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MSN Etiquette

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:22

I am new ish to MSN. I have a friend whose email address I added to my MSN. I often see her online but she has never responded to my invites to chat. Do you think she doesn't want me to MSN her? should I have asked her before putting her in my MSN? Or am I just unpopular?

TIA

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DumbledoresGirl · 27/03/2006 18:23

Just msn me instead! Wink

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:24

;)

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:24

Wink even!

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rumtumtigger · 27/03/2006 18:25

I never reply to MSN from anybody because I don't like using it

DumbledoresGirl · 27/03/2006 18:26

I would like to ask a related question actually, if you don't mind NASWM. If you want to delete a contact, are they informed of your decision or do you just alwasy appear off line to them?

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:28

of course I dont mind DG. I am keen to know all about MSN

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welshboris · 27/03/2006 18:28

DG, no they havent got a clue if you block them

DumbledoresGirl · 27/03/2006 18:29

So welshboris, you just always appear off line to them?

DumbledoresGirl · 27/03/2006 18:31

What about if they try to email you?

CHICagoMUM · 27/03/2006 18:33

I'm in a similar situation, too NASWM. When dh loaded up email he somehow seems to have added several contacts for me. Several are from addresses of people who I haven't asked if they would like to and have never had messages from them either. I also wondered if I was being blanked as it wasn't the done thing to make someone a contact without checking with them first.

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:33

But my friend often appears online or busy etc. and sometimes online. And still doens't respond :(

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DumbledoresGirl · 27/03/2006 18:34

NASWM, remember I often appear online but it only means my computer is on as I get signed in automatically. Could you email this person and see if they respond to that?

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:36

I tried that DG. no response.

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CHICagoMUM · 27/03/2006 18:36

Is this a friend you know in rl (ie can you phone or talk to her face to face - play dumb and say you've recently started using msn an as you have her email address thought you would try it out with her (then quickly add "I hope you don't mind"), but as you haven't got a reply from her you where wondering if had done something wrong (in terms of using msn) and ask her wether she got any of the messages.)

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NASWM · 27/03/2006 18:37

yes I was thinking that. She is a good friend in RL.

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welshboris · 27/03/2006 18:38

Yeah DG, if they email you, you get it.

Youre always offline to them, they never see any name changes you make either

nutcracker · 27/03/2006 18:44

People have to accept you adding them as a contact in the first place though, so if they didn't want you to have them on your list they could have refused.

nutcracker · 27/03/2006 18:45

I mean a box pops up when someone tries to add you as a contact and you can accept or decline.

Skribble · 27/03/2006 21:14

My FIL contacts me through AOL, he can see I am online but I don't use the AOL browser, I minimise it and open an explorer window. So I don't usually notice the wee flashing man on the bar at the bottom until 3hrs after he sends the message Blush. Mind you i do tend to ignor wee flashing men.

It might be that it is not even your friend that is online it could be her kids or DH?

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NASWM · 29/03/2006 17:37

You wont believe this. Last night I was sitting chatting on MSN when up popped a message from the said friend! We then had a LONG chat. Neither of us mentioned anything about anything, but I think it will be fine now. Thanks for all your help though!

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