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Title: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: maggintons on March 05, 2012, 04:22:08 PM

This happened to me recently i was chatting with a certain fur and he suddenly told me i was spamming him he then told me why and i thought i understood him so i replied but then he said it was still spam


This has happened a lot between us and is getting him more and more annoyed i need help on what im doing wrong  :(
 

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Puncia on March 05, 2012, 04:31:56 PM

Quote from: Wikipedia

Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.

IE: forcing messages onto someone without considering.

The term 'spamming' has been overused for a long time. Especially when the receiver himself isn't considering the messenger's intentions, the term is often used very loosely.

You weren't spamming him, he simply failed at expressing himself correctly in order to tell you he was getting bored with the conversation.
Or he could just be polite and take it like a mature person would.

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: maggintons on March 05, 2012, 04:34:52 PM

yea well he is calling it spam for a reason and im not sure why i need help with that

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Puncia on March 05, 2012, 04:37:03 PM

I can't magically tell you why either since I don't know what you are/were talking about.

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: maggintons on March 05, 2012, 04:40:05 PM

Quote from: Puncia on March 05, 2012, 04:37:03 PM

I can't magically tell you why either since I don't know what you are/were talking about.

i was trying to have a friendly chat with him thats all


..i may have made a few posts to see if he was listening

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Puncia on March 05, 2012, 05:07:29 PM

Then the only thing I can think of is to let him be for a while and have patience. 2-3 posts at the most and then wait until he replies. If there is no reply, wait for another time.

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Ottersmash on March 05, 2012, 06:39:09 PM

Are you the type of person who starts asking "Hello? Are you there? Hi? SIGH." if people don't respond fast enough? If so, a lot of people multitask online and can't devote themselves entirely to one person, and it does get grating after awhile.

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: MrRazot on March 05, 2012, 09:03:17 PM

To know more about it, go find the beginning.
Look for "flying circus spam" on youtube.
It is quite literally, the origin of the word spam.

Title: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Dirtcopter77 on March 05, 2012, 09:21:30 PM

It might help if you posted a summary of the conversation, unless you aren't comfortable sharing it.

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: Octavia on March 05, 2012, 10:42:58 PM

another thing it could be is him receiving the same message multiple times....you may only send it once but he may receive it 2 or more times....as that sometimes happens to me

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: anoni on March 06, 2012, 10:12:59 AM

In my clan I define spamming as this.

"The process of submitting frequent messages of the same or similar concept, meaning or idea in sequence in order to increase awareness of the general meaning of those messages"

It's done pretty well so far :P

Title: Re: how can you tell what is spam and whats not
Post by: maggintons on March 06, 2012, 03:52:47 PM

yea.... thats right