Angeló Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 So today I got this absolutely n00bish neomail from a 14-month old account asking me to transfer my Robot Hissi to his account ... i didn't reply ... then 5 minutes later he followed it with another neomail offering me a biscuit usul or blue hissi ... i kept ignoring him so he sent me a NF request ... in the end , I had to block him ... :grrr: how would you deal with n00bs and do you have any amusing n00b stories to share ? <_< p.s there's a poll as well teehee :rolleyes_anim: Quote
Cornflakes Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Everyone has to start out somewhere. I just ignore the poor little things. Quote
Angeló Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 but MrsCornflakes , it was a 14-month old account .. so .. just a n00b definitely not a newbie :guiltysmiley: Quote
Tank Girl Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I got a neomail from someone asking for my MSP and neopoints so I sent them a neomail back to set them straight. Something like "you can't just beg for things you have to earn them. Earn NP through games etc" Firm but friendly advice :) These people baffle me!! Quote
Cornflakes Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 but MrsCornflakes , it was a 14-month old account .. so .. just a n00b definitely not a newbie :guiltysmiley: The question was, "how would you deal with n00bs and do you have any amusing n00b stories to share ?" If you want me to answer another question, then ask another question. n00b :rolleyes_anim: :P Quote
Ryuusei Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I simply ignore them... Either way... they never bother my main account since even though I should be 13+ already. I think I input the wrong birthday so I still can't access the NeoBoards or get NeoFriends lol... But I have some leftovers when I was new, I could access all the parts of the site lol... 1 year after playing... you now cannot access 13+ parts of the site. Lol Cruel isn't it Quote
hrtbrk Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Block them and if you're not trading any pets or apart of any chains, BLOCK user-to-user pet transfers. If you don't there's nothing from stopping weirdos from automatically initiating a transfer. Quote
xSummer Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 don't be so harsh on noobs, infact i hate that word. you started out once too. and 14 month isn't a noob. my account is 6 month. just be patient and help them like you would want help if you were new Quote
Ruto Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 xSummer, I'm sure solid meant "noob" as in "senseless idiot", not a newbie, who is a new person to Neopets. Quote
xSummer Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 oh haha. idk every time i see noob they mean new person. my apologizes. Quote
Tank Girl Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Block them and if you're not trading any pets or apart of any chains, BLOCK user-to-user pet transfers. If you don't there's nothing from stopping weirdos from automatically initiating a transfer. I don't really understand? Someone can initiate a transfer on one of your pets? I thought only you could do that with your own pets, not other peoples :S Quote
rocknriot Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I don't really understand? Someone can initiate a transfer on one of your pets? I thought only you could do that with your own pets, not other peoples :S I think they meant that someone could send a transfer request without even asking you first, which is pretty annoying. I'd turn off that function as well, but since I haven't painted any of my pets or anything and I don't post on the boards nobody ever bothers me, haha. Quote
onime_no_kai Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I don't really understand? Someone can initiate a transfer on one of your pets? I thought only you could do that with your own pets, not other peoples :S You have the option to reject it of course (that would be a HORRIBLE mistake on TNT's part if you couldn't!); but yes, if you don't have transfers blocked it is possible for someone to attempt to trade one of their pets for yours without asking. Though I'm not really sure what the point is, since all it generally accomplishes is wasting their outward transfer (yours aren't affected when you reject, but theirs is used regardless)...I suppose maybe some people do it for the same reason they offer junk on the Trading Post, just hoping you'll click the wrong button; or maybe some people really do think the pet will just be given to them because they're new or whatever. :S Never happened to me fortunately, but then again I rarely go to the boards and usually only unblock transfers long enough to switch pets between my accounts for avatars or something. Quote
Tank Girl Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 You have the option to reject it of course (that would be a HORRIBLE mistake on TNT's part if you couldn't!); but yes, if you don't have transfers blocked it is possible for someone to attempt to trade one of their pets for yours without asking. Though I'm not really sure what the point is, since all it generally accomplishes is wasting their outward transfer (yours aren't affected when you reject, but theirs is used regardless)...I suppose maybe some people do it for the same reason they offer junk on the Trading Post, just hoping you'll click the wrong button; or maybe some people really do think the pet will just be given to them because they're new or whatever. :S Never happened to me fortunately, but then again I rarely go to the boards and usually only unblock transfers long enough to switch pets between my accounts for avatars or something. Somebody did that to me for an item worth 130K - they tried to trade me that glitchy scratchcard from the Daily Dare. I sent a very stern neomail :angry: Quote
ohsnapsitsjanet Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 blah. my experience was creepy. his sn was some like "girlcrazy" or something like that. he neomailed me asking how old i was and where i lived then he tried to add me as a friend. totally pedophile status. so i just blocked him :) Quote
bhaal_ Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I try to be a little more guiding, try to tell them how things are. That way they won't get a negative experience, and they won't do it again. Hopefully. ;D Quote
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