Private Messages

[Randy]

Are you big on private messaging members? Do you prefer to chat out in the open instead?

How many privates would you say you send and receive in any given month?

 

[PGen98]

I have private conversations when I just want to chat with a single person and it feels inappropriate to do in the public forums, not very frequently, but it does happen.

 

[Gizmo]

Barely ever.

 

[Dee]

I don't use private messages much but that's because no one reaches out to me and I don't do the same either, haha

 

[Kale]

I never ever PM people as much on forums. I do respond to PMs that people send to me, though. I just never do 1 on 1 convos in them much nowadays.

 

[Webster]

I have private conversations when I just want to chat with a single person and it feels inappropriate to do in the public forums, not very frequently, but it does happen.

About the same here as well.

I don't use private messages much but that's because no one reaches out to me and I don't do the same either, haha

*makes a note to check in on Dee via PM every so often*

 

[Cory]

The main time I use private messages is when people contact me to help them with their board/coding issues. I don't PM many people myself. I use Discord for chatting with friends.

 

[SpookyZalost]

I usually just post in forums or use discord to talk to friends...

But here's a follow up.
Would more people PM if it was possible to send PM's across boards like the old BBS fido net system?

 

[Nebulous]

Theres a couple people I chat with on occasion through PM's. Mainly its just for people needing help with forum related stuff or if they have a question about this community.

But here's a follow up.
Would more people PM if it was possible to send PM's across boards like the old BBS fido net system?

Probably, they should allow that on the free hosts, like proboards and jcink. They are all one big network so they should make it happen. Especially on probards where you only need one main account and can register on any of their forums in just a couple clicks.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I'd like to start a campaign of sending new members PMs.

The idea would be to create small talk and form a friendship.

The main goal would be turning them into an active and loyal member while also earning a new friend

I think it could help kick start your community.

 

[MrDawn]

Not a fan of it unless we're good friends. If not, I'd rather they ask me questions in my Interview Thread.

 

[Nebulous]

I'd like to start a campaign of sending new members PMs.

The idea would be to create small talk and form a friendship.

The main goal would be turning them into an active and loyal member while also earning a new friend

I think it could help kick start your community.

Well if you tell potential members this strategy then they might think you're being disingenuous because you try to befriend everyone automatically, they aren't special jk

 

[Dollhouse]

I usually use it when I have a specific question for the admin and don't feel like posting it for everyone to see

 

[Shortie]

I much prefer to discuss with people out in the open unless the conversation contains information that should not be out in the open such as email address, PayPal address if someone is paying you for a service, and such. I would say that I only send about a few PM's a week and most of the discussions are done on the forum.

 

[nomad]

MY forums allow private messages among members, but I encourage the members to discuss openly on the main forum. My experience tells me, private messages mainly try to spam other members' inbox.

 

[Nebulous]

MY forums allow private messages among members, but I encourage the members to discuss openly on the main forum. My experience tells me, private messages mainly try to spam other members' inbox.

Yes PM advertising used to be a really huge problem back in the day. You don't really hear about it too much these days