There's a user I want to pm, but there doesn't seem to be a pm button the person's profile, and every time I try to go to my inbox to manually send a pm to him, it says I don't have the privileges to view my inbox. Why is that?

You need 5-10 posts to get PM privileges.

5-10? Does it vary from person to person?

Nope

I'm confused. How can it be 5-10 and not vary from person to person? Wouldn't it be a static number then?

If it won't let you now, just find some topics and start posting. It won't take you long to get to the point where you can PM.

You need 5 posts to get the pm function, but people don't always get kicked into the usergroup that allows pming instantly once they hit that. You can make 5 posts and just wait for a while, or you can keep on posting, and after a bit, you'll be able to send pms.

I tried to send private messages to a couple of people myself, and I thought they weren't going through - but I went back into the message composer just now and I saw the check box option to "save a copy of my message to Sent Items"... no wonder nothing showed up in Sent Items after sending messages, lol.

I don't believe I get a confirmation box telling me my message has been sent either, which just added to my confusion. But I think I've got this figured out now...

Heh, no wonder I couldn't find the PM function...

Thanks guys, everything seems clear now.

Hey man, I just don't pay attention to these things. Why did I just start a thread with the same subject?
Thank you all!

If you're like me, you'll get so addicted to posting you'll rack up fifty+ posts before you even care about PM'ing.

Hi,

I'm a registered user but the forum is not letting me send private messages and such. Is there something I need to do?

Thanks.

Just for future reference, you could just refer to this thread in the future.

Thread 81343

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You have well over the required post count. Just give it a little time to boot ya into the user group that has PMs enabled.

Bumping several threads about the topic isn't going to make that happen any faster.

You should be able to.

lol i wish i could pm. Needa pm a user to get stuff reuploaded. Guess I just have to wait then.

lol i wish i could pm. Needa pm a user to get stuff reuploaded. Guess I just have to wait then.

PM function isn't enabled until you have 10 posts.

So its not 5? O_o ok thanks for the info!

5-10 posts actually... just keep posting til you get the PM function unlocked.

Lol ic. Uhh.. thanks for letting me get more posts then from replies then XD

Edit: Yep, pming works now. Strange on how its not a fix number though... not that it matters much.

You can PM after 5 posts, but for whatever reason, it can take the system a little while to move you into the "Registered: Can PM" group. So, sometimes it doesn't hit until 6-10 posts.

We have this in place because we used to have a real problem with users getting spam PMs. This way, someone actually has to stick around and post a bit if they want to spam. ;)

moving users to the "can pm" usergroup happens via a scheduled crontab

Would it be possible to include this information in the FAQ under "Private Messaging"?

Pleased to have found this post. Didn't seem to be anything in the faq.

thanks for the topic, didn't knew about it neither

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you sure it's 5 messages ? still not being able to PM anybody..

It just takes a little while to kick in sometimes, you should be able to PM soon.

Good information to have. The link in the FAQ does not seem to work: http://forums.ffshrine.org/#faq_vb_pm_explain

Okay, this explains alot. I wish there was some sort of Newbie Guide to FFshrine. >.<"

Perhaps it's character based - enabled once you type a certain number of characters? Mine was enabled at 8 posts...

So that's why I wasn't able to access the PM board !

Oops, one more post...:D

I hope i can get this working soon. Thanks

no wonder I couldn't find the PM function.
thanks

Thanks

Makes sense for the spam bots... thanks for the info!

Yeah thanks for info

It took me a while, but I finally found this thread on the activation process for being able to send a PM to another member. Also, I agree this info should be in the FAQ. Thanks all.

Ok, so I'm not the only one who had this problem. Does it happen automatically, or does a mod need to enable it?

Ok, so I'm not the only one who had this problem. Does it happen automatically, or does a mod need to enable it?

It's an anti-spam security measure.

Reach 5 posts, which you did, and you'll be moved in with the normal users.

**depending on your definition of "normal" **

no wonder i couldnt see pm msg thx for info

Wow, I spent a long time trying to find my PM inbox in the control panel. This should definitely be added to the FAQ, which was the first place I looked.

Aaaaah ! It's all becoming clear now.

I agree with all above who suggest this info should be in FAQs.

same this happen to me i didn't know i couldn't pm

Good to know.

good to know

Thanks for the Info

Ignore this, it's no longer relevant.

Thanks. Just posting to up my posts.

