Deleting Messages

@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@LadyDuck I hope no important conversation you cared about was deleted by the update. Luckily low activity also means fewer messages incoming, so the cleaning process can continue smoothly. I don't know why we can't delete whole conversations, but deleting message by message can also be fun if done with much moderation, i.e. once in a while.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460568)

• Switzerland

5 Apr

@sabtraversa After reading your post, I went to my messages, checked those where I knew there were only a few messages and deleted. I often receive messages by newbies asking silly questions.

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LotusEyes

@LotusEyes (2716)

• India

5 Apr

I don't have many notifications so I can check quickly

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@LotusEyes Notifications aren't an issue for me either unless I'm away from the site for longer periods of time, at that point I think most notifications simply disappear.

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Gruffydd Rhydderch

@Orson_Kart (6166)

• United Kingdom

5 Apr

Have you deleted mine?

Also, if you delete a message, does it also delete it in the messenger’s messages? I think I have 25 messages, if it’s that number in the brackets?

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Gruffydd Rhydderch

@Orson_Kart (6166)

• United Kingdom

5 Apr

@sabtraversa Oh, you deleted them to look for mine? I’m as disappointed as you that you haven’t found any.

Maybe I sent them to someone else in error? It’s very personal getting messages, but I don’t want to be too personal. It’s a quandary.

I have checked mine and like you, most users are no longer active. I hope that is nothing to do with me.

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Gruffydd Rhydderch

@Orson_Kart (6166)

• United Kingdom

7 Apr

@sabtraversa Still not found any?

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@Orson_Kart I deleted some messages because I wanted to check if you ever sent me any, I had to do some cleaning. And it looks like you never did.

I don't know if the messenger can tell I deleted their messages, most users don't seem to be around anymore so they wouldn't notice if that was the case. Yes, I firmly believe it's the number in the brackets.

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37770)

• Philippines

6 Apr

Is that notification or private messages?

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37770)

• Philippines

8 Apr

@sabtraversa So many talk with you in the private messages? I don't get private messages often

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

7 Apr

@averygirl72 Private messages because notifications are automatically deleted after a while, so no need to worry about those.

@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

8 Apr

@averygirl72

Not anymore, most messages were old. It was when there was more activity and more new members asking for info or thinking this was a dating site.

besweet

@besweet (9860)

• Ireland

5 Apr

I have less than 30 and they are very old. I might have to go through these at some point!

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besweet

@besweet (9860)

• Ireland

5 Apr

@sabtraversa My oldest pm is from 2011, and mostly from new members that left shortly after. I will go through the messages , I am curious now :)

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

6 Apr

@besweet 2011 is impressive!

It's like ancient history at that point, but it probably still feels like yesterday.

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@besweet Yup, I noticed most of mine were from 2017. While it feels like yesterday, that was seven years ago!

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (3176)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Apr

i haven't received any so far and that is okay. on my cell and email, when i read something, i like deleting it soon, things that aren't important. i guess i like saving space

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

7 Apr

@grenery8 Very few seem to use the message feature here these days. I also tend to keep only what is important. I'm unable to be consistent with a private journal so past conversations can help me remind of past events and the way I felt about things. But not all conversations are that deep.

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

8 Apr

@grenery8 Aww, too much cleaning can be as bad as too much hoarding.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (3176)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

8 Apr

@sabtraversa you are right about deepness. just, when i need something i deleted, i can't get it back cause it is deleted from recycle bin too

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snowy

@snowy22315 (171317)

• United States

5 Apr

Rarely. Don't feel the need

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@snowy22315 I see. I only delete email spam that doesn't fall in the spam folder right away, or if I run out of storage which has never happened. Recently I noticed this thing on myLot so I thought of doing some cleaning between interactions.

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much2say

@much2say (53941)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Apr

I did take the time to delete messages - and posts - it was some time ago last year. Just had to do it once and for all. But I didn't count them, and I do remember it did take some time.

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much2say

@much2say (53941)

• Los Angeles, California

6 Apr

@sabtraversa Yah, I've read the fine print on some of those sites . . . that they own the rights. Oh, but I didn't know that you couldn't delete your own posts - that would not be cool. I just wanted to delete them before anyone on the outside finds out that I vented on the internet about them

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@much2say I wouldn't have the patience to delete everything at once, but I do delete posts (discussions only though) from time to time. I enjoy the freedom of doing so, not all platforms allow you to delete your own posts because once you publish they own the rights to that extent.

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

6 Apr

@much2say

Yes, you never know when you might regret posting what you posted, and once you realize it might be too late to do anything except pray the support service is fast and understanding (usually not the case).

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Polang

@tkonlinevn (6447)

• Vietnam

6 Apr

I do not delete messages or notifications here on mylot. I feel like just by looking at the notification, I can see all my friends :)

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

7 Apr

@tkonlinevn Aww, that's sweet.

I usually just look at who liked or commented on my discussions for an easy way to reach out.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86976)

• United States

5 Apr

You mean messages right not notifications?

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86976)

• United States

5 Apr

@sabtraversa You had many messages! It is a long process to delete them I know.

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@sabtraversa (13100)

• Italy

5 Apr

@RebeccasFarm Yes, private messages. I delete notifications all the time (once I'm done replying to them, of course).

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (118827)

• Gainesville, Florida

21 Apr

I never realized that you can’t see past 50 on here. I have 86 messages. I guess maybe I need to start deleting some as well. I do not like the fact that we have to delete each individual message one at a time. I’ve had some lengthy message conversations with many myLotters. Have you tried to reach out to each myLotter before deleting their messages to see if they are still around?

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