well the problem is that if you select which circles to share a post with, you will get these sorts of notifications. IMHO this is a bug more than anything.
Yup… he was doing that to me too. I just want to scream, "quit clicking that little 'Also send email to circle' button" unless you have something that you know I will be interested in. UGH.
This hasn't really happened to me so much. Although there's this: my settings are configured to allow only those in my circles to send me notifications. It may be that your preferences or requirements are different, but for me, it cuts way down on notification spam. And … I've written a ton of email filters so that most everything bypasses my inbox.
I think most of this happens because people do nto know its actually happening….because notifications, at least in my opinion, really needs some changes…
I fear to use G+ as a messaging platform because I am worried I will miss stuff… as in important person to person messaging that I actually need to see…
If the G+ team would get notifications to work a bit better and I would know it will show up and I will not miss it I could really start using it for what I sadly have to use Facebook for – because private messages are physically broken out..
I have no issues with sending a direct message to someone… Like
+Brian Rose to just talk to Brian lets say – but then I think locking of that post for no reshare should be default possibly to limit the possible spread of that post that needs to be private.
Also a separate way to see just private message.. or very limited posts.. and trust me I know there are a 1000 ways to do this and 20000 people that want it done different, but even if it was a tab that might work…
Or a private messages tab inside the notifications panel..?
Yeah I know. It's hard when you are trying to message someone privately and you don't know how they have their notifications set up. You might be in a circle they choose to see notifications for, or you might not. Unless they are a good friend, you really don't know. 🙁
+elizabeth hahn yes its a big issue to have too many options in some cases because many people tend to not actualyl try to understand how the services work and in turn get all bent out of shape..
I am not really worried about porn… but I dislike my notifications destroyed by specific things that I like to get but might not absolutely need to see… +1's are one of them, I like to get them, but they are not in any way as important than a private note from a close friend…
so how to moderate all notifications to make sure you see the most important is very important..
I'm flattered by the +1 bombers but it does kill notifications until they are done.
I do have certain types of comments (mentions of me by name, etc) go to email. It's not perfect, but it does make it easier to find a post I may have missed..
I do also then I look at the emails and there are 300 a day and I just dump them… I am not sure how to solve it but I need to know my message to a friend is read and I need to know I get their messages…
I hate to say it but facebook does this pretty well… god I said it… I am sorry..
Write some email filters, keyed to the language in the specific notifications you want to receive. They can bypass your Gmail inbox and get dumped into a specific folder for later review.
+Sandra Parlow, the very purpose of having a common notification was to reduce the gap between one to one messages and messaging to a large number of people. Can't we manage our notifications in such a way that we receive notifications only when both A and B are true:
Yes +Eustace James – it sorts email notifications by circles too.
So I guess you could create a circle of "People I Never Want To Miss" and put them there. There is also the Subscribe feature, but then you'd get notified of EVERY post they make.
I have allmy settings here set to go to GMail.. but it just won't go. All I get are you tube sub updates and G+ journals – but no notifications or anything
+Eustace James bahahahaha – I do use the stalk notifiy thingy on Chrysta Rae as a trial thing during the Scavenger hunt. If you turned that on for Everyone you would go insane!
I did that from GMail, +Sandra Parlow. Rather than forwarding mail to my GMail account, I set Gmail up to retrieve mail from my other accounts. It works online and it syncs with my iPhone.
I DO have a GMail addy +Brent Burzycki .. but it is broken..
ok – long story, short:
had yahoo set up gmail changed all my settings to send notifications to gmail didn't work checked it double checked it asked for help people tried to help me still broken even though all my settings are set to send to Gmail – mail still goes to Yahoo. I quit.
Plus, Yahoo mail works great for me. I get my messages ;P
I don't want my yahoo emails to go there.. I want my G+ notifications to go there….
I've used my yahoo for 14 years….. and I have no desire to leave it… but it would be nice if my G+ were separate from the rest of my "normal" emails.
The funny thing is that I get You Tube subscription updates on my GMail, and i get the occasional "what's happening in G+ emails.. but not my notifications..
yep…. no one was really able to help me that I contacted. I don't know who I should actually talk to… maybe +Leo Deegan … he seems to be pretty good at coming to my rescue! 😉
Helloooo +Sandra Parlow…sounds like you're receiving your G+ notifications in your Yahoo email account but you'd rather see them in your Gmail account?
