View Poll Results: Should the Private Message Limit be increased?

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Thread: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Thanks!

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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    But the allowable characters (not including some people here ) was lowered from 5000 to 3000 (and 3000 has begun to be an issue for me) to make that happen. So I am almost 100% positive I know what Tom is going to say this time.

    Frankly I don't get it. Seems like you couple of folks who want to archive 500 PMs can just as easily figure out a personal solution. Every time mine fills up I think I need more space and then when I look at the messages I realize I can do without most of them. I think most of us are simply lazy about cleaning up our message files.
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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Quote Originally Posted by Corran View Post
    Didn't know there would be so much animosity towards a simple change that would improve the functionality of the site. Sorry if I don't want to archive them on my computer. I routinely use many different computers and travel so it's much, much simpler to log on and check the PM's box, and I don't have to constantly update an archive or whatever.
    Then email them to yourself, you can set up unlimited folders on many email accounts.
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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    I know the issue came up earlier that there was no notification when you were full, until you bounced a message. The forum changes a few weeks ago did change that so that now there is no easy way to see if you are full, except physically checking (didn't it used to say on the upper left how many messages you had in your box?). I agree that many messages aren't needed, but then the more you keep the less you can actually write before having to delete some. I would agree with the other suggestion to automatically delete the oldest message when you are full, as an alternative.
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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings View Post
    So I am almost positive I know what Tom is going to say this time.
    What do you think he'll say... a 100% increase in the number of PMs but a 100% decrease in the number of allowable characters... or maybe only consonants will be allowed?

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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Oh... that was intended to be a funny joke. Sorry if it isn't as funny as it could have been.

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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings View Post
    ...I think most of us are simply lazy...
    You could have saved a lot of characters and not lost any substance just by limiting your post to that.

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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Quote Originally Posted by BrianShaw View Post
    What do you think he'll say... a 100% increase in the number of PMs but a 100% decrease in the number of allowable characters... or maybe only consonants will be allowed?
    From Tom the last time this came up:
    "Anyway, it might be good to remind people that there's an export option so people can keep their PM's archived on their side."
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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    Quote Originally Posted by Corran View Post
    Whatever. Since when did being free stipulate you can't complain about anything ever? I'm making a simple suggestion in the part of the forum that was specified for suggestions, god-forbid. I mean, if they up the PM limit are all of you going to complain for some reason?
    I have no problem with your complaining nor would I have a problem with increasing the number if that's what ended up happening. But a vote was asked for and I voted "no" just because I don't know why someone would want to store more than 100 private messages here. 99.9% of my private messages relate to sales, I don't sell things very often to begin with, and when I do I just delete the PMs when the sale is completed.
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    Re: Private Message Limit (Round 2)

    One simple method to reduce your PM count is to always quote the text of all prior messages on that subject in the current response.

    That way you can delete previous messages on that subject.

    The PM software does this for you automatically. You would have to intentionally delete the history in your reply.

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