I hide from my chat programs...

[*bratcat*]

 

[Tyrael]

Nah, being antisocial means you are hostile towards people. Unwilling to associate with them at a friendly level.

Turning off msn cuz you never use it is called conserving computer resources lol.

 

[ScarlettRose]

I do the same from time to time. They can get overwhelming. Who says you have to always be accessible? I definately don't see you as antisocial, bratcat.

 

[Daddyslilpet]

Having 4 chat programs can be a bit much at times, for me. I do the hiding thing sometimes myself....

I know but its hard for us gals sometimes....ya get all kinds of im's without even knowing who the heck the people are. I love to chat, don't get me wrong, I just like to pick when sometimes.

Like if I've had a really bad day or something.

dixi

 

[Reverie]

I do it all the time too lately. I was spending way to much time chatting on line, so I cut it out. Now I almost never use my yahoo and set my MSN to appear offline.

 

[Raina]

I do it too. A lot lately. I get distracted by the instant messages, and I just don't feel like chatting much anymore.

 

[Wiggles]

Yahoo's for my acquaintances (sp?). MSN is for those I hold near and dear. On Yahoo, I'm usually invisible, unless I feel particularly friendly that day. On MSN I'm always visible.

It's a nice little system.

 

[KillerMuffin]

I don't turn mine on very often anymore. Maybe once in a blue moon cause it seems that everytime I open it up five to seven "Hi! Wanna talk!" windows show up.

*sigh*

I have a couple of people I don't mind talking to at all, they're usually the ones that understand that I don't always want to talk to them on the IM the instant I turn it on. I have writers I like to talk to, friends I like talk to, but sometimes it's just more of a hassle.

It's almost like the phone these days--intrusive.

It keeps me from getting any work done because it's all done in real time and not at convenience. I'm at the computer, I've got the word processor open and I'm writing. I can hop between the word processor and the boards and stuff, but it's almost impossible to do that with IM on.

I'm thinking of doing away with it altogether.

 

[*bratcat*]

 

[Matthew D]

Well BC it is good to see I am not the only one that did that... I actually went farther lately and just deleted a couple of the chat programs.. not that anyone ever really wanted to talk

 

[nakedangelina]

Me, too

I have 4 chat programs and I am almost always hidden, even in Lit. I get distracted by it, and I HATE the "how are you tonight, you do not know me but I read your profile..." idiots that IM consistantly as I am trying to do something. Funny, KM, what you said about the phone and the IM's being intrusive at times. That is it exactly. I even have caller ID on my phone, no voice mail, and if I do not want to talk to the person calling, I just do not answer.
I'm gonna slink out of the thread now that I feel completely anti-social.

 

[sabbathstorm]

I normally have my chat programs set to invisible status when I'm online since I'm usually playing games. If I see someone I want to talk to, I'll message them.

 

[riff]

I seldom use them anymore unless I am in the mood to chat with someone in particular or if they want to chat with me.

 

[Guest]

I have MSN and yahoo...I very rarely use them. I use this board for PMs and emails and voicemails...but I hardly ever use my chat programs now.

I put my MSN on *appear offline* so that I can check my hotmail or pick who I want to talk to...

Does this mean that I am antisocial? Is this something that others do?

You...anti-social? LOL
I keep turn them off too, 'coz they make my PC crush.

 

[BigDawg69]

No way you're anit-social cat!

OK now as for me? Wow I wish I was that popular to have such problems.

I have but only MSN. I used to have ICQ a while ago but got fed up with their stupid wanky update process. Gone. Never downloaded Yahoo, dunno why, just never had a reason to. And AOL can kiss my ass. Besides most of the people I work with use AOL and the last thing I want to do is chat with them away from work!

I usually appear on-line when I am on-line on MSN. I only have like 4 or 5 contacts so no biggie.

 

[spankableBelle]

gosh, i'm not that important, popular, or evidently that interesting...lol...i've had all my chat programs on for the last 2 hours and not one single solitary message has popped up...i very rarely put myself on invisible status since obviously i'm already invisible...lol

what am i doing wrong? <giggles> or maybe i should ask, what am i doing right? hehehe...

(shrugs)

belle

 

[Soblue]

I go both ways. Heh. Sometimes I like to chat a lot and play games online with friends, I'm a big yahoo spades freak.

Other times, I really am too busy to chat much and feel bad cutting someone off if I don't have a lot of time, so I stay invisible.