Well, hello there! Sounds like you've already set your Yahoo email account to receive your notifications in the Google+ Account settings. How about I start a separate thread with you so we're not spamming everyone.
+Leo Deegan if you are on your "off" time we can talk about it later. You must never get a break from people asking for help. I"ve been getting my mail at Yahoo for over a year. This is not an emergency … 😉
You are very welcome you guys – can't believe you hadn't come across +Leo Deegan yet! He's a keeper! (sorry Leo – I may have just found you a bunch of new after hours work!! O.o )
+Brent Burzycki Yup…that'll do it. Does it for me every time.
well the problem is that if you select which circles to share a post with, you will get these sorts of notifications. IMHO this is a bug more than anything.
Yup… he was doing that to me too. I just want to scream, "quit clicking that little 'Also send email to circle' button" unless you have something that you know I will be interested in. UGH.
This hasn't really happened to me so much. Although there's this: my settings are configured to allow only those in my circles to send me notifications. It may be that your preferences or requirements are different, but for me, it cuts way down on notification spam. And … I've written a ton of email filters so that most everything bypasses my inbox.
you can mute that person that way he can still see your content, but can't annoy you with notifications.
I second +michael interbartolo's recommendation. I've had to do that to a few people recently who just seem to enjoy public spamming of their posts.
Damn. Lol.
Ok – so we can clear this up for everyone.. (Mainly me)
If you click the check box it will give you a notification like above
If you do not but you share to a specific circle and not public it will give a notification like above..
As in it will state – blank user have shared direct with you.. even thou it is listed as public and not limited on the share notification?
That seems wrong somehow?
+Brent Burzycki I haven't been sending anyone notifications right? I can't stand that spammyness, hate if I was in the past
oh wow. One share I give a pass, but 5, no. Especially for a post like that.
I think most of this happens because people do nto know its actually happening….because notifications, at least in my opinion, really needs some changes…
I fear to use G+ as a messaging platform because I am worried I will miss stuff… as in important person to person messaging that I actually need to see…
If the G+ team would get notifications to work a bit better and I would know it will show up and I will not miss it I could really start using it for what I sadly have to use Facebook for – because private messages are physically broken out..
I have no issues with sending a direct message to someone… Like
+Brian Rose to just talk to Brian lets say – but then I think locking of that post for no reshare should be default possibly to limit the possible spread of that post that needs to be private.
Also a separate way to see just private message.. or very limited posts.. and trust me I know there are a 1000 ways to do this and 20000 people that want it done different, but even if it was a tab that might work…
Or a private messages tab inside the notifications panel..?
It is hard to say..
Yeah I know. It's hard when you are trying to message someone privately and you don't know how they have their notifications set up. You might be in a circle they choose to see notifications for, or you might not. Unless they are a good friend, you really don't know. 🙁
+elizabeth hahn yes its a big issue to have too many options in some cases because many people tend to not actualyl try to understand how the services work and in turn get all bent out of shape..
damn.. I never knew.. ok. I'll stop sharing all those nudes directly with you. My bad….. 🙁
I got an album of p0rn a few days ago. Blocked that person right away
Exactly.
Same happened to me a couple of times ! Blocked them right away too.
Wait there is porn here….
sounds better than what I have on TV. It's always dangerous leaving it on and not paying attention for a few hours.
As in whoops skinimax is on?
lmao nooo well there were lumberjacks… but it was a showing how to cut down a tree. With an ax. No power tools allowed.
no power tools …….. O.o
it was a BIG tree too +Sandra Parlow …. O.o
I only needed to see one picture
not the whole album before hitting block
I am not really worried about porn… but I dislike my notifications destroyed by specific things that I like to get but might not absolutely need to see… +1's are one of them, I like to get them, but they are not in any way as important than a private note from a close friend…
so how to moderate all notifications to make sure you see the most important is very important..
I agree, Brent. It would be nice to have messages separate from notifications…
I'm flattered by the +1 bombers but it does kill notifications until they are done.
