Use of Private Messages

Author	Message
Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 582575 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 0:36:28 UTC - in response to Message 582556. Can we prioritise. I mean the forum and PM features require work and effort for those who might otherwise already have other duties. Top of my wish list are: 1. Delete all 2. Outbox I am sure I could add other ideas but today for me these would be a good place to start. As to separate filters for boards and PMs? I don't get spam or rubbish in my PM box and rarely see anthing on the forums I truely dislike that I could not cope with or simply ignore. It would be interesting to hear if other do? I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 582575 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 582587 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 0:45:16 UTC - in response to Message 582575. Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 0:46:04 UTC I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Consider yourself popular! I sure don't get any of those. LOL ID: 582587 ·

Sarge Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79	Message 582594 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 0:48:06 UTC - in response to Message 582587. I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Consider yourself popular! I sure don't get any of those. LOL <=== Joins Beets' "Nobody Loves Me" Team. SARGEnt Pepper, yadda yadda, yadda, by The BEETSles. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 582594 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 582595 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 0:50:41 UTC - in response to Message 582594. I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Consider yourself popular! I sure don't get any of those. LOL <=== Joins Beets' "Nobody Loves Me" Team. SARGEnt Pepper, yadda yadda, yadda, by The BEETSles. Nobody loves me (sigh) ...including especially you! How will I ever make it through the night? (Nice spin there Sarge, btw. LOL) ID: 582595 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 582596 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 0:51:10 UTC - in response to Message 582587. I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Consider yourself popular! I sure don't get any of those. LOL Perhaps I exaggerate a little. I only get 2 or 3 per day. I think itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s because IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not a member of any team. Been thinking about starting my own as a preventive measure. Just gotta come up with a kool name... Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 582596 ·

cRunchy Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3	Message 582605 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:05:47 UTC - in response to Message 582575. SNIP... As to separate filters for boards and PMs? I don't get spam or rubbish in my PM box and rarely see anthing on the forums I truely dislike that I could not cope with or simply ignore. It would be interesting to hear if other do? I get a fair amount of what I call Spam: mostly kindly folks trying to get me to join their teams. It has gotten to the point where I have a standard reply in my notepad and I just cut and paste my thanks-but-no-thanks. Maybe the forum mods should make a general announcement that private (PM) solicitiations for those with no group membership are not acceptable. Sometimes I see free floating members on SETI and think it would be nice they joined my team.. Unless I was already in general communication with them I would never try to solicite. My basic assumption is that those people who are teamless are still a member of the main SETI team. You, me and they already belong. We have the "Team Recruitment Center" for such advertisements. I am amazed that people or teams don't understand this. ID: 582605 ·

Sarge Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79	Message 582610 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:13:23 UTC - in response to Message 582605. Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 1:13:46 UTC Sometimes I see free floating members on SETI and think it would be nice they joined my team.. Unless I was already in general communication with them I would never try to solicite. I've only had one bring it up and it was the same, I was already in communication with that person. We have the "Team Recruitment Center" for such advertisements. It's only unacceptable because that is the evolving reaction/opinion of people here in response to such solicitations. Perhaps on some other forum, people would not mind. But, since people here generally agree it should not be done, then this should indeed be addressed. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 582610 ·

Michael Roberts Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 2588 Credit: 791,775 RAC: 0	Message 582622 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:36:32 UTC Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 2:53:24 UTC Please use this thread to discuss the use of Private Messages - both appropriate and inappropriate. Oh, I see you already are :) Please continue to discuss changes for the user interface in MrGray's thread New PM System?. Those desperately seeking kenzieB should start here. ID: 582622 ·

Sarge Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79	Message 582627 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:41:16 UTC - in response to Message 582622. We need a separate thread to discuss the use of Private Messages - both appropriate and inappropriate.Please continue to discuss changes for the user interface in MrGray's threadNew PM System?. If it's ok with Beets and cRunchy as well, feel free to move all our subsequent related posts to this thread as well. :) Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 582627 ·

