2016-04-26-telegram-privatemessaging-people.md

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+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).