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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 9:01 am
Anyone else have questions and/or answers about internet etiquette? I know that when in chat you don't leave until everyone there says goodbye but what about Instant Messaging? Does the party that started the IM say goodbye last or does the party that is ending the conversation say goodbye last?
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 12:00 pm
I think whoever has to get to the bathroom first gets to leave immediately! 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 12:03 pm
if you gotta go, you gotta go!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 2:05 pm
There are lots of people who will say 'brb' and then don't come back. To those people, I usually reply with my ok, ttyl.

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:14 pm
lol. What does "ttyl" stand for?
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:15 pm
talk to you later
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:16 pm
well, i'll talk to you later too, lance!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:27 pm
lol. Thank you Lance.
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:27 pm

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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, January 14, 2005 - 3:54 pm
Rosie, when I'm on an IM, when either person wants to leave the conversation, they let the other person know, and say goodbye, then wait (a few seconds or longer if not in a hurry) to be sure the other person saw that message and had time to say goodbye also. In my opinion, it doesn't matter which party started the IM. .....cya
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 11:04 am
It doesn't matter who initiated the convo; it's the one who has to leave first who does the "ttyl" or "gtr". If I ever do a "brb" and don't get back right away, I'll pop back for a sec to post the gotta run note, and then end the convo. BTW, I work for an IM security company. If you use IM at work (and you shouldn't), be sure that both parties exit the convo. If you are being monitored, your convo may be "open" until either both parties exit and/or the convo times out. I don't know how many companies are monitoring usage (but you should know, cause you should see a disclaimer! <grin>).
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, January 15, 2005 - 11:55 pm
Thank you Mak and Costa - very interesting. Anyone else have a question or comment about how we should behave on the internet?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 12:31 am
I think IM is a little different too than a chat room. I know it's used sometimes for business or work stuff, but when you're using it for fun the people you're IM'ing are usually people you know. And they know you well enough to not stand on netiquette too much. (Basing this off the fact that my IM lists is people I know, lol.) They understand if you have to run and can't wait for them to say good bye, or if you haven't said something for awhile you've had something come up and really aren't being rude. There's been times I've had to say BRB and then can't get back for one reason or another. I usually catch whoever I was chatting with later and let them know I'm sorry but something came up. The thing I'm horrible about is forgetting to set my away message. My computer is usually on all day long, though a lot of times I'm off doing something else and it's not til later I get back to see someone had IM'd me.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 8:31 am
War, that away message thing has happened to me too. How do you feel about peeking into folders on the board? There has been some discussion on this matter in the update threads lately.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 9:20 am
War, me three. Something calls me away from the computer, no time to hit the away button; and when I do manage to turn it on, I forget to turn it back off when I get back. Rosie, in the beginning I felt very awkward about reading folders other than my own or the ones I was posting in. Now that we have the Private Message feature though I treat the folders like other threads. Read if interested, skip if not. Everyone is aware that all members are able to read the folders, and that they can switch to Private Message if they want to keep something just that - private.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 7:02 pm
Thank you Lum!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 8:00 pm
Rosie. You have Mum's permission to read any folder you want to. 
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 8:06 pm
LOL Mum and thank you. May I post in them too?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 8:11 pm
Absolutely! As long as you post in mine too! I know, I know. You have been. And bad old Mum keeps procrastinating and not responding in a timely manner.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 8:18 pm
LOL. Mum just has many interests! And, how many kidlets????
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 7:11 am
Actually the pm feature isn't really 'private'.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 7:54 am
Mocha, Not private?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 8:05 am
Nope. It's my understanding(and I could be wrong) that the mods have access to the pm's. So technically they aren't private between you and the person you are pm'g. So if you want a 'private' conversation then it's best to just email that person. Again though I could be wrong but I know that's how it is at other sites that have a pm feature.
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 9:37 am
The PM feature is private if used correctly. When you PM someone, the moderators cannot see the message. If you respond by simply clicking reply, then Neil sees it because the message actually comes from a TVCH address--not the email address of the person sending it. To respond, use the sender's email address that is provided in the message (that happens unless the sender specifically clicks for their email not ot be included)
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Moderator
Moderator
06-30-2002
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 9:41 am
Private messages are NOT visible by any moderators. The only information available to anyone is a log of PM activity which can only be viewed by the Administrator of the board (Moderators do not have that level of access). The only time a message would/could be compromised is if A) The destination e-mail is bad (someone hasn't updated their profile with a valid e-mail address) or B) the recpient clicks 'Reply' and the reply along with the original message MAY be sent to the server account rather than to the person who sent the PM in the first place. Otherwise, PMs are pretty much as secure as any other form of E-mail on the internet. The actual content is not viewable by anyone on the board unless one of the two situations stated above occurs. Mod (22) <Waving to Lance! - Good Answer! >
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 9:51 am
Sooo like I said....
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:00 am
LOL Mocha. Thank you Lance and Mod (22) for your explanations.
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