Scorpio:

I have the same issue! As soon as I log on, girls girls girls start chatting with me! (OK, that's just my fantasy...(-:

But 2 serious points:

1. Some guys clearly try to chat with you in order to flirt.
glocals is not a dating site, but that's reality...

2. To meet more female friends:

• Take Isa's advice, and come to the Activities...
• You take the first step, and begin chatting with other females...(-:

Let me know how it works...

Nir

Nir Ofek, Aug 22, 2008 @ 10:32

:)



Yesterday (after my first Glocals chat ever with a friend) I finally caught on to how the Glocals chat service works. In so doing, I also realized that I had been sending chat requests to random users when I was trying to get into the chat room I thought existed.



I never sent a request to you Scorpio but I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to the 3-4 male female users that I confused by sending the said requests. :P
EfeE, Aug 22, 2008 @ 10:43

[quote]Be happy that people at least chat to you.

No one chats to me,



not yet anyway, but hopefully this post will generate some...lets call it....interest:cool:



[/quote]



I sympathize...



Hey, Nir, can I have the "NEW MEMBER" blinking sticker next to my profile again? I attracts chats like er... ...honey attracts flies!



;-)



Syd.
Syd_Brown, Aug 22, 2008 @ 11:24

Tinks: well said!

Scorpio: the below does not relate directly to you or to your post, it's just a general observation about the 'being active' point:

I often speak with members who tell me they've met a ton of new folks via glocals, and often speak with members who tell me they got nothing out of glocals. The difference between these members is the same in 99% of cases:

• the ones who are meeting new folks via glocals are the more active ones, who make the effort to join and initiate activities.
• The ones who make no friends via glocals are the ones who wait for friends / activities to fall on them from the sky. But nothing falls from the sky, except rain...

 Nir
Nir Ofek, Aug 22, 2008 @ 12:46

"But nothing falls from the sky, except rain..."



but it's been known to rain men ;)
EfeE, Aug 22, 2008 @ 12:49

*sing* Halleluyah! :D
Fairydust, Aug 22, 2008 @ 13:24

[quote][quote]But nothing falls from the sky, except rain...

[/quote]



Falling stars(rocks) have been reported in parts of the world.... correcting your spelling(arsed)asked your version means backside :P
scorpio, Aug 22, 2008 @ 13:24

[quote]Scorpio:



I have the same issue! As soon as I log on, girls girls girls start chatting with me! (OK, that's just my fantasy...(-:



But 2 serious points:



1. Some guys clearly try to chat with you in order to flirt.

glocals is not a dating site, but that's reality...



2. To meet more female friends:

• Take Isa's advice, and come to the Activities...
• You take the first step, and begin chatting with other females...(-:

Let me know how it works...



Nir

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Zambra, Aug 22, 2008 @ 16:14

[quote]Scorpio:



I have the same issue! As soon as I log on, girls girls girls start chatting with me! (OK, that's just my fantasy...(-:



But 2 serious points:



1. Some guys clearly try to chat with you in order to flirt.

glocals is not a dating site, but that's reality...



2. To meet more female friends:

• Take Isa's advice, and come to the Activities...
• You take the first step, and begin chatting with other females...(-:

Let me know how it works...



Nir

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I have the same problem, some were very scary, forgetting Glocals is not a dating site. I even had some guys go " hello, give me your natel number" nothing else. I don't know if it falls under the category of "making friends" And when I tried to chat with the women, they thought I was a lesbian. Was it just my luck?
Zambra, Aug 22, 2008 @ 16:18

Taiwo, you talking some serious SH!T!! :w00t:
Ally_Thomas, Aug 22, 2008 @ 18:46

My advice would be to be careful with the chats...Some rare ones can lead to interesting conversations BUT honestly most guys who do chat just wanna flirt, it's not about friendship, unfortunately.

If you find chats annoying then select who can chat with you when you log on.

It's just my advice though.;)
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In addition, if someone is bothering you on chat repeatedly, please report the abuse and abuser to the siteadmin.

The selected chat setting feature on the post-login home page, by the way, does not work. Regardless of what one selects, it goes back to the default setting. Suggestions were made in past that the default for chat be "friends only" or "no one." The suggestion was ignored. :ermm:

What can we do meanwhile?

May be post frequently asked inappropriate chat questions, cook up funny or witty answers... and laugh, at least.

Q: hello, give me your natel number

A: +41 22 427 98 00 (Geneva Police), or Beijing or Mongolia tourism office number (to make the call more expensive), or mobile number for Nir_ :cool:

While chat feature within glocals lacks many useful and advanced features, I add this note: may be, as a man, I am lucky... the few chat requests I have received... most have been well meaning and interesting members. I found these members even more interesting, when months later, we finally met in a crowd at some member activity. Looking back, I am glad that these members took the first step to contact me through chat or private message.
colorado, Aug 22, 2008 @ 19:52

other excuse could be German ?? :P ;)
Ally_Thomas, Aug 22, 2008 @ 21:59

come on mate!! get out of your shell
Ally_Thomas, Aug 22, 2008 @ 22:01

Ally_Thomas (22/08/2008) come on mate!! get out of your shell



...says the girl whose profile shows no picture...
Casuistik, Aug 22, 2008 @ 22:20

[quote]Just to clarify something for Whovian and other shy people on this website :



My sense of humour can be pretty crappy sometimes so my apologies if you don't understand my jokes.



I KNOW it is hard to get out there and talk to people you don't know. BUT it's not just hard for you, it's also hard for everyone else. Which is why you shouldn't be afraid because everyone feels the same way. And life is short, and there are some really nice (and crazy) great people around here! :)[/quote]



I am not shy to go up and talk to people. But I have another problem is as I am asian, some people generalized. More than a few time I had men coming up to me and said, they are Swiss instead of their name. Not all the Asians are looking for passport! At least only one time with Glocals member. Thank God!
Zambra, Aug 23, 2008 @ 00:07

Hello Nir, as soon as i move closer to GVA and Lausanne i will attend some activities to meet new people, currently i am in VS. Will be making the move in one month.
scorpio, Aug 24, 2008 @ 16:43