Yahoo Messenger Help

[sexyjenn]

Hello everyone

I've been using yahoo messenger and when I click my display picture it comes up with the options box to change it, disable it, etc. It also has a checkbox at the bottom asking "Use this selection for everyone".

I was under the impression I could un-select that option and display a special picture for one chat window/person and have my usual display picture for everyone else?

Is this possible with yahoo or did I misunderstand it?

thanks in advance
jenn

 

[luvtofly]

I'm not sure, but your reasoning sounds quite plausible, however whenever I click into that box to change the display picture the whole program shuts down on me, on both computers I'm running today...

 

[sweetgirl666]

Yepp, that is how it should work, but...yahoo messes up on that often enough... especially bad when you put up a naughty picture for that special someone...

 

[sexyjenn]

Yepp, that is how it should work, but...yahoo messes up on that often enough... especially bad when you put up a naughty picture for that special someone...

I rather had quite the opposite happen, showing a non-naughty picture to someone instead of a "annonymous" style naughty one like my avatar here.

thanks for letting me know I'm not alone with this problem, if anyone can fix it please do tell us.

 

[dragon_gurl]

Hello everyone

I've been using yahoo messenger and when I click my display picture it comes up with the options box to change it, disable it, etc. It also has a checkbox at the bottom asking "Use this selection for everyone".

I was under the impression I could un-select that option and display a special picture for one chat window/person and have my usual display picture for everyone else?

Is this possible with yahoo or did I misunderstand it?

thanks in advance
jenn

This is correct, I often put up a naughty pic when chatting with my boyfriend and leave the Avatar up for everyone else, but i don't belive you can have 2 of your pics up at once. Just the Avatar, and one pic, so if you have other people looking at a pic, and you change it for one person, then everyone will see the pic you may not want them to... So safe bet, display the Avatar for everyone. Then click the Change pic, share this pic, on an individual basis.

 

[unculbact]

Yepp, that is how it should work, but...yahoo messes up on that often enough... especially bad when you put up a naughty picture for that special someone...

Even more frustrating when your putting up that picture to deceive somebody into believing they are that special someone. Especially if you're launching a campaign that covers a period of weeks, using the pics in conjunction with other tools to feign friendship and interest, slowly wearing away a person's natural skepticism, deliberately jerking their chain until such time as they develop the sort of emotional dependency that is inevitable when you persuade them to share their heart with you.

But if the pic posts and other tools are successful, then after you've ascertained that they've reached that vulnerable stage, it's time to indulge and cut them off at the knees, by abruptly ending all contact using a deliberately flimsy pretext that comes out of the blue, with no warning whatsoever. Simple, but effective.

Then comes the deep satisfaction as you imagine their confusion, their hurt, and their bewilderment as they wonder what they did wrong, why they're suddenly being treated as a pariah or criminal, why they noticed no signals that something was amiss, leaving them second guessing their judgement and perception. As Nelson would say on The Simpsons; "Ha-ha!"

A pretty good way of expressing contempt and loathing for somebody's feelings. Though the pathetic communication skills and passive-aggressive animus of it are certainly not the sort of qualities one would look for in a professional such as, say, an engineer or clinical therapist.

 

[SweetErika]

Even more frustrating when your putting up that picture to deceive somebody into believing they are that special someone. Especially if you're launching a campaign that covers a period of weeks, using the pics in conjunction with other tools to feign friendship and interest, slowly wearing away a person's natural skepticism, deliberately jerking their chain until such time as they develop the sort of emotional dependency that is inevitable when you persuade them to share their heart with you.

But if the pic posts and other tools are successful, then after you've ascertained that they've reached that vulnerable stage, it's time to indulge and cut them off at the knees, by abruptly ending all contact using a deliberately flimsy pretext that comes out of the blue, with no warning whatsoever. Simple, but effective.

Then comes the deep satisfaction as you imagine their confusion, their hurt, and their bewilderment as they wonder what they did wrong, why they're suddenly being treated as a pariah or criminal, why they noticed no signals that something was amiss, leaving them second guessing their judgement and perception. As Nelson would say on The Simpsons; "Ha-ha!"

A pretty good way of expressing contempt and loathing for somebody's feelings. Though the pathetic communication skills and passive-aggressive animus of it are certainly not the sort of qualities one would look for in a professional such as, say, an engineer or clinical therapist.

Ouch! Are people that cold and manipulative?

 

[unculbact]

Ouch! Are people that cold and manipulative?

Yes. Yes indeed. Perhaps one day, we'll get an explanation why.

 

[rip_1_4_u]

Even more frustrating when your putting up that picture to deceive somebody into believing they are that special someone. Especially if you're launching a campaign that covers a period of weeks, using the pics in conjunction with other tools to feign friendship and interest, slowly wearing away a person's natural skepticism, deliberately jerking their chain until such time as they develop the sort of emotional dependency that is inevitable when you persuade them to share their heart with you.

But if the pic posts and other tools are successful, then after you've ascertained that they've reached that vulnerable stage, it's time to indulge and cut them off at the knees, by abruptly ending all contact using a deliberately flimsy pretext that comes out of the blue, with no warning whatsoever. Simple, but effective.

Then comes the deep satisfaction as you imagine their confusion, their hurt, and their bewilderment as they wonder what they did wrong, why they're suddenly being treated as a pariah or criminal, why they noticed no signals that something was amiss, leaving them second guessing their judgement and perception. As Nelson would say on The Simpsons; "Ha-ha!"

A pretty good way of expressing contempt and loathing for somebody's feelings. Though the pathetic communication skills and passive-aggressive animus of it are certainly not the sort of qualities one would look for in a professional such as, say, an engineer or clinical therapist.

Sounds dreadful... Glad I haven't run into a sicko like this...thanks for the warning! Since you're from Wisconsin too I feel like I should get my cheesehead out and smack the shit out of this person

 

[Freebear]

just delete that program its full of spam and spies who install spyware n your computer.

 

[VeryShyGirl]

Even more frustrating when your putting up that picture to deceive somebody into believing they are that special someone. Especially if you're launching a campaign that covers a period of weeks, using the pics in conjunction with other tools to feign friendship and interest, slowly wearing away a person's natural skepticism, deliberately jerking their chain until such time as they develop the sort of emotional dependency that is inevitable when you persuade them to share their heart with you.

But if the pic posts and other tools are successful, then after you've ascertained that they've reached that vulnerable stage, it's time to indulge and cut them off at the knees, by abruptly ending all contact using a deliberately flimsy pretext that comes out of the blue, with no warning whatsoever. Simple, but effective.

Then comes the deep satisfaction as you imagine their confusion, their hurt, and their bewilderment as they wonder what they did wrong, why they're suddenly being treated as a pariah or criminal, why they noticed no signals that something was amiss, leaving them second guessing their judgement and perception. As Nelson would say on The Simpsons; "Ha-ha!"

A pretty good way of expressing contempt and loathing for somebody's feelings. Though the pathetic communication skills and passive-aggressive animus of it are certainly not the sort of qualities one would look for in a professional such as, say, an engineer or clinical therapist.

That was you?? you broke my heart.