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Kahiro Watanabe

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Join date: 28 Sep 2007

Posts: 572

01-23-2008 06:40

I don't know if this is something old. But I realized that avatars that are in your friend list in the mini map appear in yellow.

At the beginning I thought...ok this is cool...but there's no option to disable that therefore it affects privacy.

Kitty Barnett

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Join date: 10 May 2006

Posts: 5,586

01-23-2008 06:46

Not new, but recent

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http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/

From: someone

Users with 1.18.4 viewers will see friend glyphs in a different color in the minimap

(Regarding your concern, you don't know which friend is nearby and an avie scanner would already tell you who's around in a 96m - or up to several hundred meters if they happen to be sitting - radius so I don't think they're really exposing a whole lot more than was possible already)

Kahiro Watanabe

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01-23-2008 07:14

Sighs.

Draco18s Majestic

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Posts: 2,744

01-23-2008 12:05

This really isn't all that different to being able to locate them on the map, this just removes a step. I don't see anything wrong with this, unless someone who says "no you can't see my location" shows up.

Crunch Underwood

Mr. Grown up, Go away sir

Join date: 25 Sep 2007

Posts: 624

01-23-2008 12:13

i was trying to figure out why the dam dots where half yellow now. thanks guys

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Kornscope Komachi

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Join date: 30 Aug 2006

Posts: 1,041

01-23-2008 14:10

I'll have to find a friend to see if this works. Not gonna be easy.

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Tex Nasworthy

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Join date: 2 Sep 2006

Posts: 1,330

01-24-2008 10:51

Slightly off topic but related to the mini map. Lately I've notived on the mini map that some residents show on the mini map as green dots (which is normal) but other appear as a sort of arrow shape in the same green color. I just noticed and haven't looked into it yet. I'm not sure if this is new or if I just noticed it for the first time.
Any ideas anyone?

Lee Ponzu

What Would Steve Do?

Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 1,770

01-24-2008 11:55

up arrow means they are higher than you, down arrow means they are lower.

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Tex Nasworthy

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Join date: 2 Sep 2006

Posts: 1,330

01-24-2008 12:22

Thanks Lee, I was wondering if that was it. One particluar spot I visit always has a large group of the "up arrows" on the mini map. I suspected they might be "traffic scammers".

papa Tulip

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Join date: 17 Feb 2007

Posts: 59

01-25-2008 00:59

From: Tex Nasworthy

Thanks Lee, I was wondering if that was it. One particluar spot I visit always has a large group of the "up arrows" on the mini map. I suspected they might be "traffic scammers".

Yes - looking around for greenpoint clusters in the map, you will find very much closed skyboxes with 20 or more defauls avs inside.

Sometimes I play a bit bowling with them

makes fun

I think, if there are 50000 user online, at least 30000 of them are camping- or traffic-bots

Kahiro Watanabe

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Join date: 28 Sep 2007

Posts: 572

01-25-2008 08:31

Yes, the arrow feature was implemented long time ago. Before that you just saw a green "T" when someone was above or under you.

New Mini-Map Feature.
Kahiro Watanabe Registered User Join date: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 572	01-23-2008 06:40 I don't know if this is something old. But I realized that avatars that are in your friend list in the mini map appear in yellow. At the beginning I thought...ok this is cool...but there's no option to disable that therefore it affects privacy.
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	01-23-2008 06:46 Not new, but recent . http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/07/rolling-restart-tuesday-nov-6th/ From: someone Users with 1.18.4 viewers will see friend glyphs in a different color in the minimap (Regarding your concern, you don't know which friend is nearby and an avie scanner would already tell you who's around in a 96m - or up to several hundred meters if they happen to be sitting - radius so I don't think they're really exposing a whole lot more than was possible already)
Kahiro Watanabe Registered User Join date: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 572	01-23-2008 07:14 Sighs.
Draco18s Majestic Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 2,744	01-23-2008 12:05 This really isn't all that different to being able to locate them on the map, this just removes a step. I don't see anything wrong with this, unless someone who says "no you can't see my location" shows up.
Crunch Underwood Mr. Grown up, Go away sir Join date: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 624	01-23-2008 12:13 i was trying to figure out why the dam dots where half yellow now. thanks guys _____________________ ---------------------------------------------- So your final Nimbus Score is 8.15, a quite remarkable achievement for a biped. Congratulations Crunch, you should be very proud.
Kornscope Komachi Transitional human Join date: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 1,041	01-23-2008 14:10 I'll have to find a friend to see if this works. Not gonna be easy. _____________________ SCOPE Homes, Bangu -----------------------------------------------------------------
Tex Nasworthy Udder Disgrace Join date: 2 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,330	01-24-2008 10:51 Slightly off topic but related to the mini map. Lately I've notived on the mini map that some residents show on the mini map as green dots (which is normal) but other appear as a sort of arrow shape in the same green color. I just noticed and haven't looked into it yet. I'm not sure if this is new or if I just noticed it for the first time. Any ideas anyone?
Lee Ponzu What Would Steve Do? Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 1,770	01-24-2008 11:55 up arrow means they are higher than you, down arrow means they are lower. _____________________ So many monkeys, so little Shakespeare.
Tex Nasworthy Udder Disgrace Join date: 2 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,330	01-24-2008 12:22 Thanks Lee, I was wondering if that was it. One particluar spot I visit always has a large group of the "up arrows" on the mini map. I suspected they might be "traffic scammers".
papa Tulip Registered User Join date: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 59	01-25-2008 00:59 From: Tex Nasworthy Thanks Lee, I was wondering if that was it. One particluar spot I visit always has a large group of the "up arrows" on the mini map. I suspected they might be "traffic scammers". Yes - looking around for greenpoint clusters in the map, you will find very much closed skyboxes with 20 or more defauls avs inside. Sometimes I play a bit bowling with them makes fun I think, if there are 50000 user online, at least 30000 of them are camping- or traffic-bots
Kahiro Watanabe Registered User Join date: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 572	01-25-2008 08:31 Yes, the arrow feature was implemented long time ago. Before that you just saw a green "T" when someone was above or under you.

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