Rush Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0	Message 582629 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:42:29 UTC - in response to Message 582596. I think itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s because IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not a member of any team. Been thinking about starting my own as a preventive measure. Just gotta come up with a kool name... The Rutles. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... ID: 582629 ·

thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 582630 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:44:32 UTC I think that at least team recruitment should not be made via PM. It's okay to see the links and banners etc. on the boards (sometimes these are really cool!); AFAIK there also is an entire forum about team recruitment - but I don't think that PMs should be used for it. Sorry to the guy who tried to recruit me into his/her team via PM: Since no other message was coming with it, and it was entirely only about team recruiting, I simply deleted this message - don't try it again, it will be deleted again. :-\| Account frozen... ID: 582630 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 582631 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:44:38 UTC - in response to Message 582627. Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 1:46:56 UTC We need a separate thread to discuss the use of Private Messages - both appropriate and inappropriate.Please continue to discuss changes for the user interface in MrGray's threadNew PM System?. If it's ok with Beets and cRunchy as well, feel free to move all our subsequent related posts to this thread as well. :) Absolutely NOT! Delete Sarge's and keep mine! (P.S. Sure, that's fine by me.) ID: 582631 ·

thorin belvrog Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0	Message 582643 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 1:57:34 UTC Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 1:59:39 UTC Is there also a rule for PMs? I think they can be deleted as well if not appropriate... Account frozen... ID: 582643 ·

cRunchy Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3	Message 582667 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:22:04 UTC - in response to Message 582631. Last modified: 7 Jun 2007, 2:30:13 UTC We need a separate thread to discuss the use of Private Messages - both appropriate and inappropriate.Please continue to discuss changes for the user interface in MrGray's threadNew PM System?. If it's ok with Beets and cRunchy as well, feel free to move all our subsequent related posts to this thread as well. :) Absolutely NOT! Delete Sarge's and keep mine! (P.S. Sure, that's fine by me.) OK. Anyone can replicate or copy anything I have ever said but my personal post was made here.. I don't mind replication of my stupidity in various different places but please do not remove any of my original posts where possible. I like to fail in my own time where ever I may travel.. It's a me thing :o) ID: 582667 ·

Sarge Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79	Message 582673 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:31:23 UTC - in response to Message 582643. Is there also a rule for PMs? I think they can be deleted as well if not appropriate... We're responsible for deleting things on our own. But, are you referring to abusive PMs? BTW, I think the thread might better be re-titled "Use and Mis-Use of Private Messages." Again, these are things we as a community develop as conventions. We should abide by them, but let's not think that they are immutable laws. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 582673 ·

KB7RZF Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Aug 99 Posts: 9549 Credit: 3,308,926 RAC: 2	Message 582676 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:38:20 UTC The way the Private messaging was explained to me, is that "you" as in us, are all responsible for our own messages. Theres nothing the moderators can do about the PM's. Unfortunately I don't know if there will be a way to report abusive private messages, like how you can report abusive emails to ISP's, technically the folks at SETI would be who to complain to, however, they do not have the time to deal with that. The little red x next to the user names only block a user, not to report anything. Maybe some feedback from admin about this would clear some things up. Jeremy ID: 582676 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 582681 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:42:01 UTC I would be interested to know if anyone has received any abusive messages. I find myself spending as much time with PMs as on the boards, yet haven't reveived any abuse. Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 582681 ·

Sarge Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79	Message 582683 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:45:19 UTC Interestingly enough, I cannot say that I have, kenzie. Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes. ID: 582683 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 582685 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:47:34 UTC - in response to Message 582681. I would be interested to know if anyone has received any abusive messages. I find myself spending as much time with PMs as on the boards, yet haven't reveived any abuse. I have heard of one. The moderators cannot see any PM not addressed to them. BOINC WIKI ID: 582685 ·

Allie in Vancouver Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0	Message 582686 - Posted: 7 Jun 2007, 2:51:27 UTC - in response to Message 582685. I would be interested to know if anyone has received any abusive messages. I find myself spending as much time with PMs as on the boards, yet haven't reveived any abuse. I have heard of one. The moderators cannot see any PM not addressed to them. I was just curious. My experiences in Seti-Land have (with one or two exceptions) been friendly, but I had noticed people posting earlier about abuse. Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein ID: 582686 ·

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