Or of self-awareness, take your pick. Actual chat transcript from Saturday night/Sunday morning, only very lightly edited to hide the identity of yet another clueless local guy:
5/6/07 2:19 AM : Private Chat started with [name removed]
5/6/07 2:19 AM : {Buzzer1} question (if you have a moment)?
5/6/07 2:19 AM : {[name removed]} I am protected by Chattage BotShield. Please answer the following question: "What is the last word of this sentence?"
5/6/07 2:19 AM : {Buzzer1} sentence
5/6/07 2:19 AM : {[name removed]} Your answer has been accepted by Chattage BotShield.
5/6/07 2:21 AM : {Buzzer1} if not, it's no biggie5/6/07 3:22 AM : Private Chat started with [name removed]
5/6/07 3:22 AM : {Buzzer1} do you have time for a question?
5/6/07 3:22 AM : {[name removed]} This member is not accepting private messages from you. Your message was not received.
My question, by the way, was why he had removed his picture and personal info from his profile, since I'd noticed him online weeks ago and now suddenly found him online without those things. I periodically do the same thing, and I was interested in his motivations, since his profile had indicated that he's 18, and most younger guys don't seem to have problems posting pics - so why post then remove them? Not only did I get no answer, I was blocked before I could even ask it.
So the same guy is online tonight, with his picture and stuff restored, and guess what his bio line says?
[name removed]: m[18] norman...IS there anybody who is not shallow?
Asks the guy who blocked me for asking if I could ask a question.Are you starting to understand why I find the local scene next-to-hopeless?
