Do you like group text?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52167)
Staten Island, New York
January 23, 2018 12:49pm CST
Someone I know is having a birthday party and he sent out a mass text message to everyone with the invite and details. Now people are responding back to him and I get these messages, which is rather annoying. As soon as I delete someone's reply text, I get another and then another...
I know it is easier to send a group text to everyone than having to send an SMS to each person individually, but then the back and forth interaction, which I don't participate in, comes to me. And if there is a lot of it, it is very annoying, especially if I am not participating in the conversation, or what they are talking about doesn't concern me.
I've gotten group texts many a time and I don't like it. I'd disable the group text, but then if someone sends a group text that is meant for me as well I assume I won't get it.
Do you like group text? Can you remove yourself from the group text after it comes to you?
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5 responses
@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jan 18
What do you mean by "I never joined a group"? I was referring to group text on your cell phone.
@Icydoll (36713)
• India
23 Jan 18
@lovebuglena I'm also saying about the group text on mobile phone.i tell my friend's to not to add me in any group.if they invite to join their group also I say them directly.
@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jan 18
@Icydoll Thanks for the clarification. I think before people send a group text they should ask if others are okay with that.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
24 Jan 18
Not really a Fan of group Text... I find it annoying especially if it does not really pertain to me. People for a party like that would get better results I would think if it was more personable.
@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Jan 18
If I was throwing a party, and decided to invite people via text, I would send each one a separate text message. I would just copy and paste the same text to each one. And I would keep track on a piece of paper who I sent the message to, who I didn't send it to yet, and who replied and with a yes or a no.
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
24 Jan 18
@lovebuglena Same here as this is definitely more personable
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Feb 18
At first I was going to say I didn't know what this was. Then I remembered both my daughter and sister has sent these before. I'm pretty sure the responder can send a reply back to the specific sender rather than including everyone it was sent to.
I have a bottom of the line prepaid Verizon and that allows it. You can look to see whether your phone allows that too. It would be nice if the others could take a moment and do it that way instead.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Feb 18
@lovebuglena no, you wouldn't. If the sender would change that part of it. Most just reply to all, it's easier.
@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Feb 18
It seems the person is replying only to the other person but I still get the message. 
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
24 Jan 18
I do not like them. Never have. Yes, i think you can take yourself out if them, but i dont remember for sure.
@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Jan 18
I have an iPhone. I found nothing in that group text that would allow me to opt out of it. What I ended up doing was turning off Group text on my phone. But even after doing that I still got some text messages that were from this group text. They were communicating with each other, not with me. Very annoying.
