quote: Because of our overloading of our servers, we are being forced to extract our non-active AIM users. Because this is a free service, AOL has exceeded the budget for the AIM service. We are asking that you send this exact message to 20 other AIM users to ensure us that you're an active AIM user. Our system tracking devise will pick up this message to keep you on our active list. You have 72 hours to complete this task or your service will be cancelled immediately. Starting August 10, 2004 we will be charging a small fee for registering of a screen name for AIM. Thank you for your time and for using AOL or AIM.
I sent this reply:
SfcMe: i can NOT believe you fell for a ridiculous chain like that
SfcMe: :-P SfcMe: First of all, AIM is a free service, not because AOL has set aside a budget for it, but because AOL sells millions of dollars worth of advertising through it. AOL is not losing money on AIM, it's making a damned killing because of the number of AIM subscribers. If they removed users, THEN they would lose money. Also, when you sign up for AIM, you include an email adress through which AOL can contact you with updates. Not to mention the small fact that the word "device" is misspelled. I doubt that an official release from AOL Time Warner would be sent out in the form of a chain letter with misspelled words. And since "device" isn't exactly an SAT word, I'm betting that the chain was started by a 13 year old somewhere in North Dakota with nothing to do but play on the internet while eating ice cream with his shirt off. :-P
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
quote: Because this is a free service, AOL has exceeded the budget for the AIM service
To ensure that there is no excess in budget, we provide absolutely NO technical help for it over the phone. Heh.
quote: We are asking that you send this exact message to 20 other AIM users to ensure us that you're an active AIM user.
Yeah, that line just cracks me up.
quote: I doubt that an official release from AOL Time Warner would be sent out in the form of a chain letter with misspelled words.And since "device" isn't exactly an SAT word, I'm betting that the chain was started by a 13 year old somewhere in North Dakota with nothing to do but play on the internet while eating ice cream with his shirt off.
I for one wouldn't be too surprised with some of the things AOL cooks up. I also wouldn't be too surprised if this was sent out by someone 18 or over.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
LOL, that is great. I have never seen a chain letter on IM before.
My favorite chain letter was a parody on chain letters. In included text making fun off all the common chain letters that were going around. It closed out with this text
If you forward this letter to 1-5 of your friends then 1-5 of your friends will think you are a moron
If you forward it to 6-10 of your friends, then 6-10 of your friends will think you are a moron
If you forward it to more than 10 of your friends, then you will no longer have any friends.
[ August 03, 2004, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Lupus ]
Posted by Caitlin Strand (Member # 6631) on :
his may be a bump, but its still relevent. I have hotmail, and there was a chain exactly like that, and my friend bielived it. He sent it to me twice, i got so mad after the third time that i sent an email virus worm thing that i got and contained at him. Norton killed it, but it was a good conversation piece.