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Puppet Shepherd

New Year, New Tricks

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01-01-2009 09:07

Woof! Newbie herding is almost as hard as cat herding. But I don't see how it could be a crime.

Nice necropost to dig up for the new year!

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Imnotgoing Sideways

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01-01-2009 09:14

OW! I tripped over a necropost! D:

Now my toe hurts! Waaaa! (ToT)

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Ceka Cianci

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01-01-2009 09:21

Just think what would happen if there was no hearding!!

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Damien1 Thorne

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Join date: 26 Aug 2007

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01-01-2009 09:26

From: Ceka Cianci

Just think what would happen if there was no hearding!!

I look at newbie herding as performing a valuable community service.

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Ravanne Sullivan

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01-01-2009 10:12

[Kevin Bacon]STAMPEDE!!![/kevin Bacon]

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Teetah Beck

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Join date: 18 Apr 2007

Posts: 117

01-01-2009 10:24

From: Drakul Marx

What exactly do you do with herds of newbies?

rope and brand them? lol

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Jezebella Desmoulins

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01-01-2009 10:31

From: Teetah Beck

rope and brand them? lol

I think there's already several Gor sims that do just that.

Teetah Beck

Bad Barbie

Join date: 18 Apr 2007

Posts: 117

01-01-2009 10:42

ya but im talking horseback in a rodeo areana lol,, I do this once in awhile, help out the newbs, when I started, I wandered around and didnt get any help and didnt learn much at all, so I go and chat at the noobs that ask questions and let them know that there is alot out there to do in sl that dont have to be about sex. Cracks me up, the ones that come up to you and just ask wanna *(^%? like Im gonna say omg yes I have been waiting all my sl life just for you. Drop everything and lets go hahaha its abit sad really. So just like with the bloodlines, lol, I say ok meet me at this location and hand them the LM that lands them in my campfire that lights them up until they find linden water to put themselves out lol.

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Amaranthim Talon

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Join date: 14 Nov 2006

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01-01-2009 10:59

From: Puppet Shepherd

Woof! Newbie herding is almost as hard as cat herding. But I don't see how it could be a crime.

Nice necropost to dig up for the new year!

Thank you, thank you... /me bows

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Lyla Tunwarm

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Join date: 10 Jul 2008

Posts: 179

01-01-2009 12:32

From: Phreak Flow

For those who do not know, Newbie Herding is a method of building up armies of loyal customers (through) the use of viral mentoring. Your minions of mentoring hang out in infohubs where new users are 'born' and you teach them things, give them things, gain [their] trust and love and then direct market them on where to shop and what to buy and whom to buy it from. There are many groups that do this, each with [their] own set of clients and goals for what they want all the newbies they herd to do.

Sounds a lot like RL marketing/media to me.

They must have been slacking on my arrival as I never seen it or heard of it.

EDIT: lol, year old post... People getting bored on the forums? Need more bitching threads?

Holocluck Henly

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01-01-2009 12:37

Hey if that's mainland I see a visual violation of TOS.

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Katheryne Helendale

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01-01-2009 14:51

Newbie-herding? A crime? Hardly! I consider it more of a service - perhaps not so much for the newbies, but for the rest of us who won't have to deal with these scores of newbies running loose on the grid, free and without direction!

And to anybody who can successfully pull off such a feat - I commend you! You certainly have a lot more patience than I!

Thread necromancy FTW.... Braaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinssssssssssssss!

Oryx Tempel

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01-01-2009 14:55

From: Amaranthim Talon

In the interest of the recent rash of Necro postings and because I was stalking the Prince of Darkness,

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Damien1 Thorne

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01-01-2009 14:56

:d

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Dakota Tebaldi

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Join date: 6 Feb 2008

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01-01-2009 15:36

So let me get this straight. "Newbie herding" is when you lurk at infohubs until brand-new users show up, and then pretend you're "helping them learn SL" while in reality just yanking them to your store to get money out of them. Is this correct?

Hmm. Ethically dubious, I suppose, but I don't see where it'd be against any rules.

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Viktoria Dovgal

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Join date: 29 Jul 2007

Posts: 3,593

01-01-2009 15:55

From: Holocluck Henly

Hey if that's mainland I see a visual violation of TOS.

It wasn't at the time

That same spot in Bear looks pretty good now.

Tarina Sewell

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Join date: 20 Jul 2007

Posts: 2,180

01-01-2009 17:08

From: Drakul Marx

What exactly do you do with herds of newbies?

give them all freebie skins insist where you've herded them is the only possible place they can go and they should plunk large amounts of rl case into SL and of course dump that into the coral they are all grazing in?

Tarina Sewell

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Join date: 20 Jul 2007

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01-01-2009 17:10

no one talked to me when I was a newb.... only to laugh point and call me reindeer names.. um wait,... nvm wrong dream

