How Many People Do You Map

Your poll value ranges are... interesting. Why not make the low end 1-100 while you are at it?

I map and teleport to 1 person only: my partner.

I do not drop in unannounced on anyone else. It's just plain rude.

Wendel

Ditto

How do you know when someone maps you, and what difference does it make?

I only map when I get stuck somewhere and need to find my way back to whomever I was hanging with.

If I am standing in my workshop, on the private isle I rent from, and someone appears next to me, which is definitely not the "landing point", they mapped me. When I am working, I don't need the distraction. Hell, if I am in the middle of a conversation with someone else, I might not want the distraction.

I like to be the one to determine what company I keep and when. If I am not in the mood for company, I would prefer not to have it.

I'm with Lordfly all the way on this!

When people drop in on me, I don't consider it rude at all - I consider it friendly! I love it. I like the fly-by strangers who stop to chat, too! (Unless they are griefers.)

Course, I'm never in skyboxes having sex. If I were doing that, I would make sure my friends knew not to disturb me then.

And the few times I've been up against a deadline, I just say so.

coco

This is why the "mapping" feature should be toggleable. People like me, who like to script without distraction, don't want to be bothered by people inconsiderate enough not to first IM, and people like you don't mind if people map you.

I can imagine those who like to use the naughty balls would also appreciate a toggle to shut the "mapping" feature off... unless they are exhibitionists.

Yes, that would solve the whole problem, Burnman!

coco

i like how folks justify being rude, by saying things like "community" and "opening up".
c'mon, a little personal space is not too much to ask, folks. IM your friends, then ask if you can pop in, sheesh, did u grow up in a barn? ;P

What's the difference in inconvenience factor between someone popping in and you saying "sorry, busy, let's get together later" and someone IMing and you saying "sorry, busy, let's chat later"?

I use the "Busy" mode when I am busy... so the IM will autoreply to inform them that I am, in fact, busy. No inconvenience there. Now... if they would simply add a feature to disable mapping... or at the very least pop up a request window like when someone is asking you to TP to their location (which would be disabled with "busy mode" active) things would be grand for all.

The problem is... most people don't bother shooting the IM first to ensure I actually want them around when they want to be around.

As in RL... don't come to my dwelling without calling first.

Maybe Busy mode should also take your green dot off the global map... leave it on the local (region) map as sometimes people use that to verify nobody's up to no good... That would let people nearby jump to and from if needed, and prevent gridwide searches...

Also prevent the embarassment of tping to someone and finding them busy and staring into space...

Community or not - landing on my head without asking first is rude.

If LL ever impliments an offline work tool / sandbox that allows you to build, then upload prims / textures / scripts etc then privacy while working is a non-issue

As far as riding the balls in the woo woo lounge skybox of love... Well, that's why there is mapping and snapzilla =P

/rant on

Being mapped in SL is like being at home in RL, enjoying your morning coffee in your underwear or something, and your nieghbor deciding to walk on in without ringing the bell: IRRITATING. and often, embarrasing.
Also in some places (like around where I live), you're likely to get a hole shot in you for doing something like that.

I never, ever, ever, EVER map people. Even if I did map people, I would never in a million years do it without an IM first inquiring if it was a good time to drop by. I wouldnt even map in that case, I'd ask for a TP. Or wait for them to offer one.
When someone TPs in on my head, I do my best to be polite about it, but that doesnt mean i like it.

That we dont have some way to turn off the ability for people to do this is a serious flaw in SL.

PS: please dont say the words "busy mode". I dont know, and havent known, a single person throughout my time in SL who actually respected "busy mode". Busy mode means "oh! you dont want to talk to anyone, but naturally that doesnt include ME."

/rant off. Can you tell I have feelings on this subject?

I only map if I want to IM them and look to see if they're with someone else first, only because I know how distracting it is to try to keep up the conversation in open chat and in IM at the same time.

I used to map Mulch all the time and tp to him without warning--and vice versa, he would map and tp to me, but he's left SL for the time being.

Now I only map close friends and ask for a tp if they seem to be alone. Close friends? About 4 people in that category.

In truth, there are only a couple of people whom I wough TP to via the map, unannounced. And in almost all cases, I would IM them first, and ask if I may join them.

I think, in the whole time I have been in SL, I have only TP'd to someone else maybe 3 times, without asking explicitly if I could, or at least getting an implicit request that I join the other person.

It's more of a danger for me than for the person I might TP to. I usually can't risk the possibility of doing a blind TP into a situation that isn't family friendly.

Always ask unless they're alone and I fancy suprising them, and even then I usually IM and ask if they're busy, or lose my nerve and ask for a tp .

Well, my partner knows that I will map her pretty much any time she logs on. But then, I am pretty much the main reason she logs in anyway, so no big deal. I have two other close friends that I will "map" sometimes. They are a couple so I am careful when I do it. If I see they are in a public place, then it's no big deal and they are always happy to see me. If I see they are alone in her house, I will IM first to see if they are "busy".

I don't "map" anyone else on my list unless I am just wondering where they are. Edit: meaning I just look at their position on the map, I don't port to it though.

Bottom line here is this: If you don't want people "mapping" you, cancel their card. Problem solved.

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Try this out.

I've looked to see where friends of mine are at, but have never TP'd to them.

There are a few good friends that I may look up on the map. If I am familiar with the place where they are, and know it to be a public spot, then I'll just drop in. If I can see they're ina QUIET spot, I'll leave them alone. Otherwise, I'll say hello by IM and see if they're interested in getting together.

Anyone other than that short list, I'll always IM first before even looking at the map.

Check where they are on the map? Only close friends... and that's just to see if there's someone nearby before IMing them.

Port to them without warning? Never in a million years...


Do I like being mapped? Not really... when you're with your nearest and dearest having some quiet time together, (and that isn't sex, before you even think of saying it) having someone appear above your head is intensely annoying.

I drop in uninvited just about everywhere. Mostly on friends because they're interesting... boring people are boring ;0 Sometimes I drop in on green dots or just decide to visit a skybox that looks like it's in use....