Please Read!: Private Messages
staff_Jim
PublisherNew Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 08:01 AM UTC
What's a Private Message?? Well we have had so many new users and returning folks who have been away I thought I would cover this little topic again. This site has a system to send "private messages" (like emails) to other users on the site. In the forum this works (when logged in and registered) by clicking on the "PM" button under the user's message that you wish to send a comment to. You can also send a PM from the users profile page.
Once you send a PM the envelope above the country flags and next to the Greetings message will turn white and the little stamp will flash red. If you have sound, Homer Simpson will also say "Mail Call - Come and get it" everytime you hit a new page (unfortunately).
You can ALWAYS access your private mail messages by clicking on the envelope (greyed out or not). That way you can read old messages until you delete them. PLEASE DELETE THEM OCCASIONALLY.
Otherwise they will build up and I will have to delete all of them for us.
ATTENTION
I will be doing a database purge of ALL read messages on Monday at roughly 6pm. Please save any information you may have in stored private messages so you won't loose it.This ends your Armorama public service announcement.
Questions?
Jim
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 09:01 AM UTC
I try to delete them as I'm done. Some I've saved, but I have fewer than 5 messages in the PM folder.
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 09:07 AM UTC
Rob,
That's good - Thanks. I just checked and there are 1180 private messages in the database. A little more than I would expect! lol
Hopefully this will clear out some of those.
Jim
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 09:42 AM UTC
How many are read vs. unread? There may be a few casual visitors that have unread messages since they are unaware or haven't come back.
Texas, United States
Joined: March 20, 2002
KitMaker: 525 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:17 AM UTC
Hi Jim and Rob:
I like you: usually try to keep no more than 3 to 5 letters in my box at one time but occassionally it will build up to about 10, and then I will go in and save the ones that i want and clear the others, But your announcement was apppreciated.
Thanks
DAGGER-1
TEAM BRAVO: Superior Weapons & Firepower, Training & Leadership, Victory First
The World Next !!
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:34 AM UTC
It appears the vast majority (like 90% are read messages). If no one objects I am just going to delete them via the database. And even if you do object I probably still will.
So if you got info there you need you had best copy and paste it to some other file.
I'll ammend the post up top to reflect this.
Cheers,
Jim
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 11:13 AM UTC
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If no one objects I am just going to delete them via the database. And even if you do object I probably still will.
If you start deleteing all the messages in people's mailboxes, then someone who has been out of the net for a few days (like gone to Spain or running from wildfires) may have his messages deleted prior to being able to read them.
Also, I get several requests for information via PM daily and usually leave them in the mailbox until I take the pictures/scan the instructions/mail the figures. After the action is completed, I delete the messages.
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 11:39 AM UTC
Rob,
Well to your first point I wouldn't be deleting anything that hasn't been read yet. Only the ones where the read flag = 1 (meaning it's been clicked on). On the second point I do the same thing sometimes in terms of reading and then getting back to them. What I may try to do is delete all read messages from a certain date back. Like everything from May 15, 2002 back to the start of the site would get nixed. That should solve the issue of mail on-hold.
Jim
Virginia, United States
Joined: February 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,218 posts
Armorama: 401 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 12:40 PM UTC
I keep my box empty.... I print out the info as I receive it...
Penny Pierce
"Give me a squadron of Spitfires" -- Adolf Galland
Indiana, United States
Joined: May 11, 2002
KitMaker: 602 posts
Armorama: 256 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 03:01 PM UTC
i deleate mine once i read them.
Maki
Senior Editor Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 04:34 PM UTC
I guess this topic goes to me... My mailbox is packed with PMs I haven't deleted, sorry about that Jim... I'll browse trough it right away and clean it up.
I just hope people would see this tread and clean their mailboxes by themself, so that you don't have to delete all of it...
Mario M.
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: May 22, 2002
KitMaker: 4,082 posts
Armorama: 1,993 posts
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 05:18 PM UTC
Jim,
Thanks for the reminder. I've deleted mine.
Danny
All the way is far enough
#034
Setubal, Portugal
Joined: April 26, 2002
KitMaker: 1,718 posts
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 05:50 PM UTC
Hi,
Sorry Jim.
I'm one of those that keep all the msg at the box.
Yes Sir. I will clean it in a hurry Sir
...
Yes Sir. All clean Sir.
