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bjoern_schulze
Helper ⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 27, 2019

Better timestamps for Private Messaging

  • February 27, 2019
  • 2 replies
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Currently the timestamps for Private Messages only show a relative value (in the frontend as well as the Control Panel). Like:

  • 3 hours ago
  • 5 days ago
  • 6 months ago
  • 1 year ago
Our moderators occasionally struggle with this.

Example:

  • A customer was in contact with a moderator via Private Message.
  • In a PM with the timestamp "1 day ago" the customer wrote "My internet is not working at the moment".
  • The moderator took a look into the internal customer database and could see a ticket was created (and closed as "fixed") at a certain date and time.
  • What the moderator couldn't determine was if the customer has been writing the PM before or after the ticket was created and fixed.
  • So it wasn't clear if the customer was reporting a new problem (before the ticket was created) or a reoccuring problem (after the ticket was closed as fixed)
  • The moderator was forced to ask the customer about the state of the issue. With a better timestamp it would have been clear what the status was when the PM was sent.

That's why I propose that, at least in the Control Panel, all Private Messages get a Date/Time timestamp (like it is already present in the forum overview and topic moderation). This will help moderators provide a better customer service and better customer experience.

2 replies

Gainsight CC Team
Helper ⭐️⭐️
May 6, 2022

Thank you again for sharing this idea! We have made the decision to park it for now because it didn’t gather enough votes.

Gainsight CC Team
Helper ⭐️⭐️
May 6, 2022
Updated idea statusOpenClosed (Parked)