Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Wipfmetz » Tue May 04, 2010 12:39 pm

ViciousGamer04 wrote:I suppose I should say "foreign" or more.. non english-speaking people seem to use it. Although international people fit's very well & for me to have to explain why would just be sad.

YourCountry (US? UK? AUS?) not beeing the centre of everybody's world is sad... why? You seem to have a problem with the concept of people beeing neither foreign/native when you participate in an international forum.
Please note how I'm not the only one wondering about what you've meant.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby ViciousGamer04 » Tue May 04, 2010 12:51 pm

Wipfmetz wrote:
ViciousGamer04 wrote:I suppose I should say "foreign" or more.. non english-speaking people seem to use it. Although international people fit's very well & for me to have to explain why would just be sad.

YourCountry (US? UK? AUS?) not beeing the centre of everybody's world is sad... why? You seem to have a problem with the concept of people beeing neither foreign/native when you participate in an international forum.
Please note how I'm not the only one wondering about what you've meant.


Posted this before you even responded with the post above lol,

ViciousGamer04 wrote:I suppose it might be a bit weird to use the word "International" here if you take into account the member-base of Haven.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Wipfmetz » Tue May 04, 2010 1:03 pm

ViciousGamer04 wrote:Posted this before you even responded with the post above lol,
ViciousGamer04 wrote:I suppose it might be a bit weird to use the word "International" here if you take into account the member-base of Haven.

Yes, i've seen that verbal backdoor. If you yourself would have meant it as anything else but a backdoor, then why would it be "sad" if you'd have to explain it, and why is asking for a definition of it laughable?
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby ViciousGamer04 » Thu May 06, 2010 11:55 am

Wipfmetz wrote:
ViciousGamer04 wrote:Posted this before you even responded with the post above lol,
ViciousGamer04 wrote:I suppose it might be a bit weird to use the word "International" here if you take into account the member-base of Haven.

Yes, i've seen that verbal backdoor. If you yourself would have meant it as anything else but a backdoor, then why would it be "sad" if you'd have to explain it, and why is asking for a definition of it laughable?


Because it's generally common sense.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Lothaudus » Thu May 06, 2010 12:12 pm

ViciousGamer04 wrote:Because it's generally common sense.

Uhh... No. No it's not. You appear to have cooked up a phrase with your own special meaning.

The dictionary is your friend:

–adjective
1. between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.
2. of or pertaining to two or more nations or their citizens: a matter of international concern.
3. pertaining to the relations between nations: international law.
4. having members or activities in several nations: an international organization.
5. transcending national boundaries or viewpoints: an international benefit; an international reputation.

Notice how those are about involving multiple countries or matters between two countries. Notice how replacing any of the examples with "people" makes no sense? Note how even if we were able to determine your meaning, the word would actually include every country in the world, including the Britan & US.

ViciousGamer04 wrote: for me to have to explain why would just be sad.

No we get it, it's because you're a retard.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby ViciousGamer04 » Thu May 06, 2010 12:47 pm

Lothaudus wrote:
ViciousGamer04 wrote:Because it's generally common sense.

Uhh... No. No it's not. You appear to have cooked up a phrase with your own special meaning.

The dictionary is your friend:

–adjective
1. between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.
2. of or pertaining to two or more nations or their citizens: a matter of international concern.
3. pertaining to the relations between nations: international law.
4. having members or activities in several nations: an international organization.
5. transcending national boundaries or viewpoints: an international benefit; an international reputation.

Notice how those are about involving multiple countries or matters between two countries. Notice how replacing any of the examples with "people" makes no sense? Note how even if we were able to determine your meaning, the word would actually include every country in the world, including the Britan & US.

ViciousGamer04 wrote: for me to have to explain why would just be sad.

No we get it, it's because you're a retard.


Ahaha, dictionary usage. Apparently you aren't very bright, are you? If it makes you happy I can say, "overseas" people although International is still a valid word. You would still probably say that "overseas" is everyone as well being at how simple-minded you are. It's people like you that amuse me. Hey clown, want me to borrow you a bicycle and some balls to juggle? :D I mean, I already know how tiny your brain is, now I want to see how pathetic your motor skills are :D

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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Lothaudus » Thu May 06, 2010 12:53 pm

ViciousGamer04 wrote:If it makes you happy I can say, "overseas" people

Not everyone lives in your country.

ViciousGamer04 wrote:You would still probably say that "overseas" is everyone

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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Wipfmetz » Thu May 06, 2010 12:58 pm

ViciousGamer04 wrote:If it makes you happy I can say, "overseas" people although International is still a valid word.

To a good chunk of people you're talking about americans if you talk about "overseas people". Just in case you didn't notice "overseas" going both ways.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby arriel » Thu May 06, 2010 1:01 pm

I use Miranda atm (http://www.miranda-im.org/) and it has plugins for pretty much everything but skype (aim, msn, icq, jabber, irc, gadu-gadu etc), and I have accounts in icq, msn and jabber, so I have no problem with my acquaintances using either of services - I just register what he or she uses and add account to miranda. I also have multiprotocol merge plugin, so I basically have no idea what service I am using in any given moment, as they all have the same GUI.
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Re: Why do international people seem to use ICQ?

Postby Wipfmetz » Thu May 06, 2010 1:06 pm

arriel wrote:I use Miranda atm (http://www.miranda-im.org/) and it has plugins for pretty much everything but skype (aim, msn, icq, jabber, irc, gadu-gadu etc), and I have accounts in icq, msn and jabber, so I have no problem with my acquaintances using either of services - I just register what he or she uses and add account to miranda. I also have multiprotocol merge plugin, so I basically have no idea what service I am using in any given moment, as they all have the same GUI.

Yeah, i tried miranda before pidgin. It's password entry box was too short, leading to the password for my ICQ-account not beeing accepted. :(
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