Ali
Shiny_Rock
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- Sep 4, 2007
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+1Date: 8/17/2009 8:48:13 PM
Author: Galateia
Private messaging would be a greatly appreciated addition, I believe.
Date: 8/17/2009 9:06:14 PM
Author: Erinleigh
Date: 8/17/2009 8:48:13 PM
Author: Galateia
Private messaging would be a greatly appreciated addition, I believe.
+1
being able to communicate with other members directly (maybe having a type of message inbox as opposed to instant messaging) would be great!
Date: 8/18/2009 1:03:27 AM
Author: neatfreak
Private messaging used to be here but unscrupulous vendors used it as a way to harass people about purchases...thus I have to say that I don''t think it''s such a great idea for that reason.
How helpful is PS to newbies if they can be harassed behind the scenes by vendors ya know? I know our beloved PS vendors wouldn''t do that...but there are many that would (and did).
Ali & Andrey,Date: 8/18/2009 1:22:59 AM
Author: PS Admin
We have PM and video exchange under consideration.
Thank for your input.
In order to avoid confusion and give each idea appropriate attention, please start a new topic with your suggestion.
Andrey
Date: 8/18/2009 1:45:24 AM
Author: PS Admin
Date: 8/18/2009 1:03:27 AM
Author: neatfreak
Private messaging used to be here but unscrupulous vendors used it as a way to harass people about purchases...thus I have to say that I don''t think it''s such a great idea for that reason.
How helpful is PS to newbies if they can be harassed behind the scenes by vendors ya know? I know our beloved PS vendors wouldn''t do that...but there are many that would (and did).
Neatfreak,
To add to that, as an educational forum, we want everyone to have the opportunity to be in on discussions. With private messaging, there is much that would take place without others having the benefit of learning the same info.
Hopefully we can come up with a solution for all of that.
Andrey
Hi Gailey,Date: 8/18/2009 11:15:29 AM
Author: Gailey
Ali & Andrey,Date: 8/18/2009 1:22:59 AM
Author: PS Admin
We have PM and video exchange under consideration.
Thank for your input.
In order to avoid confusion and give each idea appropriate attention, please start a new topic with your suggestion.
Andrey
Thank you for posting this. I hope you get really good feedback.
Before I make my suggestion I want to know if I can speak freely without fear of sanction if I bring up a topic that is currently against policy?
Thanks Andrey (and Ali). I will start a new thread after supper tonight about my suggestions.Date: 8/18/2009 2:57:37 PM
Author: PS Admin
Hi Gailey,Date: 8/18/2009 11:15:29 AM
Author: Gailey
Ali & Andrey,Date: 8/18/2009 1:22:59 AM
Author: PS Admin
We have PM and video exchange under consideration.
Thank for your input.
In order to avoid confusion and give each idea appropriate attention, please start a new topic with your suggestion.
Andrey
Thank you for posting this. I hope you get really good feedback.
Before I make my suggestion I want to know if I can speak freely without fear of sanction if I bring up a topic that is currently against policy?
The goal of this section is to give our community a place to offer suggestions so that we can improve pricescope as we go forward.
For example some of the things you will see soon are:
- a new site !!!
- adding images to the post an easier process.
- a better diamond search mechanism
- a better internal search
- a better sleaker image gallery
As stated above the video exchange and PM are under consideration.
You should not feel uncomfortable to bring anything up. Think of this as a sandbox for ideas.
If for any reason you are uncommfortable or just wish to make a suggestion in private, feel free to use the ''Report Concern'' button.
Ali and I are looking forward to everyones suggestions.
-Andrey
Date: 8/18/2009 9:17:06 PM
Author: packrat
What if there could be a setting in your personal section part to click to either allow or opt out of vendor emails?
Just to add to Neatfreak's post. Think of it as spammer using Private Messaging to spam. It is very difficult to try and do it when it is public, but imagine if it is private.Date: 8/18/2009 10:45:06 PM
Author: neatfreak
Date: 8/18/2009 9:17:06 PM
Author: packrat
What if there could be a setting in your personal section part to click to either allow or opt out of vendor emails?
The problem wasn't PS vendors...it was unscrupulous vendors. So those vendors wouldn't send this as 'vendor emails' anyway-they'd be sending 'special offers' etc. through PM's.
I sort of agree with this. In fact I remember reading of posters'' outrage when on another forum they realised that their "private" messages weren''t so "private" after all.Date: 8/19/2009 12:23:35 AM
Author: PS Admin
Just to add to Neatfreak''s post. Think of it as spammer using Private Messaging to spam. It is very difficult to try and do it when it is public, but imagine if it is private.Date: 8/18/2009 10:45:06 PM
Author: neatfreak
Date: 8/18/2009 9:17:06 PM
Author: packrat
What if there could be a setting in your personal section part to click to either allow or opt out of vendor emails?
