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The following is an MSN conversation, that took place a few moments ago... I presume the 'kid' got my addy off here, as it is the only Magic forum i use... anyway, just so im not keeping it to myself...

oh, i also saved the kids email address... maybe, MODS, you want to warn/block/ban him? is you want it, feel free to pm me.


kid
hello
Gurkha
hello
Gurkha
...and you are?
kid
philip
kid
and you
Gurkha
Marc...
Gurkha
do i know you?
kid
no
kid
you like to do magics
Gurkha
well... how did ya get my addy?
kid
from iternet
Gurkha
well duh...
Gurkha
i dont excactly post it up in phone boxes..
kid
tell me som tric pis
Gurkha
er.... nope
kid
pis pis pis why?
Gurkha
what do you want to know, and more importantly, why?
kid
because i like to be i magician
Gurkha
really
Gurkha
and how old are you, kid
Gurkha
(I'm presuming your a kid)
kid
13
Gurkha
as you have no etiquette.
Gurkha
your random emoticon didnt show
Gurkha
tell me in words
kid
what
Gurkha
forget it
Gurkha
what is your screan name on TM?
kid
why sad
Gurkha
*screen name
kid
tell me som magics pis pis
Gurkha
pis pis?
Gurkha
do you need the toilet?
Gurkha
or do you still wear a nappy?
kid
yes
Gurkha
then go, dude
Gurkha
just go
kid
ok
kid
pis
Gurkha
..and why should i teach you anything
kid
why
Gurkha
why what, boy?
kid
tell me some magics
Gurkha
why?
kid
to now how you do it
Gurkha
i can pm you on TM, but not on here...
Gurkha
just pm me, and ill reply with an answer to you problem

Abit like the telephone people offering Insurance and stuff

hehe...that did make me smile

I get one of them at least every week, always a good laugh though.

It is for that reason that it is so "risky" to post any IM id online. In this case, it was just some kid trying to get secrets. As we all know, there have been, and continue to be, cases where the the result of the IM session is not so humorous.

Perhaps we should just remove them from the system, leave a marker indicating which systems you have an address for and they can PM you for the info.

This may not be an issue, but I would be curious how many members have been harassed via IM, and to what extent the harassment was.

I had one a while ago who demanded i tell him some tricks, then resorted to insults before going offline, and then coming back online again to ask again, and continued like that for at least 3 or 4 times!

A guy with the msn "Magic Sky"kept bugging me for a good while, until i was forced to block him Always a goodlaugh teasing though.

Why not direct them to the Mallillusionist site ?:D

omg, it I totally forgot about that. doh!

that's the reason I took my MSN address off my profile and only authorise people if they PM first