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[jennyjenny]

Am I the only one that doesn't get why people put up an away message such as "lookin up movie times"?

Um, we don't care.

We don't care if you're looking up movie times.

Who the hell puts up an away message saying they're looking up movie times?
By the time they're finished putting the away message up they could be done looking at the movie times already.

Stupid idiots.

Is it to brag that they're going to the movies?

Even though no one cares.

I also saw this away message saying "my potential plans for today: mall with mike then movies then meeting up with brenna"

what the f**k, no one f**king cares.

so have you guys ever had anyone do the stupidest things and put an away message one?

"going to the bathroom"

why do you need an away message saying you're going to the bathroom for 3 minutes. are you afraid someone's going to im you and you're not going to be back quick enough? and the funny thing is that no one's probably going to im you.

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I have another question.
So when you put your cellphone/phone number in your away message and tell them to call, does anyone call?

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It doesn't really annoy me unless I'm talking to them and then they put on an away message such as "lookin up movie times". I'm kind of wondering why they can't do both at the same time.

And sure, I can just not read them.
But I do anyways. I'm just trying to wonder why people do this. It's kind of pointless.

And someone said I care that I care if people put their number in their away message or something? I don't care, I'm just wondering if people really call.

My post isn't really that long. Just spaced out.

This post has been edited by Cake.: Nov 27 2005, 10:22 PM

[teeners4]

haha i know what you mean.
sometimes it bugs me a LOT ya know?
like i dont get why some people..okay a LOT of people put their status' to away when they're actually there like its not like their avoiding anyone..they msg me first so im like major bs..

[*mipadi*]

Well, my away message pretty much alternates between "around" and "away", so I never really saw the point of those types of away messages, especially ones that detail plans like: "Out to Joe's, then going to Anna's, then back here at 3, then mall at 3:30, then maybe to Sam's" or what have you. Seems better just to put something like "Out, be back later this evening."

Admittedly, I do post schedules, but only on days when I have classes, just so people know when I might actually be in my room if they need to get a hold of me--otherwise I get messages like "When are you going to be back?" or a bunch of messages on my voicemail asking where I am.

[crazeegirl411]

Sometimes putting up an away message if a way for someone to know where you're at, or what you're doing without telling them. I know some people that care.

But I totally get what you mean when it's something like "going to the bathroom." If I go get food or go to the bathroom or whatever...I never even say "hold on" to the person I'm talking to because it'll take like...a few seconds.

"So when you put your cellphone/phone number in your away message and tell them to call, does anyone call?"<-in fact, yes :). Well I don't put my phone number on it...I would only want someone who originally knows my number to call.

[heyyfrankie]

i despise ALL away messages. if i'm not chatting...i just sign off. ;]

& i would never put my cell phone number in my profile.

[ParanoidAndroid]

If you didn't care so much then why did you even look at their away message in the first place ?

[inthemudhole]

I find it incredibly annoying when people put up away messages that are so specific yet so minimal. This one girl on my buddy list puts up an away message for just about anything. The other day she had one that said, "Looking at pictures," and another that said, "Making popcorn." Honestly, it takes....what? Two to three minutes at the most to make popcorn? I doubt anyone will be offended if you don't respond for two or three minutes, and if they are, they're pretty impatient.

I don't mind away messages that say things like, "Out to dinner with my friends. Be back at [insert time here]," or "At the mall with so-and-so. Be back at [insert time here]." Those away messages don't bother me at all.

Another thing that bothers me about away messages is when people put one up for the night saying they're sleeping. Honestly, why let your computer just run all night? -_-

[me1issaaaa]

I agree, those kinds of messages are pretty dumb, but the one or two times I've put up my number, people call me. Granted, it was on a more private SN that only a handful of people knew, but hey.

[b0st0ngrl]

I hate away messages that say "surfing the net" or "looking at some website". THEY'RE STILL ON THE COMPUTER! WHY DO THEY NEED AN AWAY MESSAGE?! Ok, sorry, had to get my anger out..

