How many chances do you give an online stranger?

We’re talking about you right? :p
Many chances to all the non-tedious ones.

Probably too many.
Spammers don’t count. I don’t give them any chances.

I’ll give them a chance to explain the reasoning behind their boring nature/irrelevance/jackassery. But if the explanation doesn’t suffice, I’d just ignore them.

It depends what they do, and whether they man up enough to apologise and change their ways.

It depends if they’re someone I interact with on a regular basis (for example, someone here on Fluther), or not. If it’s just someone I happened across on facebook or whatever, I can be pretty quick to pass judgment – but if it’s a regular interaction thing, I’ve been known to change my mind about a person after knowing them quite awhile.

I’ve given some online strangers far too many chances.

Well, him or her will unknowingly reveal themselves fairly early on in proceedings, time for tubby bye bye’s!!

More than they likely deserve.

I give them a lot of chances. And this because I meet a lot of my current friends by hanging on chats / forums.

I’m with @janbb.

I always give people many chances. There are jellies I didn’t like during our first interaction, but grew to really, really appreciate over subsequent interactions. There’s never just one side to a person.

As in life, three strikes & you’re out…... :-/

Chances for what? I’m afraid I don’t even start a conversation with someone who is boring, irrelevant, stupid or a jackass. I only start conversations with people who have impressed me in one way or another. Usually because they have a talent for astute observations and analysis.

If someone approaches me… well, usually it’s not for anything other than some kind of information or opinion. Very rarely is it personal. But If it’s someone who approaches me and they seem to want it to be personal, I usually do respond to see if it is really me they are interested in. But in 99% of the cases, it’s me approaching people, and I only do that if a person has impressed me. I’m not often wrong about them, although I have made a couple of mistakes recently.

Eh, too many.

Life is complicated enough without having on-line strangers complicate it more. I’d like to say three chances but I think I’m closer to two.