Finally! Facebook is saying goodbye to its most annoying feature

Facebook has heard our plea, and its finally giving in.

Just last month the social media giant launched Facebook Responses, meaning we can now do more than just 'like' a post.

And now Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed plans to make another smart change to how we use Facebook, by removing the annoying "Other" inbox.

If you've ever received a message from someone with whom you share no mutual friends, it's most likely gone to the elusive Other folder. That wouldn't be much of an issue except the folder is not accessible via the Facebook app, and we don't get a notification if a new message arrives there.

The result? You've no doubt missed out on at least one important message, invite, or even a 'hey, last night was fun' from the guy you kissed once and thought you had never heard from again.

With the new and improved update, any messages from strangers will appear as a "message request" notification which you can then confirm or deny. You'll be able to read the message before deciding whether to accept and let the sender know you've seen it.

"We truly want to make Messenger the place where you can find and privately connect with anyone you need to reach, but only be reached by the people you want to communicate with," says Facebook's David Marcus.

Sounds good to us.