Okay, being a MSN Messenger user for about 5 to 6 years, I've sort of developed a set of etiquette to be practiced. Some of it can be used in any instant messaging service but only some are applicable to MSN Messenger so okay here I go.
Just some reference. ^^. Take it or leave it. It's okay I don't really mind.
1. Do not Nudge a person more than ONE time for no special reasons.
2. Do not use emoticons without any purpose. You might as well save your energy than putting up POINTLESS emoticons and waste other people's attention.
3. Do not use UPPERCASE for all words. It is very insulting and rude actually.
4. Minimize abbreviations to the minimum. Make sure only use wide-known abbreviations like LOL, OMG, BTW, and so on. Do not abbreviate everything on your own, that will only cause your friend unable to read what in the world you're talking about.
5. Do not use LOL for no special reasons. Remember, LOL stands for laugh-out-loud. So if you weren't laughing-out-loud, don't type it, it's meaningless.
6. Only use "..." when you really don't know what to say.
7. Only use excessive "!" and "?" when you wanted to emphasize your emotions.
8. Please, for goodness's sake, control the number of times you ask "What are you doing now?". It is very annoying and one of the lamest questions in the world. It's other people's life, if they want you to know they will tell, so stop disturbing. Asking this question once in a while is OK. Asking this question every 15 minutes is PURE ANNOYING. If you're trying to make a conversation, PLEASE, THINK of a topic yourself and get started!
9. The nicest way to start a conversation is by saying "hi" or something similar. That is the most common manner. Don't barge into people's life suddenly like "Where did you get my notebook??" or whatever. That is so rude that the person deserves every right to ignore you. But, for close friends, and only for close friends, "hi" can be waived. XD.
10. When you are going to go off-line, at the very least give the person a few minutes to say "bye" back to you. I mean, it's not going to kill if you wait for that right? It's as if you don't even bother to listen if the person got anything else to say.
11. Do not ever ignore the person's question. If you don't feel like answering it, just say it out. It's at least better than rudely ignoring questions.
12. AND if a person do ignore your questions, please TRY not to say anything like "You still haven't answer my questions yet" or "Answer my questions first". Doesn't that sound rude? Well to me it does (and even I myself violate this sometimes, which makes me hates myself after asking that question). If you really want to know the answer, copy and paste the question again. That is at least better than asking those rude questions.
13. And save your emoticons carefully. When you're saving emoticons, use shortcuts like "haha3" or "happy7". This will make unnecessary emoticons to appear during normal conversations and it will help your friend easier to read what you are saying.
14. Don't let your friends wait too long for your reply. If you know that you're going to be away or "be right back", inform them. A quick sentence wouldn't kill you.
15. Do not over-dominate the conversation. Let your friends talk! If you can't let them talk and want them to listen to you talking, then you might as well uninstall your messenger.
16. If you see that the person is still "writing a message" (I don't know about other messenger but yes for MSN Messenger you can see that), please, let them finish what they're writing and then only you reply. If you type something while they're still "writing a sentence" it is similar to interrupting people while they're talking. So, is that considered rude or not? Think for yourself.
17. One more golden rule: don't be a full-time complainer. Fine, you've had a bad day and you wanna tell someone about it. That's normal. But spare your friends and move on to the next topic after you've done complaining (maybe for just about 10 minutes, any longer than that, complain more at your own risk). Be sure to throw away your grumpy mood while chatting later on.
18. I believe I don't really have to list this down. But to be on the safe side I'll list this down anyway. MIND YOUR LANGUAGE. No foul languages please.
19. Do not ever say something like "Type faster can you?", "Fast fast fast I need to XXX", "Why do you type so slow?". I know, you're a fast typist and everything. But please, don't force your speed on other people, if you can't stand the speed of other's typing, fine then, call them rather then messaging them.
20. Use winks (in MSN) wisely. Don't use them without a purpose. Don't do pointless things.
21. Leave sensitive subjects such as politics, marriage status or romantic history unless you're really close to who you're chatting with.
22. Try not to ask for someone's picture (this rule is only applicable when it comes to chatting with online strangers) until time is mature for that. It is a concrete evident that you judge people based on their looks and people might want to preserve their privacy rights to you without hurting your feelings. This action often puts people in an awkward situation so please avoid doing it.
I think that's it so far. I'll add more later (or not if this is complete).
