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Pamela Galli wrote: Ah I thought you were talking about the avatar Linden Lab, and was puzzled. :smileyindifferent: Pamela, I do not believe that there actually is an avatar called Linden Lab. Father "holey, not wholly" Jim

Charolotte Caxton wrote: madjim wrote: This question of Followers is a minimal nuisance in comparison with the lack of any apparent consideration being given by the designers to what the residents who might use it would want. Much more important is the scope for commercial and otherwise spamming of non-events, misinformed training, unwanted products, and intrusive comments by avatars you have either muted inworld, or wish you had. The Trending feed is a joke, especially when you can get public visibility by loving it yourself and getting just one other shill or alt to do so as well. The feeds have only served to highlight the inability of the current platform to differentiate groups of people and types of messages, which must be very embarrassing when you are attempting to develop any sort of promotional strategy which requires that sort of personalisation, particularly since it is the basis for the success of those few web properties who have actually been able to make profits, rather than just grow costs in excess of revenues, largely by acquisition. But this is all irrelevant to the members of THE Cult. We are not impinged upon by such venal matters. Join us, make a commitment and you will find comfort and soothing messages being directed to your communication centres. Father "used to be in marketing" Jim You bring up many good points, however, this JIRA is only about being able to remove followers from your followers list. I suppose if you had been a passenger on the Titanic you would have been complaining about there being too much ice in your gin and tonic . . . Father "has his priorities right" Jim

Kylie Jaxxon wrote: lol, I realize that Madjim, but where does it come from? The Mesh of course. Father "ask a silly question . . . " Jim

Charolotte Caxton wrote: madjim wrote: I am most amused at the paranoia being displayed here. Followers are merely a list of people who have publicly acknowledged that they find your writings entertaining, informative or amusing - perhaps for the wrong reasons, but recognition is surely what is sought by those who post the minutiae of their virtual lives which they do not think worthy of even a Tweet. Rejoice in the knowledge that others are sufficiently interested to wish to receive your words of wisdom without having to go to the trouble of remembering and typing your silly name! Bask in the approbation of your peers as they attempt to make sense of your Dutch angles in an unlit interior illuminated only by a blizzard of bling! Enjoy desperate people who don't understand that the concept of worthless friendships does not necessarily carry over from Facebook to Second Life. If you find my perspective illuminating, please feel free to follow me; THE Cult welcomes those who are prepared to make a commitment. Father "should be committed" Jim Hello. There is no level of paranoia being displayed. This is simply a request to have a feature implemented that will allow us to remove someone from our followers list if we so choose. Having a name on a followers list in no way hinders or affects the successful interaction of our avatars with out virtual environment. It is merely an annoyance of not being able to remove names from our profile. In my case, what prompted me to request this feature, was that a cancelled account was showing up on my followers list. After speaking with support, they recommended I file a feature request. This JIRA is the result. There is no paranoia of any sort and this should not become a subject of hysteria by any means. This question of Followers is a minimal nuisance in comparison with the lack of any apparent consideration being given by the designers to what the residents who might use it would want. Much more important is the scope for commercial and otherwise spamming of non-events, misinformed training, unwanted products, and intrusive comments by avatars you have either muted inworld, or wish you had. The Trending feed is a joke, especially when you can get public visibility by loving it yourself and getting just one other shill or alt to do so as well. The feeds have only served to highlight the inability of the current platform to differentiate groups of people and types of messages, which must be very embarrassing when you are attempting to develop any sort of promotional strategy which requires that sort of personalisation, particularly since it is the basis for the success of those few web properties who have actually been able to make profits, rather than just grow costs in excess of revenues, largely by acquisition. But this is all irrelevant to the members of THE Cult. We are not impinged upon by such venal matters. Join us, make a commitment and you will find comfort and soothing messages being directed to your communication centres. Father "used to be in marketing" Jim

