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Msn Contacts Removal
There's a catch to completely removing Messenger contacts.
Right clicking on a persons contact and selecting DELETE does NOT remove them from Messenger, but simply removes them from the online/offline list.
The only way you can delete someone from YOUR list is if THEY have removed you from THEIRS.
To see whose contacts list you are still on, select:
TOOLS > OTIONS > PRIVACY > Allow List or Block list
Right click on any entry, if the 'Delete' option is selectable then that person has already removed you from their contacts, and this means you can also delete them from yours. If the 'Delete' function is not selectable, you will likely have to email or instant message that person asking that they delete your contact entry from their Messenger.
It's unfortunate that Microsoft designed Messenger to behave in this way, thereby tying control over functionality between users. Very ridiculous, but that seems to be the microsoft way of thinking.
It initially caused me much annoyance that I could not totally remove contacts who I never communicated with. Now I write to the person requesting, very nicely, that they remove my contact from their list so I can remove theirs from mine.
Hope that helps, good luck everyone!
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