How many here on Facebook know about the 'Other' folder in your messages?

[Earth_First]

AKA the 'Hate Mail Bag'

If you don't it's worth a gander for a laugh or two if you respond to political-based Facebook pages...

[Trajan]

1. this is Facebook?

it looks different today ...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I've seen mine.

Is there a way to get rid of it, to keep anything from going in there?

[Earth_First]

3. I am not sure...

Sorry.

[ConcernedCanuk]

12. No way to get rid of it, it sorta like spam/junk folder in e-mail

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You CAN change the way it operates,

but you may lose messages from people you want to know.

for detailed info, follow the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/help/398578543552207 -

I suggest leaving it at the default setting "Basic"

CC

[bluedigger]

4. Never noticed it before.

Nothing nasty in mine.

[tabbycat31]

5. I check mine from time to time

I had a message from my childhood best friend (who I lost touch with) in there and we have since reconnected.

[nolabear]

6. I had no idea! One person I REALLY don't want to connect with and some men who think I'm beautiful

but don't seem to have much of a grasp of the language, for some reason.

[womanofthehills]

7. Glad you pointed this out

I had an old friend from high school on there, another person who wanted to buy a photo from me, and 8 old creepy strange men who wanted to meet me.

[bluedigger]

8. I'm still waiting for a reply.

I'm not really that creepy once you get to know me.

[solara]

9. Where is it?

Looking for it.....



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[pipi_k]

10. Up in the left hand corner

where your regular personal messages would be, click on the little message balloon and the "Other" box on the right side of where it says "inbox".

I just found out about this today, found 14 messages I never knew about...

[NewJeffCT]

11. I know about it

but, I always forget to check it. I don't post a lot of political stuff, so I don't get a lot of hate mail/messages.

[Blue Diadem]

13. Yes, and FB charges $1 to send the message to inbox if the person isn't on your friend list.

If you don't pay, message goes to "other" folder. So much for re-connecting with long lost family.

[TrogL]

15. That's only in some markets

Never had it happen to me.

[Blue Diadem]

16. Happened to me just a few weeks ago.

Shocked me when it popped up asking if I wanted the message to go to their inbox, that it would cost $1, otherwise it would go to the "other". That's how I found out there was this "other" box. I see I must be in the test market.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57560454/facebook-tests-$1-fee-for-messages-to-non-friends/

[TrogL]

14. Most people don't and there's sometimes important stuff there

It's the repository for anything not from a "friend", such as an explanation from somebody who wants to be your friend, or an inquiry from someone who doesn't want to be one.