Thread: The PM limit
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Old 06-13-2008
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Default The PM limit

Right. So I'm running an Rp, and I decide to PM all of the people in it for feedback on what they think. Half an hour later, I've managed to send the last of the messages.
Firstly, it would've been much easier to send it to all of them at once rather than copying and pasting the same message five times.
Secondly, it would've been much easier to do them one after the other rather than having to wait so darn long in between.

I understand the troubles with PM spamming. I understand why you should only be allowed to send PM's to one person at a time. I understand the idea of a limit. But five full minutes; especially on a forum where secret RP business such as plot lines involving only a small part of the group may need to be conducted through PM, is just senseless.

One minute, good. Two minutes, okay. Three, pushing it. Five is right out. I like the three post rule before PMing, but once someone's been around the RPs for a while it's pretty obvious that they aren't going to start spamming like an idiot. Besides, there are people here with 1000 + posts who've been here for more than six months. Why are they still limited?

I'm not asking for it to be removed, just lowered. After all, once a PM spammer has been recognised, all you need to do is wave El Bansticko and Ding Ding Ding, problem solved!

Alternatively, you could make it so the limit vanishes after you make a certain amount of posts, or make it so that you can only make say... three PMs every five minutes, or something of that sort?

Of course, for all I know none of these options are possible using the Admin CP, but hey, for all I know they are. Either way, consider what I've said. It's reeeeeeeally annoying when you have to wait half an hour to send PMs that won't get replied to until the next morning anyway.
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