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GeorgeTH · 2004-09-27, 08:16 PM

When I happen to have my ICQ on I'm usually on 'invisible' (lots of people complained about this), but lately I handle my ICQ mostly the way I do with email: I open it once or twice a day to check for messages, and then I shut it down...
Half the messages are spam anyhow, and there are a only a handful of people in my list I really like to keep in contact with - and half of them are asleep when I'm online, or the other way round (so the messages are as delayed as emails are). And when I'm working I'm more offline than online anyhow (don't trust this always-on mentality).
I also confess that I had a few chats on ICQ which were very helpful or informative, and I would have missed a few important things.

Latest trend: you can't apply for submit PWDs anymore without supplying an ICQ number... Grrr!

2004-09-27, 08:16 PM	#19
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	When I happen to have my ICQ on I'm usually on 'invisible' (lots of people complained about this), but lately I handle my ICQ mostly the way I do with email: I open it once or twice a day to check for messages, and then I shut it down... Half the messages are spam anyhow, and there are a only a handful of people in my list I really like to keep in contact with - and half of them are asleep when I'm online, or the other way round (so the messages are as delayed as emails are). And when I'm working I'm more offline than online anyhow (don't trust this always-on mentality). I also confess that I had a few chats on ICQ which were very helpful or informative, and I would have missed a few important things. Latest trend: you can't apply for submit PWDs anymore without supplying an ICQ number... Grrr! __________________ Have a nice day!