Sometimes during an IM conversation with someone, another friend will come on. With the telephone, you say "Hold on a second, I've got another call." But on IM, what are you supposed to do. Isn't it an insult when your friend comes on and you agnore him? But wouldn't it also be an insult to the one you're talking to if you say something like, "Another friend just came on. I'd rather talk to them. See ya."?
By the way, I can't have more than one conversation going at one time. I have ADD and can't concentrate well enough to do that, as it gets too distracting. Plus I think it's rude.
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2006-11-15 07:28:28 · 9 answers · asked by funnyrob01 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Make yourself look unavailable..or put up the busy signal on your msn if you are only able to talk to one person at a time, that way if they message you then you can ignore them but it wont look like you are because your icon says busy. There is nothign rude with that..and if you want to speak to someone else just tell the other person you have to go and they will not be able to tell if you are online or not.
2006-11-15 08:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by jennyve25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This always happens to me.
I guess it depends on the person that signed on and YOU.
If your talking to a BUNCH of people.. sometimes what i do is say "brb" when i didn't really GO anywhere. And i talk to some peeps then say brb so i can talk to the others. I talk to 2 people at a time. Anymore than that and i get confused and use the "brb" menthod. It works for it everytime and no one feels neglected.
If your one of them busy types just sign in as invisible and talk to the people you only wanna talk to.
Sometimes if your invisible and you pop put of no where and say hello.. it makes the person feel special that you hid from others to say hi to them.
2006-11-15 08:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by strawliyah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry too much about ignoring them. I think that is more polite than trying to have two conversations at once....
I will often log on, and then distracted and go do something in the kitchen or something...so I don't think (and certainly hope) that any one I know thinks I am purposely ignoring them.
2006-11-15 07:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's not much etiquette standards on IMing... Just look at how people (mainly teens I should say) type on there! "lol", "ttyl", "omfg", there should be a whole dictionary for the junk I get sent on there.
As for the multitasking thing all I can say is don't have a massive buddy list: if your friends see that you're on they're gonna send you an IM if they're on too. It's just how it works.
2006-11-15 07:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would tell which ever one I don't want to talk to at that time I was iming someone else right now & when would be a good time to get together.
2006-11-15 20:07:36 · answer #5 · answered by Julia B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have such thing as info on whether you are online or hide the fact that you are. Hide the fact that you are online, so someone else won't join in.
2006-11-16 14:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, proper ettiquette on im. I think that im is a relatively new concept so there's no ettiquette for it yet. I assume someday there will be. If there is ettiquette for it, I have not heard of it yet.
2006-11-15 07:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just ignore the other person b/c then that person doesn't think I'm at the computer.
2006-11-15 07:56:54 · answer #8 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
just say politely...hi dont go i will be back.........
2006-11-15 07:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by shahzebb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