Hunters.
Posted by Marigold Galland on August 9th, 2007
You know what this is about, right?
It says what it is - you know. You give a friend “can see me on the map” status and they do not have their SL-etiquette together. So you say, “You are welcome, just IM me first.”
…and they just do not. That is another fine line to walk on - when to “educate” gently and when to think this person has no judgment whatsoever. Using SL etiquette should not be much different from judgmental skills - or should it? I had the tendency to teach and preach, but sometimes it is better to learn.
See me on the map rights, for me, is a sign of trust, so as not to be followed, but “You are my friend, you can see me where I am and that is OK”. Hunting people down repeatedly - when you see the person is like one linden meter away from you - seems to me very bad judgment. Maybe a notecard thing once again? “Following people repeatedly may borderline on harassment, unless you really did not know it could be perceived that way”.
I just find good people remaining good in my book - unless newbie noobs - seem to know that. Do not hunt! It is a way of distant monitoring and against good manners. /// stern mode off /// good friends know to IM first before materializing. Even with the alarms I do want to keep my landie accessible :)


August 10th, 2007 at 2:31 am
the most useful feature of mapping to me is the ability to find the person that I am with in a crowded shop or music show, or figure out where they went while we are exploring and I turned right when they turned left….
August 10th, 2007 at 5:32 am
Yes and that’s all nice and good for friend-friends.
I am just whining about those half-friends who follow people around :( but just took the “can see me on the map” off now. No fun being hunted down when you want to write, or build, or plan, or have a meeting, or just be.
///whining mode off///
August 10th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Oh, there are VERY few people who can map me in SL. *laughs* I remember when you could map everyone…what a pain that was. Although, I wish I’d taken advantage of it with my ex, you know, since he was cheating on me for 2 months. >.