes its hard here. Men like to try and rule haha.

Q: Some things never change! Has that been your experience in Second Life so far? Or would you say men are more cooperative here?
A: Well.. they like to think they rule! I spent 5 months living at the Second Life park, dressing under the waterfalls. I made a few clothes. I can’t build at all. I had a boyfriend that wanted to do all for me. When the land all opened up and new sims came I fought hard for the beach, and went through about ten different parcel owners to buy their land. Some even knew what I was trying to do and they snatched it to sell to me for higher. But I am a business woman in real life, so I knew since I can’t build or make things that I would need to do something else. I wanted to make a cool nude beach, or clothing optional, so it wouldn’t scare peeps off.

Q: How did you get the idea for Phantasie Isle?
A: I was standing on the beach land, about 2 weeks before the parcels went up for auction, and one thing I know is that mature and sex-type stuff attracts people. So that’s when I made it clothing optional, and started making events and got a radio station to make it fun for people.

Q: Recent posts on the forums have made it sound like the whole community is a rabid orgy fest… What would you like to tell them?
A: LOL not true! I would say that some events are mature, but like we had a Wizard of Oz event on Monday, people dressed as Dorothy, etc. It was fun. I would say that most of the events here at Phantasie Isle are not mature the way people think.

I give away about 2,000L at each event, and I split it up so it can go to different people.

Q: So it's safe to say that Phantasie Isle keeps you busy, huh?
A: Oh my God, yes! Let me tell you what I do with the dwell money. OK, I pay out of my pocket the $75 land tier, and the $50 a month for the radio. And the money I make in real life from Linden Labs for dwell, I have them give to me in Linden money, at the GOM rate, and I use that money for giveaways. I give away about 2,000L at each event, and I split it up so it can go to different people. Some have nothing, so why give 1,000 away to one person?