Forwarded messages on whatsapp.
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
Delhi, India
September 4, 2018 1:22am CST
Whatsapp messenger has become an integral part of smart phone users. Many of us have downloaded it on our smart phones. It has some good and useful features, however, problem arises when people misuse its text sending facility. Many of the whatsapp users, simply forward a message (sometimes without any authentication) to others, causing lots of problems. Some of the users simply forward 'Good morning' and 'Good day' messages to everyone on their contact list, on daily basis, without blinking an eye.
I usually do not forward 'Good morning' and 'Good day' messages to my known to persons/ friends. However, I receive lots of such messages on daily basis, which I ultimately delete (sometimes without reading).
Are you the one who mindlessly forward the whatsapp messages to others on a routine basis with the thought - what is wrong in wishing good morning etc. to others?
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22 responses
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
It is good that you are away from smartphone, so whatsapp won't affect you.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 18
@dpk262006 Whatsapp is also available for your desktop computer, but I have not installed it.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
@LadyDuck Yes, it is correct that it is available on PC also but it would work only when you have installed it on your mobile/smart phone. One need to link his smart phone with PC, if he wants to operate whatsapp on PC.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 18
Phone and I parted our ways citing irreconcilable differences. So, WhatsApp is not even my problem. 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
Don't you even own a mobile phone or use a mobile phone?
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
8 Sep 18
@dpk262006 I owned it but gave it away. So, now I don't own or use it.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
Do you receive 'forwarded' messages on your whatsapp?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Sep 18
@May2k8 Okay. What do you do with forwarded messages? Do you forward the same to others?
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 18
@dpk262006 sometimes yes I received forwarded.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
5 Sep 18
I have no use for whatsapp after listening to the woes who have that feature where forwards come in floods I would have that.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
It is not clear from your response whether you at all use whatsapp messenger? Yes, it is correct that forwarded messages comes in bulk.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
@allknowing It is fine if you do not have whatsapp account. You are spared from the barrage of unwanted forwarded messages. 
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
5 Sep 18
@dpk262006
The one from Facebook.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
It is interesting to hear that you operate your smartphone without internet/data connectivity. A smart phone has little use, if one does not use internet on it. One is deprived of many useful application, which operate through internet.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
5 Sep 18
@dpk262006 I've received texts and phone calls from my father and brother several times with no data or internet connection. I'm not a technician so can't explain how exactly that works
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
5 Sep 18
@dpk262006 Yes I have this phone only because the company that I have now has only smartphones and does not carry the old phones that are not smart anymore. It is hard to find a simple call and text only phone now so I had no choice. I do not need to be online for my phone operation.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
It is strange that you don't use whatsapp.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Sep 18
@lady1993 Oh! You use another messenger, instead of using whatsapp.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
6 Sep 18
@dpk262006 maybe it's not famous in our country?
we just use messenger or viber
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@stine1online (835)
• Germany
30 Oct 18
I never forward any message to ALL contacts at once, I think it is spam.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Nov 18
You seems wise as you filter and check messages before randomly forwarding them to anyone. 
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Nov 18
@stine1online It is a good idea to spread a message through your status feature.
@stine1online (835)
• Germany
5 Nov 18
@dpk262006 Thanks, if there is something less important I'd like people to see I use the "satus" feature. That way people can decide whether they want to check it out or not.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
If you have a smart phone, it does not take much time to use whatsapp, provided you want to download it. 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Nov 18
OH! I see you have spared yourself from the pitfalls of having a smart phone.
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov 18
@dpk262006 Yes, I am being very stubborn but I think maybe soon I will need to give in and get a mobile phone at least.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
17 Sep 18
I really hate when people forward me a good morning message daily. I never open the pictures because otherwise everyday it would take my 2hours and I can't waste my 2hrs for useless messages. But because of this, I even sometimes miss the urgent msgs too, which these IMs are actually meant for.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 18
Exactly my point. Many acquaintances mindlessly forward 'Good morning' messages with pictures/quotes everyday. It wastes lots of our time in checking such messages, if we get tempted to open it. I do not open such messages usually, as these kinds of messages do not serve any purpose.
While checking your whatsapp, you should scroll carefully, if there is any text message, worth importance or urgency.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
18 Sep 18
@dpk262006 yes right. I find it actually silly 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
It is good that you do not spend time on whatsapp. Of course spending time here on mylot is much more productive.
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@ptrikha_2 (47073)
• India
11 Sep 18
@dpk262006 yes most of the times I just check messages on WhatsApp and many times clear away and focus on mylot.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
You are wiser than many others, who heavily rely on whatsapp. I understand that you do not receive frequent 'forwarded messages' on whatsapp?
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@DeepakMasih (635)
• Chandigarh, India
17 Sep 18
I don't use phone so much .. I use only for internet work
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
17 Sep 18
Do you have whatsapp messenger in your smart phone?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 18
@DeepakMasih It means that you rarely communicate through whatsapp?
@DeepakMasih (635)
• Chandigarh, India
17 Sep 18
@dpk262006 I have but I don't use so much
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
4 Sep 18
I use Line Lite, a less bulky version of the Line Messenger app and fewer creepers. I downloaded Whatsapp once and literally the second I had it set up, some guy is trying to add me. Idk about anyone else but that comes across to me as a bit odd. Looked like one of those dudes they talk about on the "nice guys" Reddit. Nope. I still get non stop spam from Whatsapp despite having uninstalled their app ages ago
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
5 Sep 18
Line messenger is one of the messengers for communicating on smart phone. It helps only when our friends/relatives have Line messenger installed on their phones.
It looks strange to know that when you downloaded whatsapp, someone unknown to you tried to message you or add you. The one who is not in your contact list or the one who does not have your number cannot add you. Even if someone does, you have the option to 'block' him/her.
How could you get spam from whatsapp, when it is no longer available on your mobile?
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Sep 18
@cupkitties Yes, here also phone numbers which are not in use for quite a long time, are recycled. It is okay to block someone, who bothers you unnecessarily.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
5 Sep 18
@dpk262006 Email spam.
In the US it is very common for phone numbers to be recycled. So perhaps he knew the numbers old owner. Idk People don't typically change their numbers willy-nilly though. For all, I know this dude was one of the reasons he/she changed the number. I did block him.
I use some gaming sites and many of the gamers communicate through Line app. Of course they have Discord app now but many have already gotten used to Line
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Sep 18
We don't use whasapp. We use at the office viber and telegram. For relatives and friends, we use Messenger.
We only use it when we are to greet a Happy birthday or to forward a nice qoute or reading about health. Or if we want to ask something from the relative or friend.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
26 Sep 18
OH! you do not use whatsapp for exchanging messages. I can understand that you have other messengers to exchange messages. Understandably, you do not forward routine message on your messenger.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
26 Sep 18
@dpk262006 Actually, we use messenger a lot, because I have alot of group chats. I have a group chat with my sisters, for all my HS batchmates , for those HS batchmates only based here in Legazpi city, for the estates of our clan in our father side and a lot more.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
20 Feb 19
You did the right thing. But here in my case if I send a message to my known to person that s/he should not forward messages to me, s/he might feel very offended. Here some people take it to their heart, if they are asked not to forward messages.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
17 Sep 18
It is okay if you do not have whatsapp application. Which messenger do you use for communication?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
It is wiser on your part that you don't forward any message unnecessarily. Have a nice day!
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
19 May 21
No I don't do it and only use whatsapp to stay connected with my friends and not for message forwarding
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
It is wiser on your part that you do not forward messages received from others to your friends etc.
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