Post Tagged with: "QWERTY"

I Took the Final Word a Little Personally!

Ms. Netiquette / March 23, 2012 6:23 PM I Took the Final Word a Little Personally!

Dear Ms. Netiquette, I played QWERTY recently and knew my opponent would win the match; no issue there – he/she was far enough ahead that I wouldn’t readily catch up. What really hurt though was the last word he/she played […]

Does Etiquette + QWERTY = EtiQWERTY or QWERTYquette?

Archives / August 26, 2011 10:43 AM Does Etiquette + QWERTY = EtiQWERTY or QWERTYquette?

Dear Nettie, Is a “thank you” for giving an opponent an extension in a game (especially when their rank indicates they are apparently somewhat new to the game) appropriate? I give an extension (sometimes more than one) frequently and have […]

What Part of “I’m New” Didn’t She Understand?

Archives / October 22, 2010 12:18 PM What Part of “I’m New” Didn’t She Understand?

Hi Ms. N, I have been in Club Pogo for four years now and I am so happy to have found Pogo! My issue is with “being new” to a download game. I tried Word Riot, and entered a room […]

How Do You Dissuade Players from Using “Netspeak?”

Archives / June 16, 2006 1:32 PM How Do You Dissuade Players from Using “Netspeak?”

Dear Ms. Netiquette, Is there a polite way to ask someone you’re chatting with not to use ‘netspeak’ in a private conversation? Honestly, it drives me crazy, it’s hard to read, and my brain just doesn’t process it! Since there’s […]

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 […]