IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PMs! - Page 3

JimMorrison · #21 July 15th, 2008, 08:42 PM

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Mindi said:
But please keep in mind that unless you plan to reply to the PM, the new software will allow you to download the PMs as a file to save on your hard drive, so that should help some.

Well yes and no. I am in 8 games currently, and short term volume can be enough that I'll need to keep my box somewhat empty. The problem is, long discussions of strategy get mixed with isolated diplomatic exchanges, some of more relevance than others. As it currently stands, if I have no special need of any of that info in the short term, then late it can be indiscriminately deleted. With a limit of 100 in+out, those posts will have to systematically evaluated based on potential need-to-know.

Yeah I can keep everything in a .txt file for Dominions, it's just more accessible as part of the site (I currently keep a tab open for my Inbox, as well as a tab for the forums, at all times.

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I just wondered if it actually was an issue of any concern apart from the forum transitions - as if not, then perhaps it could be less tight. Also, I've found it very nice when PMs are time based, so after 6 months or something will expire, that gives you plenty of time to keep it around for awhile if it contains info that may be needed later, and plenty of time to archive it elsewhere if it serves such long term need. Even 3 months I think would suit those needs quite well - the vast majority of users here will not get 100 PMs in 3 months, and the few who do might appreciate the lack of hindrance.

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Ballbarian · #22 July 15th, 2008, 09:05 PM

Jim,
It sounds like in your case it might be worth moving the diplomacy to email instead of pm. You can set up a free Gmail account strictly for that purpose and it supports POP and IMAP as well.

Mindi · #23 July 15th, 2008, 09:09 PM

I'm sure we will be evaluating a lot of things once we get to the new software. There will be a 'burn in' period, so the levels may be adjusted...and I will check into what options we may have beside number restrictions (such as the time restrictions you suggest). Our biggest concern at the moment is the import itself and making sure it doesn't require the board to be down for days and days because we have corruption or a lock up because of the PM database. Also, there will continue to be outages at times on the weekend until we can perfect this import process...we are unwilling to take a roll of the dice on something this important.

PashaDawg · #24 July 15th, 2008, 11:54 PM

Will there be a way to set things so that my older PM's will delete automatically?

I rarely need PM's for long, because I use email for most diplomacy.

Darkstone · #25 July 16th, 2008, 12:33 AM

Pruned the box down to just some recent PM's.

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JimMorrison said:
...I am in 8 games currently,..

Good God man... how do you possibly find the time?

Lingchih · #26 July 16th, 2008, 03:07 AM

Did you not know? Jim is a professional Dom 3 player.

Dedas · #27 July 16th, 2008, 03:20 AM

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DonCorazon · #28 July 16th, 2008, 12:46 PM

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Lingchih said:
Did you not know? Jim is a professional Dom 3 player.

He's going to have to be whether he likes it or not if he makes it to the endgame. I am in one endgame now and its killing me...

Hadrian_II · #29 July 16th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Poor 900 PMs

Herode · #30 July 16th, 2008, 02:47 PM

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Mindi said:
I'm sure we will be evaluating a lot of things once we get to the new software.

Yeah ! It's great you upgrade the forums. I never complained because this is a free service from Schrapnel and free services are #always" cool... but I confess I know several forums scripts far more comfortable than this one.

Just curious, could you tell us more about the forecoming forums ?
Anyway, thanks for your work and looking forward the next version