So, if you want the online messaging world to hate you, go and try to violate all those rules and see what happens ^^. Be my guest.
Yvonne..
Just some reference. ^^. Take it or leave it. It's okay I don't really mind.
1. Do not Nudge a person more than ONE time for no special reasons.
2. Do not use emoticons without any purpose. You might as well save your energy than putting up POINTLESS emoticons and waste other people's attention.
3. Do not use UPPERCASE for all words. It is very insulting and rude actually.
4. Minimize abbreviations to the minimum. Make sure only use wide-known abbreviations like LOL, OMG, BTW, and so on. Do not abbreviate everything on your own, that will only cause your friend unable to read what in the world you're talking about.
5. Do not use LOL for no special reasons. Remember, LOL stands for laugh-out-loud. So if you weren't laughing-out-loud, don't type it, it's meaningless.
6. Only use "..." when you really don't know what to say.
7. Only use excessive "!" and "?" when you wanted to emphasize your emotions.
8. Please, for goodness's sake, control the number of times you ask "What are you doing now?". It is very annoying and one of the lamest questions in the world. It's other people's life, if they want you to know they will tell, so stop disturbing. Asking this question once in a while is OK. Asking this question every 15 minutes is PURE ANNOYING. If you're trying to make a conversation, PLEASE, THINK of a topic yourself and get started!
9. The nicest way to start a conversation is by saying "hi" or something similar. That is the most common manner. Don't barge into people's life suddenly like "Where did you get my notebook??" or whatever. That is so rude that the person deserves every right to ignore you. But, for close friends, and only for close friends, "hi" can be waived. XD.
10. When you are going to go off-line, at the very least give the person a few minutes to say "bye" back to you. I mean, it's not going to kill if you wait for that right? It's as if you don't even bother to listen if the person got anything else to say.
11. Do not ever ignore the person's question. If you don't feel like answering it, just say it out. It's at least better than rudely ignoring questions.
12. AND if a person do ignore your questions, please TRY not to say anything like "You still haven't answer my questions yet" or "Answer my questions first". Doesn't that sound rude? Well to me it does (and even I myself violate this sometimes, which makes me hates myself after asking that question). If you really want to know the answer, copy and paste the question again. That is at least better than asking those rude questions.
13. And save your emoticons carefully. When you're saving emoticons, use shortcuts like "haha3" or "happy7". This will make unnecessary emoticons to appear during normal conversations and it will help your friend easier to read what you are saying.
14. Don't let your friends wait too long for your reply. If you know that you're going to be away or "be right back", inform them. A quick sentence wouldn't kill you.
15. Do not over-dominate the conversation. Let your friends talk! If you can't let them talk and want them to listen to you talking, then you might as well uninstall your messenger.
16. If you see that the person is still "writing a message" (I don't know about other messenger but yes for MSN Messenger you can see that), please, let them finish what they're writing and then only you reply. If you type something while they're still "writing a sentence" it is similar to interrupting people while they're talking. So, is that considered rude or not? Think for yourself.
17. One more golden rule: don't be a full-time complainer. Fine, you've had a bad day and you wanna tell someone about it. That's normal. But spare your friends and move on to the next topic after you've done complaining (maybe for just about 10 minutes, any longer than that, complain more at your own risk). Be sure to throw away your grumpy mood while chatting later on.
18. I believe I don't really have to list this down. But to be on the safe side I'll list this down anyway. MIND YOUR LANGUAGE. No foul languages please.
19. Do not ever say something like "Type faster can you?", "Fast fast fast I need to XXX", "Why do you type so slow?". I know, you're a fast typist and everything. But please, don't force your speed on other people, if you can't stand the speed of other's typing, fine then, call them rather then messaging them.
20. Use winks (in MSN) wisely. Don't use them without a purpose. Don't do pointless things.
21. Leave sensitive subjects such as politics, marriage status or romantic history unless you're really close to who you're chatting with.
22. Try not to ask for someone's picture (this rule is only applicable when it comes to chatting with online strangers) until time is mature for that. It is a concrete evident that you judge people based on their looks and people might want to preserve their privacy rights to you without hurting your feelings. This action often puts people in an awkward situation so please avoid doing it.
I think that's it so far. I'll add more later (or not if this is complete).
So, if you want the online messaging world to hate you, go and try to violate all those rules and see what happens ^^. Be my guest.
Yvonne..
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