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RE: EXPWJ 5/Comment on Profiles
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EXPWJ 5/Comment on Profiles
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7:42 PM EDT 8/1/08
So great to have such a direct means of connecting with other members in the WJ community!

Thoughts, questions or comments?
RE: EXPWJ 5/Comment on Profiles
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9:11 AM EDT 8/6/08 as a reply to Jennifer Peterson.
I am still trying to sort out how the make best use of comments on profiles. If you are going to respond to someone's comment on my profile, but realized that the person to whom I am responding is unlikely to see my comment because the only way that they know it is there is by seeing a a listing in their update on their My Webjunction page that would read something like "Sheila Kearns commented on Sheila Kearns's page"

Maybe I am trying to turn the comments feature into some sort of conversation tool for which it is not designed, but I am still looking for a good tool for direct member to member communication (Facebook messages come to mind). Once I thought I saw a link in some members information that said "Send a message to..." but now can't find it when I look. Maybe I am making the up.

Sheila
RE: EXPWJ 5/Comment on Profiles
3:27 PM EDT 8/6/08 as a reply to Sheila Kearns.
Sheila,
You're not making it up, there was an allusion to it in the beta, but as you know, the prioritization list for development moves stuff down sometimes. Direct member to member communication is indeed something we hope to provide at some point, but I think for now, the 2 ways to best connect with friends in this way are, are as you said, by watching your Updates portlet for posts your friends make to their comment board. But if you want to be sure to efficiently reach them, it might just be best to find their email on their member info, as long as they choose to share…if not, maybe a note on their comments telling them you want to connect and direct them to *your* member info/email.

I’m going to encourage you to keep your eye on the Site Feature Requests group for additional deets on this sort of development update, and for a place to keep your suggestions brewing.