Private Threads INSTEAD of PM's

[007]

Is it just me, or is the current PM system annoying. When replying it turns into a quote mess.

I post on some infopop boards, and they have a much better function called "Private Topics."

Basically its like each member has their own forum in their PM area. You can send a message to somebody, and if they accept it, then both users have the thread in their PM area. The threads work as normal threads and only those users can see them. When replying, it adds a post underneath, as usual, and moves the topic to the top of your list, just like a forum.

It is 100X better than vb's system. I remember seeing something like this here, but I think it was for VB2?

Does anybody else think this is better than PM's? I would love to see something like this for VB3 to completely replace the current private message system.

~007

[akanevsky]

Cool. Can you please give me a link to the hack?

[007]

I don't have a link to it. I think it existed at one point for VB2, but I am requesting it now for VB3. Basically it would be cool to have private messaging be like the way infopop does it, as I described above.

If someone wants to do this I'm sure there are MANY people who would like it, as it would be much more organized than the current PM system.

[Niceboy]

wooooow this is very good hack and what is infopop could u put a link here so we can see it there ?

[007]

I will try to get a screenshot of it. I don't know how hard this would be. I may even attempt it myself but I would probably end up biting off more than I can chew..

[PamelaE]

I have asked for this before. Its wonderful. Having used Infopop for 6 years and recently came here its something very much missed. I love VB but this use of private topics was much better.

Basically

You add people to a Buddy list, as many as you want.

You then choose 'Private Topic'

You choose people from your Buddy list you want to invite - (between 1 and many)

You can specify which users you invite can post or just read

You get notifed by e-mail when someone replies

Basically as stated its a Private discussion but in a forum threaded format.
It used to be great for mod discussions or discussions between certain users. I used it all the time. If say there was a fight between two members I would get them both in and faciltate a private thread discussion to resolve it.

But the users loved it. Much much better than the current private message

[akanevsky]

Isn't there such a hack for vB? ((((((( They should make it.

[Paul M]

There is a private threads hack somewhere on the forum.

There is also a hack to control the quotes in PM's here > https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=73541

[007]

Those just aren't the same though. Those create private threads within public forums. And the quote's one is good but again, just not the same.

PamelaE knows what I mean. I'm sure we aren't the only ones who have used Infopop's Private Topic function and it unfortunately is just a ton better than VB's PM system.

Don't confuse what I am saying though. I LOVE VB and personally would never switch to Infopop, but their PT feature blows our PM feature out of the water. That's the only part I like better about them.

Would be cool if somebody who has used them and agrees with us on this wants to take this on. I'm sure you would get a TON of installs! I would code it, but really like I said I don't think I would know half of what is needed to take on such a project.

[Niceboy]

i like this idea and it is really good

i h ope someone can start this projact