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[lespritdelescal]

Here's a big one for me personally: I have no desire to chat with random kids over Xbox live. Just send a friend request or a polite message.

Seconded. Even if you are a random adult, and I don't know you from the Trials chat or something, I will not join your party. Also, if I happen to join your party, and you sound younger than Jarr3tt, I will immediately leave.

[rlmergeuser]

Here's a big one for me personally: I have no desire to chat with random kids over Xbox live. Just send a friend request or a polite message.

Seconded. Even if you are a random adult, and I don't know you from the Trials chat or something, I will not join your party. Also, if I happen to join your party, and you sound younger than Jarr3tt, I will immediately leave.

this is a problem for me because my little brother will invite everyone on my fl to parties which pisses me off because i know it is an annoyance to a lot of people.

[Jarr3tt88]

and you sound younger than Jarr3tt, I will immediately leave.

idk weather to lol or -_______- haha

Yea I def hate when I get spammed party chats. I don't wanna chat with you randoms. Go on the webchat and develop a relationship with the community first.

[rlmergeuser]

Well said boys

[lespritdelescal]

and you sound younger than Jarr3tt, I will immediately leave.

idk weather to lol or -_______- haha

Just a joke, buddy I've chatted with Euan a few times.

[TheMovement81]

Lots of good info here. Personally I always send a polite message because I know most people get lots of requests and have mostly full lists. I figure it at least gives you a better chance of getting accepted instead of sending a lame message like "tracks" or "trx plz" and crap like that. When I get messages like that I have to think twice about accepting people and I even decided to put something about that on my Xbox live bio.

Take the time to show the creator some respect with your message and most will be happy to add you. Yes we all want exposure for our tracks and want people to enjoy them, but at the same time we make tracks because we like doing it, not as a ready made service to "want sum trax-add plz" type people. I don't mean to sound picky by what I've said but I would imagine most people would agree with the way I see it....?

[lespritdelescal]

I see that some people care about the kind of message they get from other XBL users. I can understand that, but I personally don't care too much, because if you don't have a chat pad, typing on XBL is ANNOYING.

Maybe something that can go in the etiquette can be a recommendation to use XBOX.com to send your messages? Much easier to send a decent message to someone that way.

[rlmergeuser]

As far as the new random friends sending party invites. I don't mind it, I like it actually(if I'm in the mood). I usually join the party, if I'm not already in one. I like listening to new people play my tracks. I get to hear the "Oh ****!", "wow! thats f***in crazy" and "What the hell?!" Maybe I'm vain, but it keeps me motivated sometimes. Now if I don't feel like joining though, don't keep sending them, it's not going to make me join and may end up getting you deleted.

But if and when they start asking me rediculous questions over and over again, that's when it's annoying.

Which brings me to another subject:

Don't ask the person whos FL you just joined how to build an elevator, or car, or whatever. There are tons of tutorial threads and videos. I'm very very tired of explaining these things and refuse to do it anymore. Just do some research, if you found my GT then you can find a tutorial.

[The_Elmonator]

To me, a message is preferrable.. I personally don't like party/chat invites, mostly because the sound is terrible, so I only hear half of what the other person is saying, which makes me say what? alot.. That makes me feel very stupid Also, I've previously gotten invites I accepted, and then you're sitting there with some guy that dosen't really say or want anything in particular, what am I supposed to do with that? You invited me! Thats sooo akward, so I don't party anymore.. I do see the advantages (hate typing with the pad), I just don't use it personally, I'd perfer a message.

Do like Les proposed, and use your PC for MSG'ing. It's WAY eaisier!

[TheMovement81]

Which brings me to another subject:

Don't ask the person whos FL you just joined how to build an elevator, or car, or whatever. There are tons of tutorial threads and videos. I'm very very tired of explaining these things and refuse to do it anymore. Just do some research, if you found my GT then you can find a tutorial.

Good point Crowsbeak, this gets really annoying. The worst example for me is when one kid endlessly asked me how to build a cart, and the thing is I haven't put any carts in any of my tracks so far, so when did I become the authority on how to make one? Like you said, find a tutorial and learn what you can instead of badgering people about it that you've just met.