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I have received a bit of e-mail and some instant messages about this site in the past, and the time has come for me to establish some rules for messaging me. I have avoided this in the past since it's petty, but the night before writing this, I had a mishap involving a drama queen (or king, I suppose) messaging me and being a harrassing jerk until I blocked him. I.e., I was trying to be laid back about this, but some people are jackasses and ruined it.
So, without further ado, I present to you my list of rules to abide by when messaging me.
- Use a goddam mother fucking dictionary. And a thesaurus. And a manual of style. I really cannot stand badly spelled gibberish. Use the shift key; use the spell check; do whatever it takes to make your message comprehensible. Also, avoid excessive acronyms and emoticons.
- Do not message me to say nothing other than "ur hot" or some such rubbish. I don't care. I have heard all the stupid lines. They don't work.
- Do not stir up drama. Drama belongs onstage. My friend Dom once wisely said about drama, "Throw that shit out." And was he ever right. I cut ties with people who display signs of drama queenishness. Voicing a grievance, telling a story, or having a bad day/week/month is one thing; having emotional issues and inventing excuses to shriek at other people is completely different. Don't do it.
- Do not badmouth my friends and loved ones. I have ended friendships in the past because of unnecessary, hurtful remarks about my friends. That is a VERY fast way of pissing me off.
Now. If we have that quite straightened out, can we partake in a normal, respectful, intelligent, drama-free discussion?
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