PM - How to send a PM? - Solved

[morten.dynamite]

I must be blind or something, I can’t find how to send PM.
In “Conversations” I have only Inbox and nothing else, have been looking around but can’t find anything.

 

[fitzsteve]

You should have a button 'start new conversation' hit that and away you go...

 

[comraider]

^ That's the quickest way! There is also an orange button (it's green if you use the dark theme) to start a new conversation from your inbox.

 

[morten.dynamite]

Hmm. The funny thing is that now it is there, before there was only “Follow”, “Ignore” when I clicked a username, and the “Start conversation” was neither there, nor was it in Conversation with the inbox.

Has it something to do with posting a thread?

This is my first thread.

But now it works, so problem solved.

 

[fitzsteve]

You used to have to make 2 posts to send a PM, maybe that's still the case!

 

[davideo]

That could be because you need more than 2 posts to send PMs (Conversations)

 

[morten.dynamite]

Aha that explains it, I could not find that info about 2 posts before PM, I thought there was something like that but could not find it.

 

[davideo]

When you register with AmiBay each new member is sent a PM (Conversation) part of which states the following

All new members must post at least twice before you are allowed to use the Conversation feature (private messages) system. We would like to invite you to begin posting in the Introduce Yourself area, to introduce yourself to all of our existing members, and say a little about yourself, to begin becoming a part of the Amibay Amibayers community.

 

[morten.dynamite]

Aha must have forgot that I registered the account in Jul 27, 2022, and I have deleted that message apparently, I must blame Covid for that my memory is not good after I had Covid.

 

[davideo]

Aha must have forgot that I registered the account in Jul 27, 2022, and I have deleted that message apparently, I must blame Covid for that my memory is not good after I had Covid.

That may not have been active in July - so you're forgiven

 

[morten.dynamite]

That may not have been active in July - so you're forgiven

Phew

 

[RetroNinja]

^ That's the quickest way! There is also an orange button (it's green if you use the dark theme) to start a new conversation from your inbox.

Thanks for the reference to dark theme - my preferred mode I'm sporting the tire tread (?) background now.

 

[davideo]

I’ve used the Dark Theme from day one and prefer it to the standard theme

 

[leonek79]

When you register with AmiBay each new member is sent a PM (Conversation) part of which states the following

Hey, I have the same problem but I registered a long time ago and it didn't seem to be a problem then.
You can reply but you cannot start a new conversation.

 

[davideo]

Hey, I have the same problem but I registered a long time ago and it didn't seem to be a problem then.
You can reply but you cannot start a new conversation.

You should now be able to create a new conversation because you now have 2 posts

 

[leonek79]

You should now be able to create a new conversation because you now have 2 posts

That's how it works

 

[Nanbu]

Strange rules. Thank you for your help too

 

[Sardine]

Nothing strange about it

Lowers the chance of spammers or scammers mass pm’ng members

The rules are there to try and protect you from the scum of the retro world and doing a pretty good job as well

 

[Iraito]

I guess i will take the occasion to post my second message and get the PM function too

 

[elena86]

Well, sry I'll use this oportunity to write my 2nd post here