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  • #76
    Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

    I view it pretty much the same way I do belching or any other bit of social grace: be aware that different people view /check differently, and that their reactions will vary. Adapt accordingly, and avoid being another hot-headed reactionary who contributes to the overall stress pool.
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    • #77
      Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

      I just recently learned that the japanese translation for someone examining you is much more rude than it is in english. I know they can turn it off too, but I felt I must explain the reason that some japanese may be offended more than any America might be.
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      • #78
        Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

        Isn't it something like


        "Player looks you up and down."


        Meh, they can filter it and get off their high horses.
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        • #79
          Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

          i dont mind someone checking me, but i dont like when people check you, then you check them and on their bzr tag it says "Dont check me!!!"

          uhhh why is it that tthey feel that they can check you but get all PMS when you check them.
          ppl are funny.
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          • #80
            Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

            people that get upset at others for /checking them is kind of dumb i mean like others said turn off /check messages if it really bothers you that much. i have my /checks and /bazaar messages turned off. no reason to have them on cause i don't care and i almost always have something in my bazaar trying to sell.

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            • #81
              Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

              me and a few friends came up with a lil emote about checking ppl

              /em examins you
              /em examins you again
              /em examins you yet again
              /em examins you for tha last time!
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              • #82
                Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                During my first five minutes playing the game (I've only been playing 3 weeks btw), I probably got /checked eight times. I was a freaking Lvl 1 Tarutaru, what did people expect to see?

                Anyway, since so many people were /checking, I figured it was the normal thing to do when one was curious about lvl or armor or whatnot. I had no idea it was considered rude until I read this thread.

                I usually /check when:

                *I'm in town, and a player has Bazzar on
                *a player looks lost, 'cos maybe I can help a little.
                *I see new/interesting gear (esp on another mage) and I want to know what it is
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                • #83
                  Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                  For Japanese people, when you /check them it doesn't say "Person examines you." It says "Person stares at you intently." Now, put yourself in their shoes and imagine a bunch of people staring at you--intently. I've never been told not to /check someone, or asked not to however.

                  I don't really see a problem in it, if someone wants to see my gear, job, or whatever for any reason then I say go ahead. I think people who think it to be an invasion of their personal space are too, well, sensative. Come on, they are just looking at your gear. They aren't looking through the screen and into your soul. And as someone once said, "I /checked you, I didn't shoot your puppy." I can understand JP people who get annoyed, because it means something totally different to them. But other people who think that it's an invasion of their privacy need to just get over themselves.

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                  • #84
                    Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                    Personally I don't think that checking is rude unless of course the checking is done multiple times. When people check me I often get curious. I wonder why they are checking me. Maybe it's because of my job, maybe it's out of curiousity. Yes of course it does get frustrating after a while when people keep checking you over and over again but it's just something you have to get over with. It's a detail of the game and if your going to let something as simple as that get to you then you need to relax alittle.
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                    • #85
                      Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                      Originally posted by Rekiem
                      I think its rude to check someone and make some remark about their equipment if its not good enough or something like that. But checking just by curiousity isn't rude.
                      Agreed. If you're going to make a comment about someone's equipment being gimped, then you should step up to the plate willing to help them the gil some how-some way. Personally, any time someone /checks me and asks me to get such-n-such gear, and I don't know them from my friendlist or linkshell, I will reply back stating, "give me enough gil and I'll do whatever the hell you want-otherwise shut your *** up"...

                      Originally posted by Koyasha
                      Check notification can be turned off. Checking has no effect upon your character whatsoever, it doesn't slow down your movement, disturb you in any way, prevent you from doing anything, etc. Some people want to be asked before they're checked. I do not want to be asked before I'm checked. It annoys me to be asked before I'm checked, it makes me respond to a dumbass question. Clearly I am right, since causing me to respond to dumbass questions requires me to expend effort, and ignoring the checking requires no expenditure of effort!
                      Are you telling me... the last time... I uhh... was yeah, uhm checked... I wasn't killed... by that... uhm, that... goblin... that...like... totally checked...me out?

                      Originally posted by BurningPanther
                      I don't see the big problem with checking other people's gear. It used to bother the hell out of me to be examined back when I was starting the game, the only reason being that I repeatedly thought the checker had something to say to me:

                      ??? examines you.
                      /t ??? Did you want something?
                      >>??? lol, no. ^^
                      LMAO...

                      One time I /checked someone, they replied asking if I wanted something. I replied back, "no, I didn't," and they replied, "then don't /check me"... so I ended the conversation with blacklisting them temporarily. They later sent a /tell to me asking why I took him off my blacklist, I just replied, "you're an ***... goodbye."

                      Originally posted by Geogeo
                      Nooooooo!
                      Im a Check-o-holic i feel bad when i accidently check people twice but it just happens my fingers move faster than my brain can tell me to stop
                      I am the same in many situations. I'll /check people twice at least, esp. three times if I like their gear at least.

                      All /checking is, is looking at someone's gear, and their current title, as well as their bazaar comment. It does NOT show you how much gil someone has, nor does it show you their boobs or other private parts (for sake of argument by those who act like it does).
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                      • #86
                        Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                        No, its not rude. If they cry about it, tell them to shut off their notification of it. Its not big deal. "OMG, I don't want people to know I carry such and such weapon!~ ONHNWEYauya"
                        But yes, it is slightly rude if done over and over and over., especially if you'e in the heat of battle.
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                        • #87
                          Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                          Originally posted by Mithrael
                          I think of it like this:

                          If it offends the target, then you probably shouldn't do it.
                          How would we know if it offends the target until we actually do it? There's no way of knowing before hand if they get offended or not...


                          But I agree with most people here, it is rude if done more than once, as well as when someone make a bad comment about an item piece of something.

                          Double Post Edited:
                          Originally posted by Draco Dagon
                          LMAO...

                          One time I /checked someone, they replied asking if I wanted something. I replied back, "no, I didn't," and they replied, "then don't /check me"... so I ended the conversation with blacklisting them temporarily. They later sent a /tell to me asking why I took him off my blacklist, I just replied, "you're an ***... goodbye."
                          Wait, so are you saying people know when they are being BListed and being taken off from it? I was never BListed by someone so I don't know. lol
                          Last edited by Eohmer; 05-27-2006, 05:12 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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                          • #88
                            Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                            I'm actually getting used to being examined now. I don't feel anything bad about it anymore.

                            Anyway, before I examine other people I always ask. There are still chance you'll run into people who cares especially japanese. So it's just nicer to ask imo.
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                            • #89
                              Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                              I'm getting used to being /checked too, but I haven't yet figured out why I get /checked when I do. I haven't been checked by a party leader/member in...geez, gotta be six months at least, and I would think that's the time when my gear has the most impact on other people. But spend one afternoon camping Spiny Spipi /anon, and I get checked four times in rapid succession by the same Taru. (Well....maybe he thought I was a bot. After I /huh'ed at him, he apologized.)My mule gets the same sort of treatment. I accidentally went half an hour on WHM with my Empress still on by mistake, and none of the Rank 5+ persons in my party batted an eyelid. Then I was running around naked and anon doing some crafting in Bastok and the checks came POURING in. -_-; People. It's a naked Mithra. My name is blue. I have no bazaar. There's nothing to see that you can't ALREADY see.
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                              • #90
                                Re: Checking others w/o asking? Rude or not?

                                I'm the type of person who will occasionally /check people without asking.

                                If they get uppity, I'll tease them. Why should I care what they think, and why should they care what I think?
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