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May 20, 2006, 3:52am

Sometimes I like to just lurk in chat areas like AW ground zero, not
speaking with my name not showing to others. Other times I like to chat,
but it's the lurking that's got me confused. Twice now, when I've gone to
the Gate, tourists were able to see my name over my head when I hadn't yet
spoken. Is the Gate set up to show everyone's name even if they're lurking?
If so, no big deal, I can re-log in as a tourist for my antisocial lurking.
:)

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Scented Nectar
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May 20, 2006, 3:59am

Yes, show all avatars is enabled.

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- Mark Randall
http://www.temporal-solutions.co.uk

"We're Systems and Networks..."
"It's our job to know..."
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May 20, 2006, 4:21am

Yes, once upon a time you used to be able to go to AW Gate and.... be
annonymous.... but no more. If you go there, everyone will be able to see
your name. Personally I have found the change to be irritating. I came to
rely on the annominity, especially after reinstalling the browser... even on
friends machines hundreds of miles away from my own home... in order to show
them other worlds. I don't like the change, but there is little, if nothing,
we can do about it.

May 20, 2006, 4:22am

Thanks. I was quite surprised when it happened! I'll log in as a rude
tourist of some name or another when I feel like sipping coffee instead of
joining in the conversation.

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May 20, 2006, 4:26am

[View Quote] I don't like it either, but I guess if I really need to, I can re-log in as
a tourist. I'll just have to think of some new names. :)


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Scented Nectar
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May 20, 2006, 4:29am

Yes indeed, it does encourage us to be something other than we are. Why do
they encourage us to be tourists when they obviously want us to be citizens?
It's a mystery! Although I have no intent of leaving AW, I am reducing,
severely, my activities within it. This however is only 1 very small reason.
But, all the reasons combined are having a large impact on my desires. I
think some serious thought needs to be made into AW policy.

May 20, 2006, 4:33am

Well, you shouldn't have to. You paid for an account, and you should have
the right to make it public or private. Instead, they are making you login
as a tourist for your privacy... which is absurd.

> I don't like it either, but I guess if I really need to, I can re-log in
> as a tourist. I'll just have to think of some new names. :)

May 20, 2006, 5:32am

Some could argue you hiding and listening to them was an affront to
their privacy. I kinda like to know who I'm talking to, and if you
don't want to talk or be seen.. why are you there at all?

May 20, 2006, 8:09am

ooo, oooo, your tourist name could be smelly juice! ^_^
but anyway, just a hint, you can goto Options>World >Features in the tool
bar, and check there what options are enabled or disabled.

-SWE

May 20, 2006, 4:20pm

[View Quote] I'm doing just the opposite, recently having come back to AW after years
away. My AW related activities have skyrocketed. I'm seriously addicted
again. :) But I would like the option of whether my name shows or not to
other cits and tourists.


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May 20, 2006, 4:20pm

[View Quote] Sometimes I like to use AW as an interesting chat thing to just watch but
not participate in, other than as a spectator. There are times when I just
am not feeling chatty, but I still want to follow the conversations for a
while because they are enjoyable. I can find some conversations interesting
the same way reading a book is, as a silent audience.

May 20, 2006, 4:20pm

[View Quote] LOL, Smelly Juice, I like it! That's a good one.

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May 20, 2006, 5:09pm

That's up to the 'host' of the world you are currently in, as it should be.


> I'm doing just the opposite, recently having come back to AW after years
> away. My AW related activities have skyrocketed. I'm seriously addicted
> again. :) But I would like the option of whether my name shows or not to
> other cits and tourists.
>
>

May 20, 2006, 5:22pm

You just choose to not answer. More often than not if a Cit doesn't reply to
a tourist, another Cit will tell the tourist that Cit must be AFK.
Or you can give a brief greeting and say BRB.

I go to TheGate a lot and just watch the chat scroll by, cuz I'm not up to
chatting but I want the company.
Sometimes I'll log in as a tourist, but after being a Cit I find that
annoying. rofl


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May 20, 2006, 5:36pm

Or just set your self to afk. As long as yo don't fly around to ruin
your cover, people will ignore you.

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May 20, 2006, 6:24pm

I think I'll just log in as a tourist. I don't want to hurt anyone's
feelings (why isn't she talking to me?).

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May 20, 2006, 6:27pm

I'll just pop in as an anonymous tourist. It's not really that big of a
deal. Might prevent some world-hopping though.

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http://www.scentednectar.com/aw/

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May 20, 2006, 6:45pm

No worries hun, you wouldn't be the first LOL, take note of how many other
cit lurkers there are! BTW tourists can't see the whisper box in AWGate so
they wouldn't know you were there if you hang out just out of sight ... the
globe is a good spot, you are nearby but can't be seen (can see out tho
:o}), only cits would know you are there but most even if they say hi and
you don't answer don't give it much thought.

Be who you are, use your cit, you paid for it ... just hang out and lurk,
tis your perogative, many others do! :o}

Hugzzz

Lady NightHawk


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May 20, 2006, 10:05pm

I'll keep on lurking. :) It was just a shock being outed like that, when I
thought I was anonymous looking.

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May 20, 2006, 11:07pm

It's been that way for a long time and I don't think it's a big deal. Just
ignore people, they'll move on.

It's not that way everywhere anyway - your choice to lurk in the Gate. :)

Maki
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May 20, 2006, 11:45pm

The Gate and Aw seem the 2 most likely places to find lots of interesting
conversations due to the large numbers of people there. I only lurk once in
a while though, so if it's the Gate, I'll just pop in as a tourist.

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