In response to Meg Colloton’s 3/16/05 “Pokers Must Fold”

I’m definitely not a “Promiscuous Poker” but come on Meg; does a poke really bother you that bad? I’m not going to lie, I get a little excited when I sign onto the Face Book and discover that I have received a poke from a particular female. The funny thing is, that you have probably been poked a thousand times since last Wednesday. Poking is not my main issue with your article though, you don’t like it and that’s your opinion. However, It was the “So now poking could be the beginning of some psycho stalker relationship?” comment that got me. Are you too good to meet a guy on the FaceBook or internet? I have no idea, I don’t know you, but no girl is too good for that. I’m on a plane right now, just read your article and can’t wait to check out your profile and poke you. If you have the aptitude to understand this poke you will realize it is a “I don’t like your vibe poke.” Every poke has a meaning, just look for it. The random person of the opposite sex poke means; “Hey, I like your profile and think your hot, but am not going to waste my time writing a generic message unless your interested.” This is what you will think my poke means until you read this article. The poke from your friend is a “How’s it going, I was just looking you up and wanted to say hi.” Okay, back to my real point. This guy that poked your friend is probably a good guy. She can check him out, see his major, interests and all that stuff. Then she decides if she wants to poke him back, aka if she is interested in maybe an IM conversation or something. He is definitely a college student; she doesn’t have to worry about him being a 45 year old creep trying to talk to 19 year old girls (Unless he was creepy enough to steal an NU e-mail). Girls, you especially Meg, have to realize that 90% of guys are not the go up to a girl at a bar or party with a “Hey how you doin’ t’night baby” type. So think about it of those 10% of guys that drop sleazy lines how many of them are scumbags?

Don Grover Senior —Electrical Engineering