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15 years ago
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Kyoo no tema wa kore desu....
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tl;dr version:
If you want to contact me, especially over something you deem important, and you don't have my phone #...
AIM or YIM is NOT the way to do it!
And frankly, if it's not important enough to go to the trouble of sending me an e-mail (or a note via FurAffinity), then it's probably not all that important (no matter how big of a tantrum you throw).
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I got my Yahoo IM going for the first time in ages today.
Turns out amid the vast sea of random "Hello are you out there" IMs, there were a small handful of folks who had tried to get a hold of me through the chats for important conversation and/or time-sensitive stuff. Since it's literally been weeks, if not months, since the last time I used a chat, I was treated to a lovely barrage of stored IMs that went from "Helllooo?" and rapidly degraded to huffs ranging from "Fine--be that way!" to "Waaah you no likie meeee!"
Oddly enough, only one of them had thought to communicate with me by other means.
Okay gang--this is important. In case I have not already made this clear (which I doubt):
I don't have internets at home.
I have to use libraries & other free wi-fi places, many of which block chat programs. Also, when I'm online, it's usually over a limited amount of time--so even if I have the capacity for a chat program, I rarely have it on.
Why? Here's why:
- I don't have the time or the patience to draw conversation out of some random furry stranger who wants to talk but expects me to shoulder the brunt of the exchange. I'm sorry, random furry stranger--- you contacted me. Saying "Hi" to me does not automatically make me responsible for finding a topic & otherwise keeping you entertained.
- Strangers who want to 'commission' free art are irritating as hell. I rarely have time do the stuff I want to do, both for myself & for the people I do know & care about, much less for someone I don't even know.
- Random requests for yiff/cyber/tiny sex/whatever. Look--I don't help those who are too lazy to masturbate by themselves, mmmkay?
- I have a low tolerance for netspeak
- I have a low tolerance for random morons
As examples, these are chats I've actually had. I've shortened them a little, improved spelling, & added a small (and I do mean small) dose of creative license.
Names have been changed; if there's someone out there with these ridiculous nicknames, I really don't care.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ...
Me: Mmmmmyes?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ...Hi.
Me: Hi there. Have we met?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Uh, no.
Me: Okay then. Howdy. (I get busy on doing other things)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Hello?!
Me: Yeah still here.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: I just wanted to talk.
Me: Okay, what about?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: I dunno.
Me: Let me know when you do.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ... (5 minutes pass)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ... (another 5 minutes)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Obviously you're busy on 'important' things. I shouldn't have bothered!
MewMewFurryKitty: Hi
Me: Hi there. Have we met?
MewMewFurryKitty: No. But I like your art.
Me: Thank you very much. (5 minutes pass)
MewMewFurryKitty: Do you take commissions?
Me: Very rarely.
MewMewFurryKitty: Too bad because I'd really like to commission you.
Me: Keep in mind I prefer money orders over checks or PayPal.
MewMewFurryKitty: WHAT? Money?! No I can't afford that, sorry.
Me: A free commission?
MewMewFurryKitty: Well, yeah.
Me: That's a request.
MewMewFurryKitty: Well, yeah.
Me: I don't usually do those. I'd be willing to discuss a swap/trade, as long as you don't expect it right away.
MewMewFurryKitty: But I complimented you. NOW DRAW ME!
PokeAwesome: Hi.
Me: Howdy. Do I know you?
PokeAwesome: Don't think so.
Me: Hello, new person.
PokeAwesome: Location?
Me: Tucson, Arizona, USA. And yourself?
PokeAwesome: Ur age?
Me: 42, and you?
PokeAwesome: R U a girl?
Me: I am of the female persuasion, yes. What gender do you identify as?
PokeAwesome: R U on 2nd life? (10 minutes pass)
PokeAwesome: HELLO?
Me: Just waiting for the answers to the questions I asked.
PokeAwesome: Uhhh whut questions?
Me: Your location, age, gender.
PokeAwesome: Whut's that got 2 do wit NEthing?
Me: They seemed to have greater importance when you expected me to answer those same questions.
PokeAwesome: w/e
tl;dr version:
If you want to contact me, especially over something you deem important, and you don't have my phone #...
AIM or YIM is NOT the way to do it!
And frankly, if it's not important enough to go to the trouble of sending me an e-mail (or a note via FurAffinity), then it's probably not all that important (no matter how big of a tantrum you throw).
**************
I got my Yahoo IM going for the first time in ages today.
Turns out amid the vast sea of random "Hello are you out there" IMs, there were a small handful of folks who had tried to get a hold of me through the chats for important conversation and/or time-sensitive stuff. Since it's literally been weeks, if not months, since the last time I used a chat, I was treated to a lovely barrage of stored IMs that went from "Helllooo?" and rapidly degraded to huffs ranging from "Fine--be that way!" to "Waaah you no likie meeee!"