Thanks that has made it clear for me :)

It was very useful.....thanks!!!

Oh .. now i know , thanks !

Oh wow i was wondering about this too

Glad this topic is here. For a second I thought my account wasn't activated somehow.

Useful information...

I had the problem myself.

My PM box seems doesn't work... I don't understand...

@Rouky: Have you tried cleaning out your PM Inbox and Outbox to free up space so you can receive/send new PM's? Just a thought...

thanks for the help

Is the simple reply considered a post?

I mean yes. Sorry, I saw now that the posts number increased.

thanks

I was a bit surprised when i registered, but this explains it...Question,if you are sending pm to a person that doesn't have pm function enabled, will that person be able to see the message and respond?

I was a bit surprised when i registered, but this explains it...Question,if you are sending pm to a person that doesn't have pm function enabled, will that person be able to see the message and respond?
You can't send a private message to users who haven't unlocked that feature... And if they disable private messages through the control panel, you receive a system message telling you that they have disabled such function.

I figured, but just to make sure...thanks

Now I understand why I wasnt able to send PMs.. :)

Would be good if you get some instructions that explains why you cant send PMs.

well so the forum is protected against spam by forcing people to post some 5 spam posts in order to communicate without spam. ain't it paradox? :-)

well so the forum is protected against spam by forcing people to post some 5 spam posts in order to communicate without spam. ain't it paradox? :-)


a spam machine could do this too?

Thanks for the information. I wondered that the PM function doesn't work.

Well that makes sense

a spam machine could do this too?

Best laid plans~

Does it need one need to make post on diferent toppics?

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info

Yep, was just wondering about this myself.

no wonder.. noted the info

Yep, was just wondering about this myself.

Michael Caine vs. Dirty Harry in their prime, who would win?

On Topic: 2 posts is the magic number now.

Michael Caine vs. Dirty Harry in their prime, who would win?

I think that Dirty Harry may have the upper hand there. After all, he is a fictional badass detective, whereas Michael Caine is a British actor.

Was confused on the location of the pm function. =S
thanks for the thread.

Second Post to get PM-function...

Well that explains a lot ....

thanks for the info!
(man I'm starting to feel dirty....)

What if people just spam posts until they get PM privileges .__.

Shouldn't be the information about the required posts number added to FAQ? I believe most of new members would prefer to be informed that way...

This should be a sticky, it can be confusing at first to understand why one can not PM...

thanks! nice to know

Cool, thanks

Thanks.

Thanks!

Thanks alot, wondered why i couldn't ask someone a question in private, this explains it.

Thank you.

Very informational! Thanks!

How can I tell whether I have PM permissions or not? I have posted a number of times, but I'm not sure. Is it shown somewhere in Account Settings?

Thanks!

3 more to go

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3 more to go

2

need to post for PM too

Really wish you guys would post some contributing posts on the forums instead of spamming up this one thread.

Maybe. However for the most part, when the question is posed in the forum, this is exactly what we tell them to do. Say thanks in a thread or two. Say high. Whatever just to get the count up.

Thanks for the info

ok, thank you

That explains it!. This is post number 2.

So I guess thanks for the intel..

Thanks !

I NEED PM FUNCTION!!!

Thanks

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What does PM stand for?

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Iam new here.Sorry for asking silly questions :)

Private Messages.

see 5-10 times...

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Indeed good info

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Hopefully I'll be able to PM soon...:)

OMG spam newbies. In my particular case i was send (and received) several PMs but now i can't send neither recive. Any ideas about what's going on?

...thank...

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...info...

You know that your five posts only add up to one right? Tried to do the same on another thread :/

Many thanks for the information :-)

Thank for the info - good to be part of the forum!

Sweet

Quite logical - as to avoid spam and foster communication.

OMG spam newbies. In my particular case i was send (and received) several PMs but now i can't send neither recive. Any ideas about what's going on?

I have exactly the same problem. I can receive PM's but can't send. I tried the track message and got a message that I don't have permission to use that function. Maybe it's because we are relative newbies??? Perhaps we have to build up a certain number of post to be able to send PM's. Can the Moderators please advise?

aha worked out what the problem is. Didn't tick the right box - D'oh

Ok! Thanks!

Still waiting for the PM achievement to unlock

It does make sense as this stops people just turning up and getting what they want and leaving

Thanks man!

I wanna see the pm function, posting everywhere!

I'd like to be able to send PMs!

