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Mar 4, 2001, 3:04pm

[View Quote] And that's where the beacon comes in. It is a representation of someone, so
he doesn't have to be there in person.

in
> there.
>
> I don't really think going to the trouble to make a beacon is necessary
> anyway because there are bots that can already do that.

You can have only a few bot instances - what if you want to use them for
something else already? Also, you'd have to run an external program, as
opposed to the beacons, which are used inside the AW browser.

> A friend of mine
> sometimes sends his bot to my world to talk to me while he works
elsewhere.
> I don't mind that, if I know the bot was sent. What I do mind, is when
some
> one I don't know sends a bot to listen in on what's going on in my world.

The beacon is not meant as a listening device but as a way to participate in
a discussion. Being able to listen is a part of that, but certainly not the
only thing.

> You are right they can be ejected if I know they are there. They will show
> on my wisper list, but I dont' always scan my list to see who is on it, so
I
> will miss a bot comeing in at times.

To drop a beacon, you'd have to come in in person anyway. And if you don't
check who is around, you can easily miss someone who is in your world in
person as well as a beacon. Both can hear what you say. If you don't check
who is around, it's your problem.

> That is when my conversations are being
> spied on.

Yeah, so? What you mentioned can be done as well without the beacon, so I
don't really see a problem there. If you don't want to be heard, go to a
place where nobody is - neither people nor beacons - or use whisper.

> Useing a bot should be enough since every cit num can run up to 3
> bots at a time.

Bots are annoying for that. I want all the chat in one place - in the AW
browser, where it belongs. On IRC you can enter as many channels as you
want, this should be possible in AW too.

> I don't see why or how anyone would handle more
> conversations then that.

oh, that's easy. Yourself at awbingo, one beacon at AW GZ, one beacon at
tech talk, one beacon at AWGate, one beacon in a friends world, etc etc etc.

> So, I don't see a need for a beacon.

Hope you do now.

rolu

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