AIM away messages

[Sentinel]

It has made people less personable on one level, but on another it has given them another tool where they can communicate.

 

[Schfifty Five]

If this really bugs you OP, then you need to get out more.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Reel
Away messages have become the downfall of IM.

When they first started, there was no notification so people would message you and get an auto-reply indicating that you were away. Eventually, there became a status flag associated with it and people could tell you were away.

Now, they have it so you can not only see someone is away but read their away message too without ever talking to them. People totally abuse the away message using it as a virtual billboard. I see people saying stupid things like "here". Why would you put up an away message stating that you are in fact not away but there?

To make it worse, there is a new feature in AIM where you can message people while still having your away message up. So you are away but still there. It is like you are living a giant lie.

Call me old-fashioned but I liked it best when having an away message up meant you actually were away.

um, actually ICQ was able to send messages while away.

 

[91TTZ]

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[ElMonoDelMar]

This is a very amusing thread.

 

[thehstrybean]

I don't see a problem with it. I often put on away messages when I'm there, mainly because I feel rude when my message isn't on and someone IMs me, but I'm too busy to talk.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Reel
Away messages have become the downfall of IM.

When they first started, there was no notification so people would message you and get an auto-reply indicating that you were away. Eventually, there became a status flag associated with it and people could tell you were away.

Now, they have it so you can not only see someone is away but read their away message too without ever talking to them. People totally abuse the away message using it as a virtual billboard. I see people saying stupid things like "here". Why would you put up an away message stating that you are in fact not away but there?

To make it worse, there is a new feature in AIM where you can message people while still having your away message up. So you are away but still there. It is like you are living a giant lie.

Call me old-fashioned but I liked it best when having an away message up meant you actually were away.

I agree with you, half my buddy list is away sometimes, but if I im them they're actually there, it's really, really annoying.

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
If this really bugs you OP, then you need to get out more.