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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-30-2006 04:12

I'd like to have a better private messaging system.

Set up like a single page with all PM functionalities. For this page to have it's own tab, or a link in your own detective bio. It's like a small email client for priviate messages in here.

On the page you see:
Inbox, outbox, archive, trash, compose message.

Inbox:
Contains all your messages, and you can see which ones are read and which ones are not.

Outbox:
Contains the messages you sent yourself.

Archive:
containts the messages you wanted to save (like we already have.)

Trash:
Keeps trashed messages for a designated amount of time, after which they will get purged.

Compose message:
You can either type in the detective name, or do a quick search based on part of the detective name. You can keep your own address book. Or everybody you have sent a message in the last weeks is listed in a drop down. And there is a drop down for you to choose from that contains all the detectives currently online.

Each PM has a link to a persons detective profile to it.

PMs still pop up when you are online, and you can do a quick reply in a little window. (And the message will also show up in your in + outbox etc)

If you are not online, you just get a pop up that says you have private messages, so you know you need to go to your detective page.

It may be a good idea to have this advanced PM system available to subsribers. And unsubbed to keep the current PM system.

A few bugs in the current system should be ironed out.
1. The spyce exceptions.
2. Sometimes when I have a lot of PMs, I see the first message flash before my eyes to already see the second one in front of me and the first one getting lost.

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

May-31-2006 04:18

Agreed, this is why I mentioned the subscriber bit. As is PMs take very little server space, Ben mentioned somewhere on these boards once. But I think it is one of those great subscriber incentives.

We have had periods of time where unsubbed people used sleuth as a means to chat. Because they were blocked form doing with more known services like MSN, AIM, ICQ etc. at school. Usually this is only temporary, as there are chat/PM services out there that don';t require you to create a detective and sit amongst people playing game. Also though MSN may be unavailable for them, MSN groups chat function is usually still accessible, same goes for Yahoo. Both rather premium services to keep in touch with your friends, that don't cost a dime or effort.

We also once had an even more bold attempt. SOmeone create a thread in gumshoe titled "this thread is only for me and my friends to post in." *Runs over to use her little delete button.*

Lady Emerald Devon
Lady Emerald Devon
Nomad

May-31-2006 09:23

Should have kept it, may have been fun :D

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

May-31-2006 11:12

I'm totally for this...the thing that drives me nuts about the PM system is that I can never remember what I sent someone, so like two days later when I get something back I'm bashing my head on the keyboard trying to remember...


yeah, so that looks like this: tujujhyn

if there's a vote on, I'm a yea

Della Devine
Della Devine
Well-Connected

May-31-2006 11:45

I rather like this idea as well.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

May-31-2006 13:53

*is glad she isnt the only one afflicted with the message memory lapse*

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

May-31-2006 16:33

Nikkie,

What would be the point of a seperate Archive, if you don't need to delete messages from your inbox. Couldn't you just leave them in the InBox?

I agree, the current messaging system is good for quick messages and replies between two people who are currently on, but it sucks when trying to communicate more complicated messages, or if the people are not both online at the same time. It also causes technical difficulties because almost all browsers block popups by default.

There are advantages to moving to an Inbox/Outbox type system, but it could be difficult to do a hybrid between the two, like you suggest: If you are logged on when a message is sent, it automatically pops up, but if you are not logged on, it is only available through the inbox.

I have an idea of a little different way to combine the two systems. I'll put my thoughts together on the matter, and post back here later, once I have a good way to describe my idea.




Arabella Parker
Arabella Parker
Well-Connected

Feb-8-2007 06:55

Dredging up old threads is fun, and this one is on a topic I would love to see implemented.

I would really like an inbox/outbox type system. And perhaps those nice little check boxes next to the messages so we can delete more than one at a time.

Hawkeye Harris
Hawkeye Harris
Battered Shoe

Feb-8-2007 07:17

Good dredge, Arabella! :)

Definitely like the address book idea, also being able to save messages I have sent.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-8-2007 15:12

Wow I thought it was just me who forgot to answer my correspondence. OK ben it's been 7 months, got a good way to describe that idea yet :D [that excludes the idea, 'bite me Squirrel', by the way]

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