View Poll Results: Do you believe there should be rules of BlackBerry etiquette/use?

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  • Yes

    358 48.38%
  • No

    183 24.73%
  • Maybe

    199 26.89%
  1. Scott403540's Avatar
    I have been known to read (not respond to, do you think I'm THAT bad) the occasional e-mail during church. But I try to be very discrete.
    12-11-07 03:34 PM
  2. ruffwryter's Avatar
    My lady get mad at me for trying to play with my BlkBerry while we spend some intimate time together. I know, I think I luv my blkberry
    12-11-07 03:37 PM
  3. danny595's Avatar
    you should not sneek a peek at your BB while having sex with the wife. Unless you like the couch. My couch is comfortable
    12-11-07 04:39 PM
  4. JRWEAR25's Avatar
    BB etiquette would be, not playing Brickbreaker in church and having your wife smack you on the back of your head!
    12-11-07 04:55 PM
  5. DubyaEl's Avatar


    Tell us your favorite story about a rude BlackBerry user (or post your rules of BB etiquette).
    I think the biggest rule of BB (or email, or other phones for that matter) is to not let it interfere with your relationships. I can't stand it when someone gives me their "divided attention"....
    12-11-07 05:51 PM
  6. natebear's Avatar
    this guy at work is infamous for scheduling a meeting and then spending the bulk of his own damn meeting focused on his BB. then he schedules another meeting b/c in his opinion the issue was not properly addressed at the first meeting. repeat ad nauseam.

    his name should be michael and he should work at dunder mifflin.
    12-11-07 06:36 PM
  7. consciousq's Avatar
    People only think someone is rude when they are using their blackberry, and they really want attention, and the blackberry ends up being more engaging than that individual, and therefore they blame the user as being rude, go figure
    12-11-07 07:51 PM
  8. mjk's Avatar
    You gotta have it on vibrate (no ringtones) in meetings! Every meeting someone looks embarrassed as their extra loud songs go off!
    12-11-07 09:00 PM
  9. cemeterygates's Avatar
    Sadly, I witnessed a off-leash dog get hit by a car earlier this year. As the horrified owner was kneeling over her hurt pet, the driver got out, still talking on his Bluetooth, and proceeded to finish his conversation (a good five minutes) before approaching the woman to help and console her!
    12-11-07 09:06 PM
  10. Bender's Avatar
    Turn it off in movies, and on vibrate in meetings.
    12-11-07 09:19 PM
  11. dreichardt's Avatar
    The only thing I need is a sign to hold up to alert people that I'm on the phone when they just come up and start jabbering. My only pet peeve dealing with bluetooth headsets.
    12-11-07 09:53 PM
  12. toobaduragirl's Avatar
    Hahaha whenever I'm walking by someone I don't want to Acknowledge or talk to, I just whip out the BB and pretend to be so involved in what I am doing that I don't notice whoever I was trying to ignore.... OMG IT WORKS EVERYTIME!
    12-11-07 10:20 PM
  13. jpscharf's Avatar
    Don't message, when you are having a face to face conversation with someone else.
    12-11-07 10:37 PM
  14. Scrap's Avatar
    Voted maybe cuz I suppose there should be, like dont overdue it with the BB when ur wife wants attention(which is all the time) ...but then again ITS SO HARD CUZ IM A BB HOODRAT!!!!!
    12-11-07 11:08 PM
  15. pippolitov's Avatar
    I think the biggest rule that I am sometimes guilty of breaking is that i sometimes read and / or respond to emails on my blackberry while talking with someone else. I definitely think that is a kind of an "unspoken ettiquete rule" that many of us are guilty of occasionally breaking.
    12-11-07 11:22 PM
  16. cbs2669's Avatar
    I agree with Solachica!
    12-11-07 11:25 PM
  17. krazidaz's Avatar
    I don't think it's just BB etiquette, it's cell phone etiquette in general. There are just some places that ringers should be off and you shouldn't talk on the phone ... meetings, movies, weddings (yeah, the ringing can be heard in the video ), etc.
    12-12-07 12:07 AM
  18. ST789's Avatar
    BB etiquette should be left up to the user. But some standards are not to use it while driving, during a date or during an interview
    12-12-07 01:36 AM
  19. chaz_cb's Avatar
    Absolutely need some restraint. I'm on my bb so much of the day, but not rude about it. Still need to be polite when in certain situations.
    12-12-07 06:22 AM
  20. hooked1's Avatar
    Just use common sense! If you are a rude person, you will probably be a rude cell phone user too. What ever you do, don't type and drive!
    12-12-07 08:34 AM
  21. wesmorry's Avatar
    5 words! No texting while driving people!!!!
    12-12-07 08:56 AM
  22. smurphy's Avatar
    Turn the ringer off in restaurants, meetings, and movies.
    12-12-07 09:10 AM
  23. svnoto's Avatar
    I think that its more of a lack of general etiquette rather than BB etiquette to be honest...
    12-12-07 09:15 AM
  24. flywithhaley's Avatar
    HA! Too many to name. Being a flight attendant I have to repeatdley tell people to TURN THEM OFF. I have a BB (although recent) and before that a Sidekick, so I know it sucks to have to sit on a plane and not have connection but....come on people!! If that email is so important then wait for the next flight!! See, now I am getting all riled up about it.....
    12-12-07 11:19 AM
  25. micky_maccaff's Avatar
    Yeah Definately use Blackberry around non BB users - they so wish they had one!!!

    Etiquette - don't call your managing director an ***** when they wipe their BB for 27th time this year!!! DOH..
    12-12-07 11:28 AM
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