https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:49:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-93606 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:15:16 +0000 cupcakemama 93606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most stuff that you would use PM for you aren't going to put on the walls. Are they used much - I wouldn't have thought so.</p> <p>Like @tequiero21 I have no one to pm either so it doesn't really affect me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-93603 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:11:26 +0000 BSB 93603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the walls but I also like PMs for private info. Like sharing emails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92422 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:52:39 +0000 tequiero21 92422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pm is good so not everyone has access to the walls. but i personally don't really need it since i have no one to pm with. haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92397 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:23:35 +0000 mrsjyw 92397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PMing for the privacy aspect. But, I'm totally ok with using the walls feature for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92370 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:20:12 +0000 loveisstrange 92370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PMing, definitely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92364 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:16:29 +0000 Boogs 92364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto Mrs. Jacks &amp; winniebee: I know there are some things I've wanted to share, but didn't feel like walls were private enough to do so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92361 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:59:59 +0000 MaisyMay 92361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I would love a pm system. Maybe you could make it a feature that you get after 50 or 100 posts in order to avoid scammers and trolls? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92318 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:13:14 +0000 mrbee 92318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Yah it's temporary. But our team is very small, so we don't have many resources. So was just checking with the community to see where this might fall on the list of priorities. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92306 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:51:55 +0000 Mrsbells 92306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been waiting for PMs to become functional. I thought the wall was just a temporary thing until the PM system was set up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92303 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:45:50 +0000 Rubies 92303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea of PMing but have gotten around it by offering my email address to contact people. PMing would be a nice feature to have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92291 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:34:52 +0000 anbanan15 92291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been missing a PM feature but didn't realize how much work it was to program etc. I keep forgetting about the wall feature! But it's a nice addition and something different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92283 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:28:12 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 92283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think PMs would be better... but it can wait. The site is growing and you can't implement everything at once.</p> <p>I've personally never used the walls. I think 1 person wrote to me when they were introduced. I guess I feel like a loner ;) (kidding) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92248 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:27:08 +0000 daniellemybelle 92248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think walls are okay for now, but I think it would be nice to have a way to communicate privately other than having to post your email address publicly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92222 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:40:26 +0000 Andrea 92222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't miss PM. I have been fine giving my email address for private convos but I am sure not everyone wants to do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92199 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:21:22 +0000 heffalump 92199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to PM people sometimes. I feel like if I really wanted to say something private I could just ask for their email though. I know that it was very helpful to have PM when I was on weddingbee because I miscarried and talked to someone else (and still do daily) who miscarried at the same time that I did. It was nice to have someone going through the same things as me to talk to. And it's not things that I would have wanted to talk about in a public space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92188 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:02:49 +0000 Lozza 92188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd also love a PM feature. There are tons of times when I'd like to comment more privately to someone, or ask for more information, or share info, but when it's all public I feel like my threshold for "what is important enough for a wall message" is WAY higher than "what is worth a PM," so I very rarely write on anyone's wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92184 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:58:42 +0000 MamaMoose 92184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would really like the PM feature.... I think people use the walls because it's better than nothing, but a PM would be preferred. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92182 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:57:21 +0000 banana 92182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also prefer PM too. I would love to share more private information and the public wall makes me more hesitant to do so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92178 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:51:22 +0000 winniebee 92178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Ditto : ) </p> <p>I would prefer PM, though the wall function is nice, too. For example, I wanted to give someone my e-mail today but don't feel comfortable posting that info on someone's wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92174 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:48:54 +0000 chopsuey 92174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PMing is nice since so many of us want to connect outside of HB, share emails, sell/buy things, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92172 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:47:07 +0000 Modern Daisy 92172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely prefer a PM feature over a wall just because the whole point of having a separate convo is usually to keep it quiet. But I've been fine without one and barely miss it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92171 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:45:19 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 92171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been dying for pm... But didn't want to bug anyone. Especially on a pregnancy/ baby site, it's nice to have a private place to share things that we may not be ready to share with everyone (such as bfp, names, etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hellobee-walls-versus-private-messages#post-92167 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:40:05 +0000 mrbee 92167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ever since we launched Walls, I've been surprised that we've gotten so few requests for a Private Message feature!</p> <p>Are the walls working for now (for the most part) as a way to touch base with users outside of the boards? I'm hoping so, since building a full-fledged PM feature would be a ton of work and we'd love to invest that time into other features.</p> <p>How are you liking Walls as a way to stay in touch with each other outside of the boards?</p> <p><strong>EDIT TO ADD:</strong></p> <p>I should note that public walls are much easier for us to police for spam and fraud than private messages.</p> <p>The big problem we've had in the past is that spammers will hit our private message systems, and then there's no way that we can police it without going in and actually reading people's private messages... which we have no desire to do, of course.</p> <p>We've also had issues in the past with people promoting classifieds items over PM and then disappearing... but since it was all done over PM, there's no public evidence of their fraud.</p> <p>These aren't unsolvable problems — it would just take a lot of careful thought and programming to make something that could solve all of them. So that's why I thought I'd check in with you guys on how walls are doing. :-) </p>