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What’s with the limiting of private messages?

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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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caesar7 · 61-69, M
I don't believe that. It never, ever happened. It's a new policy, isn't it. It just happened again....now we can't chat with anyone new.....rediculous!
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
This comment has received a Note or Correction by the SimilarWorlds staff.
The VIP feature previously increased the Quota Limit of the TOTAL Number of Private Message Conversations a user can have.

For Anti-Spam / Harassment measures, priority has recently shifted more towards "Rate Limits" of New PM conversations, rather than "Total Limits".

(Rate-limits also by extension, keeps the Total Limits under control.)

Most users who have caused a lot of harassment via PM messages, never did reach near to the Total PM Limits (which can take years to hit).

Rate-limits have always been in place before, but they were too loose, and ineffective at preventing users from spamming the same type message to 100's of new users each week.
@caesar7 it's pretty much as I mentioned it, with an addition ...
(now also, VIP status)

That's new to me.
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
@caesar7 the. Creeps who are jerks to women in the PMS ruined it for us nice guys
caesar7 · 61-69, M
@JohnOinger Precisely! But the panel here just really wants to make more money. So they want you to go VIP