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Jig Chippewa
Fine Young Cannibal
Join date: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 5,150
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07-22-2009 05:21
When you read a profile - as I ALWAYS do
 - does a person's group memberships affect your attitude to them?Like, for example, I am member of several arts groups but also have more carnal needs. Thus, am I an "art-slut" or a slutty artist? Well, you know what I mean ... do groups make you avoid people? _____________________
Fine Young Cannibal
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Briana Dawson
Attach to Mouth
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,855
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07-22-2009 05:47
When you read a profile - as I ALWAYS do - does a person's group memberships affect your attitude to them?Like, for example, I am member of several arts groups but also have more carnal needs. Thus, am I an "art-slut" or a slutty artist? Well, you know what I mean ... do groups make you avoid people? Well, the first time i ever saw the word "Dolcett" was in SL, and when i googled it, i cried. So Dolcett & violent groups and scat groups = avoid. *shudders* _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 05:52
Of course they affect my opinion of them!
 If they have outre groups on show either: a) they don't realise they can hide them or b) they don't care who sees them. In the first case they are not too bright, or too noobish for me to be interested; in the second they are less likely to be sufficiently diplomatic regarding any dealings I might have with them. Pep (So they are a no-no either way.) _____________________
Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Esmie Ort
owned by cats
Join date: 2 May 2008
Posts: 31
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07-22-2009 05:58
when my alt was less than a month old, I was in a clothing store. a lady came up to me & started to chat. she finally asks 'want to go somewhere special?' the only group showing in her profile was House of Pain. no thanks, not into that.
there are somethings I don't like & some I am very much against, so I tend to stay away from people that have those kinds of things in their profiles. |
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Kylie Jaxxon
aka Ashe1 Writer
Join date: 21 Nov 2007
Posts: 688
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07-22-2009 05:59
For purely social reasons, I don't even look at their profile, it's their kink. But, If I'm hit on or interested in someone other than purely social interaction, I do check out their profile. If they are affiliated with BDSM, dom/sub, anything along those lines, I stay away and won't interact. Sorry, but I'm just not interested in that kind of lifestyle
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 06:00
when my alt was less than a month old, I was in a clothing store. a lady came up to me & started to chat. she finally asks 'want to go somewhere special?' the only group showing in her profile was House of Pain. no thanks, not into that. there are somethings I don't like & some I am very much against, so I tend to stay away from people that have those kinds of things in their profiles. Oh Esme, you missed out! Pep (She was half French and wanted to take you to a bakery to get some pastries.) _____________________
Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Jig Chippewa
Fine Young Cannibal
Join date: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 5,150
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07-22-2009 06:09
You can hide groups????
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Jerboa Haystack
TGTKFMA
Join date: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 2,283
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07-22-2009 06:10
Of course they affect my opinion of them! If they have outre groups on show either: a) they don't realise they can hide them or b) they don't care who sees them. In the first case they are not too bright, or too noobish for me to be interested; in the second they are less likely to be sufficiently diplomatic regarding any dealings I might have with them. Pep (So they are a no-no either way.) QFT. This. Since a person can easily hide group memberships, I take the groups shown to be just as much a statement about themselves as any other part of their SL presence: profile, shape, avatar, groups. the whole shebang. _____________________
Well between your fingers and that magical device, you work wonders. TOTD: "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams |
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Jerboa Haystack
TGTKFMA
Join date: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 2,283
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07-22-2009 06:11
You can hide groups???? Open up your group list, and "Info" a group. On the first tab, there should be a checkbox labeled something like "Show in Profile", or "Hide in Profile" or something. I don't remember the exact wording. _____________________
Well between your fingers and that magical device, you work wonders. TOTD: "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." - Douglas Adams |
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Briana Dawson
Attach to Mouth
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,855
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07-22-2009 06:13
You can hide groups???? LOL _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 06:17
The dumbest group of the lot *must* be "My groups are hidden".
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Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Nuno McCullough
PixelDolls' wholesaler
Join date: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 275
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07-22-2009 06:21
You can hide groups???? The best reply so far lololol _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 06:24
The best reply so far lololol To her own question as well! Pep (Doesn't actually know whether Jig is joking, this time, but leans towards her not realising.) _____________________
Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Conifer Dada
Hiya m'dooks!
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
Posts: 3,716
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07-22-2009 06:25
Sometimes 2 people together belong to a lot of the same groups - a sign they are possibly alts of each other.
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
Join date: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 12,032
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07-22-2009 06:28
Oh Esme, you missed out! Pep (She was half French and wanted to take you to a bakery to get some pastries.) I lol'ed  _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 06:32
I lol'ed See - I can make jokes in foreign languages. Pep (Not quite the ignorant xenophobe he might appear to be.  )_____________________
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Jackie Silverfall
One Happy Man
Join date: 28 Mar 2009
Posts: 687
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07-22-2009 06:34
Doesn't make me avoid them necessarily, but it does give me a clue as to what to expect from them.
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Sassy Romano
Registered User
Join date: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 619
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07-22-2009 06:43
Not withstanding that some people have group memberships merely to be able to rez items for their shop spaces.
Should they have to hide where they have shops? Get over it. |
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 06:48
Not withstanding that some people have group memberships merely to be able to rez items for their shop spaces. Should they have to hide where they have shops? Get over it. Presumably only if they have embarrassing names. Pep (Adult ones will presumably *have* to be hidden soon. )_____________________
Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
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07-22-2009 07:03
I check groups, and picks. And yes, what I find there tells me a lot about the person.
I don't mind, generally, finding a kinky group or two in a profile. (Dolcett would be an exception, though!) Some of the things that do turn me off to getting to know a person better: - All groups hidden = Sneaky Person - All groups are in a single interest area = One Dimensional Person - All Store groups = Miser, obsessed with prices, discounts, sales - Lots of camping and Free Lindens groups = Boring and Stupid Person _____________________
It's still My World and My Imagination! So there.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
Posts: 8,371
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07-22-2009 07:06
... sufficiently diplomatic regarding any dealings I might have with them. May we have a glare here please, 3Ring? _____________________
It's still My World and My Imagination! So there.
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 2,300
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07-22-2009 07:07
I don't read profiles at all unless the person strikes me as odd or makes me uncomfortable. I usually start talking to people first. It doesn't occur to me to read first.
I'm fairly negligent about my own profile, groups, and picks, so when people refer to them I'm often surprised. . _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
Posts: 8,839
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07-22-2009 07:08
May we have a glare here please, 3Ring? Actually, Rio does the glares, and Lil helps out when it becomes too onerous for just one person. Pep (3Ring couldn't concentrate long enough. )_____________________
Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère!
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Vance Adder
Registered User
Join date: 29 Jan 2009
Posts: 402
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07-22-2009 07:13
Keeping your groups displayed is a nice way to filter out people you don't want to interact with. The one's that get scared off generally won't be as much fun for me to talk to.
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
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07-22-2009 07:17
Depends on what I am interacting with them for, and what I see. And I don't usually dive right into their profile.
Generally, I don't care what someone else's kinks are. (Well, I do find Dolcett disturbing in the extreme, but...) If I see that they are a member of several groups with interests similar to mine, that makes a positive impression. If they are in certain groups it means that some topics I wouldn't mention in casual conversation are likely to be acceptable. If they are a member of groups I wouldn't want to acssociate with, such as griefer or hate groups, or nothing but vampire or combat groups, they I probably would not choose to socilaize with them. _____________________
Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
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