I don't think a person would try to trick you by sometimes personally chatting, and sometimes using a chatbot. Why would they do that? I mean, there "are" chatbots on the IM's, but they are mainly used for spamming and advertising. These are probably all automated - no human chatting at all. Chatbots aren't all that smart so it shouldn't be hard to find out if the person your chatting with is a bot - just ask questions to trick it. But I guess the bottom line is that if you are chatting with someone you aren't sure about - and feel weird about it (which you seem to) - I would STOP chatting with that person right away and make some new friends. It could be someone trying to trick you into doing something you shouldn't do. There are all kinds of creepy people online these days.
Good luck, Donk Theresa wrote: > Morning :) > > I have a friend that I chat with often, mainly using YM. I know > s/he's a human being, but sometimes I have the feeling I'm talking to > a chatter bot, with my friend returning later to pick up the > conversation. It's all under the same screen name, without any > evidence of changing. My responses get mirrored back to me in the > reply, and they can get very stilted. > > Lately it's been a bit irritating, hence my question, but there > reasons why they would use a chatter bot at times. If the switching > in and out of bots into a YM conversation isn't possible, I need to > talk to my friend. > > Thanks > Theresa > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
