TEXT MESSAGING ETIQUETTE (MUST READ)

TEXT MESSAGE HAS GOTTEN WAY OUTTA HAND. IT'S NOT JUST MY OPINION, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS THAT AGREE. SO HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES FOR TEXTING. I MAY MISS SOME SO FEEL FREE TO ADD TO THE LIST.........................


1) TEXTING IS NOT THE WAY YOU PROMOTE YOUR CLUBS EVENT(S). IT SHOULD ONLY SERVE AS A REMINDER. PROMOTING YOUR EVENT SHOULD BE DONE IN PERSON, VIA EMAIL, YAHOO GROUPS OR WEBSITES. A TEXT MESSAGE CAN NEVER CONTAIN ENOUGH INFO ABOUT YOUR EVENT.

2) STOP SENDING TEXT MESSAGES OUT BEFORE 10AM. I SHOULD NOT BE WAKING UP TO OR GET AWAKEN BY TEXT MESSAGES ABOUT FISH FRYS, PARTIES, ETC AT 5AM. IT RIDICULOUS. DID YOU GRAB YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU GOT OUTTA BED AND DECIDED TO TEXT THE COUNTRY ABOUT AN EVENT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TURN MY PHONE OR MY RINGER OFF SO THAT I DON'T GET AWAKE BY BS. ALSO DO NOT TEXT ME AFTER 8PM.

3) KNOW WHO YOU ARE TEXTING. SOMEONE IN THE TX AREA SHOULDN'T RECIEVE A TEXT MESSAGE ABOUT BIKE NITE OR POLICE DOING INSURANCE CHECKS IN NY. (YOU GET THE PICTURE.) CREATE YOUR TEXT GROUPS ACCORDINGLY FOR EXAMPLE LOCAL CLUBS & OUT OF STATE CLUBS.

4) WHEN SENDING OUT TEXT MESSAGES MAKE SURE IT'S ONE MESSAGE. CHANCES ARE SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT GET BOTH TEXTS AND IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PASSED ON FOLKS WON'T PASS IT ON (I KNOW I DON'T)

5) IF YOU ARE GONNA SEND ME A TEXT ABOUT YOUR CLUBS EVENTS BE SURE TO PUT THE CITY AND STATE. I LIVE IN CHICAGO SO JUST THE ADDRESS DOESN'T MEAN A THING TO ME. AGAIN IF ALL THE INFO DOESN'T FIT IN ONE TEXT, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE TEXTING ME ANY WAY SEND IT VIA EMAIL OR POST IT ON OUR SITE (WWW.NUMBERONESTUNNAS.COM) ALSO REFER TO #3

6) SEND YOUR CLUBS EVENTS OUT ONLY. I MYSELF WILL ALSO SEND OUT COMMUNITY SERVICE/CHARITY EVENTS, AND RIDES. PROMOTION OF YOUR CLUBS EVENTS IS ON YOUR CLUB. DON'T EXPECT ME TO DO YOUR WORK FOR YOU.

7) TOO MANY TEXT MESSAGES. IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED A "PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM YOUR TEXT LIST" MESSAGE YOU ARE PROBABLY SENDING OUT TO DAM MANY MESSAGES. AT WHICH POINT YOUR TEXTING HAS BECOME COUNTER PRODUCTIVE, MEANING WHEN YOUR CLUB EVENT IS COMING UP WHO IS READING IT? AGAIN THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE SUPER TEXT HAPPY, I'M QUICK TO HIT THE DELETE BUTTON WHEN I SEE YOUR NAME POP UP. THE MORE YOU TEXT, THE LESS LIKELY IT WILL GET READ. THEY SAME WAY WE SCREEN OUR EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES ARE DONE THE SAME WAY.

8) STOP SENDING TEXT MESSAGES BACK 2 BACK. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO RECIEVE 25 TEXT MESSAGES IN A TEN MINUTES FROM ANYONE. IT'S RIDICULOUS, REFER TO #7

9) STOP SENDING TEXT MESSAGES VIA MMS, SEND THEM LONG MESSAGES VIA EMAIL. MMS ARE FOR PICTURES AND VIDEO.

10) CHAIN TEXTS, KEEP THEM TO YOUR SELF. MY TEXTS ALREADY TOTALS OVER 25K A MONTH, HOW BOUT YOURS?

I MAY ADD TO THIS LATER OR YOU CAN. BUT LET IT BE KNOWN SINCE TEXTING HAS BECOME A MAIN FORM OF COMMUNICATION THESE DAYS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. WHAT I AND OTHERS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THE TIME WE RECIEVE THEM AND THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS WE RECIEVE FROM CERTAIN INDIVIUALS. JUST KEEP IN MIND RESPECT IS DUE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. AGAIN AS THIS POST IS MY OPINION, IT IS ALSO SHARED WITH MANY OTHERS. IF YOU ARE OFFENDED WITH WHAT I POSTED SIMPLY REMOVE ME FROM YOUR TEXT LIST.