Poll: Text Message Etiquette

[Jacco]

So evidently I have been doing something that is considered "assholish" when it comes to texting.

Apparently you should not text people in the middle of the night. It never occurred to me before that there were times for texting like there were times for calling. For instance, I would never call someone after about 10:00pm. But I dont really see the problem with texting someone after that with the intention of them seeing it in the morning. I mean isnt that what texts are good for? So you can communicate when its convenient to do so?

Evidently its not as I got yelled at this morning for.

So... lets make a list of text message etiguette!

 

[Actual]

People who don't put their phones on silent at night and then ***** at you when you text them can go fuck themselves, if they're not too retarded to figure out how.

 

[dickywebster]

Depends, i know some people who dont want to be texted after 9pm, but others who r happy up until about 2am.
So really, as the person, remember, hopefully no problem?

 

[theguitarhero6]

Ya, but some people use their phone as an alarm clock and have to leave them on a high volume to hear it. And for some people the little ping of their phone will wake them from a dead sleep, which is pretty inconvienient.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Well if you wouldn't call someone at that time why would you consider it a good idea to text them at that time? I thought that would be a bit obvious. It isn't a big deal that it didn't occur to you but as already said a lot of people leave their phones on constantly and don't put them on Meeting or Silent so you will wake them up.

They should have them off but that is for another day.

Don't text people during school/lectures.

If you must use text talk use standard stuff and don't start making shit up or do it to a word so it could be another word (eg thn). Stuff like cum is also not funny more a bit ridiculous.

That is all I got.

 

[Kasawd]

My phone has been set to vibrate. They can text me anytime, they simply run the risk of not getting a reply right away.

I dislike when someone uses 'lol' as if it were a replacement for a period.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Not your fault they leave their ringer/vibrate function on. My etiquette requirements just involves my ability to read the message. You can message me at any point, I turn my ringer up and down as the day goes on or the situation I'm in changes.

 

[Jadak]

I always text people at random times of the night, I view texting the same as leaving a message on voicemail or something, for them to get back to me when it's convenient.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

My phone is my alarm clock, it has to have volume, and I'd be annoyed if people were texting me after I'd gone to bed.

Hell, I find texting annoying entirely. When I get a text I just phone the person trying to get in contact with me, which is apparently considered rude... I don't see why I have to fiddle around with text now, just because it's there.

 

[Flames66]

Ya, but some people use their phone as an alarm clock and have to leave them on a high volume to hear it. And for some people the little ping of their phone will wake them from a dead sleep, which is pretty inconvienient.

Tell them to turn their phone off when they are asleep. The alarm clock will still work and they won't be bothered by people texting them. It is up to them to make sure their tech doesn't disturb their sleep.

My phone is my alarm clock, it has to have volume, and I'd be annoyed if people were texting me after I'd gone to bed.

Hell, I find texting annoying entirely. When I get a text I just phone the person trying to get in contact with me, which is apparently considered rude... I don't see why I have to fiddle around with text now, just because it's there.

See above.

 

[No_Remainders]

I don't understand people using the excuse that it's their alarm clock. Unless your phone is from the mid-90s, you're allowed to change text messages/phone calls received to silent while leaving alarms on loud.

 

[Palademon]

Everyone should say "How are you?" instead of "u ok?".

Because apart from it being annoyingly abbreviated, it's a dead end of "Are you not feeling awful?".

 

[Gaiseric]

I would hate you. I have to leave my phone on in case my grandma or mom have an emergency.

The last time I turned my phone on silent someone was snooping around my nana's house and she called me and, luckily, my other brother who's phone was on.

My text message etiquette:

Personally, I don't think you should text anyone when they are asleep. If you need to work out when you meeting someone in the morning you should bang out the details before it gets late. And don't text people when a phone call would work much quicker. I try to only text people things like "I'll be there in 15 min" or something equally simple. Also proofread the text. I couldn't tell you how many times I've gotten a text that was like working out a coded message. Oh, and don't text if it is time sensitive or urgent, calling is much quicker.

edit:

Spoiler: Mostly this too

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[TheDarkestDerp]

Um... what the fuck?

If you call me while I'm asleep, it rings awhile, wakes me up, and I'm grumpy, yes. If you just text me, all that happens is it makes a brief tone and I keep snoozing, probably get the text when I wake and reply. If there's any rudeness on your part it's completely unintentional and I'm at a bit of a loss as to how they could be upset with you on this...

As for my "etiquette" I personally despise the overused of abbreviation. Just type out what you damned well mean. None of this "Lolzwut"or "uok" garbage, use your big boy words, learn a vocabulary and put it to use.

 

[The Almighty Grigard]

People who don't put their phones on silent at night and then ***** at you when you text them can go fuck themselves, if they're not too retarded to figure out how.

No, I'll fuck you instead of myself.

I really dislike when people are texting in the middle of the night, it really is just the same thing as calling except that you don't take up as much time for the person you are calling. I leave my phone's sound on because there might be an emergency or someone that has something really important to say or ask me. In those cases, it's ok but not otherwise.

 

[Riku'sTwilight]

I don't mind getting texts right up until I go to bed. I turn my phone off so whatever texts/calls I get while I'm sleeping I'll deal with in the morning.

I'd say you were in the right, if you were planning on meeting that person the following morning then texting to confirm some details is more than fair enough.

What I dislike is that if you're getting close to someone and they ask to call you in the middle of the night/text you/whatever and then either do and it's some drunken sprawl about nothing or they just never do and then I'm like "why ask me in the first place?"

Buut On Topic:

Text Message etiquette should be when it's convenient for you and the person you're texting. If it takes them 5 minutes or 5 hours to get back to you, it shouldn't matter (unless of course it took them 5 hours and they were doing something that harmed you i.e. cheating) and I don't like text speak, it's not much quicker if you know how to type properly and that's pretty much it.

*As a side note, a girl text me last night, who texts me frequently basically wanting a bit of sexting only texts me a couple of times before not replying again that night. Seriously, I get so annoyed at it. Why text me basically saying you want it then duck out before it can really start?

 

[Craorach]

Any contact with me after about nine at night had better be 100% essential, or my wife being really late home from work.

I don't take my phone into the bedroom when I sleep, unless I really need to make sure I get up in the morning.. but I am a really late sleeper, even a text message would wake me up.

As for "anyone who doesn't put their phone on silent, it's their own fault"... well, some of us have to be available in case of emergencies. I'm the only management level person for my company within half an hour's drive of my place of work.. if anyone breaks in, if there is a fire, or if any other emergency crops up security calls me.

 

[BabyRaptor]

My phone is always on. And it never bothers me. I guess I'm just weird, but I really don't mind getting woken up by messages. My replies might not always be coherent, however...

Speak English. People who can't be assed to type out simple words like "you," "please," and "are" annoy me on some primal level...How stupid do you have to be?

 

[mikeybuthge]

Maybe it's cuz I'm young, but I really think there's no "wrong" time to text someone, everyone has a newer phone these days, there's ways to turn ringers off, and if it goes off in the middle of the night, well ignore it if it isn't important, someone above said they're a manager for their place of work, well I am too, and yeah, if it's from work I gotta be there, but otherwise, unless it's someone I'm close with or someone who needs me, they can bugger off, plain as that. Also, as much as I'd like it if text-speak never existed, there's no reason to think it'll disappear, just accept it for what it is, or stop forcing English on people who just moved to your English-speaking country.

 

[smithy_2045]

If texting when the recipient may be asleep, make sure it's something important. If it can wait til a time when they'll be awake, wait.