Ms. Netiquette

“Well, I Do Mind, So Let’s Get Started”!

Archives / May 6, 2011 2:41 PM “Well, I Do Mind, So Let’s Get Started”!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I was recently playing a game with another member whom I had never met before. We were chatting and generally having a good time when for whatever reason the internet belched and our game kicked us both […]

Why Do Some Players Insist on Speaking in Other Languages?

Archives / April 29, 2011 2:51 PM Why Do Some Players Insist on Speaking in Other Languages?

  Dear Ms. Netiquette, I have come across some players conversing in a foreign language which makes me feel uncomfortable. I assume they can play in their own country’s Pogo site. It appears to be German? I know there is […]

I’ve Had It With “Miss I Want Money”!

Archives / April 22, 2011 3:37 PM I’ve Had It With “Miss I Want Money”!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I do not want to use this person’s screen name so I will call her “Miss I-Want-Money”. I am so tired of this Miss I-Want-Money in Pogo going into rooms asking for people to help her pay […]

Pogo Rumors, Myths and Lies: 2011!

Archives / April 15, 2011 3:42 PM Pogo Rumors, Myths and Lies: 2011!

You’ve seen them in your Messages box if you’re on Club Pogo. Maybe you’ve even received them in your e-mail box, or possibly heard them in a chat room. They’re rumors, myths and lies! They pollute the Internet with falsehoods, […]

Can You Remind Players to Practice Patience?

Archives / April 8, 2011 3:46 PM Can You Remind Players to Practice Patience?

Dear Ms Netiquette, I am just writing in the hopes that the numerous rude players I have come across recently will read this and take to heart what is being said. Perhaps I am simply crazy in my expectations of […]

In Defense of Rudeness!

Archives / April 1, 2011 3:56 PM In Defense of Rudeness!

Look Lady, I’m sick of you telling people to use the mute and to “ignore the abusers”. I am a rude person, and I’m proud of it. I’ve turned being rude and obnoxious into an art form and when people […]

In the Right, But Was I Rude?

Archives / March 25, 2011 4:00 PM In the Right, But Was I Rude?

Hi Ms. Netiquette, I was wondering if I did okay in this situation as I’m not sure if I was rude or not. If I was rude, I apologize to them. While playing Bingo Luau today, I hit the “Play […]

Plea for Understanding From a Slow Typist

Archives / March 18, 2011 4:07 PM Plea for Understanding From a Slow Typist

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I am a Pogo Club member and have been for quite some time. I have something to say pertaining to a subject about which some hold their noses up in the air. I have dealt with some […]

Troubled By an Offensive Screen Name!

Archives / March 11, 2011 4:13 PM Troubled By an Offensive Screen Name!

Dear Ms. Nettie, I love to read your column as often as I can. I have a strange question and hope you will answer. I was playing in a room that was quiet and relaxing, because the less stress I’m […]

Bit My Tongue with Nosey Player

Archives / March 4, 2011 4:19 PM Bit My Tongue with Nosey Player

Nettie, I know you get a lot of questions all the time about what to do if you receive unwanted communication, and I know to mute them. I would like to know if I was right in muting this person. […]