Supposing I strike up a PM conversation with lots of people at once in the "Invitation" mode (it's possible, gregarious sort that I am). Some are interested and some think "WTF? I can barely remember who this person is and now my inbox pings every time she or one of her ridiculous associates [no names mentioned] cracks an idiotic pun". Can the irritated person opt out of the conversation? I haven't yet found a button for this...
Opting out of a PM conversation.
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Odd. I was just thinking "WTF? I can barely remember who this person is and now my inbox pings every time she or one of her ridiculous associates [no names mentioned] cracks an idiotic pun".
Then I got over myself.
Then I got over myself.
Odd. I was just thinking "WTF? I can barely remember who this person is and now my inbox pings every time she or one of her ridiculous associates [no names mentioned] cracks an idiotic pun".
Then I got over myself.
Yebbut that's a fairly small conversation. You can have 50 people involved, and it can get out of control...
Sorry, at present, no - you can't remove yourself without deleting the entire conversation.
I've made a suggestion in the IPS forums to add an opt-out option.
Cheers,
Shaun
So if the recipient deletes the conversation they won't get any subsequent responses? I'm just worried about becoming an accidental spammer...
Can you just try something for me?
A while ago you included me in a PM along with several others (about 18 or so of us).
I'll reply to the PM with a test message (apologies in advance to everyone else in the conversation) - so it brings the conversation to the front of your messanger.
Once you see it, BLOCK me from the conversation (click the BLOCK link next to my name on the left).
Now send a test message into that same conversation so I can check whether I recieve your test message or not?
Then lastly send me a new, independent PM, to advise that you've done all of the above (which should prove that I'm blocked from the conversation, but not blocked from receiving PMs from you).
If this works, then anyone on a multi-recipient PM can ask the original sender to block them and that should remove them from the conversation.
Cheers,
Shaun
A while ago you included me in a PM along with several others (about 18 or so of us).
I'll reply to the PM with a test message (apologies in advance to everyone else in the conversation) - so it brings the conversation to the front of your messanger.
Once you see it, BLOCK me from the conversation (click the BLOCK link next to my name on the left).
Now send a test message into that same conversation so I can check whether I recieve your test message or not?
Then lastly send me a new, independent PM, to advise that you've done all of the above (which should prove that I'm blocked from the conversation, but not blocked from receiving PMs from you).
If this works, then anyone on a multi-recipient PM can ask the original sender to block them and that should remove them from the conversation.
Cheers,
Shaun
Can you just try something for me?
A while ago you included me in a PM along with several others (about 18 or so of us).
I'll reply to the PM with a test message (apologies in advance to everyone else in the conversation) - so it brings the conversation to the front of your messanger.
Once you see it, BLOCK me from the conversation (click the BLOCK link next to my name on the left).
Now send a test message into that same conversation so I can check whether I recieve your test message or not?
Then lastly send me a new, independent PM, to advise that you've done all of the above (which should prove that I'm blocked from the conversation, but not blocked from receiving PMs from you).
If this works, then anyone on a multi-recipient PM can ask the original sender to block them and that should remove them from the conversation.
Cheers,
Shaun
I can't block you - you are unblockable, as befits your status...
Ah, damn, that won't help much then.
Perhaps you could start one with a few CC friends - just for testing purposes.
I just need to know whether the BLOCK works carte blanche for that person (and they can no longer PM you), or just for that isolated conversation (and you have have future PM exchanges with them).
Once I know I can advise the general membership how to go about it.
Cheers,
Shaun
Perhaps you could start one with a few CC friends - just for testing purposes.
I just need to know whether the BLOCK works carte blanche for that person (and they can no longer PM you), or just for that isolated conversation (and you have have future PM exchanges with them).
Once I know I can advise the general membership how to go about it.
Cheers,
Shaun
Ah, damn, that won't help much then.
Perhaps you could start one with a few CC friends - just for testing purposes.
I just need to know whether the BLOCK works carte blanche for that person (and they can no longer PM you), or just for that isolated conversation (and you have have future PM exchanges with them).
Once I know I can advise the general membership how to go about it.
Cheers,
Shaun
Ok Cool. Got to dash so I'll do it later or tomorrow if no one beats me to it, and report back.
Thanks!
I must admit, I'm a bit bewildered here.
What's with this 18 people in a single PM then?
I thought, "PM" stood for "Personal Message" which in my language stands for a message to a person (singular) i.e. one-to-one. If you're sending to that many, it can't really be 'personal' can it? More like one of those Xmas round-robins
.I must confess, I did sent one, and just one, PM to two recipients at once (since the upgrade to IPB). But I was absolutely sure they wouldn't descend to fisticuffs
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As Lee says. I mean, you might be organising a ride and want to PM a few dozen likely people for it or some such.
Yup maybe, but please don't use that example. The 'Help' page definitely says "Personal":
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Pete, it's the same as sending an e-mail to multiple recipients and there's plenty of reasons you might wish to do so. The only problem seems to be that every comment is automatically treated as a 'reply all'.
I must admit, I'm a bit bewildered here.
What's with this 18 people in a single PM then?
I thought, "PM" stood for "Personal Message" which in my language stands for a message to a person (singular) i.e. one-to-one. If you're sending to that many, it can't really be 'personal' can it? More like one of those Xmas round-robins
I must confess, I did sent one, and just one, PM to two recipients at once (since the upgrade to IPB). But I was absolutely sure they wouldn't descend to fisticuffs
You wot? You use the PM function as you wish, Pete, and I'll do the same. And don't worry- you are not one of the recipients I intend to trouble.
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