User blog comment:LadyAlys/Beta site testing for new messaging and blocking features/@comment-25085701-20141121181950/@comment-24150802-20141121210030

I think it would become tedious to scroll to the bottom; some profiles can be mighty long. Also it would hide the buttons from anyone who didn't already know about them; new users might not see them for months. Very occasionally, some new users wouldn't read the documentation. ;)

I agree though with your point about the upper right being used for closing etc.

There'll almost certainly be improvements to how the messaging is done. It's just a matter of deciding on options and then finding an enthusiastic programmer. Tyler is doing all the initial work because he has a specific reason for wanting a simple messaging system in place very soon, but once he's done, it will be there for anyone to work on.