"B" <none@nowhere.com> wrote ...
> Paul Blay wrote:
>> "B" <none@nowhere.com> wrote ...
>> 
>>> and the best thing is totally random people from Eastern Europe or 
>>> China phone you up for a chat.
>> 
>> Don't you have to have the "Please let any loser phone me"  setting for 
>> that?
> 
> There is a skype me option that invites random calls but the general 
> settings don't stop people calling randomly. 

Yeah I know - I was just taking my sarcasm for a walk.  

The trick is to not put in any profile information including country.
From 2ch I know that idiots in [country X] will phone up [country Y]
to (practise language / argue about politics / call each other names)*.

> I'd rather not have to up 
> the privacy as Sigi mentions because I am happy for people to call me if 
> they have a reason - for example an old friend that discovers me. But 
> someone that want me to join a pyramid scam or practice English is not 
> what I am after.

* The last two options are pretty much synonymous.