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The Etiquette of Gtalk?
Okay. I’ve been doing a lot more chatting lately, thanks to Gtalk. And with the latest change, the incorporation of Gtalk into Gmail, there’s something in particular that’s been bothering me. So I’ll throw it out to you; some other viewpoints might help.
It’s those damned green lights. I open Gmail, and those green Available lights wink at me, and each one is someone I know. It feels rude not to say hello…but then I worry about being, well, a pest.
But if I do nothing I feel like I’m ignoring them. Catch-22.
The thing is, except when I’m very busy I actually like talking to the people on my contact list. Very much. I’m a chatterbox, as they all know.
I just don’t want to wear out my welcome.
That’s very important to me. I know that some of them (that is, some of you, although not everyone on my contact list reads my journal) have a crapload more people on their contact lists than I do, people who are actually personal acquaintances. So they might not have time to chat much. And I HATE the thought of barging in when I'm not wanted.
So...has anyone else struggled with this problem? How do you handle it?
It’s those damned green lights. I open Gmail, and those green Available lights wink at me, and each one is someone I know. It feels rude not to say hello…but then I worry about being, well, a pest.
But if I do nothing I feel like I’m ignoring them. Catch-22.
The thing is, except when I’m very busy I actually like talking to the people on my contact list. Very much. I’m a chatterbox, as they all know.
I just don’t want to wear out my welcome. That’s very important to me. I know that some of them (that is, some of you, although not everyone on my contact list reads my journal) have a crapload more people on their contact lists than I do, people who are actually personal acquaintances. So they might not have time to chat much. And I HATE the thought of barging in when I'm not wanted.
So...has anyone else struggled with this problem? How do you handle it?
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It might be different if I had a better connection - like one that was connected 24/7 - but that's not likely to change soon.
Kiralee
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But the social dynamics of the situation actually fascinate me. I now have to think twice before logging on to Gmail, because so many people will see that I'm there; it's very much as if Gmail has changed from a private place where I can read my mail to a semi-public forum.
The thing is, I love to talk to some of the people on my contacts list. Too much, in fact. So now Gmail has become a problem for me.
Really, when you enter Gmail it should have the option for you to hide your online status from everyone at first, by default.
About your connection, I thought the Cambridge universal wifi was probably going to happen in March? Or am I mistaken?
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Kiralee