is it wrong to delete people off your list if you feel they ain't putting any effort?

[Aaron20b]

Ok anyway, there were a few times where I have had people on my aim/yahoo/msn and they don't really put that much effort. for example

 

I'd say hey whats up? and she would say "nothing" then i would ask her how her day was and she would day "fine" then I would ask her if anything is new and still just a 1 word answer "no"

 

usually when it comes to 1 word answers I delete them and they never tried to talk to me since...

 

now my question is....is it wrong to delete these people off? could it be that there busy or at a bad time in there life? should I have kept trying or was it right of me to back off???

[greeneyedgal]

I've been in this situation a few times namely when someone thought it a good idea to add me and then found little to talk about past the initial novelty of conversation. A while after I would delete them. I sometimes do block people I hold dear but who are monopolising my online time to such a degree that it becomes annoying. This is more in the case of someone who will start a conversation with you as soon as you log on about inconsequential garbage. I don't want to delete them entirely but they need to be told and I usually do that they are crossing the boundary a little with their chatting, I have other things to do whilst online etc. What got me a little upset lately was when a friend deleted me from her Myspace as a friend when I hadn't logged on for a fair while. I also had a Livejournal account which I deleted and then when starting a new one, I added this friend again but she did not accept - don't know what was up with that one - I didn't do anything to offend her I guess I just didn't look sexy enough on her friends list anymore! Go figure!

[Mythical_Suicide]

Maybe it isn't so much they aren't interested as much as they don't know what to say. I get like that with people often especially if I have never really talked to them before. If you want to delete them, then go for it. But if someone deletes me then i'm not going to chase them down to keep them around.

[purpleduckie]

i think that gives them a good amount of openers but i'm with MS. i hate it when people i barely talk to starts the convo off with "whats up" or anything generic and go no where with it... so i just give one word answer.

 

 

maybe you guys just don't click? why do you feel the need to delete them? it's not like msn has a limit lol. their contact might be handy someday.

[Aaron20b]

I give them 3 chances. If they give me the same crap i am deleting them.