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Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 17:41

There is a small building with two or three Zyngo machines, and a sofa.

There are 49 people standing near the sofa....all facing the same direction....with the same group tag on. The group tag has the word "Casino" in it. There are no other machines around. No-one is playing the two or three machines there.

There doesn't seem to be a midnight mania board or a raffle ball either. They are at ground level, not far from the front entrance.

Most have been there for 12 hours. And this has been going on for two weeks.

What are they doing???

Ciaran Laval

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12-20-2009 17:43

Artificially inflating traffic scores by the sound of it.

Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 17:43

From: Ciaran Laval

Artificially inflating traffic scores by the sound of it.

For two Zyngo machines?

Dagmar Heideman

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12-20-2009 17:44

Abuse Report time!

Ciaran Laval

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12-20-2009 17:52

From: Mickey Vandeverre

For two Zyngo machines?

Maybe they're lost traffic bots or maybe the owner really is that desperate.

Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 17:52

From: Dagmar Heideman

Abuse Report time!

Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there?

Scylla Rhiadra

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12-20-2009 17:54

A cult of Zyngo machine worshippers?

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Bear Jharls

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12-20-2009 18:00

Someone is testing a bot-management program, probably one they're cobbling together themselves.

Osprey Therian

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12-20-2009 18:06

Let's all go and stand there like bots and hope the owner comes online and gets flipped out ;-D

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Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 18:08

From: Osprey Therian

Let's all go and stand there like bots and hope the owner comes online and gets flipped out ;-D

You can't. The sim is full and you can't get in. I had to stand in an adjoining sim to scan in.

Dagmar Heideman

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12-20-2009 18:11

From: Mickey Vandeverre

Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there?

I am not a bot....I am a real person....**click** **Whirrrr** *Beep**

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12-20-2009 18:17

The Allna casino had a money ball that would randomly give out prizes to people who camped.

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Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 18:22

From: Chris Norse

The Allna casino had a money ball that would randomly give out prizes to people who camped.

It's a different casino. How do I get rid of them? I would set my own prize tosser with money and put it on Shout - but I can't get to that half of my store.

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12-20-2009 18:29

From: Mickey Vandeverre

Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there?

We've had cheap chat-bots arrive in NCI saying "I am not a bot"... Funny thing, just about the only words in chat they'd react to were "Hi" and "Bot". We'd run them for loops just for a laugh. (^_^)

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Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 18:37

Well, I would bribe them to go away - but I can't get close enough.

Rime Wirsing

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12-20-2009 18:42

Maybe the whole point is that they are denying access to the machines?

Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 18:58

From: Rime Wirsing

Maybe the whole point is that they are denying access to the machines?

You mean like maybe the jackpot was really high.....so they tp'd in 48 friends to sit there for 24 hours....so they could win without competition?

They are all wearing the Casino group tag - so I'm assuming it is some kind of give-away - but I can't find the give-away device. I'm trying to determine how much money is at stake - in case I decide to pay them off to split.

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12-20-2009 19:09

I thought the word casino was banned in SL or is that just for advertising?

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DanielRavenNest Noe

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12-20-2009 19:09

If you are locked out of your own land, its abuse report time.

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12-20-2009 19:58

From: DanielRavenNest Noe

If you are locked out of your own land, its abuse report time.

Yup. Abuse of sim resources, restricting access to one's own land and running a casino in SL.

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Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 20:19

Yeah - I did that earlier today - just waiting around while people stand at the sim line and scan in and point to what they want to buy - lol A wee bit perturbed.

Anya Ristow

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12-20-2009 20:34

There's a random money giver over their heads. This is how camping now works.

BTW, there are 70-something zyngo machines. In the time I watched the contest board said nobody had played any games.

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12-20-2009 20:42

From: Anya Ristow

There's a random money giver over their heads. This is how camping now works.

BTW, there are 70-something zyngo machines. In the time I watched the contest board said nobody had played any games.

Bot Patrol is here! Anya!

There are 70 machines? Were they not rezzing for me? I only saw 2.

Mickey Vandeverre

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12-20-2009 20:48

Now how stupid is it.....to pay money to people to come beef up your traffic for your machines....but beef up the traffic so much.....that no-one can get to your machines? How stupid is that?

Anya Ristow

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12-20-2009 20:49

From: Mickey Vandeverre

There are 70 machines? Were they not rezzing for me? I only saw 2.

They are all along the walls on both levels. There's also a contest board that pays out after 200 games are played, and it tells you how many have been played.

