CONTACTING ME


Email

The best way to contact me: (remove the blanks)

tanidareal @ gmail.com
tani @ da-real.com


Please use verified email addresses only (listed on my websites), as there are sometimes imposters out there who like to pretend to be somebody else.

I sometimes may answer a bit slowly, but I read all your mails and very much appreciate your comments. If you have a question, I will always try to answer it (feel free to poke me again if I didn't answer after a while). Please also remember to use informative subjects.


I get quite a lot of emails. Here are some examples that may be a reason why I didn't answer:

  • You used a bad subject like "hello" or "how are you" which ended up in my spam filter (please use reasonable subjects for your mails and messages)

  • There was nothing to answer (for example you just wanted to tell me something about my art). I'd love to, but I don't always find the time to reply to every mail or private message (that does not mean that I don't appreciate them!).

  • You asked a question I already answered so many times... for example about being your friend, joining your art contest, chatting with you, etc. Please see my FAQ for further answers, thank you.

  • You requested a free drawing (sometimes even without signing your mail).
    Sorry, but I will just ignore impolite requests.

  • Maybe I am not at home or just busy. I usually post on Twitter what's currently going on. Don't worry, it just happens sometimes that I can't check my emails daily. :)




Private Messages / Notes (Galleries)

It's a way to contact me, but definitively not the best one, as I don't
always have the chance to check my messages frequently.

Twitter - Direct Message
FurAffinity - Private Message / Note

Please do not send me private messages on DeviantArt and LiveJournal, as I almost never read them. For sending me a PM via Twitter or FurAffinity, you need to have an account there. As I can't access my account from anywhere, it happens that I can't check my notes for some days. If you have something time-critical, please use Email.

Another request: Please don't mix conversations on different platforms (e.g. jumping between Emails and private messages), because that will totally confuse me.




Instant Messengers / Chats

AIM: TaniDaReal
ICQ: #55413096 (TaniDaReal)
Skype: TaniDaReal

I do have ICQ, AIM and Skype, but I don't use them very often, as I am usually too busy for chit-chats. Please note that that my buddy lists are moderated, so only people on my list are allowed to send me messages.

Please note that I do not use or have a MSN account! If you see somebody there using my nick name, this is not me, but a fake account.




Accounts / WhiteList

It's silly, but it has happened before that people registered accounts using my nick name (and sometimes even pretend to be me). Here is a WhiteList to list my verified accounts.