I KEEP TRYING AND TRYING TO ADD THIS CERTAIN YAHOO NAME AND IT TELLS ME THAT IT ALREADY EXCISTS ON MY MESSENGER LIST AND THE NAME IS NOT ON MY LIST.I TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THE NAME PUT ON.THIS CERTAIN PERSON LEFT ME AN OFFLINE MESSAGEAND I FORGOT TO ADD THEM AND I AM TRYING NOW TO ADD.BUT IT WONT LET ME.I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO THIS THIS PERSON IS..PLEASE HELP.
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you can try uninstalling and reinstalling yahoo messenger. And again adding the names this will most probably solve the problem.
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This is an inherint defect in Y! Messenger.\n\nSometimes even after I log out of Yahoo Messenger, my friends tell me that I was showing online and not replying.\n\nIt only around 30-45 minutes later that Y! Logs me out.\n\nIncase, I dont logout but simply disconnect the internet then I am online for God knows how long. \n\nI have been amused by this , but there is no solution , so one has to just bear it.\n\nBut I found a way around. Now, what I do is I change my status to invisible and then logout. 99% it logs out because I get the offline messages too from my friends.\n\nCya
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copy n paste the yahoo id in y! messenger's add window...\nu can't add if messenger is not there
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Trust no one.... Just delete them... If this is bothering you, go to messenger preferences/ignore     at the top check ignore anyone who is not on my friend list....\n\nAlso you can go to your account and check (do not show when I am online)
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If he im'd you he already has your name/id. But you can look in your messenger archives for his message, and reply to it from there.
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dont contact yahoo!!! that is if you like the guy, cause he can get in major trouble. Ya he probley has freeware that changes file in yahoo messenger's program setup, jest like aim punters
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I'm assuming you have a YM that's newer than 5.5, I for one never liked any of the messengers after 5.5 cause of the all the bugs in them. You can search for versions of 5.5 on the net and delete your current messenger, and install the 5.5 and then you can delete people off you messenger and they'll stay gone, also it won't add anyone without your approval.
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you can block him, but you should know if you are on his list. did you ever add him on it? if so, just delete him and mark it to block everything from him
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Are you using MAC or windows? Try to use finder or search on the computer - and try to find YAHOO messenger. Maybe its just hiden on the system. \n\nIf its not on the system, maybe it was uninstalled or deleted.
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ok...there is a trick to it.\n\nThere is a green button on the bottom of the buddy list.  It says IM.  click it and a chat screen will apear.  There is a small box at the top that you write the buddy name.  after you write the name write hi in the message box.  A small warning thing will come up and say "soandso is not availible at the moment"  look at the buddy list and it should be there.\n\ngood luck!
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May be you not tick mark on the preference that always sign in to my mobile device when i exit messenger. so please tick mark on that and you always get online with your mobile. Or just go in to edit my device option and again register your device in yahoo messenger service. Hope this will beneficial to you.
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In the messenger window click on "Contacts" then "Show Offline Contacts."  Or you can just press CTRL+H when the messenger window is open.  \n\nWhen you create a new Yahoo ID/Profile all messenger options change to the default and you have to go back and change your settings manually to what you had them on your old id.
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You need to go into your profile and change it so ppl can email you! I found a chris latimer online and emailed him and told him a girl was looking for him with the screen name adarkerdream. So if he emails me back how do I let you know?
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You can remove yourself from other person messenger. NOT EMAIL. It works only with messenger. \ntry searching the internet (use google) to find "Buddy remover" or something like that. \nLEMME WARN YOU, SOME WEBSITES MAY CONTAIN ALL SORTS OF MALWARE AND VIRUSES. \ndownload the buddy remover, generally they are exe files, so BE CAREFUL. \nthen, simply enter the id of the person from who's messenger you want your name removed. \n\nhope that helps.
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Try searching for their Yahoo Member Profile. If you have Yahoo Messenger, you might even be able to IM with that person. I have a Yahoo member profile, myself. Try searching at:
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(Update following posting of 'Additional Information' by the inquirer)\n\nThis really is a wierd situation. It's hard to tell whether this is a problem with your account, or your computer browser setting.\nTo figure this out, you could do the following: -\n - get a friend to sign in to Yahoo Message Boards using your computer\n\n- Create another account with Yahoo and see if the problem persists.\n\nIf it is the first case, then there's definitely something not quite right with your browser settings. \n\nHope this helps\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nCould give more information on which type of browser you are using, (internet explorer, or Firefox/Mozilla), and if you have enabled Javascript please?\n\n(The commonst cause could be the latter - you haven't enabled javascrpt to run)
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You can ignore the user that bothers you. If the ignore function doesn't seem to work, it's because your ignore list is already full (it only can contain 50 user names). In your Y! Messenger go to Messenger/Preferences/Ignore List and Remove a name or two to make more room for the user name that you want to ignore.