Why do we have such an obsession with saving SMS and MMS?

[FootballRef]

Not a flame, we all have thoughts on this.

My view is as long as I can keep a few messages from a person that is all I need. If there is actually something I need to keep, then I will lock the message so it doesn't delete. I must admit I was content on older phones that kept 50 messages that I each sent and received.

Why do people on here feel the need to keep every text they have received/sent? Is it an age thing? I am 35 and could care less what so and so sent me 3 months ago typically.

 

[Backnblack]

Once I read them, I could care less if they stay or get deleted.

 

[nooter99]

Might be an age thing. I'm 48 and delete all my messages everyday. To me, messaging is nothing more than a conversation. When I have a conversation with someone, I don't record it. So when I text with someone, I see no need to save it.

 

[tcrews]

I'm 44 and delete my messages routinely. My wife is 31 and saves a lot of messages and gets upset when I delete the messages she sends me.....

 

[STIDRIVER]

I leave them, but only because that keeps them in handcent so I don't have to go digging thru contacts and go that route... If it wasn't for that, I agree... once I read them, I don't need them anymore.

 

[iPirate]

I delete them. Once the thread reaches around 300 I delete them manually.

I don't need to save 200 messages of "ok i'm here" "want to eat?" "my anus is bleeding"

 

[BigMcGuire]

I'm 24 and I delete my messages a lot. If I need to save something I'll put it in Google Docs or NoteEverything Pro (app for Droid). It would be cool to have an unlimited repository of text messages so I could search for something I said/someone said in the past but we'll have to wait till we can store these on SD Cards or something. Whoever thought of storing them on phone memory was just insane, especially MMS. My old dumb phones were smart enough to allow you to store those on SD cards.

 

[samredman]

Some people want to keep them for legal purposes (for example, if being threatened or perhaps concerning business transactions or maybe for divorce or family court matters). Others want to retain messages for sentimental reasons, such as exchanges with persons in a romantic relationship or perhaps messages from a grandchild.

I only keep those involving business situations where records of the exchanges make sense for associates to use in particular projects. Other messages (non business) I usually wait and then delete the thread after the conversation has played out. And I'll be 69 in a few months (but, with literally over 30 years of daily computer experience)... so it doesn't seem to be a matter of age as much as how skilled someone is in organizing their communications. I have shown several of my employees how to keep their business messages for use in project reports and taught them the value in avoiding the clutter of keeping everything that has ever been said (it's just of form of hoarding... a bit of training and self discipline goes a long way in learning how to be effective on any computer).

 

[nlinecomputers]

I don't delete any messages but that just because I haven't bothered to do so. If they all vanished today it wouldn't bother me. There is nothing in a TEXT message or SMS that is sent to me that is important. Even my business related texts are usually notifications or copies of more permanent contact.

 

[yago20]

I delete them. Once the thread reaches around 300 I delete them manually.

I don't need to save 200 messages of "ok i'm here" "want to eat?" "my anus is bleeding"

I delete my messages after each conversation, however I think I will save the first conversation I have with someone that mentions their anus bleeding. Somehow with my friends there would be a great story behind it. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

 

[iPirate]

I delete them. Once the thread reaches around 300 I delete them manually.

I don't need to save 200 messages of "ok i'm here" "want to eat?" "my anus is bleeding"

I delete my messages after each conversation, however I think I will save the first conversation I have with someone that mentions their anus bleeding. Somehow with my friends there would be a great story behind it. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

[video=youtube;6M17aG_Po2Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M17aG_Po2Y]YouTube - My anus is bleeding![/video]

 

[FootballRef]

Seems like most are in the same boat as me and don't feel the need for lots of texts remaining on their phone.

I just see threads on here quiet a bit about people wanting to keep their texts or complaining when texts are deleted (by updates and I am sure by their carelessness sometimes)

 

[takeshi]

Why do we have such an obsession with saving SMS and MMS?

Why are you so obsessed about what others do? What does it matter if someone else wants to save all SMS/MMS?

Different people have different reasons no matter what the topic. I don't keep all messages but I certainly have certain messages that I want to keep. Same as it is with email, photos, etc etc...

Some people keep everything. Some keep messages with sentimental value. Some people keep messages for reference. Some people keep messages for legal and/or business purposes. Some people keep nothing. Some have other reasons that have yet to be posted here.

I just see threads on here quiet a bit about people wanting to keep their texts or complaining when texts are deleted (by updates and I am sure by their carelessness sometimes)

I'd complain about anything (not just SMS/MMS) that my device seemingly deleted in its own. I want my stuff to be deleted when I delete it. Why is that surprising?

Seems like most are in the same boat as me and don't feel the need for lots of texts remaining on their phone.

Some are, some aren't. This thread isn't statistically significant. A few people out of 72,000+ doesn't even represent most of DroidForums.net.

Is it an age thing?

Again, any number of reasons. Age isn't the sole deciding factor. I've seen older people that keep everything and I've seen younger people that keep everything. And vice-versa.


It really doesn't matter why other people do what they do. Do what you want or what works for you.

 

[FootballRef]

Why do we have such an obsession with saving SMS and MMS?

Why are you so obsessed about what others do? What does it matter if someone else wants to save all SMS/MMS?

Different people have different reasons no matter what the topic. I don't keep all messages but I certainly have certain messages that I want to keep. Same as it is with email, photos, etc etc...

Some people keep everything. Some keep messages with sentimental value. Some people keep messages for reference. Some people keep messages for legal and/or business purposes. Some people keep nothing. Some have other reasons that have yet to be posted here.

Regardless, I want my messages to be deleted when I delete them -- not when someone else or the device deletes them on its own (for whatever reason).

Seems like most are in the same boat as me and don't feel the need for lots of texts remaining on their phone.

Some are, some aren't. This thread isn't statistically significant. A few people out of 72,000+ doesn't even represent most of DroidForums.net.

Is it an age thing?

Again, any number of reasons. Age isn't the sole deciding factor. I've seen older people that keep everything and I've seen younger people that keep everything. And vice-versa.


It really doesn't matter why other people do what they do. Do what you want or what works for you.

Why such a jerk response to my question? No obsession here....just doing what message boards are designed to do, share and collect information. It is jerks like you that make message boards miserable.

I asked a question and was looking for input on a subject that I had not seen on here before. I guess you are one of the ones when someone asks about rooting or about which phone they should get, you get all up in a tizzy because it has been asked on here over and over. Right?

I am sorry that you feel the need to post nearly 10 times a day for the last 6 months on a message board for a phone.

Anyway, enough of this. Do you have any worthwhile input to what I asked, or are you just looking to bash and criticize everything I have posted in this thread?

 

[pyro6128]

clearly he was sexually assaulted by an out of control deleted text message and by mentioning it you struck a nerve, which is why he decided to give such a jerk response. It's just bringing up painful memories.