Adding one more option to Profile Messages in the Email preferences
Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 08:41 Member (2005) English to Japanese + ...
Feb 1, 2011
Hello everyone and Site Staff,
I would like to request one more option added to the Profile Messages in the Email Preferences. Right now, we have 4 options, namely:
a) Allow anyone to send me messages via my profile page
b) Allow only ProZ.com users who are logged in to send me messages via my profile
c) Allow only logged-in ProZ.com members to send me email via my profile page
d) Allow no one to send me messages via my profile page
The other option which I would like to be added to the feature is:
Allow BOTH Proz.com users and Proz.com members who are logged in to send me messages via my profile.
The reason is that if I have a) ticked, anyone, literally anyone from a translator/outsourcer to some dubious people who provide dating services to Viagras could access me by sending their messages thru Proz, and I don't want that. I know I could block particular IP addresses, but they could literally come from anywhere and I see it as a cat-and-mouse situation.
Ticking d) would be completely out of the question, since there are some translators/outsourcers who would seriously like to contact me, and there won't be other method if they don't know my email address.
Ticking b) would be not enough, since like I wrote above some translators/outsourcers may or may not be categorized as Proz.com users, but rather as Proz.com members. So if I'm not mistaken, I believe I wouldn't be receiving messages from Proz.com members.
And ticking c) is the same as ticking b), except that the only difference is that I won't be receiving messages from Proz.com users (basic site users who are registered at Proz), which I believe there are many who would like to work with both members and non-members at Proz.
Therefore, if my suggested option could be added to this feature, both logged-in members AND basic site users could send messages via the Proz profile.
What do you all think?
Or am I missing something here?
P.S. I've been receiving some messages via my profile, from dating services to salespeople trying to sell me databases of translation agencies for a certain amount which I don't need and consider this to be an unsolicited mail.
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Ambrose Li Canada Local time: 19:41 Member (2011) Chinese to English + ...
I think this would be same as option b
Feb 1, 2011
I don’t think your proposed option is any different than option b. Unless I am mistaken, all members are also users. “Members” just means “paid users”; that’s all.
[Edited at 2011-02-01 08:02 GMT]
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Stanislaw Czech United Kingdom Local time: 00:41 Member (2006) English to Polish + ...
I am positive that Anrose is right
Feb 1, 2011
Ambrose Li wrote:
I don’t think your proposed option is any different than option b. Unless I am mistaken, all members are also users. “Members” just means “paid users”; that’s all.
[Edited at 2011-02-01 08:02 GMT]
So the 5th option is nor really necessary
BR
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Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 08:41 Member (2005) English to Japanese + ...
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Let me get this clear
Feb 1, 2011
Stanislaw Czech wrote:
Ambrose Li wrote:
I don’t think your proposed option is any different than option b. Unless I am mistaken, all members are also users. “Members” just means “paid users”; that’s all.
[Edited at 2011-02-01 08:02 GMT]
So the 5th option is nor really necessary
BR
S
Hi Stanislaw,
Thanks for your reply. So according to Ambrose and your interpretation, my suggestion is no different from option b). Assuming that both of you are correct, then the question is, why are there options b) and c) separately and not a combination of b) + c) in one package?
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I don’t think your proposed option is any different than option b. Unless I am mistaken, all members are also users. “Members” just means “paid users”; that’s all.
So the 5th option is nor really necessary
BR
S
Hi Stanislaw,
Thanks for your reply. So according to Ambrose and your interpretation, my suggestion is no different from option b). Assuming that both of you are correct, then the question is, why are there options b) and c) separately and not a combination of b) + c) in one package?
Hi Yasutomo,
Option b) above means that anyone having an active profile and currently logged-in can send you a message, while option c) above enables only the sub-set of users in option b) who are also (paying) ProZ.com members.
A combination of b) + c) would be equal to b).
Regards,
Enrique
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Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 08:41 Member (2005) English to Japanese + ...
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Sub-set of users??
Feb 1, 2011
Enrique wrote:
Hi Yasutomo,
Option b) above means that anyone having an active profile and currently logged-in can send you a message, while option c) above enables only the sub-set of users in option b) who are also (paying) ProZ.com members.
A combination of b) + c) would be equal to b).
Regards,
Enrique
Hi Enrique,
Thanks for your explanation. One thing I don't understand is that option c) above enables only the "sub-set" of users in option b). Do these sub-sets refer to 'paying members'?
And if my understanding is correct, if I do NOT want to receive messages from non-logged-in visitors, I should select option b), which includes BOTH paying members and basic site users (i.e. non-paying members who are registered at Proz) who are logged-in?
Regards,
Yasutomo
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Option b) above means that anyone having an active profile and currently logged-in can send you a message, while option c) above enables only the sub-set of users in option b) who are also (paying) ProZ.com members.
A combination of b) + c) would be equal to b).
Hi Enrique,
Thanks for your explanation. One thing I don't understand is that option c) above enables only the "sub-set" of users in option b). Do these sub-sets refer to 'paying members'?
Option b) is "Allow only ProZ.com users who are logged in to send me messages via my profile"
This enables all site users who have a valid profile (both members and non-members) AND who are currently logged in.
Option c) is "Allow only logged-in ProZ.com members to send me email via my profile page"
This includes all site users who are ProZ.com members AND who are currently logged-in.
For further clarification I paste below some definitions from the ProZ.com site glossary:
ProZ.com member: A site user with a current paid membership subscription at ProZ.com. Often referred to on the site simply as a member.
ProZ.com user, site user, user: Anyone who uses ProZ.com.
ProZ.com non-member, visitor or guest:A site user who is not a ProZ.com member.
Yasutomo Kanazawa wrote:
And if my understanding is correct, if I do NOT want to receive messages from non-logged-in visitors, I should select option b), which includes BOTH paying members and basic site users (i.e. non-paying members who are registered at Proz) who are logged-in?
Yes, this is correct.
Regards,
Enrique
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Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 08:41 Member (2005) English to Japanese + ...
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Thank you, Enrique!
Feb 1, 2011
Now everything is crystal clear.
Have a good day.
Regards,
Yasutomo
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