Do you use the message feature on myLot to contact your friends?
By isasice
@isasice (2015)
Iceland
November 12, 2006 10:16am CST
I have sent and received a few messages on myLot and was starting to wonder if my "friends" were ignoring me or if they never got my messages. When I was checking an old message today, I noticed that all my messages had "1 response" just like in the discussions. I always thought I would receive a new message or somehow be notified when a reply arrived. I had been complaining that myLot never replied to my message but found out that they actually did reply yesterday.
Anyone else think they are being ignored? Check your messages and see where the last response is from.
I thin in the future I will not reply to a message but instead, start a new message to that member.
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@sekhmetgb (462)
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21 Nov 06
Yes, I thought that if one of my friends responded to a message I had sent them it would stop as a number on top of the page in the same way that if someone requests to be your friend it shows. I wonder whether it will do so after today, since they have obviously spent a lot of time doing the site up, which I feel has generally been an improvement. If it does not show up, then I am also just going to write a new message to people instead of responding, because I would hate for anyone to think I have not read or responded to their message
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@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
21 Nov 06
Just when I was replying to your comment I received a message and while I was replying to it, I noticed that I had a new message. That turned out to be a reply to the same message so apparently that has been fixed. Another big + for myLot staff!
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@sekhmetgb (462)
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21 Nov 06
o help, i dont know why you have two of the same again. Must have hit the wrong button, sorry
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@karan_verma (427)
• India
23 Nov 06
yes i use message feature to contact my friends not daily but after 1-2 days
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Nov 06
I have only used the message feature once, and that was to reply to a message that you sent, so I have not noticed the irregular manner in which it operates.
The message feature is supposed to be there for the convenience of members, so you would expect a highlighted notification in your profile area when a message or reply has not been read. As it is you would need to check it regularly, which would be annoying if no messages were present.
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@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
12 Nov 06
Yes, your's was one that I wasn't sure ever went though but I saw today that you had replied to it 5 days ago! I always thought I would get a new message in my inbox but not just a response. You can't see what messages you have already read or which ones are new. You can only see who last replied/wrote in it and how long ago that was.
@BellasmamaTiff (2544)
• United States
1 Dec 06
Isasice, a few times I thought you were ignoring me, only to find you HAD responded...lol
@sekhmetgb (462)
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21 Nov 06
Yes, I thought that if one of my friends responded to a message I had sent them it would stop as a number on top of the page in the same way that if someone requests to be your friend it shows. I wonder whether it will do so after today, since they have obviously spent a lot of time doing the site up, which I feel has generally been an improvement. If it does not show up, then I am also just going to write a new message to people instead of responding, because I would hate for anyone to think I have not read or responded to their message
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
21 Nov 06
Yes, I love the changes that I noticed today. I haven't noticed any changes in the message feature as I have only used it to send one message today and that didn't need a response. I am hoping some features will be fixed as I lost new replies to a message that had been going back and forth from me and another member when it hit page #2.
I dont use the message feature much so if I am waiting for a reply, I just check it once in a while. It would be nice if I would get notified of new responses but so far I have only seen when I receive a new one. If I think my response is urgent, I start a new message.
@sekhmetgb (462)
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23 Nov 06
Now when I sign in I automatically have a number by the messages to I know when there are any. A great improvement
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I have so many pages of friends that it's hard to keep up with them.. I dont know how to use the message feature too well..and know that my efforts to message mylot is hardly productive..since I dont get a response from them;)+
@nimbupani (562)
• India
13 Nov 06
i have used it quiet a few times..but its not instant..
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@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
20 Nov 06
Yes, I have written to them again about that but guess they are too busy with all the new members to answer messages. They might well be doing something about it even though they haven't replied. They talked about it might take a couple of weeks so I'll wait until the end of the month before I write to them again.
They won't be able to do the charity thing but if they allow Icelaners on here to use their Paypal accounts and not only Ikobo, it's at least something.
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
13 Nov 06
Simple answer. Not everyone needs this feature and I would never use it for "chatting" or anything like that but it's good to know it's there and that you have the option of messaging someone if you need to contact them with something that is not for public view.
