What are PMs

Common question:

How do I send a PM?
To send a Private Message... simply click on a user's name. Scroll to the bottom of their profile, and click on "Send a Private Message".

"What are PMs?"

PMs are Private Messages or private topic. Registered Users here may send private messages to other registered users. Its like our own personalized in-house email system. You can send PM and have private topics with one or more people at the same time.

Most questions can be posted, there is no need to PM people to ask questions... you can ask on the board by posting. Posting questions as opposed to asking questions by PMs will allow you to get feedback from many people and not just one... and the question and answer will help the whole board and not just you...

To send a PM simply ckick on any username and then select that option.
Note that new users can reply to PMs but will not be able to send PMs till they are given those rights, PM privileges are granted to registered users that have posted a minimum of 25 times in a responsible way.
Posting 25 tests, or 25 bumps, or 25 jokes, will not get you PM privileges, it will only get you banned.


The "Home Base" for the Private Message system can be found (after you're logged in) by clicking the "My Stuff" link at the top of the screen. Click on "My Stuff" and then sellect "Messages" from the pop down menu...


When you have received a new PM... a flashing indicator (like this: ) will appear to the left of the "Main Index" link at the top of the screen.

Clicking on this flashing indicator will take you to a list of your Private Messages.

To send a PM, click the "Send a PM" link on the "My Home" page.

Fill in the username (you can also build and select from an Address Book) and compose your message. There are also options at the bottom of the screen to keep a copy of your message, get a read receipt, or preview your message.

NOTE: Private messages may not stay in the system forever. From time to time, to save space, the Administrators may purge old private messages. We reserve the right to delete all PM's older than 30 days without prior notice.

If you would prefer Not to receive Private Messages from users, you may disable this feature. To disable Private Messages, go to the "My Home" page and then click "Edit" next to "Personal Information, email, password, etc.". Set the very last option on the page to "No", then click "Submit" to save the changes.

You can also ignore individual users.


Another tip! To send a Private Message... simply click on a user's name. Scroll to the bottom of their profile, and click on "Send a Private Message".

Important: promoting anything by PM is against our Rules. No soliciting. Please report PMs soliciting any product or service.
Any post saying "PM me for info", "PM me for a great secret source", "I have the info, send me a PM", or similar will be considered as soliciting...