What if you don't feel like talking on your IM, and people IM you anyway???

Question

I want to know the polite way of not speaking without hurting their feelings.

Answer 1

My method of handeling this is to but a message next to my name saying  "I am busy chatting , will return msg later."  Or simply put the busy icon next to your name.

Answer 2

turn your im off, or make yourself unavailiable, or ignore the sender....there are folk who feel that e-mail, chat and im mean an automatic captive audience.

Answer 3

if you know them tell them you are busy...if you don't then just close the im

Answer 4

put up an away message.  if they IM you when you're not supposed to be there, they shouldn't be surprised if you don't answer

Answer 5

Tell them "sorry, i'm busy...  i'll catch you later".  If your status wasn't at "busy" or "away", then change it at that time.

Answer 6

show yourself as "busy" or "away."

Answer 7

Close the IM window...

Answer 8

Some people leave their computer on all day long.  Just simply don't answer it and they will assume you are not there, or you've forgotten to log into it.

Answer 9

before you click log on put a check in the box that says log on as "invisable" then you won't be bothered!...If you don't want to IM with anyone,why even bother logging onto messenger?