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  • sandman!
    Icq: 14420613
    • Mar 2001
    • 15431

    #1

    Why do people add you on icq and not send a message?

    I get it all the time someone adds me and waits for me to icq them.

    No message nothing but adding me.

    Whats the fucking point ?
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  • Brad
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2007
    • 2510

    #2
    I often wonder the same thing. Anyone know?
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    • Juicy D. Links
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 122992

      #3
      hehehehe very true man loll

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      • uno
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        • Dec 2002
        • 18450

        #4
        I think its for spam bots. I get a lot of random alphanumeric string nicknames trying to add me.
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        • sandman!
          Icq: 14420613
          • Mar 2001
          • 15431

          #5
          Originally posted by uno
          I think its for spam bots. I get a lot of random alphanumeric string nicknames trying to add me.
          not spam bots names look like webmasters i get very little spam on icq maybee 2-3 messages a year.
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          • Princess Ellisa
            Confirmed User
            • Mar 2003
            • 1883

            #6
            If I were to hazard a guess... I would say that it is largely do to the fact that most of the time you add someone to your ICQ because whatever you are doing in that moment requires you to talk them.

            Most often it is somewhere between an hour and 7 days before that person actually ads you.

            Usually by then something else all important is consuming your time so until you get back to whatever it was you were doing when you looked for this new addition do you remember to say hello.

            Maybe not totally the best etiquette... but such is the world of Internet.


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            • sandman!
              Icq: 14420613
              • Mar 2001
              • 15431

              #7
              Originally posted by Princess Ellisa
              If I were to hazard a guess... I would say that it is largely do to the fact that most of the time you add someone to your ICQ because whatever you are doing in that moment requires you to talk them.

              Most often it is somewhere between an hour and 7 days before that person actually ads you.

              Usually by then something else all important is consuming your time so until you get back to whatever it was you were doing when you looked for this new addition do you remember to say hello.

              Maybe not totally the best etiquette... but such is the world of Internet.
              but if your spend the time to add the person why not send a message with whatever you were going to say ?

              We all know having ADD is a requirement to be a webmaster

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              • sniperwolf
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Mar 2005
                • 17743

                #8
                perhaps they just want you to put in their contacts but has no message in mind to tell you as for the moment... just in case they'll be needing you in the future, they have your contacts...
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                • baddog
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 107089

                  #9
                  spammers

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                  • After Shock Media
                    It's coming look busy
                    • Mar 2001
                    • 35299

                    #10
                    I will add people on occassion and drop them into a group, add a note and not message. Just so if I need it in future I will have it.

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                    • emac
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 504

                      #11
                      might be for future references.
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                      • DigitalPimp
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 512

                        #12
                        I do it all the time. Whenever I signup for a program, I add a programs contact into ICQ so that when I do need to contact them I don't have to go searching for their address.

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                        • rowan
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Mar 2002
                          • 17393

                          #13
                          Could be that their msg is blocked by ICQ. If they include a URL then there's a good chance you'll never see it.

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                          • CDSmith
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • May 2001
                            • 51460

                            #14
                            I get added like this by 1-3 and sometimes more per day, no message, just added. I also get the odd message from somone not on my list, it's always pure crap. Always.

                            Definitely spammers at work. I ignore the lot of it. In some extreme cases I add them to my ignore list, and get on with my day.
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                            • Porko
                              SeeMyBucks.com
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 4014

                              #15
                              they think that its like myspace "add friends"

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                              • MichaelP
                                Registered User
                                • Aug 2003
                                • 7124

                                #16
                                Both Ellisa and Sniperwolf are correct : 2 cents:

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                                • IllTestYourGirls
                                  Ah My Balls
                                  • Feb 2007
                                  • 14311

                                  #17
                                  I always make a point to send a message then add the person. Nothing pisses me off more!

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                                  • baddog
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Apr 2001
                                    • 107089

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by sniperwolf
                                    perhaps they just want you to put in their contacts but has no message in mind to tell you as for the moment... just in case they'll be needing you in the future, they have your contacts...
                                    Personally, nothing irritates me more than some n00b that requests authorization because they "might" be needing me in the future.

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                                    • Spunky
                                      I need a beer
                                      • Jun 2002
                                      • 133986

                                      #19
                                      They just get deleted if they dont send a message

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                                      • tony299
                                        lurker
                                        • Aug 2002
                                        • 57021

                                        #20
                                        I agree it makes no sense.

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                                        • Rochard
                                          Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                          • Dec 2001
                                          • 75733

                                          #21
                                          Sometimes i add people in the industry that I might want to have on my ICQ list but I don't want or need to talk to them at that moment....
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                                          • IllTestYourGirls
                                            Ah My Balls
                                            • Feb 2007
                                            • 14311

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Rochard
                                            Sometimes i add people in the industry that I might want to have on my ICQ list but I don't want or need to talk to them at that moment....
                                            Maybe you should tell them that?

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                                            • baddog
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Apr 2001
                                              • 107089

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Rochard
                                              Sometimes i add people in the industry that I might want to have on my ICQ list but I don't want or need to talk to them at that moment....
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                                              • AK
                                                MadZuma
                                                • Nov 2003
                                                • 6436

                                                #24
                                                it can also be icqsux.com
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                                                • Doctor Feelgood
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2005
                                                  • 2112

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                                  Maybe you should tell them that?
                                                  im gonna add you to my list and then send you a message that says "i dont need or want to talk to you at the moment"

                                                  ive done it, cause im waiting for that person to come online so we can chat.

                                                  why? cause if i message you and then 2 days later you get on icq and message me back i will have forgotten what i messaged you in the first place for ...... BITCH

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                                                  • JOKER
                                                    Facit Omnia Voluntas
                                                    • Apr 2003
                                                    • 2105

                                                    #26
                                                    For future reference - I'm doing it all the time, as my Trillian is grouped and has a nice "personal notes" feature.

                                                    I don't understand how someone could be irritated by that... just see it as someone taking your business card and writing a note on the back - could lead to future business as well
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                                                    • fris
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                      • 55679

                                                      #27
                                                      fuckin douchebags
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                                                      • baddog
                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                        • Apr 2001
                                                        • 107089

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by JOKER | JOKEREMPIRE Inc.
                                                        For future reference - I'm doing it all the time, as my Trillian is grouped and has a nice "personal notes" feature.

                                                        I don't understand how someone could be irritated by that... just see it as someone taking your business card and writing a note on the back - could lead to future business as well
                                                        Mainly because there are limits as to how many can be on your list. I have to thin out my list frequently just so new people that want to talk now can be added.

                                                        It is nothing personal.

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                                                        • potter
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                          • 6559

                                                          #29
                                                          yeah it's fuckin weird.

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                                                          • VeriSexy
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                                                            #30
                                                            I hear ya... one of my pet peaves
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                                                            • CDSmith
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • May 2001
                                                              • 51460

                                                              #31
                                                              Sorry, but when you check their personal ICQ data and it says "russian male - 17" or "chinese female - 37", chances are good that it's not a webmaster. And that's what most of them are... not webmasters.

                                                              You people saying "maybe they add you because they want you in their list for later" are out to lunch.
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