Comments on: ESC: Searching the Metaverse http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/ You make it happen. We report it. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: An Engine Fit For My Proceeding · Searching, Publicity; How Well It Can Work, How Well It Should http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-6 An Engine Fit For My Proceeding · Searching, Publicity; How Well It Can Work, How Well It Should Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:20:41 +0000 http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-6 [...] Second Life Tribune [...] [...] Second Life Tribune [...]

]]> By: S. "Chairman" Guillaume http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-5 S. "Chairman" Guillaume Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:59:29 +0000 http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-5 Ms. Neva is only upset because this is an ESC project. If it were an SL Stratics-sponsored search-engine, she'd be happily contributing her tenants' information. Ms. Neva is only upset because this is an ESC project. If it were an SL Stratics-sponsored search-engine, she’d be happily contributing her tenants’ information.

]]> By: smiletenshi http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-4 smiletenshi Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:57:11 +0000 http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-4 I wasn't aware you had the ability to speak of the grid as a whole, Prokofy. All hail the SL entity Prokofy Neva! I wasn’t aware you had the ability to speak of the grid as a whole, Prokofy. All hail the SL entity Prokofy Neva!

]]> By: Prokofy Neva http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-3 Prokofy Neva Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:44:19 +0000 http://sltribune.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/esc-searching-the-metaverse/#comment-3 I love how you blather on and make it appear that these greedy scrapers are "listening to the community" because they "found a bug" that "unfortunately" showed things for sale. But that completely distracts from the problem of the overwhelming majority of things shown for sale that aren't a bug. They are showing for sale because people leave stuff out for sale in homes for all kinds of reasons that do NOT have to do with wishing the entire public on the grid to TP into their bedrooms. Sometimes the for-sale status stays on a purchased item. Or they deed a TV to the group or undeed it or whatever. It's just not the right of one company to grab all this data for its own commercial use. Opt-in might take longer to populate. But in a world, which is something very different than a web page, you have to take that time. What's the hurry? Have to impress your clients that you pwn the grid and its data and can scrape at will? *We're* not impressed. Those companies that can take the time to reach a comfort level for people living and working on the grid and respecting their privacy, along with making a profit for themselves, will simply do better in the long run. And I'm happy to use insult-radio talk on people who in fact egregiously insulted me and my tenants *first* by scraping their private information without consent. I love how you blather on and make it appear that these greedy scrapers are “listening to the community” because they “found a bug” that “unfortunately” showed things for sale.

But that completely distracts from the problem of the overwhelming majority of things shown for sale that aren’t a bug. They are showing for sale because people leave stuff out for sale in homes for all kinds of reasons that do NOT have to do with wishing the entire public on the grid to TP into their bedrooms. Sometimes the for-sale status stays on a purchased item. Or they deed a TV to the group or undeed it or whatever. It’s just not the right of one company to grab all this data for its own commercial use.

Opt-in might take longer to populate. But in a world, which is something very different than a web page, you have to take that time. What’s the hurry? Have to impress your clients that you pwn the grid and its data and can scrape at will? *We’re* not impressed.

Those companies that can take the time to reach a comfort level for people living and working on the grid and respecting their privacy, along with making a profit for themselves, will simply do better in the long run.

And I’m happy to use insult-radio talk on people who in fact egregiously insulted me and my tenants *first* by scraping their private information without consent.

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