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Title: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:11:41 pm
Why can't we send more than 20 PM's an hour?

I just reached it and can't contact burbs babe for highly important MHS discussion (cough *senior social* cough) ::) :P

So the suggestion is clearly to remove this limit.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: gossamer on April 02, 2011, 05:13:42 pm
There's a restriction?
How the hell did you pass it? o_O
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: shinny on April 02, 2011, 05:14:28 pm
Well it's to prevent spam obviously. I don't think there's many situations that need someone to send more than 20 PMs an hour. If you are, clearly you need another route of communication like MSN or email o_o
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:21:31 pm
Well it's to prevent spam obviously. I don't think there's many situations that need someone to send more than 20 PMs an hour. If you are, clearly you need another route of communication like MSN or email o_o
hahaha...spam? Didn't even cross my mind :/

Well can I have mine unrestricted...clearly I'm not going to spam anyone -.-

EDIT: Just reached it for the second time :'(
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: burbs on April 02, 2011, 05:37:35 pm
NO GOD NO PLEASE I LOVE THE LIMIT FOR THIS REASON :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:38:27 pm
NO GOD NO PLEASE I LOVE THE LIMIT FOR THIS REASON :P
-.-

I can't respond to you (due to limit) but yeah having a Premier's would be cool although you are correct in saying it is of no immediate use/benefit rather it's an ego burst :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iamtom on April 02, 2011, 05:49:15 pm
lim (pm -> 20) = 0

Think about it.

Also, if you're sending so many messages to burbs an hour, talk to him on Facebook.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:52:32 pm
lim (pm -> 20) = 0

Think about it.

Also, if you're sending so many messages to burbs an hour, talk to him on Facebook.
Not just burbs. I just listed him for lulz. And I don't have FB.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: burbs on April 02, 2011, 05:55:17 pm
But he does send a lot of PMs.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:55:58 pm
But he does send a lot of PMs.
Yes. (I'm not taking that as a bad thing :P)

Which brings me back to - can I have it (the restriction) lifted?
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: burbs on April 02, 2011, 05:57:25 pm
But he does send a lot of PMs.
Yes. (I'm not taking that as a bad thing :P)

Which brings me back to - can I have it (the restriction) lifted?

Why did you make a thread for this and not just send Ninwa a.... oh right.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: shinny on April 02, 2011, 05:57:41 pm
Wouldn't it have just been easier to get his email or something? This isn't something the mods can do. Not even sure if it's covered under the permissions that Nina's in charge of.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 05:59:42 pm
Wouldn't it have just been easier to get his email or something? This isn't something the mods can do. Not even sure if it's covered under the permissions that Nina's in charge of.
Oh really? Forget it then.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iamtom on April 02, 2011, 08:10:01 pm
Moderators wouldn't be able to change it; in fact, considering how forum software is usually written, it's an all-or-nothing scenario. Either everyone has the limit, or no-one does.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:31:52 pm
Wow. Reached the limit for the 3rd time :crazy2:
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Menang on April 02, 2011, 10:40:30 pm
Wait, how do you reach the limit three times in one day?

Isn't it like, the limit is the limit and after that you can't PM anymore and therefore have no physical way of reaching the limit again? :/
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:41:42 pm
Wait, how do you reach the limit three times in one day?

Isn't it like, the limit is the limit and after that you can't PM anymore and therefore have no physical way of reaching the limit again? :/
Nah the limit is no more then 20 PM's an hour. So you wait some time and you're allowed to send off ONE more PM.

If luken93/swarley is reading this....this is why I'm slow-replying.

Extremely frustrating :tickedoff:
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Menang on April 02, 2011, 10:46:10 pm
Wait, how do you reach the limit three times in one day?

Isn't it like, the limit is the limit and after that you can't PM anymore and therefore have no physical way of reaching the limit again? :/
Nah the limit is no more then 20 PM's an hour. So you wait some time and you're allowed to send off ONE more PM.

If luken93/swarley is reading this....this is why I'm slow-replying.

