Anthropological research on netiquette in SL

Do you blame me?

Melita, a French branch of my family openly owned a Saloon and Billiards. If a nunnery is slang for a bordello, ah...em...was my ancestor's gentleman's club not gentlemanly after all ?

I think Scylla should get working on a primer for all our special terms and begin distribution ASAP.

Absolutely! Getting the restricted code right is paramount to the SL netiquette issues we are considering here. Excellent task for Scylla - just up her street.

IM is no good at moment since this really is my PA's computer which I am using before she drags herself in with a monotone eye levelled at the morning.
I am putting her up at the real guest house and she says it's cold down there. I told her to put 50p in the gas meter. But shes American and didnt get the joke.

Tomorrow I hope I can receive my special order computer which relies upon courirer service. Then I can return to sl.
Uncle Des hadnt been benefacting me recently. Isnt he meant to send me some cash from interest on family investments? Hasnt he sucked the tenant ghillies dry enough that he cant queeze out a few bob for me? He hasnt even sent me a landmark and that is tatemount to a plane ticket. Can you ask him about that?

Yes, Scyll wil find tapping out rules and regulations a ton of fun. About as interesting as watching paint dry. Is she still going out with that bloke with the fungus infection? What do they see in each other except symptoms?? She asked me if I wanted a book for christmas but I said no thanks, I've got one already.

Not sure if Kaimi can handle you and your snaffing back on the double gins, Auntie. You know what happened last Christmas when you opened the tin of anchovies.

Please let me know what happens when you click on the 'Treasure Chest', and yes, do keep your legs crossed while doing so. I see noobs all the time who've forgotten their glitch pants and well, some things are best left unseen.

Quite right, Treasure. You know, if Jig does not develop a modicum of decorum soon, she's going to end up finding me hanging from the hour hand of the Gormenghast clock tower!

If Uncle Des reads this thread he won't be giving her the anticipated 5L$ note for Christmas.

(It's the same as all the other Treasure Chests - when you click, it asks you how many L$ you want and if you don't ask for too much, it gives it to you. If you are greedy, it slams shut and tells you to come back tomorrow. Since they're named after you, I thought you must know all about them.)

Jig, I am desparately trying to get this thread back on topic here. It's about netiquette remember. Little things like, moving as swiftly as possible off the landing point, so that the next avatar doesn't TP in on top of you... and not mentioning fungal infections in forum posts. Scylla can remember these things, now why can't you?



I'm off the G&T, remember Jig - only the best malt for me now! ...and I've not gone near an anchovy since. Why it was only last week that I persuaded myself to have sardines on toast.

Hopefully you will be back with us tomorrow, so we can get this family portrait thing sorted out with Laurin. After all the trauma this poor family has gone through, I feel it is most important that we show the grid that we can still hold our heads up high.

/me secretly sticks her tongue out at Jig behind Deira's back.

Sounds delightful!

Cornwall?

As a former bartender I'm pretty sure I can, but unable to break not nearly as interesting previous engagements over the holiday season.

Greetings, human.



I am a Master of culinary anthropology, specifically related to preparing various creatures (such as yourselves) for consumption as part of my diet. My specialty involves barbecue and various kinds of sauces.



Yes, of course. Who doesn't? <.<



I, too, am interested in gourmet rules, especially unwritten ones. One never knows what kinds of flavors can be teased out of certain kinds of meat with a little patience and perseverance (of which I have an almost endless supply).



Quite welcome. }:=)



Be sure to bring some lime marinade; that's my favorite!

Not sure if the old fossil is still alive - havent heard a word from him since that thread yonks ago. Perraps he's mummified in his bed. Mind you - how can we tell anything's different.
oooo 5 smackers. Well, little Miss "I got a 100% in my test!" Scylla can put it in her Post Office savings and I'll turn mine into part of a stud fee. Those scotsman might have short fat and hairy legs but they have wh*ngs as solid as cabers.

I promise I'll think of netiquette rules when I get back here from what I do.

Lord Desmond has been very busy dealing with necroposts - but I know he would _never_ forget you.

Please stop this ratting at your sister - you've been like this ever since I gave her that folder of money tree LMs - you really should get over it! Think of your duty to the family! If Lord Desmond disowns you, you and Scylla will have to go and work down the mines, or something, - and think of what a waste that would be of Scylla's intellect and your... attributes.

Yeah! What SHE said!!

Wow, yes. That.

But to the OP...

Yes, there are unwritten rules of etiquette. Like real world etiquette, not everyone agrees on them, or follows them all the time, and they aren't appropriate in all circumstances. But here are a few for you.

1. If you ask personal questions, you'd better do it politely, and even so be ready to be told, "that's none of your business". Things like "How old are you? Where do you live? Got any pictures?"

2. Don't send a Friendship offer before speaking with a person, and asking them if it's OK.

3. Start conversations with new people in open Chat. Unsolicited IMs are often seen as rude.

4. It's nice to say "excuse me" if your avatar bumps someone by mistake.

5. Repetitive use of gestures containing multiple lines of text and inane audio clips is annoying.

6. So is using voice at a live music event.

7. If you visit a club, tip the perfomers. If you HAVE a club, don't constantly remind the guests to tip the performers.

8. Don't ask for wedding presents for your SL partnership ceremony. Eveyone knows you'll probably split up in a month or less.

9. Don't give people rude, unsolicited advice on their appearance. "Your av is too tall/fat/thin/short/young" for example. However, a polite "I'm sorry, but your facelight is so bright it's washing out your features, at least in my viewer", or, "excuse me, but you appear to be a cloud. Do you need help with that?" may be acceptable.

10. Don't start a conversation by asking for virtual sex. You wouldn't say that to a stranger in Real Life (would you? )

11. It's rude to have virtual sex with different people in different IM windows simultaneously. Either get everyone in a big pile, or take them one at a time.

12. Don't go away from your keyboard WITHOUT activating the AFK animation/notice. People will talk to you and wonder why you're not responding.

13. Standing within chat range of people engaged in virtual sex, or camming in on them in their home, or walking up to them and offering advice or asking to join, is boorish.\

14. Their land, their rules. If you go to a roleplay area, be prepared to follow the rules of the area...dressing in character, or wearing an "observer" tag, or whatever.

Nonsense. Read their profile first and only if it says "Don't IM me" don't IM them - in fact, don't bother speaking to them in public chat either.

This will shock and surprise them, since you will probably be invisible because of lag at the time.

FIFY!

Unless it is obvious they are an escort.

Unless you can think and type fast enough to get away with it, in which case it's great for your self-esteem. My record is four sessions.

The exception being that you are encouraged to abandon your avatar at the Forum Cartel Hangout so that smartass regulars there can dress you in a range of useless attachments and distribute embarrassing photos to all and sundry.

Except in public sex areas, where it is positively encouraged.

Pep (The only real rule is "Do as you would be done by".)

Obviously Pep failed to read my first paragraph.

I read all posts.

Pep (I wanted to enlighten, and possibly disillusion, the OP further.)