I have gotten 6 private messages as reply to this post (that has also been posted in this thread). Previously I’ve experienced the same. Why don’t people just post in this thread only? Is it a culture thing?
The yellow/orange envelope notifies you that someone has responded to your comment in a thread. Those “private messages” you are seeing aren’t really private messages—just a feed of others’ replies to you.
But I can see how that would be confusing, since that same icon also lights up when someone sends you a PM.
(I trust someone more awake that I am can make this anecdote into a nice illustration for why we have low confidence in the reliability of eye-witness testimony about aliens.)
You didn’t read loldrup’s comment correctly. He says that the “private messages” were also posted in this thread.
As others have explained, loldrup just misunderstood the meaning of the “INBOX” which doesn’t include just private messages, but also the responses made to the thread.
I have gotten 6 private messages as reply to this post (that has also been posted in this thread). Previously I’ve experienced the same. Why don’t people just post in this thread only? Is it a culture thing?
Your inbox shows all replies to you, not just personal messages. It’s a convenience thing.
I have gotten 6 private messages as reply to this post (that has also been posted in this thread). Previously I’ve experienced the same. Why don’t people just post in this thread only? Is it a culture thing?
The yellow/orange envelope notifies you that someone has responded to your comment in a thread. Those “private messages” you are seeing aren’t really private messages—just a feed of others’ replies to you.
But I can see how that would be confusing, since that same icon also lights up when someone sends you a PM.
(I trust someone more awake that I am can make this anecdote into a nice illustration for why we have low confidence in the reliability of eye-witness testimony about aliens.)
Ooops, misunderstood point of origial comment.
You didn’t read loldrup’s comment correctly. He says that the “private messages” were also posted in this thread.
As others have explained, loldrup just misunderstood the meaning of the “INBOX” which doesn’t include just private messages, but also the responses made to the thread.
thanks.
Your inbox shows all replies to you, not just personal messages. It’s a convenience thing.