Hide email link from people unless they are friends.

by **yeti_c** on Sat May 17, 2008 8:55 am

Concise description:

The email link below a users name is visible to anyone on the site - thus I disallow it's appearance as I don't want emails from all and sundry... however - I wouldn't have a problem for people on my friends list - to have the ability to see this link.

Specifics:

Email button appears for people on my friends list.
Ability to allow disallow (as current email link works - but with extra "Friends only" option)

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

Friends can email me.
Promote usage of the Friends list.

C.

by **jiminski** on Sat May 17, 2008 9:07 pm

yeti_c wrote:Concise description:
The email link below a users name is visible to anyone on the site - thus I disallow it's appearance as I don't want emails from all and sundry... however - I wouldn't have a problem for people on my friends list - to have the ability to see this link.

Specifics:
Email button appears for people on my friends list.
Ability to allow disallow (as current email link works - but with extra "Friends only" option)

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
Friends can email me.
Promote usage of the Friends list.

C.

yeap, I agree.

The address being viewable by all means that very few actually post it.

by **Optimus Prime** on Sat May 17, 2008 10:48 pm

I've never received an unsolicited email from a player here at CC and my email address has been visible the entire time I've been here. With the PM system, I have a feeling that nobody really sees the need to send emails. Do you get lots of random emails?

by **yeti_c** on Mon May 19, 2008 3:55 am

Optimus Prime wrote:I've never received an unsolicited email from a player here at CC and my email address has been visible the entire time I've been here. With the PM system, I have a feeling that nobody really sees the need to send emails. Do you get lots of random emails?

It's not necessarily that too - but if the email address is only displayed for friends - then the rest of the entire internet cannot see it either... (unless you add googlebot as a friend)

C.

by **nukie** on Mon May 19, 2008 4:01 am

Perhaps if youre not a friend, it could state that you have an email but it is undisclosed. And then if i wanted it I would have to PM that person and ask them for it...

by **yeti_c** on Mon May 19, 2008 4:03 am

nukie wrote:Perhaps if youre not a friend, it could state that you have an email but it is undisclosed. And then if i wanted it I would have to PM that person and ask them for it...

Everyone has an email address - it is an integral part of signing up.

C.