Do you use the privates messages feature?

[MarkG]

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[Legman]

I've used it twice, the first time sending myself a message to test the new feature, and the second time in direct reply to a private message I received.

So in reality, I've sent one and received one... It's nice to know the feature is there though.

BTW, how do you view the private messages outbox? I've checked the option in preferences for keeping the outbox visible, but it's nowhere to be seen.

[rah]

I was just chatting with bird and he made a great point.

If it was listed in the individual forums instead of just on the main page more people might use it.

Most of us bookmark the forums we visit since the site is sometimes slow and it saves time.

I link straight in and forget to check. I would use it more if it was also at the bottom of ot or mp or strat forums.

RAH

[tonic]

rah has a point - if it is accessible from all the forums it's more likely to be used.

One added plus is that "spam-like" personal asides currently plaguing some threads in OT could be done through the private mail channel, once the posters can be persuaded about its advantages.

[Mao]

I'm proud to say that I have received a total of 7 whole entire messages

[Legman]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Mao on 08-12-2000 09:54 PM</font>
I'm proud to say that I have received a total of 7 whole entire messages
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So what does that make you once you've received 9,993 more, Mao? I'd guess you'd need something new to do after your overwhelming contribution to the forums over the past fourteen months...

[Mao]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Legman on 08-12-2000 10:46 PM</font>
So what does that make you once you've received 9,993 more, Mao? I'd guess you'd need something new to do after your overwhelming contribution to the forums over the past fourteen months...
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What's your problem? Anyway, if you have a problem stop going into threads like these, send me a PM or something if you have a beef. Otherwise, lay off.

If it's not too much trouble, it wouldn't hurt to make the PMs more easily accessible rather than just having them in the main forum page, like others have said.
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Mao (edited August 13, 2000).]</font>

[Dookie]

I've received around 15, mostly from Empress...I don't know why she's desperate to have a piece of me

[Iain Lindley]

I haven't received any...

[Dookie]

I think Empress would like to send you a private, naughty message..

[Ari Rahikkala]

Yes, I have used it once. To send a PM to MarkG, criticizing the PM system. Or actually it was just a random comment. But I always check the private messages from the front page.

[Caesar]

I've gotten 11, sent 6... They're good, but kind of out of the way b/c I have to log in and I have the OTF bookmarked

They're actually very useful, contacting people who you can't e-mail or ICQ (for whatever reason), its good when you want to write something to someone but you don't want it to be public information...

And iain, check your inbox

[BuilderR]

Private messages???
what is it?

3 minutes later...

oh that

never used

[Drow]

never used it.

[Narck]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 08-12-2000 06:30 PM</font>
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<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>No. It would be a lot nicer, if it was possible to see a message somewhere on the screen saying "you have new messages", without having to log in first. And not just on the main screen, but wherever the initial bookmark leads to...

As it is now, I never log in to check my inbox, too much of a hassle.
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Narck (edited August 14, 2000).]</font>