Extremely frustrating :tickedoff:
Ahh sorry, bad skim reading on my part. :)
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:46:39 pm
Wait, how do you reach the limit three times in one day?

Isn't it like, the limit is the limit and after that you can't PM anymore and therefore have no physical way of reaching the limit again? :/
Nah the limit is no more then 20 PM's an hour. So you wait some time and you're allowed to send off ONE more PM.

If luken93/swarley is reading this....this is why I'm slow-replying.

Extremely frustrating :tickedoff:
Ahh sorry, bad skim reading on my part. :)
Omg. It just let me send off two PM's (luken and gossamer) and now I'm back to limit

FUCKK.

Sorry - had to vent somewhere :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: gossamer on April 02, 2011, 10:47:46 pm
Wait, how do you reach the limit three times in one day?

Isn't it like, the limit is the limit and after that you can't PM anymore and therefore have no physical way of reaching the limit again? :/
Nah the limit is no more then 20 PM's an hour. So you wait some time and you're allowed to send off ONE more PM.

If luken93/swarley is reading this....this is why I'm slow-replying.

Extremely frustrating :tickedoff:
Ahh sorry, bad skim reading on my part. :)
Omg. It just let me send off two PM's (luken and gossamer) and now I'm back to limit

FUCKK.

Sorry - had to vent somewhere :uglystupid2:

You didn't actually have to reply :')
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Greatness on April 02, 2011, 10:49:43 pm
hahaha that sucks. do you have msn??
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:50:08 pm
This is insane.

I just had a PM from gossamer, Slumdawg, swarley and luken93.

I want to reply to all 4.


:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Nah I quit MSN for so-called study-focus VCE...cough fail.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Gloamglozer on April 02, 2011, 10:51:31 pm
Wouldn't it have just been easier to get his email or something? This isn't something the mods can do. Not even sure if it's covered under the permissions that Nina's in charge of.

Yes.  I'm in favour of keeping the limit.  Facebook, MSN, email and face-to-face contact would suit your discussions more, not a forum if you want to keep it private and want to indulge in a lengthy conversation.

EDIT:  Then I guess face-to-face contact would be the best way to go.  It's faster and more efficient. 
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Greatness on April 02, 2011, 10:53:10 pm
Maybe you have to quite VN as well :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: shinny on April 02, 2011, 10:54:32 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:55:07 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

And I replied.

"Are you for real (insert shinny's real name)"

But yes, now the limit is back LOL.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: shinny on April 02, 2011, 10:55:55 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

And I replied.

"Are you for real (insert shinny's real name)"

Course not :P How did you reply if you're at the PM limit. LIES.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:56:45 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

And I replied.

"Are you for real (insert shinny's real name)"

Course not :P How did you reply if you're at the PM limit. LIES.
It's called patience. I wait ~7minutes and I'm allowed to send off one PM! The feeling is AMAZING - the satisfaction of being allowed to send off a PM!! :P :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Greatness on April 02, 2011, 10:56:58 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

HAHAAHHAH very harsh :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: shinny on April 02, 2011, 10:57:34 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

And I replied.

"Are you for real (insert shinny's real name)"

Course not :P How did you reply if you're at the PM limit. LIES.
It's called patience. I wait ~7minutes and I'm allowed to send off one PM! The feeling is AMAZING - the satisfaction of being allowed to send off a PM!! :P :P

Pfft, you said it was an hourly threshold. Dammit :P
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 10:58:44 pm
I'll copy and paste.

You have exceeded the limit of 20 personal messages per hour.

So I assume after 7minutes I can send off A PM....although the maths doesn't work out :/
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:00:56 pm
WHY HAVEN"T YOU REPLIED ALREADY?!?!

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Where's my reply?????? What happened?? :P

I think AN users are having too much fun :knuppel2: :knuppel2:

Stop messing with me boys :'( :'(
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: burbs on April 02, 2011, 11:01:13 pm
I'm an evil bastard. Just sent this to ATAR.

Dear fellow AN user,

Due to a surplus in the ATARnotes budget this year, you have been randomly selected to receive a $100 gift voucher. Please reply within the next 30 minutes to redeem your prize.

