Private conversations

DanHolohan

If you want to have a private conversation with another member do not post on a member's "wall" on their profile page. That activity (seen under "activity") is 100% public. To keep conversations between you and another person private, use the actual private message function instead. You'll find that in the envelope in the "Mebox." Click on the envelope and then on New Message. Start typing the name or nickname the member uses on the site. It will auto-complete. Write your message and send it that way if you want it to stay private.

Dan

vaporvac

does that still send an email notification. I don't find the "mebox", just "send message".

Jamie Hall

I was going to ask about the "mebox" too...

DanHolohan

It's the box on the right that has your photo or avatar and name. It's just above NEW DISCUSSION

Jamie Hall

Some of us just aren't that clever with computers!

vaporvac

Just didn't know it was called "the mebox". I think I've been doing it right. I love getting the email notification. Wish all forums did this.

ChrisJ

So far I've had bad luck with this.
More often than not, it seems the forum picks the wrong nickname to send the PM to.

If you type the @ symbol in a normal thread like this and then type part of a name, many times 10+ different versions of the same name pop up for some reason and I guess only one is the real one.

This morning I've tried to PM Mark Eatherton a bunch of times and everytime it appears it sent it to an older version of his name or something. After the message is sent the "Mark Eatherton" in the conversation doesn't have his avatar or his stats if you click on the name. It's all zeros.

This happens if you go to his page and click on message, it still doesn't seem to work.

I have to assume this is why quite a few people I've PM'd never responded. Either that or they just don't like me, either is possible.

@icesailor mentioned responding to a PM I sent a while back but I never got it.

vaporvac

Is there a section for members names that one can search? Proboards has this and it's quite useful. I've looked here before, but could find such a thing.

Fred

I have tried to message NBC, @nicholas bonham-carter , a couple times too and it just doesn't work. seems to work for most others though.

SWEI

Usernames with spaces in them can not be tagged in a post. The names that do have spaces were imported from the old forum. Vanilla could convert the spaces to some other character, but it would cost Dan some money and surely create some confusion given that all of those people would have to change their (probably stored) login credentials.

KC_Jones

When I private message someone I usually just click on their name and then hit the message button on their page. I have noticed doing it by typing their name usually comes back with numerous possibilities so it presents like a crap shoot. Working from their page...no questions.

SWEI

I never actually tried typing the recipient's name directly in the To: line. I just click on their name in a post I'm reading and then click the [Message] link on their profile page. No worries about spaces or spelling there.

ChrisJ

Like I said,

Going to Mark Eatherton's page and clicking message on that page, ends up sending a message to the wrong one.

Fred

Jim_R said:

no @Fred just Fred then click Fred.. i think.. it's case sensitive.. mobile browser is tougher

@Jim_R , my mistake. I don't have a problem sending a message. I run into issues when I try to mention someone in a post. Try mentioning @Nicholas Bonham-Carter and the mention usually goes to another user just called Nick.

KC_Jones

Fred said:

Jim_R said:

no @Fred just Fred then click Fred.. i think.. it's case sensitive.. mobile browser is tougher

@Jim_R , my mistake. I don't have a problem sending a message. I run into issues when I try to mention someone in a post. Try mentioning @Nicholas Bonham-Carter and the mention usually goes to another user just called Nick.

He is probably wondering why you keep tagging him...lol.

Fred

KC_Jones said:

Fred said:

Jim_R said:

no @Fred just Fred then click Fred.. i think.. it's case sensitive.. mobile browser is tougher

@Jim_R , my mistake. I don't have a problem sending a message. I run into issues when I try to mention someone in a post. Try mentioning @Nicholas Bonham-Carter and the mention usually goes to another user just called Nick.

He is probably wondering why you keep tagging him...lol.

LOL, I'm sure you're right!

RobG

Would there be any way to just be able to click on the person in the post and then have a "PM" button on their profile so that you know you are linking the right person?

vaporvac

I think that option exists. That's what I usually do.

Fred

Often times you may want to refer a poster to someone who isn't already mentioned in the post so, you do the @.... so that they are made aware, by way of an email/notice, that they were mentioned in a specific post.

ChrisJ

RobG said:

Would there be any way to just be able to click on the person in the post and then have a "PM" button on their profile so that you know you are linking the right person?

That's what I did and every time it went to the wrong Mark Eatherton.

I couldn't figure out how to even get it to work.

Mark Eatherton

Chris, (or anyone else for that matter) I am not getting any messages. My email address is markeathertonATmac.com if you want to get ahold of me. The AT is actually an @ but you knew that :-)