Skype tip: When banning is harsh, try /alertsoff

Hi, Michael. Loved your Skype etiquette post. Here’s a tip.

WHEN
  someone is too chatty
AND
  you don’t want to turn off all your IM update audio alerts,
TRY THIS:

In the chat with that person, type /alertsoff.

You’ll both be able to chat with each other.

You’ll both remain contacts (if you’re already contacts).

Skype will still beep for other chats, just not in this one.

Useful too: /alertson.

When you’ve turned off global alerts or set /alertsoff in a specific chat, you can /alertson a chat for specific keywords. Excellent for high volume group chats. "/alertson Arrington" or "/alertson Phil" will set pings for those phrases.

/help for more Skype IM commands.