[DarronWyke]

>Back then, you'd sit and stare at your buddy list waiting for that person you liked to come online so you could say something witty, and then stew with worry if they didn't respond but remained online.

Or you'd get a friend/another account to IM them to see if they'd really blocked you or not.

[jedberg]

Yes! You had your alt account to check for blocks. I forgot about that.