Private Messages - are they used enough?

[dtaai-maai]

Am I the only one who's a bit fed up with clicking on a post to find it says something like "Thanks " or "See you there!!! " or "Can I book a table for 4?"

These are irritating enough, but there have been several examples recently of what have effectively been personal (and frankly trivial) "conversations" being carried out within a thread.

Does anyone else feel the same or am I just getting grumpy as I gradually leave my youth behind and enter middle age...?

And if there is agreement, is this something we just have to put up with or is there something that can be done to encourage members to put PMs to the use for which they were intended (and indeed named)?

[moja]

you then run the risk of threads being littered with " I've sent you a PM" etc and that would be even more boring!

[splitlid]

no

[richard]

I PM quite a lot where it is a one to one message that the forum does not need to see or I don't want them to see

I don't think there is anything wrong in being polite (thank you) or informative (see you there) or please book me a table. Often the latter two prompt others to participate

Question of balance I guess

Maybe the mods or Admin will be able to give us an idea of the volume of PM's sent

[caller]

I wish sommers would use pm's!

[Pleng]

you then run the risk of threads being littered with " I've sent you a PM" etc and that would be even more boring!

This is the most irritating type of post. Why doe people on forums (not just this one) feel the need to advertise to the rest of us that they have send Mr/Mrs X a PM?!!

[MrPlum]

you then run the risk of threads being littered with " I've sent you a PM" etc and that would be even more boring!

This is the most irritating type of post. Why doe people on forums (not just this one) feel the need to advertise to the rest of us that they have send Mr/Mrs X a PM?!!

Because unless you log in, you won't know. You might also miss the new messages since you don't usually look at that part of the screen.

[Pleng]

you then run the risk of threads being littered with " I've sent you a PM" etc and that would be even more boring!

This is the most irritating type of post. Why doe people on forums (not just this one) feel the need to advertise to the rest of us that they have send Mr/Mrs X a PM?!!

Because unless you log in, you won't know. You might also miss the new messages since you don't usually look at that part of the screen.

??

I get an email every time I get a private message

[Big Boy]

That feature has to be user enabled - some users have it switched off.

[PeteC]

I get an email every time I get a private message

You have to specify that under "User Preferences" on the control panel:

Notify me on new private messages: Yes No
Pop up window on new private message: Yes No

Pete

[Big Boy]

I think we crossed.

[PeteC]

We did indeed . I should change above to read "Board Preferences, not user preferences. Pete

[Pleng]

I get an email every time I get a private message

You have to specify that under "User Preferences" on the control panel:

Notify me on new private messages: Yes No
Pop up window on new private message: Yes No

Pete

But isn't this enabled by default? I don't ever remembering switching it on myself. If people don't want to be notified by email why should...

never mind. this is going to get into one of those pointless discussions.

[splitlid]

^ its for people who use the 'ignore' button serially