What’s with the limiting of private messages?

backporrch · 2023-03-05T18:47:04-06:00

SimilarWorlds Suggestions - What’s with the limiting of private messages? Since when did that start and how long do u need... (76 replies).

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Staff Feedback:
There has always been a limit on the number of Private Messages a user can initiate within certain timeframes.
This is a necessary feature on pretty much any social network or communication enabled service.
It helps to reduce spam, harassment, and other unwanted behaviors from those who may abuse the private messaging feature.

Account Reputation, Account Age and other metrics (now also, VIP status), factor into the calculation of a user's active messaging quota.

The majority of users (95-99%) may never experiience such limitations.
It should only affect those who start New PM conversations at a higher than normal rate.

Since when did that start and how long do u need to wait?

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Pretzel · 70-79, M

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Some Examples of "Higher than Normal" usage:

• Creating 10 new conversations in 1 hour, with 10 different users who you have never been in contact with before.

• Creating 200 new conversations in 1 week.

There are different Time-tiers that affect different timeframes.

So, one may be able to initiate 5 conversations in one hour.

Yet they may not be able to initiate 120 (5 x 24) conversations in one day.
(Without VIP)

"higher than normal"

what is that? like once a decade?

Punches · 46-50, F

@Pretzel I think I initiate MAYBE one new PM in two week's time.

I would prefer a couple three good buddies on here rather than a ton of casual ones.

200 conversations in a week? I doubt there are even that many regular users at any given time. Why not just talk on the open forum if someone needs THAT many PM's?

Pretzel · 70-79, M

@Punches can't imagine I fell into any of those examples that they gave.

and why would SW care how you made contact with somebody

unless they thought you were trying to promote your OF account (yeah, I'm a GAWD on OF)

Punches · 46-50, F

@Pretzel Piecing together reasons - seems some people send unwanted PMs like with dirty pictures or abusive messages.

I do not know because I seldom initiate messages, even when I do, it typically goes well.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@Punches not any more it doesn;t!

Punches · 46-50, F

@samueltyler2 There seems to be some confusion though. Like surely there cannot be THAT many people abusing the PM system. I do not know though.