Tribe.net. Local Connections $item.owner.firstName http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#ea99ce32-8b8f-431f-b7f2-06263cef8720 2009-06-08T02:55:06Z 2009-06-08T02:55:06Z

Thank god. I was worried this feature was not working up to par.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-08T02:55:06Z Christie http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#f97004d7-5b78-428d-be9f-55afb2ce5499 2009-06-07T06:41:02Z 2009-06-07T06:41:02Z

I don't know if sending invitations is working now-a-days, but it was working back then. Some of the ones I sent out then were accepted, and a few declined.

Christie 2009-06-07T06:41:02Z carolyn http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#fa6f3295-a311-4d63-a94b-7b94071b5258 2009-06-06T14:01:03Z 2009-06-06T14:01:03Z

No need to hold your breath, we've taken note. The messaging system will see some major changes and improvements in the next release.

carolyn 2009-06-06T14:01:03Z $item.owner.firstName http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#737d4635-e03d-49c6-9515-a96829bcd328 2009-06-06T05:55:26Z 2009-06-06T05:55:26Z

I tried to invite myself in my test Peanut Butter Pie account, via the "Sent Invitations", ask to join page. This is what I got: Invitations Sent Invitations were not sent to the following people because they are already Tribe.net members: * (myemailaddresshere)@att.net (Add test as a friend) "test" is the name of the Peanut Butter Pie account I made to prove a point. I don't think I can make any more screen names on att.net. We had several options on AOL but I'm not on there now. Because to sign in on the free mail service they have, I lose all my old mail. I found that out recently. YEARS of mail, gone, POOF, for signing on the free site with my old paid member names.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-06T05:55:26Z $item.owner.firstName http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#0cca4bea-0cff-443d-943f-282e0ca233db 2009-06-06T05:48:05Z 2009-06-06T05:48:05Z

But we also had that "crop" feature with a button that didn't work. Could be that the invitations to join tribe were never really sent. So the assumed recipients never got anything to accept or decline. You assume they got it, but maybe they didn't. I guess I'll have to test it out. LOL!

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-06T05:48:05Z Christie http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#8106ac8e-dffd-45f6-8173-58aec438a8dd 2009-06-06T04:46:01Z 2009-06-06T04:43:44Z

I used to have over 20 entries on the sent invitation page. They used to bother me, actually, because I couldn't delete them and most of those invitations to join tribe were never answered with either a yes or no, and were a sore spot with me that my supposed friends cared so little to neither accept nor decline, virtually ignoring my email inviting them to join tribe. That was over 2 years ago, but they stayed in my "sent invitations" for about a year and a half. Now when I go to that page it is blank. I think it's a mistake (or bug) that they are gone, because there isn't a way to delete them, I've looked for a way many times. I think when there was the big crash last fall something happened to them. That is when they disappeared and never came back. That crash could have erased many people's "sent invitations". But remember, sent invitations are for email invitations to join tribe. Friend invitations do not show up on the "sent invitations" page.

Christie 2009-06-06T04:43:44Z Mark http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#27b60d30-a540-4b11-9a9d-f6ba9ca6275f 2009-06-06T04:09:29Z 2009-06-06T04:09:29Z

Thanks for the comments djarum; maybe the system masters will take note but I won't hold my breath.

Mark 2009-06-06T04:09:29Z $item.owner.firstName http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#1a091188-d086-4b80-8007-6281747bf37b 2009-06-04T21:22:45Z 2009-06-04T21:22:45Z

Because the original invitation doesn't send a copy back, whenever I get an invitation myself, I copy and paste what the person said, as well as the other data, such as their screen name and the date, whatever was contained in their invitation. So that they do have a record if they want it, via my accepting (in their incoming mail folder). And I have a record, via the sending of accepting (in my sent mail folder). I used to send out funny invitations, depending on what I was thinking of at the time. But then I'd be all confused when they'd accept days later, as I had no idea what they were talking about. Like one was something like "Accept this friend invitation before midnight tonight, and you win a brand new car! It will be the Hot Wheels car model of my choice". Days later it was accepted, but the person asked about eligibility for the free car. I was so confused. So, try to do what I suggested when you're responding to invitations by copying and pasting back to them their original invitation included below your response. It's something that could catch on and people will do it automatically.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-04T21:22:45Z $item.owner.firstName http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#2e19db5c-418f-42bf-90dd-6b3a5ded9544 2009-06-04T21:12:46Z 2009-06-04T21:12:46Z

That is for inviting people to join tribe.net, via email addresses. It doesn't have anything to do with friend invitations. Yes, of course I tested it out. With my test account. Sent it a friend invitation, and nothing shows up in the "sent invitations" page. I also tried inviting the test account to my private tribe, and still, nothing on the "sent invitations" page.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-04T21:12:46Z Mark http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#7e9895ab-c66e-4267-86fc-b09dac22749c 2009-06-04T20:52:27Z 2009-06-04T20:52:27Z

I have invited a few friends and my 'sent invitations' page is empty. When I go to the individual profiles they show 'invitation pending.' When someone accepts my invitation I get their message but that message does not contain a copy of the message I originally sent like regular email. Thank you for your response though.

Mark 2009-06-04T20:52:27Z Tribe.net Help http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#938faf42-0fc9-42cc-9b99-9a686cf8f481 2009-06-04T12:32:21Z 2009-06-04T12:32:21Z

You can view pending sent invitations under "my - sent invitations" http://www.tribe.net/template/HomeInviteHistory.vm Exposing answered invites we might be able to do in the next release.

Tribe.net Help 2009-06-04T12:32:21Z Mark http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/cc854510-67dc-49df-9c19-18dc4e8e75b5#3befbde1-5896-4adb-9bab-bb2ade3bab01 2009-06-03T23:50:46Z 2009-06-03T23:50:46Z

It would be good to be able to generate a list of those members to whom you have sent invitations and read the invitation message. Also to be able to archive this message in your sent message folders.

Mark 2009-06-03T23:50:46Z