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Originally Posted by StuartD
Too many people complain about ICQ when in fact they've only contributed to screwing up the system in the first place.
1. Being set on "away" or "invisible" ALL THE TIME really defeats the purpose of the status system. If you really don't want to be bothered, perhaps it's time you learned how to turn it off, or get a new # or.... oh, I don't know... tell people you don't want to be bothered?
2. Leaving ICQ on 24/7 on an INSTANT messenger is rather ironic... how instantly will you respond 2 hours into your 6-8 hour sleep? If you're not there, don't leave it on. There are offline messages.
Perhaps if everyone did this, there wouldn't be "Are you there?" messages anymore.
And don't even get me started on "hey, you there?" messages that you respond to and then have to wait 20+ minutes for them to get back to you again with what it is they wanted in the first place.
Ask if I'm here if you have to, but when I say yes... HAVE THE DECENCY TO BE THERE YOURSELF!
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I have the same mentality with icq as i do with my cell phone. i pay the bill for it, i'll use it how i like.
i leave mine on 24-7, its great for people around the world to leave messages when i am asleep and its 2pm for them, but 2am for me.
people always get pissed at me for not answering my cell phone, and i tell them if they want to pay the bill, i will answer anytime they call. as long as i pay the bill, its my luxury to use as i see fit.
if i want to leave my icq on 24-7 with an away message asking to state what you like and i'll get back to you later, and i pay the bill for my internet, thats the way it works.
life doesn't revolve around someone dropping a hat at one possibly inopportune moment and thinking that if you don't get a response back that very second that they aren't important. we work in a global environment with global requirements.
i prefer to get all icqs in real time and answer them in the order they come in at my earliest convenience the next time i sit down at the computer.
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