Here is the scenario. You are hanging out at Ambrosia having a great time on the dance floor when all of a sudden that blue box pops up out of nowhere. “Will you be my friend?” it asks. You have no idea who this person is – but hell, you say to yourself, I am a friendly person. So you accept. Nothing happens, for a day or so all is quiet. Then suddenly you find yourself confronted with multiple invites to a brazilian glow-stick rave party sim. What has happened? Congratulations, you just fell victim to the friend spammer. This loathsome creature exists to seek out busy places with real people and compile a huge friends list. Then the unsuspecting victims are teleported to the nether regions of the world to engage in pixelated dance rituals.
The dreaded Blue Box Invite
How then can you recognize the friend spammer? The easiest way is to shun all unsolicited friendship offers. What sort of friend does not chat with you first?They are easily recognized by the friend offer followed by silence. If you attempt to contact your new found best buddy you are usually greeted by a person who speaks in nonsensical gestures and laughs like this – jajajajajajaj!
In Second Life its easy to accumulate “friends”. And just as easy to hit “delete”
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