Post Tagged with: "Chat"

Taken to Task for Using SCRABBLE Hint Button!

Archives / August 12, 2011 11:46 AM Taken to Task for Using SCRABBLE Hint Button!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I was recently dressed down by a player in SCRABBLE for using the HINT feature that is part of Pogo’s SCRABBLE game. She accused me of cheating, and then became vicious and personal. She said she reported […]

Hey Nettie, Are People Nuts?

Archives / July 1, 2011 1:26 PM Hey Nettie, Are People Nuts?

Hi Ms. Nettie, Let me ask you this… if a handful of people are harassing you and causing you mental breakdowns and “such” wouldn’t it be wise NOT to post that info in your guestbook and NOT to send that […]

I Just Want to Play, Not Chat!

Archives / June 24, 2011 1:38 PM I Just Want to Play, Not Chat!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I occasionally play the Pogo Bowl game. On two different occasions, in two different rooms, some people apparently felt the need to congratulate every player on every strike. I do not know these people and chose to […]

The Rudeness of Saying “You’re Rude!”

Archives / May 20, 2011 2:29 PM The Rudeness of Saying “You’re Rude!”

Dear Ms. Netiquette: I wish to talk about “rudeness” which is a subject you have talked about hundreds of times in your column but maybe it needs to be addressed again for people in the Everyone Wins Bingo (Passing) rooms. […]

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 […]

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. […]

How Do I Deal With Instigators in the Forums?

Archives / February 18, 2011 4:30 PM How Do I Deal With Instigators in the Forums?

Hi Nettie, I have an Internet/Pogo Forum question for you! Recently Pogo_Scott posted a thread in the Pogo Forums asking for input on the changes to the jackpot spins. It attracted many responses, grew to over 30 pages in length, […]

Should Players Provide Medical Advice in Chat?

Archives / February 11, 2011 4:34 PM Should Players Provide Medical Advice in Chat?

Ms. Netiquette, Today I was happily playing a game and watching the chat (I rarely ever chat) and noticed a player talking about her health. She was complaining about not feeling well and the medications she was taking. Before long, […]