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layout: post
comments: true
title: "How to private message people on Telegram without getting reported for spam"
category: [english]
tags: [telegram, english, spam]
redirect_from: /telegram.html
---
*This should be obvious, but is apparently not as at time of writing I have
blocked and reported around 30 people for spam.*
## Rules applying to everyone
* Ask for permission on group before messaging me or your message is spam.
* If you do message without permission, type your greeting and message on
the first line using proper English (or in my case Finnish).
* I am not going to read multiple lines of spam just to figure out if
it's spam or not.
* I am not native English speaker, so if the message consist entirely
of improper English, I have to decipher the message which might go
over my abilities which makes the message spam.
* If you request *please don't report me for spam*, that seals your message
as spam.
* If I express disinterest towards the discussion, forward you somewhere
else or say that I cannot help you, **stop!** Otherwise you become
spammer again.
There are also other factors such as my mood, but if you follow these
instructions and don't ask anything [offensive](https://github.com/Mikaela/freenode-harassment/blob/master/spydar007/2015-01-12.query.log#L6),
there is good chance that I or any reasonable person doesn't report you
for spam.
## If we know each other
* The rules applying to everyone also apply to you.
* If we know each other, I might not follow them so strictly.
* Remember that I have facial blindness and bad name memory, so I
might not recognize you leading to spam report.
* If we have shared our phone numbers, the report spam button doesn't
appear.
## Further reading
* [Telegram spam FAQ](https://telegram.org/faq_spam) which Telegram
**should force new users to read** *in my opinion.*
* The questions two and three are the most important in my opinion.
* If you use your brains, you will see that this page is in line with
the spam FAQ, but tries to be more idiotproof.
* If you do get your account limited (=prevented from contacting people
privately whose number you don't have and who doesn't have your number,
punishment from spamming), contact the
[spambot](https://telegram.me/spambot) instead of complaining on
groups..
* Why I react so badly to spam or have written this (n addition to 30+ at
time of writing blocks and spam reports)
[part1](https://mikaela.info/english/2015/04/02/umode+g.html),
[part2](https://mikaela.info/english/2015/05/10/umode+g2.html) &
[request for Telegram that would decrease amount of spam reports](https://twitter.com/Inaneierase/status/719844660139700224).