Instant messaging (29)

Does anyone feel like I do about this? When you are messaging or chatting with someone online, do you also take other calls at the same time?
I find it disturbing to be talking with someone and it takes forty seconds for that person to respond to a remark and then you get 'yes' or 'k' and nothing for another minute. It's obvious that they are chatting with someone else at the same time.

Do you do that? Don't you find it disrespectful? If I'm chatting with you, it's just you. If someone else comes on trying to talk to me, I ignore them for now and get back to them later unless it's my kids. Even then I would let you know that my son wants to talk to me and I'll get back to you soon.

Agree or disagree, I'm trying to understand this means of communication.

Sorry Murray - I am guilty of this. MSN allows you to connect with multiple people at the same time - for me it allows me to talk with you or whomever and clean my house or study or do what I have to do.
If I was to glue my butt to my computer chair nothing would get done.
If you were talking on the phone, not every answer is a sentence but it is immediate.

Spot on Capt! I find it very disrespectful. In fact, for me it's right up there with people who use their cordless/cell phones in the bathroom. I block everyone and chat with them one at a time because I'm interested in having a conversation with them. IM is not a popularity contest. Those who want to chat to multiples can count me out. Ditto for those who say "I have another call coming in can you hold on". Sorry but no, I have this thing called a life that I would like to get back to.

Yea, I feel the same way Murray. It kinda takes the "I" outa "IM" What's the point. Either let em know, or let em go.

And another thing that burns my wagon lol, is some people with call waiting that attempt to have half a conversation with you, back and forth, back and forth, beep hang on, beep hang on.



Popularity contest has already been mentioned.

I got rid of call waiting.....HATE that......and I dont have alot of faith in IM at all lol my never seems to work properly and often even the one person I am trying to chat with either doesnt get my messages or I cant get theirs.

.....now texting on my mobile is another thing..I am VERY bad with sending and receiving texts ...all the time..I know that bugs alot of people....am trying not to do it soooo much but lol lol I guess that is the one thing I need to work on lol

Yeah but at the same time, we shouldn't always jump to conclusions. Sometimes the computer is slow and mine will sometimes freeze up and I have to reboot and see if the person is still there. I don't mind when I'm chatting with someone and they say BRB I need to pee, or get a coffee or something like that. There sometimes is a reason but it can get annoying if it's obvious.

"Agree or disagree, I'm trying to understand this means of communication. "

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Agree. ..................k......................yes, ................good point...........................what was that you said?

But I do agree Murray. Sorry, I'm talking to 2 other people.

I agree.Only problem is that even if u put urself as busy or away when talking with someone, others will still interrupt and u have to take the time to tell them ur busy .