Well I guess I am just not |_337 enuf to use all of the features :P

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"Shut it down Bruno, would ya please? You smell like an anchovie's..." -Dirty George
-Dentron

Wow, that just looked retarded. It's spelt 1337, b1z47ch.

And every feature of ICQ is very useful. http://www.veforums.com/smile.gif Gawd, I nearly commited suicide the other day when I sent a message to someone, then suddenly ICQ crashed, my whole database was corrupted, and I needed to redownload it and start again with NO contacts. http://www.veforums.com/frown.gif

First time that's ever happened to me, though, and I've been using ICQ for years. But it still sucks to lose 150-200 contacts in a second. But ICQ still r0x3r5.

Go with MSN Messenger. It has all of the things that AIM has that are good combined with the cool things in ICQ.

Also, AOL owns ICQ. I guess some of you will not be able to have a messenger now...

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AOL FUBAR'ed ICQ a bit by buying them.

There are three main advantages that make me use ICQ.

1.)It has a wide assortment of users and a large percentage of the gaming populace use it.
2.)It has a history feature that makes a transcript of everything said. You can review it at any time.
3.)It allows you to leave messages for offline users. Some may claim that this is basically the same as e-mail, but who in their right mind would check their spaminfested e-mail? http://www.veforums.com/biggrin.gif

1337?? nah 1 is i in the |_337 alphabet last time i checked...I just use |_ so its easier to tell the difference. 7|-|47 15 \/\/|-|47 3'/3 |_1|<3 2 |_|53 4 |_ hehe
And i also have had icq crash on me 3 times before and i never have had aim crash.

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"Shut it down Bruno, would ya please? You smell like an anchovie's..." -Dirty George
-Dentron

aol users should be shot

I have AIM but only because all my real-life friends either have AOL or have AIM since all THEIR real-life friends have AOL....

Besides you get a NAME in AIM instead of a NUMBER.....

I agree though many AOL users should be shot....

Tim

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ICQ without a doubt I think. I too think anything AOL sucks, and yes AOL is a testament to consumer illiteracy and cattle-like mentality. And yes AOL bought ICQ, but ICQ is 95% the same as it was before AOL bought it, they really had squat to do with the program. But a very pertinent and ironic point nonetheless. That's my two cents about that. =)

Waxax

Well for there intended purpose of Instant chat in otherwords paging someone and telling them to meet you on irc or in a game etc...I find AIM and Messenger much more pleasant. I find alot of people orginally made ICQ accounts because there was no other alternative then AIM became avaialable to everyone and they started switching to it but it was promptly shutdown due to some illegal usage by microsoft and others at which point most went back to ICQ and hence the rest of the community in its attempt to be 3L337 sets up ICQ accounts.

The whole leet thing aside though AIM and Messenger both allow you to use NAMES not some st00pid number that you can never remember which makes them far superior in my book.

The only time I ever use the program is to page someone and tell them to meet me somewhere.

ICQ Whats your number? Hold on lemme go cut and paste it LOL

AIM and Messenger whats your 'number' Boogieman OK!

ICQ SU><0Rz its for the folks attempting to jump on the 'leet' bandwagon when most of the 'leet' has already left http://www.veforums.com/biggrin.gif Hehe Sorry if I offend anyone thats just my take on it.

lol boogieman http://www.veforums.com/frown.gif http://www.veforums.com/frown.gif http://www.veforums.com/frown.gif http://www.veforums.com/frown.gif

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