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 Author: RubyGirl View Messages Posted By RubyGirl
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 15:41
 Subject: Messages about orders
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RubyGirl (1115)

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Hi Everyone
When orders are purged, are messages about them also deleted? Thanks for reading
 Author: tjb01527 View Messages Posted By tjb01527
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 16:36
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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tjb01527 (2909)

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In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Hi Everyone
When orders are purged, are messages about them also deleted? Thanks for reading

Never seen any messages.
Haven't seen much since Brexit!!
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 16:46
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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SylvainLS (46)

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In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Hi Everyone
When orders are purged, are messages about them also deleted? Thanks for reading

“Messages regarding orders are purged when the order is purged. All other messages
are purged after 1 month.”
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=125
 Author: RubyGirl View Messages Posted By RubyGirl
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 16:53
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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RubyGirl (1115)

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Gosh thank you. I am confused though, if messages are purged after one month,
how does it make sense for messages to be used as evidence in the case of a dispute?



In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Hi Everyone
When orders are purged, are messages about them also deleted? Thanks for reading

“Messages regarding orders are purged when the order is purged. All other messages
are purged after 1 month.”
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=125
 Author: RubyGirl View Messages Posted By RubyGirl
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 17:00
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 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 17:25
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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SylvainLS (46)

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In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Gosh thank you. I am confused though, if messages are purged after one month,
how does it make sense for messages to be used as evidence in the case of a dispute?

It’s “all other messages are purged after 1 month.”  The messages attached
to an order are only purged when the order is purged.  So they are still visible
when there’s a dispute.

Also, I only quoted a small part of the help page.

First, there’s a difference between “deleted” and “purged.”  “Deleted” means
you’re not seeing it anymore on your My Messages page, but it’s still in the
database. “Purged” means it’s entirely removed from the database.

It seems to work this way:
— If a message is still linked somewhere (in the recipient’s inbox, or in the
details of an order), then it’s not purged.
— If there’s no link any more, the message is purged.

So, if you deleted your order messages and the order is purged, then the messages
are purged too.  But if you didn’t delete them, the messages should still be
there and visible in your My Messages, even if the order is purged.
 Author: RubyGirl View Messages Posted By RubyGirl
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 17:37
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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RubyGirl (1115)

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This has been a most instructive thread. I see my "contact" messages
only go back one month, which to me means, if a message is about an order, it's
very important that it is attached to that order, because after one month, it
will be gone otherwise.

I've made sure messages go to my email as well, which I wasn't doing
to prevent myself replying to them by email.

THank you so much for replying Sylvain



In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Gosh thank you. I am confused though, if messages are purged after one month,
how does it make sense for messages to be used as evidence in the case of a dispute?

It’s “all other messages are purged after 1 month.”  The messages attached
to an order are only purged when the order is purged.  So they are still visible
when there’s a dispute.

Also, I only quoted a small part of the help page.

First, there’s a difference between “deleted” and “purged.”  “Deleted” means
you’re not seeing it anymore on your My Messages page, but it’s still in the
database. “Purged” means it’s entirely removed from the database.

It seems to work this way:
— If a message is still linked somewhere (in the recipient’s inbox, or in the
details of an order), then it’s not purged.
— If there’s no link any more, the message is purged.

So, if you deleted your order messages and the order is purged, then the messages
are purged too.  But if you didn’t delete them, the messages should still be
there and visible in your My Messages, even if the order is purged.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 17:47
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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In Selling, SylvainLS writes:
  In Selling, RubyGirl writes:
  Hi Everyone
When orders are purged, are messages about them also deleted? Thanks for reading

“Messages regarding orders are purged when the order is purged. All other messages
are purged after 1 month.”
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=125

Apparently quotes or related stay?
 
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Mar 20, 2024 17:55
 Subject: Re: Messages about orders
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In Selling, 1001bricks writes:
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Apparently quotes or related stay?

Yeah, there’s been other messages about that.

Also, the last update to the help page was in 2010.