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Ms. Netiquette,
First I want to say I always enjoy reading your responses to people, keep up the great work!
I just had a question about the new Gift Giving feature. I think it’s great that Pogo has now included this option!
But, I have made a mistake by opening gifts that I would rather not have posted on my profile for all to see, it was very kind, but some gifts I’d rather have kept between me and that person.
Is there a way I can delete them, or simply not have everyone be able to see what gifts I was given and their message?
Hope you can help! Thanks again!
Fondly,
Some Gifts Are Meant For Private
| Dear Some Gifts Are Meant For Private, Thanks so much for the kind words. They, too, are like a gift. You can delete your gifts very easily! Just click the “Options” link below the gift and choose “Delete”. Presto– the gift is gone! (Special thanks to GSilvia for very politely pointing this out in the Pogo Forums!). You can also set your “Gift Settings” in such a way that both the gift giver is anonymous and the message does not show. If you’ve been a long time player and haven’t noticed, you may be thrilled to know that we’ve expanded our Profile Settings dramatically in the past few years. You now have much greater ability to control your overall Pogo experience with just a few clicks! |
Dear Ms. Netiquette,
I want to thank you for discussing what to do about unprovoked attacks in previous columns. It definitely helped me out tonight.
I was playing Golf Solitaire when a player came in and when we started a new game. I picked the game, and she wrote a nasty remark about my picking the Hawaii game. I didn’t respond, so she next wrote that she couldn’t see my profile and that I must have a lot to hide with a laughing face. I muted her as you suggested, so I could calm down from her assault.
After a little while, I unmuted her and went on playing the game. When she left she told me to “hagn and thank you the conversation” and finished the sentence with the emoticon that shows a face with it’s tongue out.
She didn’t curse or call me any names. She was just rude for no reason. It did help me to know that there are players like her out there who seem to enjoy making other people mad or sad with their ridiculous meanness.
Fortunately in all the years I have been playing Pogo, I have very rarely run across mean spirited folks. If I am in a room where someone is trying to cause trouble, I will generally just leave the room. I am playing Pogo to have fun, pass the time and not get involved in someone’s bad mood.
So, again, I appreciate your covering this topic and helping me know what to do (mute them).
Please keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Happy to be a Pogo Player
| Dear Happy to be a Pogo Player, Thank you so much for your letter. It really does help to know that not only does this column help people from time to time, but that for the most part Pogo players are kind and generous. I received an interesting letter this week from a long-time Pogo player who gave herself the name “Enjoying My Time On Pogo”. The beginning of the letter included this line: “If you were to read both the letters to the editor and the Dear Ms. Nettie’s every week you would think that pogo was nothing but a cesspool of rude, holy rolling, stalking, bigots who share too much information and whine about everything.” Then she went on to give stats as to her experiences, which I found to be quite nice:
She did mention that she is certain these things happen, but simply wanted to let others know that it is not the norm. Thanks, Enjoying My Time On Pogo. Your letter gives us all a little perspective! |
Dear Ms. Netiquette:
Please tell us how we can let Canasta players know that there is no way to cheat with a cheating program in that game. When an opponent is losing or loses they constantly tell you– and tell the lobby– “don’t play with so-&-so, they have a cheat program”.
How can anyone buy a program that will give you 3’s and give you wilds? My understanding of any program like Pogo is that if you were to ever have one of those programs, you would need to access their programming to implement this.
Is there any way to defend one’s self? I have tried and it reminds me of the phrase: Methinks thou dost protest too much.
Please set the record straight or if you can’t tell us how to politely inform players to give it a rest.
Signed
Confounded in Canasta
| Dear Confounded in Canasta, You are correct– there is no way a cheat program (even if there is one) can change the outcome of the card deal. Thus, the most a cheat program could do is essentially play the game for you. And it’s likely you’d play better than the cheat program anyway. I suggest you defend yourself one time and let it go after that. Simply state: “I’m very lucky to have been dealt the cards I was dealt and I assure you, I’m not cheating.” Reasonable people should take you for your word. Some people never will, and that is just how the cookie crumbles. So, in short: protest once, let it go. |
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