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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
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The Message Limitations apply equally across All Genders and Ages of users.

It is likely very rare that legitimate Female users hit these limits.

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Note:

A number of users complaining about the Messaging limits, currently have pending Reports on their Private Messages:

"Reason: Pornographic, unsolicited nudity or other sexually explicit content (1 week ago)"
I wonder if it applies to women also when they contact new users....anybody know?
SUPERVlXEN · F
@caesar7
I doubt any legitimate woman around these corners will create 10 new conversations in 1 hour, with 10 different users who they have never been in contact with before, nor create 200 new conversations in 1 week. Lol
@caesar7 Let's be honest, if someone is spamming dick pics, their account should be limited.
caesar7 · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom I couldn't agree more. It's those people that always seem to ruin it for the rest of us.
@caesar7 That being said, sending a DM to everyone in a particular group you're interested in may not be a good idea. I will occasionally check the groups I'm interested in for new members, and if someone looks interesting, I'll send them a DM in the hope of starting a conversation, but I'm selective. If someone has only set up a profile and has no "about me" or posts, I don't DM them.
caesar7 · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom Precisely one of my points.