Useful to know - thanks

Why does this requirement exist, anyway? To foil spambots?

Ooooh, I see now!

this is good to know

So it is definitively 10?

good advice. finally some facts

This had me confused as well.. Thanks for sharing. You might want to make this a sticky. (unless my ignorance is showing and it already IS a sticky.)

Thanks for the info

thanks

ohh i see what happened here XD

moving users to the "can pm" usergroup happens via a scheduled crontab

Any idea if that happens at a certain weekly point of time?

I've sent many messages but my 'sent' page contains 0 messages - have they sent or not?

same as me

message only going to 'sent' if checking save option to sent folder when you make pm.

thanks for the information

I too see the use of this...

Hmm

Yeah, I have the same issue too.

Maybe it would have been better to show the option for a pm function, but gray it out so that we at least know there is some type of private message functionality. Thank you for the info though!

What's the point of this? To prevent spam? Ususally spammers use the forum and not the PM system. Weird.

Thanks for the information.

Aha this thread was helpful, now I know why I can't send PMs yet :P. Thanks for the info!

thanks!

Thanks for the info

omg...thx for the imformation

Thank you. I was wondering why I couldn't send messages.

thx a lot for your help.

Thank you for the help !

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But I don't see where we can use PMs... May be i don't post enough posts...

Edit: Well... It seems to be ok...

Seems I need 5 posts, here is number 2.

My harddrive died so I needed to make a new account *cries*
;_;

Thank you!

Thanks for the information!

Thank you for the info, now i know why i can't pm.

thanks for the info!

That may have been written clearly in the FAQ... Should have avoided a lot of questions and trouble ;)

never need to.. but now.. I understand.. thx :-)

This is such a weird rule...but good to know anyways.

Righty-o, thanks for clearing it up. Strange rule, but hey.

I went almost crazy searching for PM button... and then I located this post. :)

Ok so this clears things up a bit :)

thanks for the tip.... hopefully the magic button will appear soon !

Thanks. (Post #2)

Thanks for the info

Always learning, now I understand what's "wrong"...oh well.

thanks for the info

Much obliged, good to know.

thanks.

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I have now with this 12 or 13 posts and the pm-function is not working. Help me!

I ll get crazy if I didnt see this

Thanks a lot !

Thanks for making it clear !

Thanks for the info!

Now I understand

Haha wasn't sure why I didn't have access. Could be useful to add some kind of awareness sticky. Just saying.

Well that explains a few things.

Also thanks for the info!

Finally I get the answer to that

Finally I get the answer to that

Me too
:-)

Finallllly been confused about this for ages

You can PM after 5 posts, but for whatever reason, it can take the system a little while to move you into the "Registered: Can PM" group. So, sometimes it doesn't hit until 6-10 posts.

We have this in place because we used to have a real problem with users getting spam PMs. This way, someone actually has to stick around and post a bit if they want to spam. ;)

I was wondering why I couldn't PM, and now I know! Thank You!

Now I know too. Thanks! :)

Cool most helpful. Gotta wait for those numbers. Peace out.

thanks

oh, that's why, thanks

thanks

I think this is a good policy! Best, C

Ok thanks for this information about the reference posting.

I'm Jack's massive surprise.

Thank you for this - I was wondering what was going on, and now I'm not. Always a good thing. ;)

I've just discovered why I can't send/receive PMs, and I think it's a resonable policy.
Having that said, I find that such an important rule could be showed clearly in the forum rules, and/or even in the registration process.

Thanks for the info, I had forgotten about it...

I had also forgotten about that :(

Well, now I know....
I want my old account back.

Thanks for the answer, now I remember the 10 posts requirement.

Thanks for the reminder...

Cool, thanks!

This thread reminds me of the TV commercial that asks "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop."

PM privileges GET

Don't mind me, just trying to gain PM capability to recover my old account with Jessie.
(this is post 3 of 5)

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Turns out you need more than 5 posts....I guess it's 10 as some have mentioned.

why you can sent pm only after 5 posts?

thanks

Thanks!

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why you can sent pm only after 5 posts?

Thanks for the info ;)

Thanks. It would help if this info was in the forum FAQ. It doesn't mention anywhere about the post requirement, and I thought there was something wrong with my account :p

No kidding

Thanks for the info!

Oh ok that explain why I couldn't too :)

Oh... that explains. Thx.

now I understand it too...not very clear on this site....

