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I wish there was an option on my profile to disable scribbles. I don't really like getting a message telling me I have another message somewhere else. Sometimes I see that and go, 'I'll look at it later' then forget. And have an angry message because I never responded. That and the fact I have slow internet having to load two pages to check one message is a bit tedious, more so when I get 6 in rapid succession.

Therefore, I think an option to disable scribbles on your profiles would be wonderful. There could be a message in the scribble area saying:
"This member has disabled profile scribbling, would you like to message them instead?"
[with the message them instead being a link to message them]

That way, people who wanted to opt out could, and people who like them can have them, and everyone can be happy.

07-18-2012 at 9:25 AM

I support this. But if Ev disabled scribbles I can't get around her things. ;o; But yeah. I was thinking about having all my scribbles deleted for a nice clean page..but I have too many to delete and don't want anymore. c.c I also hate random scribble advertisements.

07-17-2012 at 11:12 PM

"The problem I see though, is if the player disables the messages, and their message box is full, how could anyone talk to them? Just something to think about, otherwise, I support!" They clear their inbox, simple :)

06-20-2012 at 12:27 PM

The problem I see though, is if the player disables the messages, and their message box is full, how could anyone talk to them? Just something to think about, otherwise, I support!

06-18-2012 at 12:51 PM

I wish scribbles were able to be disabled for all staff. hngh

06-18-2012 at 12:41 PM

I support. But I do find one flaw. There are users who don't frequently delete their messages, so their messages are full. And people notify users about that by scribbles. And if a mod needs to talk to that user, how would they be able to message them? Perhaps a...sort of button that sends a notification message to that specific user, saying that their messages are full, and they are requested to delete them. :)

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2012-06-18 12:43:12 by #16934

04-7-2012 at 12:26 PM

Support! One time someone replied to a scribble alert message but I didn't know, I just delete them when it says Scribble Alert. XD

04-6-2012 at 6:34 PM

Support! Another thing I would add is the option to turn the notification messages off, those are annoying. :L

04-6-2012 at 11:34 AM

Support

12-13-2011 at 5:11 PM

I cant see myself disabling mine but I support for those who would :)

12-13-2011 at 4:34 PM

I SUPPORT THIS! I hate people who scribble you about something when you specifically say for them to message you, I hate that!

12-5-2011 at 6:18 PM

Support. I hate how you have to have to delete two things...

10-3-2011 at 6:25 PM

SUPPORT!!!! There should be a way for admins and mods to override it though if a players message box is full.

08-10-2011 at 2:17 PM

I agree with Artex. There are some things that don't need to be brought to the issue hub that the mods should be open to dealing with quickly and efficiently. I thought the commentary on the players' perception of moderators was also highly true, not that I'm expecting anyone to openly admit it. My inbox is almost perpetually full. I'm honestly too lazy to clear out pages upon pages of messages because the "delete all" option only works on one at a time. Most people scribble me instead, and there's no limit on scribbles. I've also found mods and admins commonly have full mailboxes. If you're trying to contact one person specifically, how are you to do it?

08-10-2011 at 1:49 PM

To Artex, Please also consider that sometimes a user will scribble issues on my page [such as reporting a player.] This means anyone can see the issue which should be private. I think its a bit more rude that I have to delete it. Then it looks like I just don't care about helping them :C Frankly, all mod issues should go through the issue hub, so on staff pages maybe it would be good to have a 'submit an issue' link too? So that users would have a good way of contacting staff through the proper channels?

08-9-2011 at 7:49 PM

I posted a similar suggestion a while ago - to get a message telling you you have a scribble is rather redundant and a waste of time. Scribbles can be useful to some as can messages so I don't think we should disallow them however an option to turn off scribbles would be nice. At the very least I'd like to get rid of the message that you have a scribble and just get a scribble alert.

08-9-2011 at 5:01 PM

I think I'm going to be the oddball with this... but I do not support, at least to the terms you've described. As a Moderator, especially, I think you should be open to all means of communication. Even if you'd rather a private message... simply denying scribbles is not a very "neighborly" thing to do, and certainly strengthens the (wrong) stereotype of site staff members being persnickety. If the feature were to produce an option as to whether or not you would like to receive the alerts through message form, I would support. -Artex

08-9-2011 at 4:05 PM

Support!

08-9-2011 at 11:52 AM

Support. :]

08-9-2011 at 8:45 AM

Supports :3

08-7-2011 at 8:09 PM

Support :)

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