Radiks Family--Are You A College Class?

Yeah, and besides, Barmovic, if you have a problem with these students, why didn't you complain when it was announced that LL had acquired an $8 million contract from the government to allow the FBI to test out its successor to the Carnivore program, to see if the new program is better at picking up on suspicious communications and behaviour?

WHAT.........!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you serious ? Could I have a link please UG ? You must be joking surely ?

On the original point - I might have had any interaction at all with a Radik yesterday - completely unknowing.

I might have any interaction at all tomorrow with some other student class xxxxx family, if such exists, and I still wont know.

If any poster can give me a LINK to where the name Radik is defined as a student group on the website (not in Forum) , rather than just telling me it exists, I would be extremely grateful. I said I did a first (ie quick) search. My point is the average SLer cannot be expected to search for something he does not know is there to be concerned about.

FBI? Carnivore? Joke? I'll go look in Google.

It seems I am not alone. The threads on this topic are getting horribly fragmented , and I failed to notice this:

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There is no link to the name Radik there are multiple sources that explain how the univesty stuff works and that each class will ahve a specific last name. As the professor stated her students will identify themselves and if they wish to use any information you have given they will ask you for permission and only she will see this.

and the 8 million had nothing to do with the FBI....it was the CIA and it was all about intercepting terrorist threats and sex balls

Last day in-world,
Trinity Radiks

Indeed - I was contacted to serve to country by creating a virtual version of an invention that will eventually destroy terrorism and bring peace to hundreds of countries:

The man-love dogpile.

I'm so proud, I think I'm gonna cry.

Siggy.

Yeah, and besides, Barmovic, if you have a problem with these students, why didn't you complain when it was announced that LL had acquired an $8 million contract from the government to allow the FBI to test out its successor to the Carnivore program, to see if the new program is better at picking up on suspicious communications and behaviour?

At least two posters above have praised the fact that groups studying SL have distinctive surnames, so that we all know.

We certainly DONT all know.

I would not have known had I not stumbled on this thread.

It is inferred there are other similar groups - but what are they?

I have carried out a first search of the SL website, and found no obvious reference to the Radiks, let alone others.

I don't find this satisfactory at all.

It is not enough to rely on forum threads - many people never come to forum at all.

I would like to suggest to any reading Linden, that this should be clearly and prominently described on the website, with all such surnames, and together with the purposes of the group (and any guidelines for students).

I am also not happy that Professor Radik baldly declines a request to post for us the Guidelines given to his class, simply because the drafter has not given his permission. Get his permission. Dont subordinate the privacy rights of thousands of SLers to those of some single person who could not possibly have any valid reason to object. How else can we know if students are overstepping the line in their dealings with us?

I cant help being slightly dubious about the Radiks enthusiasm for up-front disclosure, when I see so many Radik postings asking questions with no disclosure whatever, until after this topic has been raised critically here. Relying on some other posting tucked away in another thread is quite inadequate.

Sorry to sound a bit negative, but I want to KNOW if I am interacting with someone sent here by a professor to analyse and report on his/her experience, including his interaction with me.

I am not happy to have found this out accidentally in forum.

I would really prefer a mention of these special surnames in the induction course, and a permanent prominent Noticeboart in the Welcome Area, updated as new classes are introduced.. In addition to the website.

Am I alone in this ? Am I the only grump ?

I'm sure I don't even need to ask if all these students are over 18 ?

I am hardly ever in world, and I knew. You paranoid idjits make me laff.

Laugh all you want, Devlin.

I'll call you psychotic.

It isn't funny if the paying residents of SL are not informed of these types of classroom research papers.

But then, I'm sure you've been a guinea pig or volunteer for several experiments in your lifetime -- how did the partial lobotomy work out for you?

Here, let me take your vital signs.

Thats my point, Lynn. We WERE informed...somewhere. Pretty sure there was a post from the Lindens asking us to welcome The Radish family or something. Or, maybe I just knew they were a class cause I am psychic. You spelled psychic wrong btw.

I can't spiel.

No, the entire COMMUNITY was NOT informed.

That was the initial gist of his post.

And to be honest? I thought that class was over a long, long time ago.

The new SL'ians who are coming into SL have a right to know that certain groups' questions may be included as part of a social experiment.

Now, go change those diapers. I'm a claravoyiant and I can tell that they need changed.

That, and I'm downwind of you.