2) By default, you now see only messages from your own contacts -- DONE!

As many of you know, we made a pledge earlier in the week to reduce undesired messages and emails on MyBlogLog.  We're not attacking that six point plan in order, but we are busy trying to knock them out asap.  And we've just completed one of the tasks.

All users now default to only seeing messages from contacts they have made in MyBlogLog.  This means that when you log into your account, you may see significantly fewer messages than the last time you were last there.  Don't worry, they haven't been deleted, just hidden.  There's a button at the top of your message list that toggles between showing messages from your contacts and messages from everyone.

This has several implications on the site:

1) We're switching back on email notifications for when someone leaves you a message, BUT...
2) When set to "Contacts only" you will only receive email notification when a contact leaves you a message (assuming you have email notifications turned on in your profile).
3) When someone is viewing your profile, they will only see public messages posted by you and your contacts
4) You will always see your own posts when viewing someone else's profile, even if you aren't their contact.  (We messed this one up initially, so sorry if you weren't sure if you'd successfully left a message).

Plenty of other cool stuff on the way, but this should help tremendously.

UPDATE: Roland asked how users will know that non-contacts have left them a message.  Here's the scoop:

If the user has his messages set to "Show messages from everyone" he will see your message automatically. 

If the user has his messages set to "Show messages from contacts" then he will receive an alert at the top of the message list telling him that other people have left messages.

Comments

[Roland]

How can a user leave a message to a new user if he are not in the contacts? Will the other user see a notification?

[Eric Marcoullier]

If the user has his messages set to "Show messages from everyone" he will see your message automatically.

If the user has his messages set to "show messages from contacts" then he will receive an alert at the top of the message list telling him how many new messages from non-contacts are waiting.

Thanks for asking for this clarification. I'm going to add it to the main post.

[Alanna]

Well, I dont get it, thats mostley because I did NOT set my button on only My Contacts, I clicked on Everybody. So, why did my messages get deleted!?

[ipanema]

Thanks for the notice. I was actually deleting it this morning because I have 5 pages of messages. I dont want to keep that lot. Only important ones.

Anyway, thanks. :)

[Gary]

I finally noticed the red box at the top of my home page and I thought I'd get more messages by clicking it . . . result: same amount of messages - ZERO! hahaha . . all good . . i'm still new

[nicm]

I have mine set to everyone and received an email saying I have a message but it's not showing!!

[Jason S]

That's really wonderful :)

Great Job!!

Keep rocking guys :)

[azrin]

Good work! At least I don't have to see all those URL Spams!

azrin@ http://azrin.net

[Matt Keegan]

That's probably a good idea as MyBlogLog will simply turn into a spam site with everyone leaving messages to non-contacts like crazy.

[indyank]

Hmm...let me see what you guys have done really...

[Leyen]

great!!!! then i could not be keeping up more time reading messages until the end!!!! coz it has picked things up for me!!!! and yet still can i open those who are not in my contacts!!!! cool!!!!

[ilker]

Thanks for the notice and making MBL a better place! But PLEASE don't limit adding 15 contacts during any day. I don't want to click "Show Messages From Everyone" all the time..

[domidroid]

Thanx man,

trust Me, it'll all come undone over the next day or two...
Alael Rose

[exinco]

this is what we call pruning. good job!keep forward and enhance

[Martin Lindsey]

This is fine but I'd still like to have the freeze frame of my blog page added to my profile. My good friend Jim wrote me a tutorial but is it really that detailed or do you guys have a shorter method of uploading it?

Thanks.......Martin

[cat]

A side question - How do we get rid of a contact we selected by mistake? I know you've been able to do it, but what about us?

[RennyBA]

I think at was a great improvement - your doing a good job - keep up the good work:-)

[spitbook.com]

I like this better!

[LOLO]

OK

[DJ Azido]

Thanx guys,I think this is a great improvement...you guys rock!!!

[C Richey]

YEAH! Thanks for listening.

[Ranjith]

Great Job... It will be going to Rock very soon in all minds.. All the best...

[wiroanggoro]

good luck !

[Linda]

Thanks for the info. You people are doing a wonderful job.

[Shaffir]

Great. love it