Is Newbie Herding a Crime?
Puppet Shepherd New Year, New Tricks Join date: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 725	01-01-2009 09:07 Woof! Newbie herding is almost as hard as cat herding. But I don't see how it could be a crime. Nice necropost to dig up for the new year! _____________________ Come see my new 1-prim flowers, only $10 each! Lots of other neat stuff to find @ Puppet Art, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lilypad/200.092/210.338
Imnotgoing Sideways Can't outlaw cute! =^-^= Join date: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 4,694	01-01-2009 09:14 OW! I tripped over a necropost! D: Now my toe hurts! Waaaa! (ToT) _____________________ 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
Ceka Cianci SuperPremiumExcaliburAcc# Join date: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 4,489	01-01-2009 09:21 Just think what would happen if there was no hearding!! _____________________ Free Your Mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceka_cianci/
Damien1 Thorne Registered User Join date: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,877	01-01-2009 09:26 From: Ceka Cianci Just think what would happen if there was no hearding!! I look at newbie herding as performing a valuable community service. _____________________ As we fade into the darkness...
Ravanne Sullivan Pole Dancer Extraordinair Join date: 10 Dec 2005 Posts: 674	01-01-2009 10:12 [Kevin Bacon]STAMPEDE!!![/kevin Bacon] _____________________ Ravanne's Dance Poles and Animations Available at my Superstore and Showroom on Insula de Somni http://slurl.com/secondlife/Insula de Somni/94/194/27/
Teetah Beck Bad Barbie Join date: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 117	01-01-2009 10:24 From: Drakul Marx What exactly do you do with herds of newbies? rope and brand them? lol _____________________ Get your Western and Australian gestures at B&B gestures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/teetah/
Jezebella Desmoulins Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 561	01-01-2009 10:31 From: Teetah Beck rope and brand them? lol I think there's already several Gor sims that do just that.
Teetah Beck Bad Barbie Join date: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 117	01-01-2009 10:42 ya but im talking horseback in a rodeo areana lol,, I do this once in awhile, help out the newbs, when I started, I wandered around and didnt get any help and didnt learn much at all, so I go and chat at the noobs that ask questions and let them know that there is alot out there to do in sl that dont have to be about sex. Cracks me up, the ones that come up to you and just ask wanna *(^%? like Im gonna say omg yes I have been waiting all my sl life just for you. Drop everything and lets go hahaha its abit sad really. So just like with the bloodlines, lol, I say ok meet me at this location and hand them the LM that lands them in my campfire that lights them up until they find linden water to put themselves out lol. _____________________ Get your Western and Australian gestures at B&B gestures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/teetah/
Amaranthim Talon Voyager, Seeker, Curious Join date: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 12,032	01-01-2009 10:59 From: Puppet Shepherd Woof! Newbie herding is almost as hard as cat herding. But I don't see how it could be a crime. Nice necropost to dig up for the new year! Thank you, thank you... /me bows _____________________ "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again. " Robert A. Heinlein http://talonfaire.blogspot.com/ Visit Talon Faire Main: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Misto%20Presto/216/21/155- Main Store XStreets: http://tinyurl.com/6r7ayn
Lyla Tunwarm Registered User Join date: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 179	01-01-2009 12:32 From: Phreak Flow For those who do not know, Newbie Herding is a method of building up armies of loyal customers (through) the use of viral mentoring. Your minions of mentoring hang out in infohubs where new users are 'born' and you teach them things, give them things, gain [their] trust and love and then direct market them on where to shop and what to buy and whom to buy it from. There are many groups that do this, each with [their] own set of clients and goals for what they want all the newbies they herd to do. Sounds a lot like RL marketing/media to me. They must have been slacking on my arrival as I never seen it or heard of it. EDIT: lol, year old post... People getting bored on the forums? Need more bitching threads?
Holocluck Henly Holographic Clucktor Join date: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 552	01-01-2009 12:37 Hey if that's mainland I see a visual violation of TOS. _____________________ Photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/holocluck Holocluck's Henhouse: New Eyes on the Grid: holocluck@blogspot
Katheryne Helendale (loading...) Join date: 5 Jun 2008 Posts: 2,187	01-01-2009 14:51 Newbie-herding? A crime? Hardly! I consider it more of a service - perhaps not so much for the newbies, but for the rest of us who won't have to deal with these scores of newbies running loose on the grid, free and without direction! And to anybody who can successfully pull off such a feat - I commend you! You certainly have a lot more patience than I! Thread necromancy FTW.... Braaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinssssssssssssss!
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	01-01-2009 14:55 From: Amaranthim Talon In the interest of the recent rash of Necro postings and because I was stalking the Prince of Darkness, _____________________
Damien1 Thorne Registered User Join date: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,877	01-01-2009 14:56 :d _____________________ As we fade into the darkness...
Dakota Tebaldi Voodoo Child Join date: 6 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,873	01-01-2009 15:36 So let me get this straight. "Newbie herding" is when you lurk at infohubs until brand-new users show up, and then pretend you're "helping them learn SL" while in reality just yanking them to your store to get money out of them. Is this correct? Hmm. Ethically dubious, I suppose, but I don't see where it'd be against any rules. _____________________ "...Dakota will grow up to be very scary... but in a HOT and desireable kind of way." - 3Ring Binder "I really do think it's a pity he didnt "age" himself to 18." - Jig Chippewa
Viktoria Dovgal … Join date: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 3,593	01-01-2009 15:55 From: Holocluck Henly Hey if that's mainland I see a visual violation of TOS. It wasn't at the time That same spot in Bear looks pretty good now.
Tarina Sewell Just Browsing Thank you Join date: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 2,180	01-01-2009 17:08 From: Drakul Marx What exactly do you do with herds of newbies? give them all freebie skins insist where you've herded them is the only possible place they can go and they should plunk large amounts of rl case into SL and of course dump that into the coral they are all grazing in?
Tarina Sewell Just Browsing Thank you Join date: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 2,180	01-01-2009 17:10 no one talked to me when I was a newb.... only to laugh point and call me reindeer names.. um wait,... nvm wrong dream

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