How long do you keep PMs in your inbox?

[prolesunited]

I really need to clear mine out.

But, I have some really special ones that I would never delete. It's interesting to read notes from early in your relationship. And, to think, now he's my husband. Life sure is a trip.

[everythingsxen]

1. Permanently

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. I haven't found out yet.

Though a couple have been deleted, I still have the vast majority of mine.

[dolo amber]

3. Usually 28-ish days

I'm kinda irregular with it sometimes though.

[ContraBass Black]

15. I can't believe that no one has responded to this yet.

:D

[swag]

4. Forever, unless they are sucky.

I don't get many.

[GOPisEvil]

5. I just deleted a bunch.

I had far too many in there for far too long.

[Zomby Woof]

21. Sorry brother

Raw deal, all the way around. :evilfrown:

[jobycom]

6. Depends on who it is. One person I have emails from last year.

Most people delete soon after reading them. Not a commentary on them, just a way to clean house.

[LoZoccolo]

7. Never, and here's my favorite.

From May 2005:

You Seem To Have A Real Attitude Problem!!!

I Just finished reading the flame fest that you started on a thread posted by REDACTED. I have to say, your comments in that thread were some of the most ridiculous and uncalled for that I have ever read here.

I sure as hell wish the mods had exercised better judgment and tombstoned your sorry ass. Folks like you contribute little and your fucking pointless flaming just gets worthwhile threads locked and taken out of circulation. But, having read your posts I now fully assume you are a worthless little freeper troll in the category of folks like Cuban-Liberal. That leads me to assume that getting threads locked IS YOUR AGENDA.

Just be aware, I know who the hell you are now. The site rules are quite sclear on disruptors. I will be watching you like a freaking hawk. I will be alerting on any post that sounds remotely snarky. Keep this type of crap up and we'll see how long it is until you get the big fat banning you deserve.

I have a short list of likely disruptors. You just got added. I'll see you around you little troll bastard.

To which I'm like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESNgW0IYQ3M

[prolesunited]

9. Wow!

Is the person who sent you that still here?

[LoZoccolo]

19. Yeah.

I don't get that many posts deleted though.

[ContraBass Black]

14. And then you alerted on it, right?

[LoZoccolo]

20. Yep!

Last time I got one of those, too.

[Madrone]

16. Hmmmm....

I bet I know who sent this - and if it wasn't the person I'm thinking then they definitely run in the same "circle".

Some people need to seriously get a life.

Thanks for sharing.

[Mutley]

8. I don't think I've ever deleted one of mine.

[LeftyMom]

10. I keep the dirty ones for blackmail

:evilgrin:

[Floogeldy]

11. I have an even better question.

Why would you delete PMs in your box?

:)

[ContraBass Black]

12. Permanently.

Is there a storage limit?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. I am slowly working through mine.......

I have a lot, esp. from last year......

The really special ones get printed out and then I delete them from DU...

I am not being efficient about it, though....:shrug:

[Ariana Celeste]

17. I haven't deleted any

:hi:

[Jamastiene]

18. Since the beginning.

I don't think I have ever deleted any.

[trackfan]

22. I have never received one, other than from the admins.

[Robeson]

23. Since I don't get that many, I really don't think about it that much...

...:shrug:

[Floogeldy]

24. Yes. You had better clear them out quickly.

In fact, immediately. Because if you don't your computer might blow up or you might crash DU's servers. Oh, god, the strain on the servers. Please, please, please clean out your PM box. This is a matter of life and death. Do you read me?

IN THE NAME OF CHRIST THAT IS ALL HOLY, GET THOSE OLD FUCKING PMS OUT OF THERE NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

:smoke:

[wildhorses]

25. forevah...except I deleted the very first one I got and I miss it...

:cry:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

26. I would probably make a copy of the PMs from in the early stages of your

of your relationship -if they are really special to you, then it's good to have an additional copy just in case anything goes wrong with your inbox or account or something like that. I know I regret the fact that I am unable to access the server in which my sister sent me an e-mail about meeting her now husband for the first time at a dance. It would have been great to read out at her wedding and for her to have to show her children how she and her husband first met and what her first impressions were

[lizziegrace]

27. What a wonderful great tribute that would have been

I'm sure whatever you *did* say was memorable and heartfelt. :)

[lizziegrace]

28. I'm not deleting any until after the Ohio Meetup

I don't want to miss anyone!

[jonnyblitz]

29. I have a few that are a few years old I haven't even opened yet.

I just didn't want to hear what the person(s) had to say at the time so i didn't open them thinking eventually i would read them, but I haven't yet . I have about 4 I havent opened over the course of my time here at DU and they are still sitting in my inbox. I will probably just delete them without reading because my inbox now is taking forever to open because I don't delete much..

[terrya]

30. I have some from 2 years ago.

But they were from special friends here. I don't want to delete them.

[NewWaveChick1981]

31. I keep the really dirty ones indefinitely....

:evilgrin: I also keep the rest of them too...