A Private Message feature for Kinja

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/25/2018 at 13:31 • Filed to: None

Is this a good idea or an absolutely terrible one?

Spam control would relatively simple. Just make it so you can only PM another user if you BOTH have comment/author privileges in the same forum.

DISCUSSION (35)

MoCamino > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:37

It would eliminate the need to post your email address for the world to see if you want to get in touch with another Oppo offline, which would be great . But it would also open everyone up to incessant junk PMs.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:37

I’d love to have it for chatting with locals more smoothly, but I can also envision huge exploitation for harassment by most Kinja sites that are more like an insane asylum.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:40

YES

As in, yes it’s a good idea AND yes it’s an absolutely terrible one.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:40

I’d love it, but also yikes.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/25/2018 at 13:43

BINGO. It is possible it could drive away users due to harassment .

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MoCamino
10/25/2018 at 13:43

I've updated the post

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/25/2018 at 13:44

I’ve updated the po st.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/25/2018 at 13:44

I’ve updated the post.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/25/2018 at 13:44

I’ve updated the post.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:46

I still don’t think that would be enough to solve it. A lot of kinja blogs are truly messed up places. Oppo is an oddball outlier where pretty much everyone is cool. I’d even be reluctant to allow most Jalopnik commenters to message me.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/25/2018 at 13:48

I’ve updated the post.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:48

Both.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/25/2018 at 13:49

Then we make it like authorship where you have to be approved for PMing.

Future Heap Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:50

It’s a bad idea because of harassment potential. I think the major good use case is sending your email address to somebody. To that end, I’d support a setting in your kinja profile for email (if there isn’t one already), and then the ability to send someone a canned message generated by the system that says essentially “hey I’d like to get in touch outside of Kinja, here’s my email address.”

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:51

I’ve used google+ for this in the past. I have a handshake email that I give to people and then we can connect with my regular email. Seems to work but its a little clunky. plus with G+ going away...

Brian, The Life of > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:53

We used to have this feature back in J-nik’s old days. It was kinda nice.

PartyPooper2012 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:53

the amount of hate messages I would get.... google^google

Nom De Plume > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 13:56

I think you should update the post again.

Did you update the post?

Was the post updated?

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:01

Dude Kinja hasn’t even yet figured out how to help me remove followers that are obviously spam accounts without a song and dance.

With a proper featureset and permissions granularity, why not. Assuming it doesn’t grind their entire site to a halt.

Just Jeepin' > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:04

I miss the days when Max & Erma’s had phones at each table and you could call random strangers. (Yes, I’m old.) Of course they eventually had to kill that due to harassment.

People being people: it ruins everything .

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely
10/25/2018 at 14:04

Everything already grinds Kinja to a halt. What's a little more fuel on the dumpster fire gonna do?

Chuckles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:04

It would occasionally be convenient but mostly it would open people up to harassment and unwanted messages. And I'm saying that after reading the update.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:05

Well, in order to be snarky on car blogs, it has to load first, so it would probably drive me back to -ugh- reddit.

ttyymmnn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:15

If there is an Opponaut that I want to contact off the grid, I’ll share my email @ with them. Otherwise, I prefer the wall.

MoCamino > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:15

With spam control methods in place it would be awesome. :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:24

Don’t want much, do you?

Did you buy a white dress shirt?

Chariotoflove > Just Jeepin'
10/25/2018 at 14:28

I loved those! We used to go to the one on Michigan Rd. near 86th. They all broke down over time though, and never fixed them.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
10/25/2018 at 14:31

No I just skipped the tie

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 14:32

I’ve thought about this before. It would be cool and would promote community. Of course, it could also be abused for shenanigans. It would only work, I think, for a forum like Oppo that can be relatively controlled. Having PMs for the main Kinja blogs would be a nightmare.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MoCamino
10/25/2018 at 14:34

I made another Gmail account just for OPPO.

McMike > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 15:05

Not a bad idea. I once had to send another member my phone number, broken up into three replies scattered through random replies of his. They all showed up in order in his notifications. I could do this back then because your replies were not public, only your posts. Can’t do that any more.

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DMs will never happen, though. There’s no money in it, and Gawker needs money to develop/host this.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > McMike
10/25/2018 at 15:09

I have two email addresses. The second one is used exclusively for stuff like making online accounts so my main inbox isn't full of spam. The few times I've needed to contact another Opponaut I just post that second email.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 15:37

Good option.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chuckles
10/25/2018 at 16:54

Maybe a “friend ” system then , so both parties have to be in mutual agreement to DM each other.

Chuckles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/25/2018 at 17:05

Maybe. We have to remember that Oppo is just a small fraction of kinja, so we’re talking about implementing this stuff on Deadspin, Jezebel, and all the others. Plenty of people on those sites with commenting privileges don’t get along.