Can I pay money and get more message space?

Clark · August 23, 2015, 05:42 PM

I am an old man with decision fatigue.
Which messages to delete?
TIA

**Mal H** · August 23, 2015, 07:03 PM

No need to pay - it was set to a fairly low value so I upped it a bit.

Clark · August 24, 2015, 12:10 AM

Thanks!

Theohazard · August 24, 2015, 02:58 AM

Wow, I wish had thought to ask this question when I had this problem. I've been butting up against the limit and then deleting messages for a while now. I've even got emails saying I've missed messages because my box was full, and I never found out what those messages said. Thanks for upping the limit!

Clark · August 24, 2015, 03:17 AM

I get messages all the time. I resorted to replying with my email address included and informing them that I was deleting their message and my response in TFL messages, but saving it in email.
Decision fatigue is real, and explains all kinds of modern problems.

johnwilliamson062 · February 10, 2016, 09:37 PM

I've definitely deleted messages and later regretted it. There are several items I sent off to nice homes and wanted to check on them. The PMs related to the transactions were long ago deleted. Some old PMs with PBP concerning pistols I was thinking about buying. PMs with WA about 1895 Nagant revolvers. I could probably make quite a long list.

I wouldn't mind paying a small fee for a larger allotment or space to host firearms photos.

**JohnKSa** · February 11, 2016, 01:12 AM

You can also archive messages by saving them to your computer as text files. They're not as convenient to access that way, but if you want to keep information that you consider important, it's a useful option.

Select the messages you wish to archive by clicking on the associated box on the far right of the listing, use the pulldown in the "Selected Messages" box at the lower right of the screen to pick "Download as Text" and then click on the "Go" button.

All the selected messages will be downloaded into a text file.

August 23, 2015, 05:42 PM	#1
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Can I pay money and get more message space? I am an old man with decision fatigue. Which messages to delete? TIA __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

August 24, 2015, 12:10 AM	#3
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Thanks! __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

August 24, 2015, 02:58 AM	#4
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	Wow, I wish had thought to ask this question when I had this problem. I've been butting up against the limit and then deleting messages for a while now. I've even got emails saying I've missed messages because my box was full, and I never found out what those messages said. Thanks for upping the limit! __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."

August 24, 2015, 03:17 AM	#5
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I get messages all the time. I resorted to replying with my email address included and informing them that I was deleting their message and my response in TFL messages, but saving it in email. Decision fatigue is real, and explains all kinds of modern problems. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

February 11, 2016, 01:12 AM	#7
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,975	You can also archive messages by saving them to your computer as text files. They're not as convenient to access that way, but if you want to keep information that you consider important, it's a useful option. Select the messages you wish to archive by clicking on the associated box on the far right of the listing, use the pulldown in the "Selected Messages" box at the lower right of the screen to pick "Download as Text" and then click on the "Go" button. All the selected messages will be downloaded into a text file. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

August 23, 2015, 07:03 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,950	No need to pay - it was set to a fairly low value so I upped it a bit.

February 10, 2016, 09:37 PM	#6
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I've definitely deleted messages and later regretted it. There are several items I sent off to nice homes and wanted to check on them. The PMs related to the transactions were long ago deleted. Some old PMs with PBP concerning pistols I was thinking about buying. PMs with WA about 1895 Nagant revolvers. I could probably make quite a long list. I wouldn't mind paying a small fee for a larger allotment or space to host firearms photos.