diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LogBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LogBase.cs
index 246afa185a..c976e2c646 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LogBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/LogBase.cs
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
         StreamWriter Log;
         public conscmd_callback cmdparser;
         public string componentname;
-        private bool m_silent;
+        private bool m_verbose;
 
-        public LogBase(string LogFile, string componentname, conscmd_callback cmdparser, bool silent)
+        public LogBase(string LogFile, string componentname, conscmd_callback cmdparser, bool verbose)
         {
             this.componentname = componentname;
             this.cmdparser = cmdparser;
-            this.m_silent = silent;
+            this.m_verbose = verbose;
             System.Console.WriteLine("Creating new local console");
 
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(LogFile))
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
         /// <param name="args">WriteLine-style message arguments</param>
         public void Verbose(string format, params object[] args)
         {
-            if (!m_silent)
+            if (m_verbose)
             {
                 WriteNewLine(ConsoleColor.Gray, format, args);
                 return;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
         /// <param name="args">WriteLine-style message arguments</param>
         public void Verbose(string sender, string format, params object[] args)
         {
-            if (!m_silent)
+            if (m_verbose)
             {
                 WritePrefixLine(DeriveColor(sender), sender);
                 WriteNewLine(ConsoleColor.Gray, format, args);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetServer/Main.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetServer/Main.cs
index 3061e5c934..9f1f9a25e8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetServer/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetServer/Main.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetServer
             {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Util.logDir());
             }
-            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(),"opengrid-AssetServer-console.log")), "OpenAsset", this, false);
+            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(),"opengrid-AssetServer-console.log")), "OpenAsset", this, true);
             MainLog.Instance = m_console;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Main.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Main.cs
index 89497d8b41..2015be5631 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/GridServer/Main.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.GridServer
             {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Util.logDir());
             }
-            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(),"opengrid-gridserver-console.log")), "OpenGrid", this, false);
+            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(),"opengrid-gridserver-console.log")), "OpenGrid", this, true);
             MainLog.Instance = m_console;
 
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/ScriptServer/ScriptServerMain.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/ScriptServer/ScriptServerMain.cs
index f22f2e65ec..478915b668 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/ScriptServer/ScriptServerMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/ScriptServer/ScriptServerMain.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.ScriptServer
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Util.logDir());
             }
 
-            return new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(), m_logFilename)), "Region", this, false);
+            return new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(), m_logFilename)), "Region", this, true);
         }
 
         public void RunCmd(string command, string[] cmdparams)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
index b27017100a..b8d9065141 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/UserServer/Main.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.UserServer
             {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Util.logDir());
             }
-            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(),"opengrid-userserver-console.log")), "OpenUser", this , false);
+            m_console = new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(), "opengrid-userserver-console.log")), "OpenUser", this, true);
             MainLog.Instance = m_console;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
index 8e2793e3f5..8079ab8084 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "inifile");
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "gridmode");
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "physics");
-            configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "noverbose");
+            configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "verbose");
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "useexecutepath");
 
             OpenSimMain sim = new OpenSimMain(configSource);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index a34533422c..55913a833a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         protected List<UDPServer> m_udpServers = new List<UDPServer>();
         protected List<RegionInfo> m_regionData = new List<RegionInfo>();
 
-        private bool m_silent;
+        private bool m_verbose;
         private readonly string m_logFilename = ("region-console.log");
         private bool m_permissions = false;
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             m_networkServersInfo = new NetworkServersInfo();
             m_sandbox = !m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("gridmode", false);
             m_physicsEngine = m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetString("physics", "basicphysics");
-            m_silent = m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("noverbose", false);
+            m_verbose = m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("verbose", true);
             m_permissions = m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetBoolean("serverside_object_permissions", false);
 
             m_storageDLL = m_config.Configs["Startup"].GetString("storage_plugin", "OpenSim.DataStore.NullStorage.dll");
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(Util.logDir());
             }
 
-            return new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(), m_logFilename)), "Region", this, m_silent);
+            return new LogBase((Path.Combine(Util.logDir(), m_logFilename)), "Region", this, m_verbose);
         }
 
         # region Setup methods
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
index 35f205196a..36be3e87f1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Examples/SimpleApp/Program.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace SimpleApp
         
         protected override LogBase CreateLog()
         {
-            return new LogBase(null, "SimpleApp", this, false);
+            return new LogBase(null, "SimpleApp", this, true);
         }
 
         protected override void Initialize()
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tests/Inventory/TestInventory.cs b/OpenSim/Tests/Inventory/TestInventory.cs
index f9a791ff8f..697b335281 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tests/Inventory/TestInventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tests/Inventory/TestInventory.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Test.Inventory
 
             _agent_1_id = LLUUID.Random();
 
-            MainLog.Instance = new LogBase("UnitTest.log", "TEST", null, true);
+            MainLog.Instance = new LogBase("UnitTest.log", "TEST", null, false);
 //            _dbPlugin = new SQLiteInventoryStore();
             _dbPlugin = new MySQLInventoryData();
             _dbPlugin.Initialise();