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What are these people doing.....???
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 17:41 There is a small building with two or three Zyngo machines, and a sofa. There are 49 people standing near the sofa....all facing the same direction....with the same group tag on. The group tag has the word "Casino" in it. There are no other machines around. No-one is playing the two or three machines there. There doesn't seem to be a midnight mania board or a raffle ball either. They are at ground level, not far from the front entrance. Most have been there for 12 hours. And this has been going on for two weeks. What are they doing???
Ciaran Laval Mostly Harmless Join date: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 7,951	12-20-2009 17:43 Artificially inflating traffic scores by the sound of it.
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 17:43 From: Ciaran Laval Artificially inflating traffic scores by the sound of it. For two Zyngo machines?
Dagmar Heideman Bokko Dancer Join date: 2 Feb 2007 Posts: 989	12-20-2009 17:44 Abuse Report time!
Ciaran Laval Mostly Harmless Join date: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 7,951	12-20-2009 17:52 From: Mickey Vandeverre For two Zyngo machines? Maybe they're lost traffic bots or maybe the owner really is that desperate.
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 17:52 From: Dagmar Heideman Abuse Report time! Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there?
Scylla Rhiadra Gentle is Human Join date: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 4,427	12-20-2009 17:54 A cult of Zyngo machine worshippers? _____________________ Scylla Rhiadra
Bear Jharls Registered User Join date: 8 Sep 2009 Posts: 59	12-20-2009 18:00 Someone is testing a bot-management program, probably one they're cobbling together themselves.
Osprey Therian I want capslocklock Join date: 6 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,049	12-20-2009 18:06 Let's all go and stand there like bots and hope the owner comes online and gets flipped out ;-D _____________________ http:www.atomic-raygun.com Combat Cards in Europa [url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/grignano/118/116/]The Photography Studio in Grignano[/url] Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow, And there let us wallow in glorious mud. Flanders and Swan
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 18:08 From: Osprey Therian Let's all go and stand there like bots and hope the owner comes online and gets flipped out ;-D You can't. The sim is full and you can't get in. I had to stand in an adjoining sim to scan in.
Dagmar Heideman Bokko Dancer Join date: 2 Feb 2007 Posts: 989	12-20-2009 18:11 From: Mickey Vandeverre Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there? I am not a bot....I am a real person....click Whirrrr Beep*
Chris Norse Loud Arrogant Redneck Join date: 1 Oct 2006 Posts: 5,735	12-20-2009 18:17 The Allna casino had a money ball that would randomly give out prizes to people who camped. _____________________ I'm going to pick a fight William Wallace, Braveheart “Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind” Douglas MacArthur FULL
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 18:22 From: Chris Norse The Allna casino had a money ball that would randomly give out prizes to people who camped. It's a different casino. How do I get rid of them? I would set my own prize tosser with money and put it on Shout - but I can't get to that half of my store.
Imnotgoing Sideways Can't outlaw cute! =^-^= Join date: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 4,694	12-20-2009 18:29 From: Mickey Vandeverre Their profiles indicate that they are not bots. Is it still an abuse? If not bots? What would be keeping them there? We've had cheap chat-bots arrive in NCI saying "I am not a bot"... Funny thing, just about the only words in chat they'd react to were "Hi" and "Bot". We'd run them for loops just for a laugh. (^_^) _____________________ Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ferguson/54/237/94
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 18:37 Well, I would bribe them to go away - but I can't get close enough.
Rime Wirsing Color me gone Join date: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 345	12-20-2009 18:42 Maybe the whole point is that they are denying access to the machines?
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 18:58 From: Rime Wirsing Maybe the whole point is that they are denying access to the machines? You mean like maybe the jackpot was really high.....so they tp'd in 48 friends to sit there for 24 hours....so they could win without competition? They are all wearing the Casino group tag - so I'm assuming it is some kind of give-away - but I can't find the give-away device. I'm trying to determine how much money is at stake - in case I decide to pay them off to split.
Blot Brickworks The end of days Join date: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	12-20-2009 19:09 I thought the word casino was banned in SL or is that just for advertising? _____________________ Blots Plot @ THE OLD MERMAID INN http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dunbeath /206/85/26 http://phillplasma.com/2009/05/01/blots-plot-the-old-mermaid-inn/
DanielRavenNest Noe Registered User Join date: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	12-20-2009 19:09 If you are locked out of your own land, its abuse report time.
Raudf Fox (ra-ow-th) Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 5,119	12-20-2009 19:58 From: DanielRavenNest Noe If you are locked out of your own land, its abuse report time. Yup. Abuse of sim resources, restricting access to one's own land and running a casino in SL. _____________________ DiamonX Studios, the place of the Victorian Times series of gowns and dresses - Located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fushida/224/176 Want more attachment points for your avatar's wearing pleasure? Then please vote for https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-1065?
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 20:19 Yeah - I did that earlier today - just waiting around while people stand at the sim line and scan in and point to what they want to buy - lol A wee bit perturbed.
Anya Ristow Vengeance Studio Join date: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,243	12-20-2009 20:34 There's a random money giver over their heads. This is how camping now works. BTW, there are 70-something zyngo machines. In the time I watched the contest board said nobody had played any games. _____________________ The Vengeance Studio Gadget Store is closed!
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 20:42 From: Anya Ristow There's a random money giver over their heads. This is how camping now works. BTW, there are 70-something zyngo machines. In the time I watched the contest board said nobody had played any games. Bot Patrol is here! Anya! There are 70 machines? Were they not rezzing for me? I only saw 2.
Mickey Vandeverre See you Inworld Join date: 7 Dec 2006 Posts: 2,542	12-20-2009 20:48 Now how stupid is it.....to pay money to people to come beef up your traffic for your machines....but beef up the traffic so much.....that no-one can get to your machines? How stupid is that?
Anya Ristow Vengeance Studio Join date: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,243	12-20-2009 20:49 From: Mickey Vandeverre There are 70 machines? Were they not rezzing for me? I only saw 2. They are all along the walls on both levels. There's also a contest board that pays out after 200 games are played, and it tells you how many have been played. _____________________ The Vengeance Studio Gadget Store is closed!

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