Why do we have "The Wall" for Messaging? Not same as Private Messaging
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Anyone know what "the wall" messaging feature is for? Does anyone actually like it, or even mean to use it?
Private Message does seem clunky to access. I think messaging is misleading for some, and it seems a lot of messages are mistakenly posted publicly on a member's "the wall" when the users really mean to send a PM.
I've found that to PM another member, I have to go into my own messages, click New Message, and then type that member's name, etc., etc. In the early days of Vanilla, I found that if I tried to Message that member from his/her profile, it's a public post on the wall, not a PM.
Is there an easier way to PM?
Does anyone use Wall/Public Messaging?
Private Message does seem clunky to access. I think messaging is misleading for some, and it seems a lot of messages are mistakenly posted publicly on a member's "the wall" when the users really mean to send a PM.
I've found that to PM another member, I have to go into my own messages, click New Message, and then type that member's name, etc., etc. In the early days of Vanilla, I found that if I tried to Message that member from his/her profile, it's a public post on the wall, not a PM.
Is there an easier way to PM?
Does anyone use Wall/Public Messaging?
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agree 100 percent, I know everyone is supposed to be tech savvy, and old guys like me are not concerning anyone in the tech industry but damn.
I see private info, phone no.s addresses delivery dates for goods shipped on walls all the time, obviously many people are having trouble accomplishing a very rudimentary task that should be so simple even an old caveman like me should easily spot a button to send a pm and have it actually be a PRIVATE message.humpty dumpty was pushed -
I always go to that persons name & open theirs up (so you see post count & other features) & i go to 'message' & then with a title i send it. I to also have sent message to a board & try not to do that. I often wondered if the person was notified when that happens-as i only did it once when the 'switch over to Vanilla happened' not really a big issue once i saw what i did..
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total agree on the wall, think many have posted to it thinking they were dong a PM.2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
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does that do a PM, or post to their wall? when I did it that way in the past, it would post to their wall.I always go to that persons name & open theirs up (so you see post count & other features) & i go to 'message' & then with a title i send it. I to also have sent message to a board & try not to do that. I often wondered if the person was notified when that happens-as i only did it once when the 'switch over to Vanilla happened' not really a big issue once i saw what i did
yeah, I think that's what happens, too.total agree on the wall, think many have posted to it thinking they were dong a PM.I disabled signatures. -
Not when i do it-at top right-i send massage with TITLE & as far as i know it goes PM only. I think if posting on board it may not show 'title'. I have looked before awhile back & it did not. I use a iphone,so im not sure what it looks like otherwise...
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I've never actually tried post to a user's wall until now in this testing, and I think that's probably done through Add Comment.
I wonder if it's always a PM if you click Message.
Did it always work this way? I swear there were times when I've tried to Message a member and it's posted to their profile wall.I disabled signatures. -
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You probably didnt get anything on your wall. Should have been just a message. Hope that helped..
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yeah, I think that's it - I think that's the difference.
so Message always sends a PM, afterall?I disabled signatures.