Thank you,
The AN team.

:D :D :D :D :D

And I replied.

"Are you for real (insert shinny's real name)"

Course not :P How did you reply if you're at the PM limit. LIES.
It's called patience. I wait ~7minutes and I'm allowed to send off one PM! The feeling is AMAZING - the satisfaction of being allowed to send off a PM!! :P :P

Pfft, you said it was an hourly threshold. Dammit :P

Unfortunately ATAR, by reaching your hourly limit this many times in one 24 hour time span, you must pay $100 to admin for the strain you cause on the system. So let's just say you and shinny cancel each other out.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:02:42 pm
^

You're extremely funny burbs babe :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Greatness on April 02, 2011, 11:04:08 pm
Apparently you cant send another pm within 15 seconds after sending one.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:04:36 pm
Apparently you cant send another pm within 15 seconds after sending one.
That is true - that happens a lot to me as well.

The last posting from your IP was less than 15 seconds ago. Please try again later.

Man thank god there isn't a post limit.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:29:15 pm
For anyone interested I just hit the limit again.

I blame gossamer and Slumdawg.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: nacho on April 02, 2011, 11:31:12 pm
Why can't we send more than 20 PM's an hour?

I just reached it and can't contact burbs babe for highly important MHS discussion (cough *senior social* cough) ::) :P

So the suggestion is clearly to remove this limit.
use msn? 20 PM's is so much
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:32:32 pm
Why can't we send more than 20 PM's an hour?

I just reached it and can't contact burbs babe for highly important MHS discussion (cough *senior social* cough) ::) :P

So the suggestion is clearly to remove this limit.
... use msn? 20 PM's is way too much
I quit MSN and not everyone has MSN and not everyone on this site will be willing to divulge their contact details.

Furthermore 20 is nothing in one whole hour.

If you PM say 5 different people you can only have a convo of 2 PM's each. That's nothing.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Menang on April 02, 2011, 11:36:13 pm
Go on VN Chat and start a private chat there with them? :)
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:38:25 pm
Go on VN Chat and start a private chat there with them? :)
Haha could do if it didn't lag my whole computer a shitload :/
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iamtom on April 02, 2011, 11:40:13 pm
The fact that you NEED to PM 5 different people means you need to find an alternative form of communication. I suggest IRC.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: iNerd on April 02, 2011, 11:41:16 pm
The fact that you NEED to PM 5 different people means you need to find an alternative form of communication. I suggest IRC.
Who says NEED? Lol what? Just because I have qs about MHS-related items or Psychology....

That statement makes no sense to me at all.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: nacho on April 03, 2011, 12:42:46 am
The fact that you NEED to PM 5 different people means you need to find an alternative form of communication. I suggest IRC.
Who says NEED? Lol what? Just because I have qs about MHS-related items or Psychology....

That statement makes no sense to me at all.
I think your previous comment implied that you contacted 5 people via pm on a regular basis (thus the thread you've made here requesting an increased PM limit)
so he suggested an alternate (and more appropriate) means of communication. :p
Seriously, use msn
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Hutchoo on April 03, 2011, 12:52:21 am
Go on VN Chat and start a private chat there with them? :)
Haha could do if it didn't lag my whole computer a shitload :/

IRC lags your PC... lolwhat?

Do you own a wooden pc?
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: luken93 on April 03, 2011, 12:53:40 am
Eh I just got blocked now, I think we need an excemption in order for any ATAR related convo's, he is clearly an exception to the rule.
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: Mao on April 03, 2011, 01:14:50 am
I think we can live with that restriction. Needing to send more than 20 pms in an hour obviously requires a conversational medium rather than a messaging system like the forum messaging system. There are many IM out there, I'm sure we don't need to provide a list.

However, I do think this thread is mostly useless. So here is the lock. :)
Title: Re: Useless restriction?
Post by: ninwa on April 03, 2011, 09:19:54 am
Thanks Mao. Just want to add that no, I can't change the limit, and even if I could I wouldn't for the reasons listed above.