Wall Posts vs Private Messages

[Mike Gholson]

Most people are tending to post a message on another members' wall instead of using the private message system.  I can see how this is confusing because when you click on a members profile, there is a big message that says "Leave a message on ______ users's feed".

People are getting confused because they don't know the difference between posting on their wall feed versus sending a private message.

My suggestion is to remove the big prompt about leaving a message on their feed and simply add another button (next to the send private message) for posting to the wall feed.

 

Or, at least rename the description to something like:

"Post a message on ________ 's public wall feed.  If you want to send a private message, click the button above"

[Aiwa]

30 minutes ago, Mike Gholson said:

Or, at least rename the description to something like:

"Post a message on ________ 's public wall feed.  If you want to send a private message, click the button above"

You can do this yourself by editing the language bit.  

[Mike Gholson]

21 hours ago, Aiwa said:

You can do this yourself by editing the language bit.  

Thanks, which language bit do I modify?  It may also be overwritten on the next upgrade, no?

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[Aiwa]

ACP > Customization > Languages.  Select 'translate' on your language and search for the English text you see on the page (minus the username) and it will find the string for you.  

I've done the hard part for you, it's status__update_placeholder_other

I'm not sure about whether or not it's overwritten on upgrade. 

[jair101]

I want to bump this as I am facing the same issue, members simply post private stuff on other people's feeds. Is there any way to disable this completely?