It's the mesh queue message. Father "information wants to be free" Jim

I have the answer!!! Remove the display of the list of Followers from the Profile. But retain the ability to Follow. That will allow those who wish to be promptly informed of every sanitorial visit, giggish love-in or teenage unromance to maintain a watching brief, but will not disturb the person being followed at all. Father "what the mind does not know, the heart does not grieve over" Jim

I am most amused at the paranoia being displayed here. Followers are merely a list of people who have publicly acknowledged that they find your writings entertaining, informative or amusing - perhaps for the wrong reasons, but recognition is surely what is sought by those who post the minutiae of their virtual lives which they do not think worthy of even a Tweet. Rejoice in the knowledge that others are sufficiently interested to wish to receive your words of wisdom without having to go to the trouble of remembering and typing your silly name! Bask in the approbation of your peers as they attempt to make sense of your Dutch angles in an unlit interior illuminated only by a blizzard of bling! Enjoy desperate people who don't understand that the concept of worthless friendships does not necessarily carry over from Facebook to Second Life. If you find my perspective illuminating, please feel free to follow me; THE Cult welcomes those who are prepared to make a commitment. Father "should be committed" Jim

Storm Clarence wrote: It wouldn't really matter if this function is in place. If an unwanted individual posts on YOUR wall harassing you can whack the post. They can still comment on someone else's post or wall whether they were muted or not. And follower or not, your feed is open to all to write to unless you restrict it to your "Friends", and similarly with the ability to read it; in fact, if only two of your friends love your post it becomes public property via the "Trending" feed. Perhaps a major rethink of who you might call a "Friend", with more categories might seem called for, if the feeds are not to descend into stalking, advertising and worst of all, public displays of affection! I would encourage you to join THE Cult in private displays of affection. Make your commitment now and find peace in a restful soul. Father "Someone is ALWAYS watching you" Jim

Phil Deakins wrote: I believe I know why the link disappeared. I'm not going to say it in this thread or this one might disappear too. But it does seem obvious why it disappeared - along with other posts in the last couple of days. Was it perhaps because there was too much information being disseminated? I believe that information, like people, should be free - not as in beer. This forum occasionally asks difficult questions, and sometimes the answers are difficult too. If answers are incorrect it is usually more instructive to point out their inaccuracy and provide the correct answers, rather than simply to suppress the wrong ones; these forums would, however, be decimated (and I use the word in its correct sense, even if it does tend to provoke a hyperbolic reaction!) if incorrect answers were removed as a matter of course. Which leaves one to ponder on why accurate answers might be removed . . . This being the Age of the Graceful Failover, however (even if this is not always the case) information tends to be maintained in backup locations. Join THE Cult and I will shine a light even into the darkest corners. Father "I enjoy a peppy blog" Jim

I welcome all followers. No follower is unwanted. As long as they are prepared to make the appropriate commitment to THE Cult. Father "Give it all up" Jim

Ceera Murakami wrote: Another way is to click on any prim object nearby and try to sit on it. I also found you can do a map teleport within the LR sims. Open the map, click a point nearby, and click Teleport. Is it cheating? Father "always wanted to say that" Jim

Storm Clarence wrote: Canoro, perhaps this is one of the newbies to whom you are referring? Snide remarks with almost all of his/her posts across several threads. Is this opinion valuable? I don't think so. Unless, of course, someone wants to claim this alt and voice their opinion accordingly. I can confirm that this rustybucketed dissolute is not one of my flock. Father "Picard is a good name for a hero" Jim

Scampi! That is allowed, isn't it? Father "Would I lie to you?" Jim

Caitlin Tobias wrote: Where do we post feedback about the SL Profile feeds? Personally I consider this tool a 'community-tool' and it is by now a big part of my inworld communication and experience and in line with the forum. Thanks in advance for your reply! I think that the obvious place is in Linden Lab's Profile Feed. Father - Mad, yes, but not that mad - Jim

