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How do I send a member a Private Message?
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Roll over their username and click on the Start Conversation button.
Given the recent history here, I am afraid to answer...
How do you attach excellent, well researched, and incredibly important PDFs to private messages and MAKE SURE recipient reads them?
No lawyers, presidents, and drill sergeants PLZ!
Probably because that user has their Privacy > Start Conversations setting set to Nobody.
As I recall, the forum software requires a minimum number of posts before it will allow a member to start a Conversation. I don't recall what the exact number is, but it's something like 5 or 10.
Since @OLDTMR is a new user with only 2 posts (both in this thread), that's not enough to meet the threshold.
P.S. I moved this thread to a more suitable forum.
Since @OLDTMR is a new user with only 2 posts (both in this thread), that's not enough to meet the threshold.
P.S. I moved this thread to a more suitable forum.
It used to be that a user had to have five posts before they could send a DM, or PM to another member of the forum.
Since the platform change, I am not sure whether this requirement remains the same.
It looks like it requires three posts now.
Same here. I'm relatively new to the whole Mac things, but I enjoy it so far. Thanks, guys.
The member you wish to PM also needs to have Settings > Privacy > Start conversations with you > set to Members Only or People you follow. You won't be able to PM a member if you're not in one of those groups; Members of course is the broadest level. Turning it "off" means having it set to Nobody.
Very helpful thread! I think it would make a lot more sense to display the "Start Conversation" button even if the user hasn't met the minimum number of posts, but have it show a message that explains what's going on.
On the top right of the site, you'll see your username and an envelope next to it. Click it and and "Start a new conversation."
You can also use this link https://forums.macrumors.com/conversations/add.
To be perfectly candid, I must admit that I have, or harbour, a rather strong reservation about receiving any sort of communication from a "newbie", as I prefer to have some sense of the person in question before I hear from them privately.
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