I do have certain types of comments (mentions of me by name, etc) go to email. It's not perfect, but it does make it easier to find a post I may have missed..
I do the same +elizabeth hahn !
I do also then I look at the emails and there are 300 a day and I just dump them… I am not sure how to solve it but I need to know my message to a friend is read and I need to know I get their messages…
I hate to say it but facebook does this pretty well… god I said it… I am sorry..
whooot1 *high-fives* Maybe I learned from you 🙂
Do you allow notifications from eveyone +Brent Burzycki ?
yeah – it can really jam the inbox up, but what else can we do?
The nice thing is it's easier to sort in the inbox, and flag for later. Not that I'm that organized, but it is possible.
I think only from people I have circled… But probably not since this guy share bombed me… And he was not circled, and that said I need to look again…
First I go through a lightening round of "delete the spam"
and then I go a quick round of delete the repeats…
and that narrows it down pretty quickly
Write some email filters, keyed to the language in the specific notifications you want to receive. They can bypass your Gmail inbox and get dumped into a specific folder for later review.
I do have all G+ emails go to it's own folder. I haven't been more specific than that.
I bypass the in box if I did not my in box would suffer utter destruction daily….
+Sandra Parlow, the very purpose of having a common notification was to reduce the gap between one to one messages and messaging to a large number of people. Can't we manage our notifications in such a way that we receive notifications only when both A and B are true:
A. posts are shared by x,y,z circles only
AND
B. posts are not public
Although gmail does already sort by circles for you too.
I dont use GMail.. I use Yahoo ducks and shouts "THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THAT!
omg +Sandra Parlow ! 🙂
Not likely please explain this "reason"….
Does Gmail sort by circles? I've never noticed … people in my circles don't send me email.
Either way, +Sandra Parlow … even if you use Yahoo, you can still create filters, I would think.
I would be MORE than happy to use GMail – IF IT WORKED!! but it doesn't…. 🙁
that's way above my pay grade +Eustace James …
Yes +Eustace James – it sorts email notifications by circles too.
So I guess you could create a circle of "People I Never Want To Miss" and put them there. There is also the Subscribe feature, but then you'd get notified of EVERY post they make.
Really? Gmail doesn't work for you? I have most of my other email accounts forwarding to Gmail … and my work account is managed by Google.
I have allmy settings here set to go to GMail.. but it just won't go. All I get are you tube sub updates and G+ journals – but no notifications or anything
+elizabeth hahn Holy shit. I could totally stalk people like this. I've never opened this Circles tab up before.
I'm gonna be so evil that it's not even funny.
Did you anger the GMail deities, +Sandra Parlow ?
+Eustace James bahahahaha – I do use the
stalknotifiy thingy on Chrysta Rae as a trial thing during the Scavenger hunt. If you turned that on for Everyone you would go insane!I did that from GMail, +Sandra Parlow. Rather than forwarding mail to my GMail account, I set Gmail up to retrieve mail from my other accounts. It works online and it syncs with my iPhone.
not that I know of!
I did the same thing, +elizabeth hahn. 😀
sigh it's too complicated.. I just dont' get it 🙁
hehehe
note I was laughing at +Eustace James , not +Sandra Parlow
Too complicated what a cop out… Plus we will all give you endless crap from now till you have a Gmail address… Mooselover@gmail.com
he was screaming "block me"
I wonder if this has ever happened to +Sandra Parlow ??
I am Moose
+elizabeth hahn it scares me that someone actually made that.. O.o
I DO have a GMail addy +Brent Burzycki .. but it is broken..
ok – long story, short:
had yahoo
set up gmail
changed all my settings to send notifications to gmail
didn't work
checked it
double checked it
asked for help
people tried to help me
still broken
even though all my settings are set to send to Gmail – mail still goes to Yahoo.
I quit.
Plus, Yahoo mail works great for me. I get my messages ;P
It made me laugh! Someone sent me I am cow which made me hope there was a Moose equivalent. Silly Canadian band singing about cows and moose!
Good Lord… LOL!!
simple solution +Sandra Parlow start all over… erase everything… get new gmail – start all over on g+ – problem solved…..
well kind of 🙂
That is strange it does not work – I mean you can get emails to the gmail acct right? – it just will not receive your yahoo mails?
