Friendster is Closing Soon!???

Tolong, yang baca message di bawah ini, jangan keburu-buru forward message dulu ya. Baca dulu artikel ini sampe habis!

> FRIENDSTER IS CLOSING SOON!
> from mr allen smith(manager of friendster )
> Friendstersystem is getting to crowded!!
> We need you to forward this to at least 20 people.
> I know thisseems like a large number, but we need
> to find out who is really using their account. If you
> do not send this to at least 10 Friendster members,
> we will delete your account. WARNING! We want
> to find out which users are actually using their
> Friendster accounts. So if you are using your
> account,please pass this e- mail to every
> Friendster user that youcan. IF YOU DO NOT
> PASS this letter toanyone we will delete your
> account. Sorry for this inconvenience.Because of
> the sudden rush of people signing up to
> Friendster,it has come to our attention that we are
> vastly running out of resources. So, within a
> month's time,anyone who does not receive this
> BULLETIN with the exact subject heading,will be
> deleted off our server. Please forward this
> BULLETIN so that we know you are still using this
> account ..

Hii, sereeemm! Tapi koq judul artikelnya aneh sih, tanda serunya cuman 1, lah tanda tanyanya sampe 3. Tentu ada alasannya dong!

Message di atas udah sering kulihat mulai dari pertama kali aku masuk fs, sampe skrg! Tapi, sebenarnya message di atas itu bener gak sih? Nah, kalo dilihat, msg di atas tuh termasuk kategori chain letter. Aku udah sering nrima chain letter, dan semuanya yg bernada ancaman GAK pernah aku sebarkan, termasuk message di atas ini.

Lalu apakah account fs-ku dihapus? SAMA SEKALI TIDAK! Mungkin ada yg bakal ngomong, "Loh koq bisa yakin sih? Siapa tau suatu hari account-mu bener2 ditutup, mampus loe!!!". Nah, kalo org yg ngomong kalimat itu tadi lagi online, kusuruh dia jalankan beberapa tahap ini:

1. Klik link "help" yang ada di bagian bawah pada setiap halaman friendster.
2. Cari help yg berjudul "Is it true that Friendster is running out of space and needs me to forward the message so my account won't be deleted?"
3. Baca tuh bolak balik sampe ngerti!

Ato bisa juga baca isi help itu di bawah ini (di-copy paste langsung dari friendster):

Question
I received a message or saw a bulletin post about Friendster running out of space and needing me to pass the message along to keep my account from being deleted. Is this true?

Answer
It is a hoax. The Bulletin Board post you received isn't true, and it is not from Friendster (there is also no Allen Smith, Joseph Tubeo, or Ying Stephen as refered to either), so there is not need to re-post it or forward it to any of your friends. Friendster is not deleting any of its users' accounts. For future reference please note that Friendster will never communicate with you via your Bulletin Board, only through your personal e-mail address on your account or through the Friendster Alerts that appear on your homepage when you login to your account.

Nah, pihak friendster jelas2 telah memberitahu tentang hal ini. Jadi gimana, masih ada yang mau forward chain letter di atas?

Chat: Perlu Invisible Tidak?

Kalo chat di Yahoo Messenger (YM) ataupun MSN Messenger, kadang kita pinginnya tuh invisible. Pasti ada macam2 alasan dong buat invisible, apalagi di YM ada stealth setting, cuman keliatan invisible buat orang2 tertentu aja.

Pengalaman Di-Invisible-i Temen
Ada salah satu temanku nih (sebut aja C) yang sering banget invisible, tapi si C ini tiap hari ol terus koq (rasanya.. abis ol-nya pake starone internet flat rate, biar gak rugi dong :p). Nah, pertamanya aku tuh gak nyadar kalo si C sering invisible, kupikir dia jadi jarang ol. Ehh.., gak taunya suatu hari sewaktu chat ama temanku di amrik sana, temen amrik-ku itu nanyain kabar si C koq jadi gak pernah ol. Tepat sekali saat itu ada si C di dekatku, langsung kutanyai, ternyata si C ngomong kalo dia sering ol tapi invisible. Waks, aku juga barusan tau..., hampir aja aku mau ngomong "iya" juga ke temen amrik-ku.

Etika Chat
Sebelum memberitahu alasan kenapa orang2 memilih invisible, coba kita liat etika chat secara umum di bawah ini:

1. Pengirim msg seharusnya tidak send msg ke org yg busy (si "busy"), kecuali kalo msg-nya penting banget.
2. Si "busy" yg udah pasang busy icon, punya hak 100% untuk tidak membalas msg yg diterima (termasuk kalo yg ngirim itu pacar, bonyok, bahkan presiden... berani gak :P).
3. Melihat 2 rule di atas, otomatis, yg berhak memulai chat conversation hanyalah si "busy" yang bersedia meluangkan waktunya (misal: nyapa sang pacar walau lagi sibuk, cieeee).
4. Stealth tidak disarankan karena bakal buat rese org yg di-stealth, kecuali pada kasus2 khusus.
5. Kasus khususnya: Si "busy" udah pasang icon busy ato invisible, tapi si pengirim masih pura2 gak tau situasi si "busy" saat ini, n masih GTD nge-buzz terus dan ngirim2 msg yg sebagian besar bahannya gak penting --> bikin jengkel abis, di-stealth aja! (untunglah sebagian besar org gak pernah ngalami ini kan :) ).

Alasan Invisible
Nah setelah melihat etika chat di atas, coba kita liat ulang lagi alasan orang2 memilih invisible (alasan invisible dikutip dari blog temanku Jie):

1. Sibuk !!! Emang sih di YM ada status 'busy', tapi tetep aja bisa dimessage org lain, and it's sooo.... annoying. Terutama klo lagi hot-hot nya kerja tugas >.<
   --> gak perlu dibales tuh "cring2"nya, apalagi sampe bikin bete. Tapi ada juga orang yg denger suaranya aja udah terganggu, jadi yah masuk akal kalo invisible. Kalo gak terganggu ama suara dan tegas buat gak ngebales msg kalo emang gak mau bales, ngapain invisible.
   
2. Menghindar. Misal aja ada online buddy yg menjengkelkan, you don't wanna chat with him/her EVEN if you're not busy...tinggal di stealth aja.... berez =P
   --> memang kita harus teges sama para pengganggu, sippp!
   
3. Gak Mood. Gw lagi gak busy, juga gak ada org yg gw benci sih....tapi lagi males chat, out of mood =(
   --> Alasan bagus buat invisible. Sekali lagi, kalo ada yg gak terganggu ama suara "cring2" n teges gak pake bales msg kalo emang gak mau bales, pasang busy icon aja cukup.

Yah, intinya kita harus menghormati privacy orang. Gimana, mau invisible atau gak?