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Peer contact alteration

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by jaqui

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Why not have peer contacts be a on site only contact?
the benefits for members are the gain in security of their email address.
reducing spamming from TR members.

if implemented as a messaging system, then the response time can also improve for a message sent.
[ if I'm here and the message is sent, an alert shows when I refresh the screen, so I can get the message then, not after I leave and check my email. ]

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by stress junkie

The problem that I have with the current TR private message system is that the sender's real email address is show to the recipient. TR could change that while still sending real emails. On the other hand keeping the private messages on site seems like a good idea. When one member sends a private message to another then TR could send and automatic email to the recipient saying "You have a new private message on Tech Republic".

I know that a lot of people have email accounts just for use on web sites or other semi-public purposes. I don't want to bother with all of that. It would just be more work. My main interest is keeping my email address from being seen by other people.

by smorty71

We are planning on converting our peer contact stuff to on-site messaging. Not sure the timeline; however, it is definitely on the (ever-growing) to-do list.

We think that on-site messaging will do a couple of things:

1. Help reduce clutter in our more popular members inboxes
2. Encourage more people to use it (since they don't have to expose their e-mail address when they reply)

Thanks for the feedback. We'll keep you posted on this as we get closer to building it out.

by stress junkie

This is the second time that Jaqui brought this up, I replied to it, and my reply got the attention. This can only mean that when comparing Jaqui and me I am more eloquent, smarter, and better looking. I can find no other explanation. It seems that spelling, grammar, and rugged good looks do matter after all. :D

by smorty71

Unless you make the mistake of admitting that you hate video games, then we will always give your posts preferrential treatment :)

by stress junkie

Quoting Larry the Cable Guy, a television comedian, saying that you don't like games on a TR forum would be like going into a trailer park and yelling "Wal-Mart stinks". I recognize that most of the TR staff are a lot younger than me. I'll say this. When I was in college I used to study for calculus exams by playing Omega Race on my Commodore 64 computer. I didn't do very well in calculus but I loved that game. :D

by jamesrl

In my university days, we didn't have personal computers, but we did play arcade games in the university student centre arcade.

What do you play now? Personally I am playing Battlefield 2 in multiplayer mode. It might be fun to team up with peers, or conversely have the opportunity to shoot at them.

James

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