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I hate people on the yahoo!messenger. Everytime I leave it on, some random moron comes along and decides that he has to talk to me. He has no clue about what, but that never stops them from asking. Honestly I don't get it. Why bother some random internet participant with stupid questions and requests for age/sex/location or whether she/he has a cam?
I never in a million years would think about asking some stranger about this. If I feel like seing some nice pictures or some hot moving stream I would look at screencaps or watch a movie.
Is it so much to ask for, that people use the interest search? You know as in. Oh, gee, she likes vampires, I love vampires, too - let's chat. But no, all you get is a moron asking if they can talk about life or be my new best friend. What went wrong there? Are people's lifes really that empty and shallow?
Being far from extraordinary smart, I still feel light years ahead of those types. They don't even realise that their approach is made of fail. I can spell it out to them. As in:
But no, they don't get it, they just whine, bitch or go ahead as if I had said nothing. The only think that really works, is the following reply:
It's not that I don't like meeting new people, but as snobbish as it may sound. I don't have the patience for idiots. Another reason why I don't like kids. It takes years before they reach a point when you can actually talk to them (if they at all develop those levels of communication I deem necessary.)
Even if you find someone with common interests, it is not always a given that a conversation is actually stimulating. Some fans walk the "positive comments only" routine and that's not how I operate. I can like something and find dozens of things at fault, which I will mention. People don't have to agree with me, but they should at least be able to discuss it.
You can spend only so much time, drooling and swooning about something. Eventually you have to get concrete. I never thought that my small little filter for the Bloody Fangs Messageboard would work that well. Back on the Hollow Board we had many rabid Roxula fans, whose participance fell along the lines of "Oh, he's so sexy" "Boah, nice icons" etc, so I wanted this board to be for mature people who could actually have dialog.
So as a requirement to be admitted to the whole board, I require them to share a bit of info about them. Nothing to personal (like home address), age and sex is not required, just if they feel like it. But what I want to hear is some small intro about why they like vampires or werewolves and what movies, books they prefer. If they can't even type that up, how are they going to contribute anything to the board.
That's obviously too much to ask. If I wouldn't delete accounts every now and then, I had about 50 members signing up, who were totally unable to comply with this minituare task. It's somewhat depressing.
I never in a million years would think about asking some stranger about this. If I feel like seing some nice pictures or some hot moving stream I would look at screencaps or watch a movie.
Is it so much to ask for, that people use the interest search? You know as in. Oh, gee, she likes vampires, I love vampires, too - let's chat. But no, all you get is a moron asking if they can talk about life or be my new best friend. What went wrong there? Are people's lifes really that empty and shallow?
Being far from extraordinary smart, I still feel light years ahead of those types. They don't even realise that their approach is made of fail. I can spell it out to them. As in:
- Don't you think you might consider talking to someone that has something in common with you?
- How about actually having a clue what you want to talk about?
- No, I don't want to trade pics/ have a webcam etc?
- Let me give you a clue, my sex, age, location are publically available.
- Why would you bother a stranger on the net with this nonsense?
- Don't even think about asking for a/s/l or a webcam.
But no, they don't get it, they just whine, bitch or go ahead as if I had said nothing. The only think that really works, is the following reply:
- My age/sex/ location: Well, 67, male, random choice of location.
It's not that I don't like meeting new people, but as snobbish as it may sound. I don't have the patience for idiots. Another reason why I don't like kids. It takes years before they reach a point when you can actually talk to them (if they at all develop those levels of communication I deem necessary.)
Even if you find someone with common interests, it is not always a given that a conversation is actually stimulating. Some fans walk the "positive comments only" routine and that's not how I operate. I can like something and find dozens of things at fault, which I will mention. People don't have to agree with me, but they should at least be able to discuss it.
You can spend only so much time, drooling and swooning about something. Eventually you have to get concrete. I never thought that my small little filter for the Bloody Fangs Messageboard would work that well. Back on the Hollow Board we had many rabid Roxula fans, whose participance fell along the lines of "Oh, he's so sexy" "Boah, nice icons" etc, so I wanted this board to be for mature people who could actually have dialog.
So as a requirement to be admitted to the whole board, I require them to share a bit of info about them. Nothing to personal (like home address), age and sex is not required, just if they feel like it. But what I want to hear is some small intro about why they like vampires or werewolves and what movies, books they prefer. If they can't even type that up, how are they going to contribute anything to the board.
That's obviously too much to ask. If I wouldn't delete accounts every now and then, I had about 50 members signing up, who were totally unable to comply with this minituare task. It's somewhat depressing.
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