Oddly enough, only one of them had thought to communicate with me by other means.
Okay gang--this is important. In case I have not already made this clear (which I doubt):
I don't have internets at home.
I have to use libraries & other free wi-fi places, many of which block chat programs. Also, when I'm online, it's usually over a limited amount of time--so even if I have the capacity for a chat program, I rarely have it on.
Why? Here's why:
- I don't have the time or the patience to draw conversation out of some random furry stranger who wants to talk but expects me to shoulder the brunt of the exchange. I'm sorry, random furry stranger--- you contacted me. Saying "Hi" to me does not automatically make me responsible for finding a topic & otherwise keeping you entertained.
- Strangers who want to 'commission' free art are irritating as hell. I rarely have time do the stuff I want to do, both for myself & for the people I do know & care about, much less for someone I don't even know.
- Random requests for yiff/cyber/tiny sex/whatever. Look--I don't help those who are too lazy to masturbate by themselves, mmmkay?
- I have a low tolerance for netspeak
- I have a low tolerance for random morons
As examples, these are chats I've actually had. I've shortened them a little, improved spelling, & added a small (and I do mean small) dose of creative license.
Names have been changed; if there's someone out there with these ridiculous nicknames, I really don't care.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ...
Me: Mmmmmyes?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ...Hi.
Me: Hi there. Have we met?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Uh, no.
Me: Okay then. Howdy. (I get busy on doing other things)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Hello?!
Me: Yeah still here.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: I just wanted to talk.
Me: Okay, what about?
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: I dunno.
Me: Let me know when you do.
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ... (5 minutes pass)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: ... (another 5 minutes)
ClawWolfMidnightPowerThrustor: Obviously you're busy on 'important' things. I shouldn't have bothered!
MewMewFurryKitty: Hi
Me: Hi there. Have we met?
MewMewFurryKitty: No. But I like your art.
Me: Thank you very much. (5 minutes pass)
MewMewFurryKitty: Do you take commissions?
Me: Very rarely.
MewMewFurryKitty: Too bad because I'd really like to commission you.
Me: Keep in mind I prefer money orders over checks or PayPal.
MewMewFurryKitty: WHAT? Money?! No I can't afford that, sorry.
Me: A free commission?
MewMewFurryKitty: Well, yeah.
Me: That's a request.
MewMewFurryKitty: Well, yeah.
Me: I don't usually do those. I'd be willing to discuss a swap/trade, as long as you don't expect it right away.
MewMewFurryKitty: But I complimented you. NOW DRAW ME!
PokeAwesome: Hi.
Me: Howdy. Do I know you?
PokeAwesome: Don't think so.
Me: Hello, new person.
PokeAwesome: Location?
Me: Tucson, Arizona, USA. And yourself?
PokeAwesome: Ur age?
Me: 42, and you?
PokeAwesome: R U a girl?
Me: I am of the female persuasion, yes. What gender do you identify as?
PokeAwesome: R U on 2nd life? (10 minutes pass)
PokeAwesome: HELLO?
Me: Just waiting for the answers to the questions I asked.
PokeAwesome: Uhhh whut questions?
Me: Your location, age, gender.
PokeAwesome: Whut's that got 2 do wit NEthing?
Me: They seemed to have greater importance when you expected me to answer those same questions.
PokeAwesome: w/e
People are... they're not...
*sobs, shakes* Oh God, this is what denial feels like!
The others were just annoying.
You gotta note me first and pass evaluation.
People are so strange sometimes.
/hug
I count your blessings if these chimps only throw rocks, and nothing smellier …
Edit fail … count “my” blessings …
Let us hope that the Scatfiend furs (I am sure there are some out there) keep their caprices to themselves.
I much prefer FA notes or email to communicate with folks.
Not sure about Yahoo IM, but you know you can block AIM to the general public so you don't get messages random strangers, right? Maybe might wanna get an AIM account rather than a Yahoo IM account?
It's been something like a year & a half since I've been able to access internets regularly, & being an old fhart, I've let a few key bits of info slide.
NOW DRAW ME!
*huggles* Please don't hit me ^.^
::Starts lubing up the Moogle Punishment Device. With peanut butter.::
No matter how many times I hear of it, I still have to marvel at the audacity of people trying to get free art out of random strangers.
And yes, many-many people think that by paying compliments to an artist entitles them to reciprocation in the form of immediate free art.
I have a very good idea of how much my own artwork merits an "OMG yur arts R so cool" reaction. Whenever someone drools & slobbers over me & how much they adore my art etc etc without saying anything specific, I know they're going to be asking for free art, now.
A result of this is that a great deal of praise really annoys me or at least makes me feel uncomfortable, whether it's heartfelt or not.