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I do like the pm option of RAT. It is useful for lots of Random communication when you just don't feel like entering the forum.
and I am sure there are folk here that just don't like fb so I am agreeing with the "please don't link faction" as when it comes down to it I sure they will eventually become an evil empire in their own right eventually (is that paranoid?)and take over the net.
RAT is an excellent forum and I would like to stress that I have enjoyed its existence for years and thankyou so much for the time and effort that it has cost you in its establishment and maintenance of it.
warm regards
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I should probably re-emphasize that even if this PM function goes, I WILL make sure we get another one in its place. Second, any FB link will only be a 'passive' one, allowing you to optionally login with your Facebook login.
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This may come as a surprise, but I would favour that RAT go back to being a forum without the social element. :lol:
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Shocking. Somebody catch me, I think I feel lightheaded... 8)
(plz do actually vote in the poll though!)
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Just copied this topic to OT, hopefully we'll get more eyeballs and votes this way!
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Quote:I should probably re-emphasize that even if this PM function goes, I WILL make sure we get another one in its place. Second, any FB link will only be a 'passive' one, allowing you to optionally login with your Facebook login.
I voted to keep the social features, because of the PMs. Should you find a way to replace this without going through any other platform such as emails or Facebook, I don't care much what happens to the other social features.
As regards Facebook... I don't mind there being a feature, as long as it is indeed optional. There are a number of organisations which seem to either push people towards using Facebook or simply assume that everyone has an account anyway. I know I may come across to some people as about as open to novelty as Cato the Elder, but I still resolutely refuse to succumb to the temptations of Facebook. Yet if there is a way to integrate Facebook to help those who are members, than I think it would also be unreasonable to oppose them from getting something out of it.
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Quote:Should you find a way to replace this without going through any other platform such as emails or Facebook
That should not be a problem.
Quote:as long as it is indeed optional
If not, I wouldn't want it either.
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Thanks, Jasper. Then please consider my vote (for the first option) blank - I could change it, but I can't remove it and abstain, which would be the current choice.
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Quote:This may come as a surprise, but I would favour that RAT go back to being a forum without the social element. :lol:
Right, I indeed agree!
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Guys, I'm not going to actually count posts. Use the poll!
Also, the PM system has just been replaced.
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Quote:Read messages will stay in the inbox for 365 days max. before being erased automatically.
Unread messages will stay in the inbox for 365 days max. before being erased automatically.
So not a permanent archive then? Not that it really bothers me, as I only ever check 'em when RAT emails me to tell me I've got one! PMs are, shall we say, the least useless of all the social features ;-)
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Quote:Quote:Read messages will stay in the inbox for 365 days max. before being erased automatically.
Unread messages will stay in the inbox for 365 days max. before being erased automatically.
So not a permanent archive then? Not that it really bothers me, as I only ever check 'em when RAT emails me to tell me I've got one! PMs are, shall we say, the least useless of all the social features ;-)
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No, not entirely. There's an option to archive worthwhile messages. The archive is permanent. It's now limited to 1000 messages, but by the time people reach that, it'll probably be 5000... 
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FB, considering its worth billions really has a lot of problems, risks to privacy and I don't know what all... please stay away from it. I haven't used social functions really but I suppose I would like to have something available if I wanted to do so. Is it much of a hassle to keep them? Maybe improve them and/or increase user friendliness? Its nice to not have people wanting me to " Like" something. Don't even get me started on " Friends", whom I am barely acquainted with let alone " Like"... grrr sorry but as useful as it can be it also annoys me. For me this is a place of refuge from FB when I just want to get away from it.
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Well, I would certainly consider finding alternatives for some features that are appreciated. Calendars for events, for instance, could be useful.
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