Mass PM Announcements

Katrina

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I've noticed on some forums I visit that mass PMs for announcements is being used. I get all excited thinking I have a PM and it's just a notice 🙁

Do you utilize this method? How do you feel as a user of sites that use it?
 
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I think I send too many 😱
 
I am ok to receive PMs once in a while from the site(s) 🙂 ~make it entertaining 😁
 
Frankly speaking, I do not like receiving announcements through PM. Therefore, I do not use this feature on my forums. I like creating an announcement topic.
 
My personal preference has always been to make a thread and not to spam personal inboxes or notification lists with it. Though I might use the option once in a blue moon, like the mass email option, if I felt a certain announcement needed extra attention, even if it meant sending out a mass ping through the notification list or via a PM.
 
one of the sites that I'm on always does mass PMs and I have like 30 unread inboxes LOL - I think it's overkill
 
Dont think Ive ever used PMs for announcements, a thread in the appropriate board works fine
 
I don't mind the use of the mass PM feature on forums if it is used properly and not used just because they can for everything.

I have in the past used the mass PM feature but I only tend to use it if it is something I want everyone to know.

I find using the announcement option that shows at the top of forums which can be dismissed to be a better option than spamming members with PMs.
 
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