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Objects IM's Need Location and Owner Disclosure

Should object IM's send its' location and the owner?

Yes, it should send its' location
1 (16.7%)

Yes, it should send its' location and owner
4 (66.7%)

Yes, it should send its' owner
0 (0.0%)

No, objects should not send any additionl info except for the message.
1 (16.7%)

Total votes: 6
MadamG Zagato
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Join date: 17 Sep 2005
Posts: 1,402
12-24-2006 17:45
I have been getting numerous offline IM's from objects like these:

You have a message from #4 waiting for you in Second Life. Log in to see it.
You have a message from #24 waiting for you in Second Life. Log in to see it.
You have a message from #23 waiting for you in Second Life. Log in to see it.
You have a message from #8 waiting for you in Second Life. Log in to see it.

Not to mention annoying IM's sent by "SL Telemarketers" who seem to have a database of Avatar Keys and send mass junk advertisements on a regular basis.

When an abject (not an Avatar) sends an Instant Message to someone, it should disclose who owns the object and where it is located:

You have a message from Object (NewParis 122,122,23 Owned by MadamG Zagato) waiting for you in Second Life. Log in to see it.

At least you will be able to abuse report spammers and those who dutifully misuse Avatar Keys.
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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Join date: 22 Dec 2003
Posts: 14,229
12-24-2006 18:15
Absolutely!

If it's unwieldy to add the owner's name and the object's location on the screen in the same place where the object name and message go, put it somewhere else, but we should be able to access this.

Email notices of offline messages should certainly have this info.
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