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my idea...cost me an hour to figure it out...

Glad I saw this thread

I have the same problem.If I have 10 posts it will become ok?

I had PM ability by three messages.

Maybe my post quality is just... All that and a bag of chips :P

Hi all,

17 posts and no PM ability....

Do we need to wait for a while before getting the option ?

--- Now fixed ----

Great info ! thanks. I was wondering why it didn't work.

Thank you for letting me know!

Ah, I was wondering why I couldn't find the PM function.

Thank you for letting me know!

good to know

Finally figured this out, feel a little like a dummy for not realizing it sooner...but good to know now.
Didn't see a this bit of info in the FAQ or guidelines though. Wonder if we can get a sticky for this thread or one similar?

I am just glad to know how to be able to PM people here, thanks.

This is good info because I've been wondering where the PM button is for a week? :P

When I click on a "Notifications" or any private message, I get a blank message template that says "Microsoft sender 13" and a spider image at the top. What does this mean???

When I click on a "Notifications" or any private message, I get a blank message template that says "Microsoft sender 13" and a spider image at the top. What does this mean???

Same here! :( I even think this looks quite menacing...
Please, what can I do?

Either another hack, or files got corrupted between all the "Database Errors" this place is (still) going through, as of late.

EDIT:
Source-code of the private.php page right now:


<title> Microsoft sender 2013 </title>
******* type="text/css">
<!--
.style5 {color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; }
.style6 {font-size: 10px}
.style9 {color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10; }
-->
</style>
****** bgcolor="#000000" style="text-align: center">

****** id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
<input type="hidden" name="vai" value="1">
<span class="style5"></span>
<p align="center">

<p align="center">
<font color="#FFFF00" face="Comic Sans MS" style="font-size: 20pt">
Microsoft sender 2013</font></p>
<table width="422" border="0" bgcolor="#000000">
<tr>
<td width="66">
<p align="center"><span class="style5">Nome:</span></td>
<td width="346">
<p align="center"><span class="style9">

<label>
<input name="nome" value="" size="20" style="float: left; background-color: #FFFF00" />
</label>
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p align="center"><span class="style5">Email:</span></td>
<td>
<p align="center">
<input name="de" value="" size="30" style="float: left; background-color: #FFFF00" /></td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p align="center"><span class="style5">Sujet:</span></td>
<td>
<p align="center">
<input name="assunto" value="" size="40" style="float: left; background-color: #FFFF00" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p align="center"><span class="style5">Lettre:</span><p align="center">&nbsp;<p align="center">&nbsp;<p align="center">
<span class="style5">liste email</span></td>
<td><span class="style9">

<p align="center">
</p>
<p align="left">

</span></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<p align="center"><span class="style6"></span></td>
<td>
<p align="center">
<input name="Submit" type="submit" value="Inbox" style="color: #000080; font-weight: bold" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

So what to do then? Just wait? Cos I've just got a PM

Yh Same. Sigh. One Thing After Another........

Same here! :( I even think this looks quite menacing...
Worst of all, it's in French.
;)

Do we still need 5 messages to be able to PM? The FAQ is unclear about it

Do we still need 5 messages to be able to PM? The FAQ is unclear about it

No, two comments/messages should be enough. ;)
Then you just have to wait. Half an hour or so, I think...

haha! ok thanks for the information :-)

No, two comments/messages should be enough. ;)
Then you just have to wait. Half an hour or so, I think...

Thank you. I had checked the FAQ and checked the settings in my profile and couldn't figure out how to PM.

Since this is post #2 for me, I'll wait a bit and give it another try. :)

This is information worth knowing. Hope others who need it can see it

Ok!

I have had the same problem!!!

Hmmm... I first read 5 messages and now 2. Thanks for the info!

It's a bit weird that the FAQ don't seem to mention this, but you'll only get a message that you can't access that feature.

Gotcha

thanks for clarifying

Now, the long wait :-|

Really should put this info into the faq.

I found this thread about 10 minutes after scanning the FAQ. Hopefully my PM option will pop up after 5 messages.

So needed to 10 posts not 5 posts?

thanks!

Thanks for the info… So I 'll wait.

I couldn't find anything in the FAQs either. :(

Glad I found this thread. I've been trying to find out how to send PMs and clicking links in the FAQ I end up on pages I can't access. Thanks for providing the solution.

Thanks for the solution.

Glad I found this, I was so confused