The problem wasn''t PS vendors...it was unscrupulous vendors. So those vendors wouldn''t send this as ''vendor emails'' anyway-they''d be sending ''special offers'' etc. through PM''s.
In addition I just feel it is not appropriate to monitor private messages.
This are just some of the down side of them, but doesn''t mean we may not find a solution in the future.
Date: 8/19/2009 1:13:38 AM
Author: Regular Guy
Just saw this new area.
I''ll share 3 items briefly in response to what I''ve read here, and then post on one idea in particular.
First..can you share what is motivating the new site that is being planned for? Just a fresh look? My Giant food store in DC metro just put up a new logo, and when my son asked me why they did that, I was hard pressed to explain.
Second, one change would just be CQI..good things are here, and just be improved, and made better, or made to work. Mentioned in previous posts (or exchanges we''ve had) some of these include:
- Either getting rid of the AGS0 box in the diamond search options now, or explaining better what constraint this is providing when executed.
- Making the local Jeweler Resources area, above, under Resources/local jewelers, responsive to actual recommendations made by writers here.
Third, I think Gailey''s specific sort of suggestion, of requiring a minimum of posts (or Ideal Rock status being a similar threshold) as a requirement for PMs...and this constraint may satisfy the problem...along with allowing the writer to opt in and out of the use of this utility.
Many thanks for all your efforts in this area,
Totally agree. Broken links to photos make sites look messy.Date: 8/19/2009 5:25:43 PM
Author: october2008bride
Oooh I''m so glad that you are working on a better search function!! That will be GREAT!
As far as posting pictures, as much as this method is a bit of a pain, I like that the pictures are hosted on the site so they don''t disappear like on some other sites that allow linking to photobucket etc. I hope that stays the same!
Great ideas so far though!
Andrey:Date: 8/20/2009 7:04:44 PM
Author: PS Admin
Date: 8/19/2009 1:13:38 AM
Author: Regular Guy
Just saw this new area.
I''ll share 3 items briefly in response to what I''ve read here, and then post on one idea in particular.
First..can you share what is motivating the new site that is being planned for? Just a fresh look? My Giant food store in DC metro just put up a new logo, and when my son asked me why they did that, I was hard pressed to explain.
Second, one change would just be CQI..good things are here, and just be improved, and made better, or made to work. Mentioned in previous posts (or exchanges we''ve had) some of these include:
- Either getting rid of the AGS0 box in the diamond search options now, or explaining better what constraint this is providing when executed.
- Making the local Jeweler Resources area, above, under Resources/local jewelers, responsive to actual recommendations made by writers here.
Third, I think Gailey''s specific sort of suggestion, of requiring a minimum of posts (or Ideal Rock status being a similar threshold) as a requirement for PMs...and this constraint may satisfy the problem...along with allowing the writer to opt in and out of the use of this utility.
Many thanks for all your efforts in this area,
Hi Ira,
These are the major motivations for the new site:
* Pricescope infrastructure is reaching limitations due to growth.
* I want to stream line the general look and feel and make navigation easier for everyone.
* The new site should provide an easier infrastructure to add functionality such as better search, nicer gallery system and many other things.
etc.
So in general we want to improve and make it fun to be here.
Andrey
Adding images with greater ease!! I was able to post a few pix this weekend and some worked and now I keep getting a error message. I checked the file sizes and they were the same size as the pix that uploaded and less! Its a little frustrating...Date: 8/18/2009 2:57:37 PM
Author: PS Admin
Hi Gailey,Date: 8/18/2009 11:15:29 AM
Author: Gailey
Ali & Andrey,Date: 8/18/2009 1:22:59 AM
Author: PS Admin
We have PM and video exchange under consideration.
Thank for your input.
In order to avoid confusion and give each idea appropriate attention, please start a new topic with your suggestion.
Andrey
Thank you for posting this. I hope you get really good feedback.
Before I make my suggestion I want to know if I can speak freely without fear of sanction if I bring up a topic that is currently against policy?
The goal of this section is to give our community a place to offer suggestions so that we can improve pricescope as we go forward.
For example some of the things you will see soon are:
- a new site !!!
- adding images to the post an easier process.
- a better diamond search mechanism
- a better internal search
- a better sleaker image gallery
As stated above the video exchange and PM are under consideration.
You should not feel uncomfortable to bring anything up. Think of this as a sandbox for ideas.
If for any reason you are uncommfortable or just wish to make a suggestion in private, feel free to use the ''Report Concern'' button.
Ali and I are looking forward to everyones suggestions.
-Andrey
Date: 8/20/2009 10:12:31 PM
Author: shimmer
What if the PM could only be used if the person allowed PMs from the other. You would have to select that person from a list to ''allow'' them to PM you--like the Facebook ''friends'' concept.