Did you ever Camp

This poll is biased because the only people posting here have payment info. Most campers don't have payment info. It's a known fact that because of that these forums here are extremely anti-camp.

There is one option missing: I still camp, but it's not my main income.

What your saying doesn't really make sense since about half who responded said that they have camped in the past, and some still do. I didn't get any 'anti' vibe at all - just preferences.
Of course, those who don't have payment info would change the results of any polls posted here, but that's a given.

Actually I am just against Traffic gaming. I figure once the traffic stat is gone, anyone who still wants to pay campers, and anyone who wants to camp - can do so whenever they would like.

It's a misconception that camping exists solely for traffic. My favorite camp spot boots not only bots and alts but also people who don't chat and are inactive for hours. It's not a club though or a shop, but a RL company who uses this site to promote their brand. They have all sorts of activities, parties, competetions, and a live greeter 24/7 who works there for a RL wage. This camp spot actually pays off too - they pay triple to 5 times more than a regular camp chair.

If botting and alting finally goes I am all for it. But camping itself is not bad. It is advertising - much the same way like clicking a web banner is.

:: old lady here (in SL terms) ::

not a day in my second life... then again when I got here I ran into some of the now top design people and being a newbie they felt bad for me (or couldn't stand hanging out with a newb) and I got several quality items for free from them (something I try to do now too)

but I find the abuse campers funny... saw one for dumpster diving, cleaning toilet bowls, and a few others....

the concept isn't completely broken, it could be used to flesh out a regular staff to spiff up a location... sort of like temp work that you don't have to advertise for or keep track of employees... although the closest I've seen to this is open dance poles at clubs with linked tip jars that take a percentage for the club...

but I swear I'm going to make a fast food restuarant with campers that wear huds and respond to things like menu selections just as a proof of concept... wouldn't be that much different than having a 'live' cashier at your store. pay them based on time, and also on sales that go through them... maybe they'll drum up some free advertising in the process (after all they get commision)... you get a semi live employee, your location gets traffic and maybe some word of mouth, and the camper is made useful as an employee... not to mention the novelty factor for customers.

Did you ever Camp

This poll is biased because the only people posting here have payment info. Most campers don't have payment info. It's a known fact that because of that these forums here are extremely anti-camp.

Still... I thought about my family's electric bill when I looked at camping... Or, really, they yelled at me about it. Something like "IF THAT COMPUTER IS GOING TO BE ON, YOU BETTER BE DOING SOMETHING WITH IT!!!" (>o<.

So... things like screensavers, slideshows, and SL camping are just silly and lead to more beatings. (^_^)

Srsly... Someone do the math... What is the L$ vs electric bill $ come out to. Is it gonna be like the $140 pizza - credit card thing?

I camped quite a bit in the beginning. I chose to "play" SL as if I were a poor immigrant, like many who came to America with little or nothing, using just the payment info bonus offered at that time and whatever I could garner in world. Comparing the electric bill was not a consideration for me. I found it very useful - the equivalent of menial jobs available a century ago to penniless, illiterate immigrants just off the boat, but with the advantage of being clean, indoor work with no heavy lifting. No, the pay wasn't much, but it was enough, with careful spending, to get started.

I suspect many people entering SL for the first time will want to begin with little or no expenditure of RL money - and many of them will get hooked if they can be induced to hang around long enough. And some people may indeed be on such constrained RL budgets that they have to think this way. Camping or something like it tailored to serve newbies would be a really good thing for SL, IMO.

The problem is defeating bots, if you want to help SL. Maybe incorporating a Captcha feature in camping seats or dance pads? Works elsewhere on the Web.

And seeing the flashy wardrobe you sport, it is amazing you put it together by camping. While it's not my thing, I see nothing wrong in real people camping. I like some o the atmospheric campers, they do add a touch rather than the dancing or sitting zombies.