Isn't the possessive of Venus Venusian? Father - Mad, but sane - Jim

valerie Inshan wrote: madjim wrote: Is the adjective descibing someone from Pompeii "pompous"? Father - Mad in Taiwan - Jim No. It should be "Pompeian". :smileytongue: Then I can admit to being from Pompeii. Father - Mad as hell and not going to take it any more - Jim

Ellyn Elan wrote Now we just need someone from Pompeii to correct our Latin! Is the adjective describing someone from Pompeii "pompous"? Father - Mad in Taiwan - Jim

Speaking as a natural leader, able to generate commitment and adherence to my philosophies from my followers, even when under severe financial and moral pressure, I recognise the technique originally base on the Monroe Doctrine, of closure of borders and a refocusing on existing natural resources, however depleted and lacking in immediate prospective improvement. When your backs are against the wall, the only thing to do is to open a door, run behind it and barricade it against external forces, retrench, review and renovate your approach in the hope that either those forces you can not control in the outside world will have forgotten about you, or that whatever new attitude you parade on re-emerging from lockdown is more acceptable to the besieging force. Signals can occasionally be sent outside in the hope that reinforcements might be recruited, although their arrival would have to be prompt or they might be deterred from offering assistance by the depth of the hole that the defending force might have dug themselves into. Generally, as with the Alamo, emissaries will probably eventually have to be sent out under a white flag, to negotiate from a position of weakness, in the hope that the less culpable among the defenders might be offered safe passage, while the more entrenched may fight a final battle before their doom envelops them. Or they could join me in THE Cult, and have their self-esteem elevated, and be offered personal advice regarding effective communications, with community comforts provided in a communal fashion contingent upon co-ordinated concessions to civilised continuance of operations. We are serving coconut daiquiris on the patio. Join me. Father - Mad? Not half! - Jim

Innula Zenovka wrote: Looks like there's not going to be one for the foreseeable future. The relevant wiki page was updated yesterday to include this announcement: Important: This user group has been suspended until further notice. Instead, please use the Forums feedback forum for your comments and questions. The Forums and the Feeds are going to be critical to the development of THE Cult roleplaying scenario. it is therefore essential that these questions, tabled for discussion at the next meeting - which will not now take place apparently - are addressed by Lindens here. Policy Consistency (re: guidelines, and their application including moderation, spam, advertising, post removals, and "sponsored" forums) - Void Singer When will transparency be introduced in forum moderation and in reasons around selection of new subforums? The latter used to be discussed at the CTUG. When will residents again have a voice (that is heard)? (Venus) FOR FOLLOW-UP - Show names of the new Smileys when you put cursor over them in the selection box, in the same way that the old ones do. (Peewee) No update yet - lexie When will Lexie attend another CTUG meeting? Is someone available to take decisions? (Venus)Clarifying this would be very appreciated, especially now that the CTUG team is Rand and Jeremy only. No offense, but visiting a usergroup about the forums that can´t deal with the forums doesn´t make much sense... (Torben) Would it be possible to have a sticky notice in the language-specific forums / answers section which informs residents that a basic understanding of the language spoken in the subforum is helpful and appreciated? Many residents are very helpful, answering questions of other residents. Unfortunately the provided google translations are way less helpful then one may think and cause for continued discussion. Suggestion to let it be publicly known what course of action is available to residents who wish to dispute a warning, suspension or permanent ban. (Dresden) Father - Mad that neither the Feeds nor the Forum are being managed transparently and actively - Jim

Derek Torvalar wrote: ' I read too much, I thought we should kill ourselves. She doesn't read a thing; she believed me. "Are you really the messiah?" "Yes, I am." She was younger than me, too. She was younger than me. And I said to her. I said, "You know, Pauline? No-one stamps on a burning bag of **bleep** any more. Nobody!" ' Steppenwolf called, Derek, and they would like their riff back. Talking Heads said you could keep the lyrical delivery. Father - Mad as ***bleep*** - Jim

We welcome all ages in THE Cult. Contact me and I can tell you all about the games we play. Father - Mad? Me? - Jim