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Weedy Herbst
Too many parameters
Join date: 5 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,255
03-24-2007 19:29
Eight people have brought this to my attention in the last hour.

This profile picture of a bot operator indicates "Weedy Smells"

If not harrasment or defamatory, what purpose does this serve?
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Livinda Goodliffe
Squeaky Wheel
Join date: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 215
03-24-2007 19:35
Perhaps an indication that marijuana smells awful??? I dunno; but, it certainly isn't AR worthy. After all, I could say that Philip Linden smells...but, then, that is a matter of opinion and also is covered under free speech.
Weedy Herbst
Too many parameters
Join date: 5 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,255
03-24-2007 19:38
From: Livinda Goodliffe
Perhaps an indication that marijuana smells awful??? I dunno; but, it certainly isn't AR worthy. After all, I could say that Philip Linden smells...but, then, that is a matter of opinion and also is covered under free speech.


I don't see where marijuana is indicated anywhere. We don't have noses with olfactory glands in SL and I've certainly never met the man IRL.
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Livinda Goodliffe
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03-24-2007 19:39
Question is, how do you know it was directed at you?
tristan Eliot
Say What?!
Join date: 30 Oct 2005
Posts: 494
03-24-2007 19:43
I would say it is no worse than the harrassment going on in the mainland sales listings in game. Honestly though I can barely even see what it says in the picture. It looks like HEEDT SHELLS on my crappy screen.
Ricky Zamboni
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03-24-2007 19:44
From: Livinda Goodliffe
Question is, how do you know it was directed at you?

Maybe Weedy is self-conscious? :o

/shrugs
Weedy Herbst
Too many parameters
Join date: 5 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,255
03-24-2007 19:46
From: Livinda Goodliffe
Question is, how do you know it was directed at you?


Have you seen my name?

What purpose does this serve for a bot operator and how does it relate to his business?

Profile pics (usually) are a graphical representation of standing in SL.
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Weedy Herbst
Too many parameters
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03-24-2007 19:48
From: tristan Eliot
I would say it is no worse than the harrassment going on in the mainland sales listings in game. Honestly though I can barely even see what it says in the picture. It looks like HEEDT SHELLS on my crappy screen.


What have I done on the mainland sales list to warrant this?
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tristan Eliot
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03-24-2007 19:49
Sorry to imply you have done anything. I only meant it seems alot of things that should be ARable seem to go unnoticed by those in charge.
Ravanne Sullivan
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03-24-2007 19:52
There are about 40 Weedys, maybe one or more of them do smell.
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Weedy Herbst
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03-24-2007 19:56
From: Ravanne Sullivan
There are about 40 Weedys, maybe one or more of them do smell.


Possibly, but I still don't understand how one "smells" in SL
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Reverend Herzog
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03-24-2007 19:56
Dammit Weedy, how come you're the one who always gets all the public recognition?? :)
Weedy Herbst
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03-24-2007 20:00
From: Reverend Herzog
Dammit Weedy, how come you're the one who always gets all the public recognition?? :)


I dunno, I just work within the rules, to effect changes to flawed policies.

While everyone is entitled the their opinion, I fail to understand how defamatory statements and/or harassment are an appropriate recourse.
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03-24-2007 20:00
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Zaphod Kotobide
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03-24-2007 20:26
Weedy, I honestly wouldn't sweat this if I were you. Be above the child's play. Ignore it. It will happen when you're vocal about issues. This doesn't seem worth your trouble to go after.

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Osprey Therian
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03-24-2007 20:54
From: Reverend Herzog
Dammit Weedy, how come you're the one who always gets all the public recognition?? :)


Reverend Herzog smells... a cake baking in the oven!
Never mind, Weedy.
I think I smell a rat :-D
Reverend Herzog
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03-24-2007 21:13
From: Osprey Therian
Reverend Herzog smells... a cake baking in the oven!


I wish ...
Kyrah Abattoir
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03-24-2007 21:18
looks to me that someone is waaaay too worried about herself.
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Sensual Casanova
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03-24-2007 21:49
From: Weedy Herbst
Eight people have brought this to my attention in the last hour.

This profile picture of a bot operator indicates "Weedy Smells"

If not harrasment or defamatory, what purpose does this serve?


harrasment to whom? Not sure it would go well being it doesnt have a full name..
Gaybot Foxley
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Join date: 15 Nov 2006
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03-24-2007 22:06
It doesn't seem coincidental that this happens right after a lively debate in a SL forum about land bots where you are clearly against them. However, don't let that level of immaturity bother you. "Weedy Smells" sounds like something a first grader would say to another classmate at recess. While it is suggestive, even if it were directed at you it's not much of an insult in world or out. Go to search and see how many people have the first name "Weedy". If there is more than 1, then it's probably not worth abuse reporting.
Weedy Herbst
Too many parameters
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03-24-2007 22:50
From: Gaybot Foxley
It doesn't seem coincidental that this happens right after a lively debate in a SL forum about land bots where you are clearly against them. However, don't let that level of immaturity bother you. "Weedy Smells" sounds like something a first grader would say to another classmate at recess. While it is suggestive, even if it were directed at you it's not much of an insult in world or out. Go to search and see how many people have the first name "Weedy". If there is more than 1, then it's probably not worth abuse reporting.


You are right about the first part.

The whole point is, although I've never broken any rules in my efforts to stop bots, those who operate them have.

Aside from the disproportionate use of database resources, they have accuse me of harassing them, because I chose to teleport them from my land, and free offer advise to other on how to do so.

Then of course, we have bot operators running more than the allowable accounts per household, using bots before open source, representing themselves as Lindens, bypassing the AR system to have my scripts removed by Lindens (who incidentally have neither warned me, nor advised me to change anything, nor disallowed it) and now, defaming me publicly in their profiles.

Anyone with half a brain, does not need a ton of bricks to fall on their head to know what the intent of this profile is.

I seriously doubt there is any other reason.
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Strife Onizuka
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03-25-2007 00:25
From: Weedy Herbst
Then of course, we have bot operators running more than the allowable accounts per household


I just did a quick review of the TOS and I think they stripped that requirement a few revisions back. -_-.

http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php
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Livinda Goodliffe
Squeaky Wheel
Join date: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 215
03-25-2007 00:26
Well, I would say that land bots do suck...my opinion only. But, then again I also think Weedy would get no where fast with an AR, too.
Colette Meiji
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Join date: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 15,556
03-25-2007 06:55
Pretty "coincidental" since you just made a thread recently where you spelled out what the landbots are doing.

I predict Landbots will be banned eventually.

If they want to keep the illusion buying property is "go look at property, look for bargain, then spend you money" to simulate RL then Landbots have to go

If they decide the system automated is better - It seems to me is better ways to automate land buying grid wide than resource hogging multiple logged in accounts running stripped down clients.
Sunspot Pixie
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Join date: 15 Jun 2006
Posts: 493
03-25-2007 08:27
From: Kyrah Abattoir
looks to me that someone is waaaay too worried about herself.

Do you ever say anything meaningful? Or do you just shoot at people from the shadows like a guttersnipe? Have you ever contributed in an intelligent, positive, meaningful way to ANY thread?

I think that someone is waaaay too worried about what other people say on these forums.

A bit ironic, no?

Get your nose out of the air chicky, you're nobody special, and you're not a forum moderator. You must have had a shitty life to be such a mean person. Sorry about that, but it doesn't give you the right to take it out on everyone else.

Sorry to hear of this childishness Weedy, but I suppose it is to be expected from the sort of person who would run landbots.
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