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Since Jenn is going to post parts of the convo I will spare you people from reading the same thing again.
http://datavore.livejournal.com/204125.html
Okay. To those people who were brought here by Google and have no idea what's going on, allow me to shed a little light on the topic.
The IM you received was from a relay bot. It scours LJ and records the listed AIM names of users. Then, it IMs two users with the message:
"i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?"
Both users see the message as coming from the relay bot (im my case, "thegreathatsby") and when the users respond, they see each other's messages.
Example:
UserA sees this -
thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
UserA: I haven't seen it.
thegreathatsby: Huh? Who is this?
UserA: Um... you messaged me.
thegreathatsby: No I didn't.
UserA: Yes you did. Look.
UserA: thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
thegreathatsby: I've got this... UserA: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
User B sees this -
thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
thegreathatsby: I haven't seen it.
UserB: Huh? Who is this?
thegreathatsby: Um... you messaged me.
UserB: No I didn't.
thegreathatsby: Yes you did. Look.
thegreathatsby: UserB: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
UserB: I've got this... thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
The relay bot sends the same message to two users, then translates any entry of "thegreathatsby" (or whatever name it's using) into the other user's name, creating confusion and annoyance between the linked parties.
It took a little while to figure it out, but that's the way it works. I don't yet know who has done this or why, but that's what's happening.
confused yet? that was some bot!? So apparently Jenn and I were trying to outweird one another and were cussing at each other?!
WOW..what a night. I am sorry Jenn for cussing at you!
Im going to be confused tomorrow.
http://datavore.livejournal.com/204125.html
Okay. To those people who were brought here by Google and have no idea what's going on, allow me to shed a little light on the topic.
The IM you received was from a relay bot. It scours LJ and records the listed AIM names of users. Then, it IMs two users with the message:
"i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?"
Both users see the message as coming from the relay bot (im my case, "thegreathatsby") and when the users respond, they see each other's messages.
Example:
UserA sees this -
thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
UserA: I haven't seen it.
thegreathatsby: Huh? Who is this?
UserA: Um... you messaged me.
thegreathatsby: No I didn't.
UserA: Yes you did. Look.
UserA: thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
thegreathatsby: I've got this... UserA: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
User B sees this -
thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
thegreathatsby: I haven't seen it.
UserB: Huh? Who is this?
thegreathatsby: Um... you messaged me.
UserB: No I didn't.
thegreathatsby: Yes you did. Look.
thegreathatsby: UserB: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
UserB: I've got this... thegreathatsby: i say, old bean, have you seen my hat?
The relay bot sends the same message to two users, then translates any entry of "thegreathatsby" (or whatever name it's using) into the other user's name, creating confusion and annoyance between the linked parties.
It took a little while to figure it out, but that's the way it works. I don't yet know who has done this or why, but that's what's happening.
confused yet? that was some bot!? So apparently Jenn and I were trying to outweird one another and were cussing at each other?!
WOW..what a night. I am sorry Jenn for cussing at you!
Im going to be confused tomorrow.