Kind of creepy.

[cyrano]

Somebody I exchanged mail with on Craigslist about a room to rent is now showing up on my GChat IM client. Presumably because we both use a gmail address, which means we're probably best of friends.

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[my-aerie.livejournal.com]

UGH, i hate that....it's convenient sometimes, but for the most part, it's annoying and, yeh, creepy.

[scarywhitegirl.livejournal.com]

I get that frequently with people who have bought stuff from me. They'll pop up from time to time on my list, and I can never figure out how I know them.

[wildpaletz.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, you can block 'm.

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

In Gmail, Settings -> Chat -> Auto-add suggested contacts -> Only allow people that I've explicitly approved to chat with me and see when I'm online

[ashtoreth.livejournal.com]

Seconded. If you hadn't gotten there before me, I would have sent almost identical instructions.

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

Woot! I so very rarely win those sorts of races. It's much more common for me to say "But you can set whether or not it will do tha... oh, someone pointed that out two days ago. Never mind, then, carry on."

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

My mum warned me about fast women.