Pogo chatters are among some of the nastiest people I have ever known!
By nonew3
@nonew3 (1941)
United States
May 3, 2007 8:39am CST
After the experience I had yesterday while chatting in Hog Heaven Slots in Pogo, I STRONGLY recommend not chatting in Pogo.com. Once the entire room decided to gang up on me, accuse me of all kinds of nasty stuff, and slam me around. So, I changed rooms, and there a few other chatters did the same thing. Needless to say, I made very good use of the MUTE option, but wow, do people have to be so unkind and rude? I am very hesitant to chat in Pogo ever again, and I strongly urge others to use extreme caution while chatting in Pogo.
Consider me from now on a non-chatter in Pogo. I just want to play the games there from now on, and that's that. Heck with chatting.
9 responses
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
3 May 07
I have made some very good friends in pogo over the years.but I have seen a lot of argueing going on also I dont usually say to much in a room unless my friends are there I read the chat but I dont input anything unless it is a general chat. Im not sure why people have to be that way it sure ruins thing for people who just come in to play and relax.
Im not sure why the whole room would gang up on you unless you said something to offend someone.
@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
3 May 07
I have mulitple disabiities and can't work, and therefore am on disability checks, and yet I play Pogo games, and some people take that to automatically mean that I am a system abuser.
Um...yes...I have a computer and am online. That does NOT make me a system abuser!
I really hate the section of the profile that basically asks what I do for a living. I ended up putting in that I can't work due to migraines.
I tried leaving that blank, but then people kept asking me again and again what I do for a living.
It seems that some people are really hostile to those who are poor and have disabilities.
If I could work, I sure would.
And, frankly, I am sick of it. Life's too short for such treatment.
After such a nasty online experience, my back started hurting terribly from my fibromyalgia, and I ended up going to bed with a backache.
Hence, I strongly recommend not chatting in Pogo.
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@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
4 May 07
Yeah, I fully agree! There are some chatters there who will take anything they find on your profile, or anything you write, and use it, even if it is taken out of context, to start trouble.
I'm not saying that ALL Pogo chatters are really nasty, but enough are that I have turned off my chat option in that Web site.
@mikeyr6000le (2123)
• United States
4 May 07
I have been playing there for some time. I don't even use the chat. I suppose that's because it's a game site not a chat room. I just play the games.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
29 May 07
I have never chatted with anyone in a main room. I have had some people "chat" when playing versus games like Jungle Gin or Canasta, etc. I always feel like it would be strange to just "jump in" and start chatting with people who are already chatting. i don't think I'd do well in a real chat room either..lol
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
29 May 07
very true. I always see people chatting and complaining they can't get a badge, etc or they are doing bad. I think "well if you just stop talking, maybe you'll do better" LOL
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
3 May 07
There are times when I don't want to chat either in pogo.com and I just don't say anything. Then there are days when I will get in on some talk, never any negative talk. Mainly it is wtg or gg, things like that and talk about the game in general.
I too have seen people bad talk others. I am not the type of person to bad talk anyone. I too have met very nice people while playing games.
On the profile, why not just put Homemaker. It is not anyone's business if your are on disability, unemployed, a millionaire or what ever.
I will continue to use my own judgement if I want to talk to whomever or whenever. Do like my husband does, he just turns the chat off.
Have a good day.
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@nonew3 (1941)
• United States
3 May 07
I have given up on chatting in Pogo, because it seemed that no matter what I would put in my profile, or even if I didn't put anything in there, always someone would come into the chat room and stir up trouble.
My chat is turned off now, and permanently.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
3 May 07
I've run into the same thing. Its sad, it didn't used to be that way. Pogo seems to be full of bitter people now who like to cause trouble. I belong to a league and a lot of people in pogo have problems with leagues. One room in dice city rollers they were so mean to the host of the tournament they made her cry. I don't see why they hate tournaments so much...the only thing we do is use the chat area, but we don't keep other people from chatting. I think some leagues do and that makes us nice leagues look bad. I don't chat in rooms either.
@GergOnline (399)
• United States
4 May 07
yea i just go to pogo.com for the games! i dont really talk that much since im too busy playing the games.
@WickLick (30)
• United States
3 May 07
I've been a member at Pogo for about 8 years, I've seen people get really nasty with others. It seems that most of the time that when trouble starts, its a kid coming into a room and being a general pain in the butt. When a group attacks a person, there is usually some reason behind it.( I'm not saying the reason is valid ) SOMETHING prompted these people to do this. Are you friends and/or known by the people in this room ? Have you had issues with them before ? Did you state your opinion on something that they didn't agreee with ? The basic group mentality doesn't just pick a person at random and begin bashing them in my experience.
