AETHERPHON, global theremin family

On 26 May 2008, at 04:30, kkissinger@... wrote:

>  the "top friends" feature

>  I need more than 24 slots

It's up to 40 now.

> I would prefer to set it up so it rotates through my friends list  
> somehow (maybe there is some way to do that... I haven't figured it  
> out, though).

You can randomise your top friends. (This was recently introduced.)  
It's at the top of the "edit your top friends" page.

> Despite the Service Agreement for Myspace, many bands spam Myspace --
> in fact, there is software that circumvents Myspace's policies to
> allow bands to spam thousands of users a day (yes, there are ways to
> get around the 300 friend-request per day limit).

I resemble that remark. :-)

Well, a little bit. I'm currently working the Without Touch site (for  
the theremin fest in Lippstadt. Did I mention there was a theremin  
fest in Lippstadt?) but with a self-imposed limit of 200 requests per  
day - quite enough to keep me busy, especially as I'm doing CAPTCHAs  
by hand - my concession to the service agreement - and focussing on  
the target audience as closely as my software permits - i.e. only  
European friends of well known thereminists (mostly), followed by a  
single short text-only comment when they accept the add. 3000 friends  
so far, and no complaints from anyone I added. (And a fair number of  
thank-yous to boot.)

I'm aware that "ethical spamming" is an oxymoron, but I justify it in  
my own mind by observing that the festival organiser is doing the  
dance of joy at the results, by euphemising it as "promoting" or  
"spreading the word" and by noting that about ten comments equals one  
friend request - often from excited thereminists who have not yet  
discovered the online theremin community. And that everyone who  
visits http://myspace.com/withouttouch gets exposed to a lovely bit  
of Clara.

Hey-ho.

> I try to be generous about friend requests. The only times I've
> turned down friend requests (or removed a friend from the list) is:
>
> . the account had racist, sexist, or otherwise hateful content
> . the account contained links to pornographic sites
> . the account spammed me on a CONSISTANT basis (I don't mind if
> someone posts an occasional announcement)
>
>

I would add to that list anyone dim-witted enough to let their  
account be hijacked by spammers. I don't want to shop at Macy's or  
find out who fancies me, and I don't want people who visit my profile  
to be tempted. Also I'm especially wary of requests from attractive  
young women in their bikinis because, hey, I DON'T "wanna get laid  
tonite" or meet their "hottie" friends, because, as the song says,  
(*) all I'd get is bitter and a nasty little rash.

Gordon

(*) Squeeze - "Cool For Cats" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pehHNJWKf3g