It’s been a while since I’ve actually had an IM get to the point where I engage it. It’s been even longer since I’ve had one that makes me add a whole new paragraph to the IM Rules Page.
This one is a winner. Meet rasclef2005 from Yahoo.
In 3 lines he hits rule 1, 3, and 4. But then he gets interesting with his confusion over my old Yahoo handle and my beliefs.
The conversation…
I must be getting healthy, the idiots are out in full force again:
Today’s IM began:
singlelady_4man
4:12:10 Buzz!!
4:12:14 Hello…..How are u doing today?….Any single honest male here?
So I responded with:
4:13:27 http://tinyurl.com/2nprbg
4:14:16 Please read before sending any further messages
And of course as always happens I updated the posting at that link with new rules and changes. Check the link out. I’m always looking for suggestions.
Edit: Addendum
Why yes, I am listing the culprit instead of censoring it out. This is a change of policy. Why have I been bothering to protect these people :?)
Well today saw another random 419’er drop on my virtual doorstep.
Here is a link explaining What a 419’er is
He violated no less than 75% of my IM rules.
My IM rules are basically sent to anyone who IM’s me that I don’t know. Within 2 lines they get the URL (which officially will change to a tinyurl ref: http://tinyurl.com/2nprbg)
Personally, there are a couple of things I wish you could do in the IM world:
1) Hit a spam button which gets your IM account and IM’s temporarily monitored
2) Auto send a link, document to anyone who IM’s you for the first time.
3) have some recourse other than “Block” against abuse.
Just my $0.02 for the day.
-me