Yes Sir. I will not repeat that Sir
#003
Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
KitMaker: 9,763 posts
Armorama: 7,444 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 06:47 PM UTC
Funny that this thread comes now! I didnt even know that we had a private message mailbox. I had four messages waiting that I didnt know. So a big sorry to KMagee and Panzer. I will write to you bot very shortly.
All the best.
Mails deleted!
IPMS Stockholm
"The problem with common sense, is that it is not that common"
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
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Posted: Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 11:20 PM UTC
Refreshing the topic
Hope everyone is reading this.
Texas, United States
Joined: March 20, 2002
KitMaker: 525 posts
Armorama: 0 posts
Posted: Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 11:31 PM UTC
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If no one objects I am just going to delete them via the database. And even if you do object I probably still will.
Also, I get several requests for information via PM daily and usually leave them in the mailbox until I take the pictures/scan the instructions/mail the figures. After the action is completed, I delete the messages.
#:-) #:-)
YOUR HONOR; I OBJECT, NOT ONLY THAT..."BUT"...I " LOUDLY" OBJECT!!...."Just Kidding" LOL
DAGGER-1 "To The Victor Go The Spoils"
TEAM BRAVO: Superior Weapons & Firepower, Training & Leadership, Victory First
The World Next !!
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2002 - 03:39 AM UTC
Ok...so the deletion didn't quite go as planned. And I was stupid and didn't back up the table before trying to selectively delete some by the timestamp date. I still don't know how some unread/read newer mail got axed but I am pretty sure they did.
Needless to say if you sent someone a PM recently and your fairly sure (by their lack of response) that they didn't read it. You might want to resend your message.
Sorry for the mixup. Hopefully I won't have to attempt this again as everyone will be deleting old messages regularly.
Thanks,
Jim
Texas, United States
Joined: March 05, 2002
KitMaker: 2,250 posts
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Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:09 AM UTC
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH JIIIIIM!!!!!!!
all my messages disapeared
had some info that was needed, you have any backup?
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: March 01, 2002
KitMaker: 6,043 posts
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Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:16 AM UTC
Quoted Text
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH JIIIIIM!!!!!!!
all my messages disapeared had some info that was needed, you have any backup?
OH OH JIm their is a mad Viking after you better take cover
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:34 AM UTC
Anders,
Hmm...my last manual backup was on May 22nd. The site is backed up regularly by our host but those mirror images are now overwritten for that many days back. Sorry about that. If there was info in there from May and before I can try to get that for you.
Jim
Texas, United States
Joined: March 05, 2002
KitMaker: 2,250 posts
Armorama: 464 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:38 AM UTC
Jim!
Yeah, a backup form May 22nd is plenty fine, you get it restored and I will sort out all the junk, I PROMISE!!! Sorry to cause a lot of trouble
If its a lot of work dont worry about it.
Texas, United States
Joined: March 05, 2002
KitMaker: 2,250 posts
Armorama: 464 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:41 AM UTC
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OH OH JIm their is a mad Viking after you better take cover
|:(|:( Yeah you better take good cover!!
|:(
lol, just kidding Jim, your safe :-) Im a friendly Viking
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: May 22, 2002
KitMaker: 4,082 posts
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Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:43 AM UTC
May 22nd.....hmmmm does it have something to do with me joining the Armorama clan....... Smart guy that Jim........ backing up before Eagle thunders into the place....
#:-)
Danny
All the way is far enough
New York, United States
Joined: April 26, 2002
KitMaker: 876 posts
Armorama: 606 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 08:54 AM UTC
Hi Jim,
Please excuse my computer illiteracy, but is there a way to add a button that saves the meassage to an individuals personal computer Or is there a way that PMs can be sent and responded to without the knowledge of the others email( I guess this is the issue people want their email private) Like by generating an alias with only you as webmaster actually having acces to email addresses.
Josh
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Building to clear my closet
staff_Jim
Publisher New Hampshire, United States
Joined: December 15, 2001
KitMaker: 12,571 posts
Armorama: 6,599 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 12:28 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Jim!
Yeah, a backup form May 22nd is plenty fine, you get it restored and I will sort out all the junk, I PROMISE!!! Sorry to cause a lot of trouble
If its a lot of work dont worry about it.
Anders,
I will take a look. I should be able to grab the info that matches your user ID.
Cheers,
Jim
