Bad manners

Noobie would like to know the definition of:

orbit
as in:

orbit them....
I was orbitted...

Also, to be REALLY stupid, what is (if there is) the specific definition of 'griefing'

thanks

Orbit, or to orbit someone, basically means to use a push script (recently cages are also popular) to push someone so that the Z axis (height) goes into the thousands of meters. Eecffectively they are sent into orbit, although since Second Life is flat, this doesn't make a lot of sense as a term, and makes you wonder why we can see a sharp horizon since the planet in-game does is not round. Generally this would be called a form of griefing, when done without your permission.

A rule of thumb for griefing would be someone interfering with others enjoyment of their game, it's a fluid definition as this could consist of any number of behaviours. Bumping into someone, following them around, and basically making it impossible for them to have fun might be considered griefing. If someone asks you to leave them alone, or if you find them annoying, you can always mute them.

What about being put in stasis? What does that mean?

I have not seen such personally, but I would imagine this is a trap-like script that holds the avatar in a specific place.

There is a "freeze" option, but this is only available to landowners, and then only while on thier land.

~Jessy

There is currently a thread in 'resident answers' about the definition of a griefer.. it's a new thread, so im sure it's not that far down.... good quality thoughts in there..


as for 'orbit' ... most people at first think orbit means to fly around someone in some kind of annoying way... like you hover above them and spy on them and drop stuff.... but that's nothing like what orbitting someone means... orbitting someone means you're blasting them into orbit, not you who is doing the orbitting.

I Purchased a Weapon/Shield system some time ago that Includes an Orbiter (On the Lowest setting it throws an avie up in the air about 50,000,000 meters) A Crush Attack(Similar idea but Down instead of Up) and a Trap that Holds a Person in Place, and if they Attempt to exit it by Sitting on a near by object, the Trap Field Follows them. I suppose this COULD be called "Stasis" but not in it's truest form as the Affected Av can still move within the field. Stasis probably referrs to the Land Owners Freeze Capability.

I should note, I've owned this Little toy for about a Year now and have Only needed to use it Defensively Three times (Two Orbits/Max setting, and One Trap) I prefer other ways of resolving conflict, but it is better to have something and not need it than to Need it, and not Have it.

Angel.

Just a thought: is there a way of using the rating system with newbies/griefers? if someone comes online and gets down-rated ten times in the first 24 hours, their av spends a real-time week in a jail, or something like that...

They used to have negative ratings, but they were removed due to what I heard was misuse. People would get their pals to all negative rate people they didn't like. Ratings also used to get more stipend funds as well (for positive ratings) but that is also no more.

Although rating works well on systems like eBay, where there is a transaction to tie the rater and ratee together, it's more complex in SL.

The griefers used to use the Negative Ratings system More than the Normal, Sane, Non-*sshat segment of society, because Negative Ratings Negatively Impacted Stipend payments. Put a Greater consequence in it's place like "Jail" and the griefers would be Celebrating in the streets. Not a single Honest or Innoffensive Newbie would make it twenty yards beyond Help Island before they were Jailed.

And before you Suggest Newbies NOT be allowed to rate, that would be presupposing All new people are griefers, or Vice-Versa.
Simply Not True.

Interesting idea on the surface, but not workable.

Angel.