Ma.gnolia Blog: More Message Control

Comment: Chris Messina

2008-02-06T15:05:29-08:00

This sounds like a great idea, especially as Ma.gnolia gets bigger. Though at the same time, it limits serendipity somewhat... I wonder if it'd make sense to add a simple per-user wall feature like Facebook has?

In that case, it'd be impossible to mass-spam people, since the wall would only be accessible one page at a time...

Comment: Erik Mallinson

2008-02-06T17:56:13-08:00

While I agree with Chris in that it limits serendipity I am quite happy with being less barraged with soylent spam (it's made of people!).

Thank you for dealing with my griping too!

Comment: Carla Hufstedler

2008-02-06T21:15:35-08:00

Thank you for all that you do.

Comment: economist

2008-02-06T23:06:40-08:00

I personally don't use the messaging feature in ma.gnolia, and wouldn't mind if it was disabled completely -- but I may be an extreme case.

Comment: Andrew Abogado

2008-02-07T02:35:47-08:00

Nice feature! Glad you made this thing. It'll make ma.gnolia.com more authentic.

Comment: The Dude Dean

2008-02-07T02:55:41-08:00

I had a myspace band get in touch with me here, I hope this doesn't become a growing trend.

Comment: Sarah

2008-02-07T07:53:36-08:00

This seems like a sensible solution. Thankfully, this hasn't been a problem for me, though other spamming issues have come up. Anything to discourage them, I say. Thanks for this. I love Ma.gnolia!

Comment: Todd Sieling

2008-02-07T10:24:04-08:00

This change does indeed limit, but doesn't close it off completely. Give Thanks, activity in the sidebar links and group discussions still leave lots of space for finding new people in both person-to-person and collective contexts.

I think what we've learned is that some limits to serendipity are necessary. The extra degree of control that's been added will let people open themselves to the most possible serendipity, but we need to let them show their tolerance for unwanted surprises rather than require it for any participation. That said, I'm turning my option on to receive all messages, because I'm daring like that :)

Comment: bergen3000

2008-02-07T17:52:56-08:00

This makes sense. I'm glad you are ahead of the game on this one. It would have turned nasty down the road. Keep it up!

Comment: thejeshgn

2008-02-08T03:43:23-08:00

cool

Comment: Mike Cherim

2008-02-08T15:01:22-08:00

Bravo Larry. I was starting to get more of that crap than I was happy with... actually one is one too many when it comes to spam. Thank you for implementing this, and making it the default (smart move).

Comment: Cesar H Castro Jr

2008-02-09T04:23:13-08:00

This is a great new feature guys, I don't have to worry about getting bombarded by spammers trying to depreciate my groups with nonsense bookmarks suggestions.

Although having a Flickr like contact management system would also be great. Somewhat like a tiered contact list: Acquaintance, Friend, Group Member, Family. Then have permission settings for each. Something to look for in the future maybe.

Comment: Lachlan Hardy

2008-02-10T03:35:08-08:00

Rocking! Thanks, folks, that's great news.

Comment: Eric Fink

2008-02-10T06:21:59-08:00

Two thumbs up!

Comment: Ryan Price

2008-02-11T04:59:38-08:00

As annoying as CAPTCHA widgets are, how about throwing that in the mix? When I come across one in the real world, it almost makes me feel like I'm commenting at a real person, because they've been dealing with spam just like me.

I'd say use CAPTCHA if the person isn't a contact.

Comment: Paula

2008-02-11T17:03:28-08:00

Nice! Thanks you guys.