I was very happy when I saw that oga Seun had started showing online status of those of us with a Yahoo Id. It didn't take long for my happiness to dissipate. I realised there were lots of troublesome elements around. I've been disturbed by people who want one thing or the other, asked where black strippers could be got in Nigeria and all sorts of questions. I'm almost permanently invisible now. I hate it though, that my friends do not know when I'm online nowadays.

I know Seun meant well by doing this but can nairaland members please respect others' right to privacy and pm only if asked to or if the matter is urgent?

Perfectly explains why i took my YIM away from my profile. I had a yahoo messenger crisis like 1 week ago, i don't need it anymore.

I still leave mine on but I set a feature in my yahoo preferences to show all messages from people not in my address book in only window. Whenever I want to chat with someone I met online, I always ask if the person doesn't mind, or if I'm disturbing him/her -- if only everyone would ask nicely.

hunnie, there are 18528 members on here. Even when you are offline on NL, they can see if you are online on Messenger (talk abt invasion of privacy). So you espect them to all ask you for permission even when you are not online on nl? Well it's a good way of communication, if you don't mind the pestering. I feel safer with it not on my profile. Complaining is just not gonna help.

miz hot-angel I think e-mails are even worse -- and you have your e-mail on your profile. What makes it even worse is that your e-mail is a yahoo address. You can still be pestered [it's not so hard to know your id from your e-mail address] - careful, sweetie.

Actually, i don't think i have any problem with my email address being on my profile. Not so many people click on my profile, plus even if they do, they won't know if i am online or not unlike the one you have. So you see, i still win. What i don't want is when they know im online. geddit? Plus that big whole thing beside my name, just not soo fashionable i guess. It's BIG.

Again, if they send emails, i can read them and not reply (not that i will do that ), but if they send PM's, and i don't answer em, they'll know im there but ignoring them. Again i win. yay me!

The worst topic to discuss on the Nairaland Forum is Nairaland itself. Should I remove the YIM feature now?

i won't say you should remove it. Anyone that doesn't want the attention it brings can just take their ID away from their profile. Simple enough i guess.

That would be nice. PMs are better -- as long as they don't go to the user's email.

Well except of course you'll bring PM back. But if i know you, i don't think u are thinking abt doing that, talk more doing that.

Some people might have genuine questions they need to ask me when I'm online -- and there's no way I'll release my email address [except the spam catching one on my domain] so I still want then to lnow my yahoo id.

u do realise that your yahoo id plus yahoo.com or yahoo.co.uk equals ur email address right?

No -- I use one of the less known ones [I won't tell]. I thought about all those when I got my e-mail address.

I can make you tell u know?

Ha ha ha. Only my younger brother and my dad have my e-mail address -- that should tell u how secretive I am.

i can still make you tell if I want to.

You're free to try. I only give out my spam-catching e-mail to people I don't know or for subscriptions.

I think it's ok for now, if more people complain then maybe we see the end of it?

I think people will always find something to complain about

It's always best to discuss Nairaland with me by email!

AM complianing too!!
i had to take it off my profile cos some boring and irritaing fellow have been disturbing me too.

Seun:

It's always best to discuss Nairaland with me by email!

HMmm, if you start replying me i will resume send'g you mails again!

You asked for a detailed reply. That takes time.

Thats not the only mail i av sent sir!

having the same problem

Let me give you guys some tips. Set your preferences in Yahoo messenger to disable Yahoo sites showing your online status. That way, only people on your messenger list see you. Unfortunately, people visiting my blog won't know when I'm online or not because it uses the same method as nairaland.

Jusr remove your id from nairaland if you don't want Nairaland members to contact you.

NO pls!! i want it there but not obviously placed

Ok, perhaps I'll have to look for a way to fix this. Should I make it so the yahoo status indicator is displayed only when you are online on Nairaland?

Yes -- that's good Seun. I hereby declare that Seun rocks. I also declare that he rules. Seconds?

I'll second that! Seun is far too unappreciated here in NL

YES!!Please Oga seun!!
Dont mind your advocators afterall you knowhow Nairaland users feel about you!!
@2cantango
NO 3rd term here! Nairaland will always be SEUN's No contest!! no campaign !!no cake to share!!

Very good idea. No one is forcing u to put ur ID here. if u dont like it , take it out and keep ur mouth shut