# How many private messages do you have? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428 "2007-08-21T22:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428/41 "2007-08-23T02:57:40Z")
**(1) How many Private Messages do you have? Have you ever deleted any because your Inbox was getting too full?** I have two in there, but one is my reply. Those are the only ones that have ever been there. **(2) How many Dopers do you communicate with regularly IRL? Is it strictly by e-mail, or have you phoned and/or visited them in person? (please limit this to Dopers you met on the board, and not those who you knew that because Dopers after-the-fact)** I have chatted through email with one or two and traded messages on myspace, but that is all. Nothing steady. **(3) Have you ever went to a Dopefest? How many?** Not yet, but I’m scheduled to go to one in a couple of weeks. **(4) Have you ever participated in a Doper gift exchange of some sort?** Nope. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428/42 "2007-08-23T03:38:20Z")
[QUOTE=BrassyPhrase] Can not has Baconsalt? But LOLcats can has cheezburgers! [/QUOTE] A kick ass Doper (not sure if they want to be named or not) has decided to hook me up! I can has Bacon Salt! I here it haz a flavr. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428/43 "2007-08-29T13:39:27Z")
(1) **How many Private Messages do you have? Have you ever deleted any because your Inbox was getting too full?** 12. I usually delete them pretty quickly. (2) **How many Dopers do you communicate with regularly IRL? Is it strictly by e-mail, or have you phoned and/or visited them in person? (please limit this to Dopers you met on the board, and not those who you knew that because Dopers after-the-fact)** I wouldn’t say regularly, but I have spent time with several in a non-dopefest setting. (3) **Have you ever went to a Dopefest? How many?** yes, 1. (4) \*\*Have you ever participated in a Doper gift exchange of some sort?\*\*Yes. We did a white elephant exchange a few years back. I can’t remember what the gift was, but I remember that circus peanuts were used for packing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428/44 "2007-08-29T20:19:55Z")
**(1) How many Private Messages do you have? Have you ever deleted any because your Inbox was getting too full?** A handful - 4 or 5. I’ve deleted them when I thought of it. Have never had so many that my inbox got full. **(2) How many Dopers do you communicate with regularly IRL? Is it strictly by e-mail, or have you phoned and/or visited them in person? (please limit this to Dopers you met on the board, and not those who you knew that because Dopers after-the-fact)** None on a regular basis except for my spouse. Have exchanged the occasional email with others. **(3) Have you ever went to a Dopefest? How many?** Not yet. **(4) Have you ever participated in a Doper gift exchange of some sort?** Yeah - the ornament exchange the past 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428/45 "2007-08-29T20:32:05Z")
1. Nobody ever sends me pm’s. ☹ 2. I’m friends with several Dopers on other boards and LJ, but don’t tend to phone or email. 3. I’ve been to 3, and a wedding of two dopers who I don’t think post here anymore. 4. I have participated in white elephants and Valentine’s exchanges here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-private-messages-do-you-have/416428.md?page=2)