Originally Posted by Meloman

I kinda look at it just like a voice mail message or even email. I don't expect people to be online at the same time as me. So I'll still just leave an icq message (saying whatever it is I needed) and figure they'll reply back whenever. Pretty much like an email but on icq.

I never really pay attention to whether someone is actually online or not, I just leave an icq message whenever.

But I never expect to get an instant response always figuring the person is away.