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Don't you hate it when a newbie replies to the automatically generated greeting message with something like "thanks for the tips" or whatever and takes it as an invitation to send you like 10 PMs a day? Even after I tell them LW's not a chat site, I am still greeted with a "whats up" or "what u doin" or "what time is it in australia" every time I sign in. Or what about when they add you as a friend without any prior contact (apart from the automated message), just to boost their friends list. And then all their n00by friends add you as a friend. I mean jeez, this ain't MySpace. It happens to me all the time and it's damn annoying. I know they're just trying to be friendly most of the time and I'm usually friendly back because that's what support leaders are meant to do and all, but it's still annoying and whatever they have to say is usually boring too.
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sexyboy13
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Yeah, it's annoying, but it gives me something to do...
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Quote: from hithere at 1:51 pm on Nov. 6, 2007
 you can block people.
Yeah but then who's going to tell the noobs how to use LW? I doubt they'd want to stay if their first LW friend blocked them.
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SimplisticComplexity
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Quote: from Anonymous at 2:33 am on Nov. 6, 2007
Quote: from SimplisticComplexity at 4:57 pm on Nov. 6, 2007
If you've already nicely informed them that LW isn't a chat site, just ignore their chatty messages and hit delete. Problem solved. As for them adding you as a friend, it doesn't bother me. Many new members like to add their SL's so that they have quick access to their SL if they have a question. It's no big deal.
I would delete, but in the past they have persisted in sending me messages after I ignored them. I thought we were supposed to be nice to them anyway?
I've found that if you ignore them, they will eventually get bored quickly and leave you alone. If they keep persisting, my suggestion would be to either keep ignoring them, or just send another polite PM asking them to stop. Let them know that they are welcome to ask you any questions about the site, but that you don't want any PM's asking to chat. If they *still* persist, report the messages to the mods and they'll take care of it.
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iwashere85
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I don't mind talking to them, at all.
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Rastafarian
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I get around to eventually telling them to use the forums, I'm not one to just talk, and it kind of irks me when someone is all over me like that.
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ImSoHappy
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I like it when they reply, it proves to me that they're not a troll if they say something productive. I do like to reply aswell because you've got to be warm and welcoming to your novices, and like some people have already mentioned they do want somebody to talk to when they first join. I like to accept my novices friend invites, it gives them easy access to me if they ever need to ask about anything, and it's a nice, welcoming thing to do. Post edited at 2:00 am on Nov. 7, 2007 by ImSoHappy
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