I've previously mentioned this in another thread, and since then a lot of thought and research has gone into this.
Currently the Private Messaging (PM) system on the forum can't handle the sheer amount of PM's being sent. It's only designed for a brief message, however its currently being used for groups of people privately trading, launching and alliance groups.
Now I have no issue with these private groups, however its just a case of finding a solution which allows this to continue without costing me vast sums of money.
The proposed method is to move away from PM's and over to Private Threads. Not only will this solve my headache, but also provide all the extra features such as members being able to use 'Likes' etc which you can't in PM's.
It will be very simple, there will be new sections added to the forum like below:
Private Trading
Private Launches
Private Alliances
Within the Private section forum, Member A can create a thread. Member A will be the admin of that thread and as such can invite any other member to join that thread. Unless your invited to a thread, no-one else will be able to see the thread title or thread content. Basically its a PM that is much more resource friendly.
Currently the Private Messaging (PM) system on the forum can't handle the sheer amount of PM's being sent. It's only designed for a brief message, however its currently being used for groups of people privately trading, launching and alliance groups.
Now I have no issue with these private groups, however its just a case of finding a solution which allows this to continue without costing me vast sums of money.
The proposed method is to move away from PM's and over to Private Threads. Not only will this solve my headache, but also provide all the extra features such as members being able to use 'Likes' etc which you can't in PM's.
It will be very simple, there will be new sections added to the forum like below:
Private Trading
Private Launches
Private Alliances
Within the Private section forum, Member A can create a thread. Member A will be the admin of that thread and as such can invite any other member to join that thread. Unless your invited to a thread, no-one else will be able to see the thread title or thread content. Basically its a PM that is much more resource friendly.