User blog comment:RePeat/Community Poll on Message Walls/@comment-7855039-20130627034219/@comment-7855039-20130627141525

@Obi: Hi, thanks for responding. :)

@Your second paragraph: Yes, I meant Wiki Activity in my post, not Wiki History. About your response: I agree, but message walls are still more public than talk pages. Even if you have to click 1 buton (as later stated).

@Your third paragraph: I don't think your quote needed to be in context. :P

@Your fourth paragraph(the one about how talk pages are just as easy to read): Yes, I see. What button may you be talking about? I'm not sure where it is. :S But, look, I don't even know where that button is and I didn't even know there was one that could access other people's talk pages that easliy. I don't think many other people do too, as many have not discussed this button in the debates below. I have to type in "User:___" in the search bar, select them, and then press "Talk Page" when the profile comes up. That's a lot more private than going to Wiki Activity and clicking the messsage wall of that person. Unless you are talking about a different button than the "Talk Page" button on someone's page, talk pages offer more privacy because they are harder to get to.

@Your last paragraph(the one about how talk pages do not afford any more privacy): I think talk pages DO have more privacy. See my argument above. As to the questions you asked me:  On people reading your message walls: "''If you don't know about it (which you won't) what harm does it do you?" ''My response: No direct harm, correct. I just don't want people reading my post if it was directed to someone. I do NOT want message walls to turn into a forum (which they have become, IMO). We HAVE a Forum on this wiki to discuss things. Message walls have turned into a place where ANYONE, just passing along, could see your conversation. Who cares what it's about? It's called right to privacy. I don't want my conversation with another user to turn into a huge debate that anyone can get invloved in. I know your response will be that talk pages will do the same, BUT THEY WON'T. Look into the past, talk pages were much more private! So what it's a button away? Talk pages are still more private, as we can see in the past. And look: This very conversation between you and me, Obi, IS ON A MESSAGE WALL. Do you remember these things happening on talk pages? NO. We have forums, but message walls have turned into a place to fight and debate. We might as well delete the Forum. Have a question? Leave something on an admin's talk page, JUST BETWEEN YOU AND THEM. Your second question: ''"What kind of content would you post that would be detrimental to be viewed? Please give me an example of this." ''Nothing specifically for me. But look: The first message wall post I posted was called "Test." Somebody responded immediatedly. If I left "Test" on a talk page, nobody would respond to it for a little while. That's my answer for that question. I want you to walk away from my post here, Obi, remembering how message walls are just a forum now, a place to debate. We are posting on a message wall right now! Exhibit A, right here.

That is all. :) :P

-Harry