[saintruthanne]

i know what you mean...but what you would you have people put up then?

[angela]

if you're cell phone number is in your away message, you deserve to be prank phone called. repeatedly.

i usually hide behind my away message. but the, i'm walking to my basement, getting a movie, coming back up, making popcorn, walking into my room, getting the mail, and painting my nails, are lame (while amusing)

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Yeah i think they are trying to show off.

I put song lyrics in mine :D

[jennyjenny]

If you didn't care so much then why did you even look at their away message in the first place ?

Good point. I have this habit of looking at people's away messages, I guess. Like everyone on my buddylist, I like looking at their profiles and such. It's a real timekiller.

i know what you mean...but what you would you have people put up then?

Not put one at all.

Admittedly, I do post schedules, but only on days when I have classes, just so people know when I might actually be in my room if they need to get a hold of me

Makes sense. But what doesn't make sense is if you see some 5th grader online around 12pm and it says "school". Obviously.

[Kenado]

It's pretty annoying when people detail their away messages. Mine are just obviously Not here and sometimes hateful things. I also dislike how peoples away messages are like brb, then the next second or two they're back...uhmm right what was the point of putting it up again? Hahaha that's so funny how people like to post phone number and are all like call me if you want to come over kind of thing. I find these very little things amusing. Yes I'll call you...hahahahano, if I did anyone can access my phone number not unless I block everyone. o.o

[Nicolatofu]

I put up an away message saying I was baking a pie the other day..
But Usually I sign off or don't even put up an away message >;]

I know those people who have stupid away messages that show their whole day's plans. It's silly. But that's why I dont waste my time reading their away messages.

[BOOGERSHAHA]

actually, i'm more annoyed by really long song lyrics. does anybody read them? i mean, a couple of lines are fine, but when you post up an entire song as your away message, you gotta think--who'll take the time to read it?

[EddieV]

I don't really mind what people look their away message. But then again if you don't care about what they're doing, then why are you checking in the first place?

[DaTru KataLYST]

I dont even put away messages up. =o

Really pisses people off tho. They think I ignore them. but i'm just too lazy.

[angela]

& then there's the brilliance of the little eye.

click.

[Aoiro]

I only put away messages when I'm actually away.
Most of my friends put away messeges when they'll be back, or doing some random thing.
I mean, I only read their away message because I wanted to talk to them.

[*xcaitlinx*]

eh, i think things like "looking for movie times" is annoying and stupid. but when i'm going out, i'll put "movies and mall with becca...hit the cell" or something like that. i don't have a problem with people putting up away messages saying what they're doing that day. if i'm doing something stupid that will take a couple of minutes like getting dressed or going to the bathroom, then i'll just put my default a/m on.

So when you put your cellphone/phone number in your away message and tell them to call, does anyone call?

yes, but it's usually only my close friends that i talk to every day on the phone. sometimes people will call me and i have no idea whose number it is.

[_sarcastic_]

i agree, it bugs me
if they're trying to show off and make people jealous
it's obviuosly not working

[*incoherent*]

haha..."looking up movie times"?

wtf?

cant you just look up movie times on the computer and stay on aim chatting while writing them down? thats what i usually do...and my away message is usually just my cell number or just plain "gone".

if people cared as much to know what im doing, theyd call the number.

[Teesa]

Haha, it doesn't bother me that much. Chances are, they have nothing better to do. Most away messages are pretty dumb anyway.

edit//sorry, didn't answer the second part of that question: I've never left my cell phone number on an away message before..hm. maybe I have once, but in any case, no one called.

This post has been edited by Teesa: Nov 27 2005, 04:42 PM

[silver-rain]

Eh, I only put up an away message if I know that I will be away for a while; if I'm going out or something. But it's really simple, usually: "out" or something like that. Other times, if I'm doing homework, I put up an away message so no one IMs me or something. But a lot of my away messages are excerpts from songs that I feel apply at the time.
And to your second question, I don't exactly put my cell phone in my away message, only in my profile. But people don't really call me, hah.