I forward like 10 accts to gmail from many services and they all seem to make it – I use my gmail acct to kill all my spam…
I don't want my yahoo emails to go there.. I want my G+ notifications to go there….
I've used my yahoo for 14 years….. and I have no desire to leave it… but it would be nice if my G+ were separate from the rest of my "normal" emails.
The funny thing is that I get You Tube subscription updates on my GMail, and i get the occasional "what's happening in G+ emails.. but not my notifications..
+Sandra Parlow have you tried this to change the email associated with your G+ account? https://accounts.google.com/b/0/EditUserInfo
yep – gmail is listed as my primary account – but it doesn't work.
so its like your gmail and G+ are not connected?
Now that is strange…
oh. I'm out of ideas…
yep.. it's all just You Tube updates and the occasional "top three google posts" type crap…
What does it say here: https://www.google.com/settings/plus
it says my notifications should be going to my gmail account…
🙁
shh do not tell anyone… Gmail does not like +Sandra Parlow – it just called me up and said so…
but….. but……………… but…..
sniffle
snort
huffle
HONK!
that's just hurtful….
Have you asked any of the Community Managers or sent feedback?
yep…. no one was really able to help me that I contacted. I don't know who I should actually talk to… maybe +Leo Deegan … he seems to be pretty good at coming to my rescue! 😉
Helloooo +Sandra Parlow…sounds like you're receiving your G+ notifications in your Yahoo email account but you'd rather see them in your Gmail account?
+Leo Deegan
LEO!!!! My White Knight In Shining Armour!!
yes!!!
Well, hello there! Sounds like you've already set your Yahoo email account to receive your notifications in the Google+ Account settings. How about I start a separate thread with you so we're not spamming everyone.
ooooOOoo.. I get to go off in private with Leo… ;P
Ok!
Spam away… It can help others….
Make sure to give us you password Sandra…. Honest we are all totally trustworthy…
apparently, I am the only one here with this issue +Brent Burzycki … ;P
yeah, so I learned last night…. ;P
We like to watch.
+Leo Deegan if you are on your "off" time we can talk about it later. You must never get a break from people asking for help. I"ve been getting my mail at Yahoo for over a year. This is not an emergency … 😉
😛 I was trying to send you a post, but I also wanted to find a good pic to share at the same time. Gimme a sec
take your time… +elizabeth hahn likes to watch things develop slowly…
🙂
Hahah…
shhhh you people.. we're trying to hang out!! ;P
is it a HOA?
That would have been cool and potentially privacy compromising
Sounds like Sandra might have uncovered a bug, so I'll be filing a bug to the appropriate team tomorrow
thank you so much +Leo Deegan – I really appreciate all the times you've shown up to help out! 😉 You're a good guy! 😉
ps – he was quick.. but good… 😉
lol!
Sure thing, I'm wondering what kind of reputation I'm actually building here lol
lol! don't worry +Leo Deegan .. I'll never tell! ;P
+Leo Deegan if you've helped Sandra, it's nothing but good.
+Leo Deegan A pretty good one in my book… thanks for the help….for Sandra and her gmail issue…
Hence why I like google … real people solving real problems..
Aw well glad to help out. At this point, it's real people acknowledging real problems 😛
Like I said – +Leo Deegan has come to my and other's rescue many times! He's one of the best!!!
ps – and he posts funny photos too!! 😉
Gonna make me blush
😉
added to my google employees circle…
Well that's another good suggestion from +Sandra Parlow to add to my circles, thanks deary!
And +Leo Deegan, filing bug reports in your off hours, Google really does hire the go-getters it seems 😀
Thanks +Joe McDonald! I'm secretly addicted to G+
Dedicated!!!!
You are very welcome you guys – can't believe you hadn't come across +Leo Deegan yet! He's a keeper! (sorry Leo – I may have just found you a bunch of new after hours work!! O.o )
I think everyone in this thread is. Honestly, this kind of community/developer relations…just doesn't happen elsewhere that I've seen.
Lol, keep it coming. Bugs are good if we can squash them