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> found bottle in 2020 > The Norwegian sent a Facebook message for Joanna, but the former Peterhead schoolgirl did not spot it until Monday [January 2022] Thi

> found bottle in 2020 > The Norwegian sent a Facebook message for Joanna, but the former Peterhead schoolgirl did not spot it until Monday [January 2022] This pretty much sums up Facebook/Instagram inboxes.

jcun4128 5y ago
inbox 0
tempestn 5y ago
It feels somehow significant that the Facebook reply ended up being its own message in a bottle.
- vmception 5y ago
  Savage. But accurate. We should start making articles about that. Person checks their nested nested spam, other inbox on Facebook and finds endearing highly relevant message from the turn of the decade.
  - cromka 5y ago
    I’d bet almost everyone who uses Instagram and/or Facebook has stories like that. It’s crazy how poor of a UX choice it is, and I imagine Facebook did it this way only because they’re so bad at spam prevention.
    - jimmygrapes 5y ago
      I have no use for LinkedIn generally (at least not now) but I've had an account for years with links to some old acquaintances I don't really care to be associated with anymore, due to several industry, geographical, and social changes. I checked it on a whim about a year ago and found an old message from someone I hadn't talked to in over 7 years, very professional message just trying to catch up. I have no other social media accounts and am not easily found through general searches, so it was the only way this person could reach me. I felt horrible for weeks that I had never responded, then I sent off a reply. I then promptly forgot that I did so, and abandoned LinkedIn for another year. I checked again last week for some reason and I had a year-old response to my response. I forgot to reply and only just now remembered this situation. I'm now trying to decide if I should bother responding and risk another long delay, or pretend I'm dead.
      - reincarnate0x14 5y ago
        Been pretending I'm dead to linkedin for years and feeling pretty good about it, for anecdata.
        behringer 5y ago
        Nah just reply back. That shit makes my day. If I wanted to talk you all the time I'd ask for your phone number.
      - ipaddr 5y ago
        We are in covid times, people will understand.
      - em-bee 5y ago
        do you want to talk to the person? then just explain that you don't use linkedin actively, and go from there. if they are not bothered by that they will reply. then possibly offer to switch to a different medium like email that you are less likely to miss.
  - young_unixer 5y ago
    Don't remind me of it. I missed some important messages because of that stupid feature back when I used Facebook.
    - thunderrabbit 5y ago
      Yep me too. I still feel sad about it sometimes.
- panqueque 5y ago
  Years ago when I was a regular Facebook user, there was a language setting called "English (pirate)" that would turn your inbox into a "Bottle o’ messages". Not sure if it's still an option but I quite enjoyed it :) https://reface.me/hacks/make-facebook-talk-like-a-pirate/ https://reface.me/hacks/make-facebook-talk-like-a-pirate/

jcun4128 5y ago

inbox 0

tempestn 5y ago

It feels somehow significant that the Facebook reply ended up being its own message in a bottle.

vmception 5y ago
Savage. But accurate. We should start making articles about that. Person checks their nested nested spam, other inbox on Facebook and finds endearing highly relevant message from the turn of the decade.
- cromka 5y ago
  I’d bet almost everyone who uses Instagram and/or Facebook has stories like that. It’s crazy how poor of a UX choice it is, and I imagine Facebook did it this way only because they’re so bad at spam prevention.
  - jimmygrapes 5y ago
    I have no use for LinkedIn generally (at least not now) but I've had an account for years with links to some old acquaintances I don't really care to be associated with anymore, due to several industry, geographical, and social changes. I checked it on a whim about a year ago and found an old message from someone I hadn't talked to in over 7 years, very professional message just trying to catch up. I have no other social media accounts and am not easily found through general searches, so it was the only way this person could reach me. I felt horrible for weeks that I had never responded, then I sent off a reply. I then promptly forgot that I did so, and abandoned LinkedIn for another year. I checked again last week for some reason and I had a year-old response to my response. I forgot to reply and only just now remembered this situation. I'm now trying to decide if I should bother responding and risk another long delay, or pretend I'm dead.
    - reincarnate0x14 5y ago
      Been pretending I'm dead to linkedin for years and feeling pretty good about it, for anecdata.
      - behringer 5y ago
        Nah just reply back. That shit makes my day. If I wanted to talk you all the time I'd ask for your phone number.
    - ipaddr 5y ago
      We are in covid times, people will understand.
    - em-bee 5y ago
      do you want to talk to the person? then just explain that you don't use linkedin actively, and go from there. if they are not bothered by that they will reply. then possibly offer to switch to a different medium like email that you are less likely to miss.
- young_unixer 5y ago
  Don't remind me of it. I missed some important messages because of that stupid feature back when I used Facebook.
  - thunderrabbit 5y ago
    Yep me too. I still feel sad about it sometimes.
panqueque 5y ago
Years ago when I was a regular Facebook user, there was a language setting called "English (pirate)" that would turn your inbox into a "Bottle o’ messages". Not sure if it's still an option but I quite enjoyed it :) https://reface.me/hacks/make-facebook-talk-like-a-pirate/ https://reface.me/hacks/make-facebook-talk-like-a-pirate/