IMer Etiquette
At what point do I no longer have to say goodbye to someone who I haven't IMed in a few minutes? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? I'm going on 12 minutes here since the last IM, and it just seems awkward at this point to toss in a "see ya later."
Now let's say it's my girlfriend. Then the goodbye is mandatory, right? That's an easy one.
Does it matter if the conversation was really deep and emotional? Let's say I just talked someone out of jumping off a building. Do I owe them a "take it easy" 15 minutes after they IMed me "OK, I'm off the ledge and I'm going to have the courage to face up to my mistakes" or can I just put up an away message?
Does it matter if I was the last one to IM? If their last IM was 5 minutes ago and concluded a conversation, I'm ok tossing up an away message and getting on with my life. But what if my last IM was "you really should stop using heavy machinery while binge drinking" and Dan hasn't responded in 5 minutes? Do I have to wait around for a response? I'm doing him a favor by having the conversation in the first place, right? I think so...
I'm putting up an away message.
Now let's say it's my girlfriend. Then the goodbye is mandatory, right? That's an easy one.
Does it matter if the conversation was really deep and emotional? Let's say I just talked someone out of jumping off a building. Do I owe them a "take it easy" 15 minutes after they IMed me "OK, I'm off the ledge and I'm going to have the courage to face up to my mistakes" or can I just put up an away message?
Does it matter if I was the last one to IM? If their last IM was 5 minutes ago and concluded a conversation, I'm ok tossing up an away message and getting on with my life. But what if my last IM was "you really should stop using heavy machinery while binge drinking" and Dan hasn't responded in 5 minutes? Do I have to wait around for a response? I'm doing him a favor by having the conversation in the first place, right? I think so...
I'm putting up an away message.
posted by Prof. A at 12:37 p.m.
1 Comments:
I have another question about IM etiquette. How often can you ignore a person you really hate chatting with but always IM you the second you sign on? I know you can get away with it sometimes, but how much is too much? How many times do you think it will take Paul to get the hint?
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