The New PM System - Community Input By UwUQueen

By @UwUQueen
POSTED: 24 Jan 2019 05:24
CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
FEATURED: Yes (@Gemini Guardian)
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As most of you know we now have a new PM system that's being rolled out now. Some people like it (I do) and others do not. The goal of the update is to make reading and replying to your past conversions easier by grouping all of your messages into threads based on the subject of your message. Instead of you having to click back and look all over the place for each individual past message in a particular thread.

So with that out of the way. I leave you with my opinion and these questions:
Do you like the new PM system? If so, what do you like about it?

I personally really like this feature as it makes it easier for me to know what me and another person last talked about.

If you do not like the new PM system or are Indifferent to it. Please explain in detail why you do not like it. Please give any suggestions, improvements or ideas that you have that could make it better for you. Heck, if you just want to use the old PM system then please feel free to share your thoughts below too! We'd be happy to hear them!

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Seganerd
04 Sep 2020 13:28

i like it

Rlad116
31 Jan 2019 18:17

I haven't even touched it. No messages me ðŸ˜”

UwUQueen
01 Feb 2019 20:20
In reply to Rlad116

You could message me. Ya know.

Rlad116
07 Mar 2020 18:47
In reply to UwUQueen

No I can't you unfriended me already

acidapple
24 Jan 2019 21:02

I really like it.

It's more organized and definitely cuts out the lag, when viewing either inbox or outbox. The message viewers are good too. I don't have to click "previous in thread" to remember what I was talking about with the other person.

Two thumbs up, Hull!

UwUQueen
24 Jan 2019 15:28

I have some news everyone! PMs are now no longer in ascending order anymore and we now have messages in groups of ten! So now nobody has to worry about huge threads freezing your browser!

Quick note. While viewing a thread if you happen to have a new message, you can now press the < to show the next new message in the thread that wasnâ€™t included in the already displaying ten messages. This way you will no longer need to go back and fourth between your conversation and the main inbox!

oswaldo123
24 Jan 2019 15:35
In reply to UwUQueen

Exactly, it's a system similar to the inbox and outbox, I'm pretty sure hull was planning that but some people can't chill and let the thing get worked on

banjo2
24 Jan 2019 15:45
In reply to oswaldo123

I don't think people were expecting him to put up an update half-finished then complete it the next day though

UwUQueen
24 Jan 2019 15:37
In reply to oswaldo123

Yup

oswaldo123
24 Jan 2019 15:18

These people are too quick to give their opinions before it's even fully done like geez hold up a while, a handful of complaints have already been put to rest and for those of us who've been here a long time we know that the community had asked hull to update the site to a more modern style, and he's working on it which I applaud him for, so stop being so quick to judge on something that hasn't even been fully finished yet and save your criticisms for later.

Finrod
24 Jan 2019 14:03

Now that Iâ€™ve used it. Itâ€™s quite -dumb- itâ€™s kind of nifty but itâ€™s not like a shout box like I was hoping it would. As Gem stated below itâ€™s just cluttered. And it still has the individual PM feature, you still have to click a button to go back to see their message. I was hoping it would be good. But itâ€™s even worst with images. Also embed videos are hellishly laggy lol.

banjo2
24 Jan 2019 15:06
In reply to Finrod

Fact, they've always been laggy

Finrod
24 Jan 2019 15:23
In reply to banjo2

Fact: Yes but have you ever considered that making a problem even more of a problem is a problem?

banjo2
24 Jan 2019 15:44
In reply to Finrod

Problem

Finrod
24 Jan 2019 16:58
In reply to banjo2

Exactamon.

Finrod
24 Jan 2019 14:04
In reply to Finrod

Itâ€™s more of just a â€œhistory sectionâ€ but I was hoping it would be a little more better with it. Possible suggestions: [b]literaly just a bulletin board reskin.[b]

Sun+Moon
24 Jan 2019 12:09

Personally, i don't mind it. But when you load the page it's really annoying to scroll all the way down. I agree with banjo, reply button should be at the top with newest message.
But overall there is some good things and bad things. And the sudden change was surprising for people who have been here for like 5 years and more.

banjo2
24 Jan 2019 05:34

I think the DM style should be removed, make it paged so it doesn't lag on 3DSi, and change the order so new PM's and the rrply button are at the top.

Or just go back to the old format.

Gemini Guardian
24 Jan 2019 05:32

in my opinion-- if you have a long message thread that has spanned for months and months, it will literally not load, so i guess that makes long threads die out

i also dislike how you will have to scroll down all the way to the bottom to reply to the message, and it's even worse if you're in a rush so you may end up not even replying

maybe if the newest messages showed up at the beginning of the page, and had something like 10 messages per page, it'd be great

but uhhh i don't really like it so far

hey, i don't want to complain but-- what else can i do? :/

maybe if hull added the option to choose between this chat type of PM and the old one, it'd appeal to everyone

Finrod
24 Jan 2019 13:51
In reply to Gemini Guardian

My suggestion; If it was like groups or bulletin boards, it should either delete older messages after a set amount, or have an arrow button to a next page, revealing the rest of the message history.

Gemini Guardian
25 Jan 2019 01:37
In reply to Finrod

arrow button is definitely the better choice as i'm uh sure i'm not the only one who wants to save my pms-- plus it has been done so that's neato

just wish lag was fixed oof

Finrod
30 Sep 2019 15:24
In reply to Gemini Guardian

Iâ€™m glad they added an arrow button now.

Gemini Guardian
30 Sep 2019 18:17
In reply to Finrod

would be nice if the double arrow to the left existed

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