When you get a group text....

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When you get a group text from a friend that's also sent to people whose numbers you don't recognize (so, non-mutual friends), do you reply to everyone or take the time to reply directly to the sender?

I have a friend that sends out group texts periodically (usually with updates about her high risk pregnancy; she has a lot of friends rooting for her) and the other people on the text, who I don't know, usually reply to the group, so my phone blows up for an hour. It annoys the crap out of me. For me it's like people who "reply all" to a message with strangers on it. (I always respond directly to the sender.)

Am I being uptight or is it weird to respond to a group text when you don't know everyone in the group?

[karinothing]

No i hate when poeple do this. I make sure I respond to the person that sent it. I think on some phones you can't tell though.

[ijack]

I generally don't respond to the group unless I know who everyone is (or most everyone).

[Deleted]

Ha, I meant to post this on regular MM, not MM Moms, but oh well.

[froggy76]

This always happens with PMs on FB, too. With both texts and FB, I don't think it's obvious that you are replying to all and I don't know how to avoid doing that other than just write a separate message entirely. That's what I do, but I can understand why others reply to all by mistake.

[pamela]

I make the effort to respond only to the sender and am really annoyed when others don't because that eats into my text limit. I know the default on the iphone is to reply all and a lot of people don't notice.

[Deleted]

I'm sure most of these people don't realize what they are doing. I will try not to be annoyed.

[Deleted]

I have an iphone and I can't figure out how to reply to the sender only. I think I am tech-challenged in this regard lol.

[celiacmom]

Dec 4, 2012 15:20:15 GMT -5 @mrsbecky07 said:

I have an iphone and I can't figure out how to reply to the sender only. I think I am tech-challenged in this regard lol.

You have to just open a new text and send it to the person you want.

[doctorsbaby]

I turned off group messaging on my iPhone, I really can't stand it. I hate when people reply to everyone in a situation like that.

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Dec 4, 2012 16:03:03 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

I turned off group messaging on my iPhone, I really can't stand it. I hate when people reply to everyone in a situation like that.

How can you do this??

[sometimesrunner]

Like others mentioned, on an iPhone, by replying to the message you automatically replying to all. You have to turn off group messaging if you don't want to see others' replies.

[doctorsbaby]

Dec 4, 2012 16:24:18 GMT -5 @carmensandiego said:

Dec 4, 2012 16:03:03 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

I turned off group messaging on my iPhone, I really can't stand it. I hate when people reply to everyone in a situation like that.

How can you do this??

Settings -> messages -> group messages off

I still get random replies from other people when someone else sends it but it keeps me from sending to multiple people.

[Deleted]

Hmm, I will have to check into turning off group messaging.

I think I just reply to everyone because I don't realize it does this and I'm too lazy to open a new text.

[DarcyLongfellow]

On my phone, I can't even tell that it IS a group text. So I'm sure I've accidentally replied to all before. So annoying.

[Deleted]

Only if the purpose of the text is to figure out the best time for the group to meet or something and we all have to compare notes. Otherwise no. I think it's super annoying to get ten "lol" or "omg" messages in response to the original text.