Communication of the Damned

For the purposes of this blog entry, I would like to state that I am a well-rounded user.  I do my fair share of speaking to newbies as well as more experienced users.  I will also assume that I am well-known, seeing as how I am the owner of Shimmer and #4 on the top 5.

Now each of us must have had that time when you were new and afraid that other members wouldn't accept you, right? I know I was always hesitant would messaging people because I didn't want to bother them.  Eventually, I figured out that most members like to talk, and it's no big deal.  In the past few months, I've put forth some effort to be more social on Wolf-Haven.  After all, the map isn't a great form of entertainment. xD I've been around the site for a good while now, so my low ID number and decent grammar served me well.  I am much more laid back when it comes to interacting with other users now.  I'll message people without a general purpose just because I'm bored.  It's a good way to make new friends, I must say.

Generally though, I will only message people I don't know yet when I have specific intentions.  My hopes are that my purpose will be fulfilled, and in the process I'll be meeting someone new.  It saddens me, however, when I message someone who does not reply.  I understand that people are busy, but I can see that they read my message.  I would also understand ignoring me if my message was pointless.  But when I request something (not referring to art) or ask a question... just a simple yes or no would do.  I mean, if you have time to open a message, you have time to at least say no.  I would say that you owe me at least that.  Most of the time these are well-known members with lots of friends and such.  I thought that if they were that awesome then maybe I should speak to them at least once in my time on W-H.  I guess not.

I'm not claiming that I reply to every message I get.  I tend to be busy and stop replying when the messages have lost any important meaning or when I cannot think of what to say back.  But I always reply to the very first message someone sends me.  They took the time to write out a message specifically for me to read, and they deserve to be acknowledged.  I don't know if I seem intimidating or not if you've never spoken to me before, but I try to prove that I am a nice person when someone addresses me.  I suppose some people are just too busy to do even that.  Or maybe they just refuse to speak to anyone they do not already know.  Either way, that's pretty lame in my opinion.

Still, I get messages all the time from people asking something, and at the end of their message they apologize for bothering me.  Sometimes, it's even my friends that I may not have spoken to recently.  I want to make it very clear, if I can read what you're saying, then you are by no means wasting my time.  I am not better than you, nor will I ever be better than you.  I don't care how much XP I have.  I don't care how popular I am.  We are equals, and you matter to me.  Seriously, I love getting messages.  I love helping people.  I love talking to people and making new friends.  Don't apologize when you haven't done anything wrong.  If somebody gets upset over you messaging them, it's their own fault.