You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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mine is on perma away, so i have the choice of not answering - at one point in time, this was the only way i could read or post or answer mail here without being buried in chat and message boxes, now it's just habit - mostly i think people i talk to regularly know to send me messages and if i'm here and feel like talking, i will answer.
as for as being invisible, kind of keep that up full time too, as much me being lazy as not, and because of that, i don't get bent out of shape if people buzz me when they see i've posted something... that said, sometimes it's a little funny to post something and immediately get buzzed? it actually keeps me from posting at times, if i truly can't or don't feel like chatting.
i hope i don't come off as a snob, but really, i do frequent the chat rooms when i am feeling social, and am always available to those i consider close friends - that means we talk from time to time, btw, not just that i hit accept when you friended me.... really, best way to get thru my walls, is send me email messages here - even if i am slow at answering them, i do try to, specailly if they grab my attention or NEED to be answered.
ok, feel free to hate me now.
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Quote by Dancing_Doll
If I'm lurking/reading/posting and not interested in any contact with anyone then I am set to invisible. I know that many people don't obey this rule, but when someone is set to invisible and you notice they have just scored a story or posted in the forums (so you are aware they are probably lurking), please don't rush to IM them. Chances are they don't want to talk to anyone or don't have time to. That is why they are set to invisible! I have a handful of people that I'm ok with doing this because I'm good friends with them and because we are often all set to invisible most of the time. But for someone you don't know really well... just send a PM (that's just my opinion). I'm far more likely to respond to a proper PM than a "hey how r u?" IM. If I'm invisible, usually I'm multi-tasking so my attention is scattered as it is.
Quote by ShyVixen
Is it wrong to assume that when you see a friend online with their status set to away that they are cybering?
Quote by Dancing_Doll
If I'm lurking/reading/posting and not interested in any contact with anyone then I am set to invisible. I know that many people don't obey this rule, but when someone is set to invisible and you notice they have just scored a story or posted in the forums (so you are aware they are probably lurking), please don't rush to IM them. Chances are they don't want to talk to anyone or don't have time to. That is why they are set to invisible! I have a handful of people that I'm ok with doing this because I'm good friends with them and because we are often all set to invisible most of the time. But for someone you don't know really well... just send a PM (that's just my opinion). I'm far more likely to respond to a proper PM than a "hey how r u?" IM. If I'm invisible, usually I'm multi-tasking so my attention is scattered as it is.
Quote by TracyAmes
Last week I told someone I couldn't chat and he snapped, then gave me a low score. WTH? Did I inadvertently violate some unwritten Lush rule?
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Quote by spriteQuote by TracyAmes
Last week I told someone I couldn't chat and he snapped, then gave me a low score. WTH? Did I inadvertently violate some unwritten Lush rule?
something i didn't mention in my first post, but will now; when i first joined i went thru "new girl syndrome". that's where the new, sexy, potentially fun girl gets inundated with chat requests. no lie, i'd sign on, and within minutes have 8-10 of the blue box chat requests cover my screen while i'm still trying to navigate and learn the site. i did my best to be nice, and try to answer them all and explain that i'm being slow cause i'm trying to talk to 8 different guys - some were understanding, even if i lost their box entirely - some were impatient and got pissing and poked me if i didn't reply fast enough - a few weeks later, it slowed down a little, but still, there were times when i just wanted to read a story, or post, or talk in the chat rooms, or, god forbid, step away from the computer and have a conversation with my gf, play with my cats, grab a snack, etc...
that's when i discovered the option to be visible or away...
as far as rules of Lush, no, Tracy, you did NOT break an unwritten rule of Lush - THEY are being a jerk - feel free to post their sign on name here - writers gotta stick together - i'm all about punishing bad behavior.
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I am set to away when I don't feel like chatting one-on-one with anyone (for whatever reason).... which is usually 95% of the time. LOL
It has nothing to do with cyber (for me).
I still get plenty of IM's though, even when I'm set to away, which I'll usually reply to if I have a bit of time (as long as they aren't creepy or obnoxious). Sometimes I put my auto-reply on for IMs if I'm not up for it at all.
If I'm lurking/reading/posting and not interested in any contact with anyone then I am set to invisible. I know that many people don't obey this rule, but when someone is set to invisible and you notice they have just scored a story or posted in the forums (so you are aware they are probably lurking), please don't rush to IM them. Chances are they don't want to talk to anyone or don't have time to. That is why they are set to invisible! I have a handful of people that I'm ok with doing this because I'm good friends with them and because we are often all set to invisible most of the time. But for someone you don't know really well... just send a PM (that's just my opinion). I'm far more likely to respond to a proper PM than a "hey how r u?" IM. If I'm invisible, usually I'm multi-tasking so my attention is scattered as it is.
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i'd sign on, and within minutes have 8-10 of the blue box chat requests cover my screen while i'm still trying to navigate and learn the site. i did my best to be nice, and try to answer them all and explain that i'm being slow cause i'm trying to talk to 8 different guys -
lol 
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I usually set my status to away, not because I'm cybering, just because I'm probably busy...
I often have to log off quickly too, so being set to away means I'm less likely to have to disappear from a conversation...
