User blog comment:RePeat/Community Poll on Message Walls/@comment-5153769-20130623213551/@comment-5772846-20130626031809

Bit late 'ere, but I'll throw in why I want my messages to be private.

Not because I have things to hide, but because I just want to have a conversation with a friend without EVERYONE being able to look at it so easily. Here's a bad example:

Let's say, in real life, you want to say something to a friend, but you're in a room with a bunch of people in it. So you whisper your message to your friend. Just because you're whispering, doesn't mean it's some hidden, secret thing that nobody can know... you just don't want EVERYONE hearing it.

Bad example, I know, but I'm tired. :P Deal with it. :P