diff -ur kopete-3.5.5.orig/kopete/libkopete/kopeteaccount.cpp kopete-3.5.5/kopete/libkopete/kopeteaccount.cpp
--- kopete-3.5.5.orig/kopete/libkopete/kopeteaccount.cpp	2007-03-09 23:51:09.000000000 +0100
+++ kopete-3.5.5/kopete/libkopete/kopeteaccount.cpp	2007-03-09 23:52:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -252,14 +252,14 @@
 Kopete::MetaContact* Account::addContact( const QString &contactId, const QString &displayName , Group *group, AddMode mode  )
 {
 
-	if ( contactId == d->myself->contactId() )
-	{
-		KMessageBox::queuedMessageBox( Kopete::UI::Global::mainWidget(), KMessageBox::Error,
-			i18n("You are not allowed to add yourself to the contact list. The addition of \"%1\" to account \"%2\" will not take place.").arg(contactId,accountId()), i18n("Error Creating Contact")
-		);
-		return false;
-	}
- 
+//	if ( contactId == d->myself->contactId() )
+//	{
+//		KMessageBox::queuedMessageBox( Kopete::UI::Global::mainWidget(), KMessageBox::Error,
+//			i18n("You are not allowed to add yourself to the contact list. The addition of \"%1\" to account \"%2\" will not take place.").arg(contactId,accountId()), i18n("Error Creating Contact")
+//		);
+//		return false;
+//	}
+// 
 	bool isTemporary = mode == Temporary;
 
 	Contact *c = d->contacts[ contactId ];