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What Do I Do About an Internet Stalker?

Archives / April 7, 2006 11:20 AM What Do I Do About an Internet Stalker?

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I have complained to Pogo before about being stalked. There is a person who is ruining my Pogo experience. I play bridge. This person played in the past as my partner, but was not a very good […]

Must I Give My Information when Asked that Dreaded “Age, Sex and Location?”

Archives / March 31, 2006 11:16 AM Must I Give My Information when Asked that Dreaded “Age, Sex and Location?”

Dear Ms. Netiquette, Why do people need to know my A/S/L? I was playing a game when someone starting asking everyone about their age, sex and location. Someone told them that they were over 70! Then we were told that […]

Hey Nettie, In Case You’ve Forgotten– Politeness is the Norm on Pogo!

Archives / March 24, 2006 11:13 AM Hey Nettie, In Case You’ve Forgotten– Politeness is the Norm on Pogo!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, Just a quick note to let you know that one of the reasons I enjoy playing on Pogo is that everyone I’ve come in contact with is very pleasant. I’ve never experienced any rudeness, and your profanity […]

How Do You Identify “Pogo Police?”

Archives / March 17, 2006 11:07 AM How Do You Identify “Pogo Police?”

Dear Ms. Netiquette, Here’s an interesting situation I experienced just a short while ago. I was playing Penguin Blocks when someone came into the room I was playing in and stated they were “Pogo Police” trying to alert us of […]

Can Pogo Players Be Too Nice?

Archives / March 10, 2006 11:02 AM Can Pogo Players Be Too Nice?

Ms. Netiquette, Being a member for FOUR years I constantly read bickering about rude, nasty players and drama. But today I had a Pogo First! During my lunch break I stopped in for some fast, fun and friendly poker. After […]

To Tattle or Not to Tattle?

Archives / March 3, 2006 10:57 AM To Tattle or Not to Tattle?

Dear Nettie, I had a very uncomfortable experience in a game room when two of the players began chatting suggestively. Now I am normally not a prude, but the conversation was too over the top. One of the players said […]

How Do I Politely Tell Someone that I Need My Space?

Archives / February 24, 2006 10:51 AM How Do I Politely Tell Someone that I Need My Space?

Ms. Netiquette, I recently broke off a friendship on Pogo that I thought was getting too out of hand. The player was following me, interrupting my conversations, and basically acting childish and demanding attention. I told this player that I […]

I’ve Been Suspended! What Can I do To Avoid This in the Future?

Archives / February 17, 2006 10:45 AM I’ve Been Suspended! What Can I do To Avoid This in the Future?

  Dear Ms. Netiquette, I have received notice that my privileges have been temporarily been suspended as I was being harassed by another player and finally responded with an obscenity for which I do regret. I was wondering how long […]

Unwanted Messages from People I Don’t Know!

Archives / February 10, 2006 10:39 AM Unwanted Messages from People I Don’t Know!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I have been having a problem with messages from players I don’t know. Most of these messages are the stupid ones that state “send this email to everyone you know and you will receive 10,000 tokens.” (So […]

Is it Rude to Type in All Caps?

Archives / February 3, 2006 10:33 AM Is it Rude to Type in All Caps?

  Dear Ms. Netiquette, I know how to use the mute button, and I am not afraid to use it. BUT I get highly annoyed by people who refuse to type in anything but caps. I have been told it […]