Profile posts Vs Private Messages (PM)

[EricV]

Just a heads up to forum users. Profile posts are public and show up on the home page, along the right side, and anyone that goes to that persons profile can read them. Sensitive info like address, phone, email or details you don't want public should be conveyed via a PM to keep your conversation private.

I have noticed a few conversations lately that might be better off via PM. No need in making it easy for the scammers and spammers.

 

[Shawn K]

Yeah, I figured that out a while ago. I wasn't sweating bullets about the exchanges on my profile page, since all the same information was in the threads anyway.

If anyone out there is a scammer/spammer who needs to get a hold of me regarding my Nigerian Royal Family Member Lottery and Inheritance, please reach out to me at [email protected]

 

[Ira]

Just a heads up to forum users. Profile posts are public and show up on the home page, along the right side, and anyone that goes to that persons profile can read them. Sensitive info like address, phone, email or details you don't want public should be conveyed via a PM to keep your conversation private.

I have noticed a few conversations lately that might be better off via PM. No need in making it easy for the scammers and spammers.

Not to mention that one cannot directly reply to the sender of a post to a profile.

Ira Agins
Iron Butt Association

 

[Gatey]

So this should have been explained years ago.

 

[CB650F]

Isn't that typical on just about all web forums? Private messages are private, but profiles are public.

 

[Auburn]

Just a heads up to forum users. Profile posts are public and show up on the home page, along the right side, and anyone that goes to that persons profile can read them. Sensitive info like address, phone, email or details you don't want public should be conveyed via a PM to keep your conversation private.

I have noticed a few conversations lately that might be better off via PM. No need in making it easy for the scammers and spammers.

I looked to see where to do PM but could not find where.

On other forums, I am used to highlighting the person's name and it gives the option to send a PM. I don't see that here. Maybe someone can highlight how to do so?

 

[EricV]

I looked to see where to do PM but could not find where.

On other forums, I am used to highlighting the person's name and it gives the option to send a PM. I don't see that here. Maybe someone can highlight how to do so?

Hover your curser over the user name, then a window will appear. Click on "start conversation" and a new window opens to do your PM. Feel free to test on me.

 

[Auburn]

Hover your curser over the user name, then a window will appear. Click on "start conversation" and a new window opens to do your PM. Feel free to test on me.

Eric,
here is what I see when I do that. I'm not give the option to start a conversation.

 

[EricV]

That's odd. What I see is this:


If I hove over my own user name, I see what similar to what you show, w/o follow or ignore. Anyone else's I see Start conversation too. Maybe check your settings.

 

[Auburn]

Maybe something with the forum set up possibly? Maybe it's triggered when you get to a certain number of posts???

 

[Stephen!]

Eric,
here is what I see when I do that. I'm not give the option to start a conversation.

That is really weird...

 

[Auburn]

That is really weird...

I'm guessing something is the default setup in the forum is the reason.

 

[Stephen!]

I'm guessing something is the default setup in the forum is the reason.

If you click on the username in the pop-up to get to the user profile page, is the option there to "Start Coversation"?

 

[Auburn]

No, I get the same as screen shot before.


And when I do it through the member search I get this:

 

[Stephen!]

@Ira to the white courtesy phone, please... Is there a toggle in user profile that enables/disables one's ability to Start (a) Conversation with other users?

 

[EricV]

There is a privacy setting to select whom may start a conversation. Members only, people I know or nobody. (something like that) Mine is set to Members only, which should include any Premier members. I seem to recall you can't become a Premier member w/o being an IBA member first.

 

[Stephen!]

There is a privacy setting to select whom may start a conversation. Members only, people I know or nobody. (something like that) Mine is set to Members only, which should include any Premier members. I seem to recall you can't become a Premier member w/o being an IBA member first.

I saw that. The three choices are: Members Only, People you follow, and Nobody.

Since I can see it on your profile, I was certain you did not have it set to "Nobody". I cannot imagine you would be "Following" me, so the only option left would have been "Members Only". Pretty sure that means members of the forum. So given all that I asked Ira's help in case there is a toggle behind the scenes, away from user control, that might be preventing "Auburn" from starting conversations.

 

[Auburn]

I saw that. The three choices are: Members Only, People you follow, and Nobody.

Since I can see it on your profile, I was certain you did not have it set to "Nobody". I cannot imagine you would be "Following" me, so the only option left would have been "Members Only". Pretty sure that means members of the forum. So given all that I asked Ira's help in case there is a toggle behind the scenes, away from user control, that might be preventing "Auburn" from starting conversations.

Mine is set to Members only for privacy settings.

 

[Ira]

You can also start a conversation by clicking on the "Inbox" link in the upper right portion of the screen, then hitting the "Start a new conversation" button.

Ira Agins
Iron Butt Association

 

[Auburn]

You can also start a conversation by clicking on the "Inbox" link in the upper right portion of the screen, then hitting the "Start a new conversation" button.

Ira Agins
Iron Butt Association

Thanks.

Although that is not very intuitive though since every other forum (that I participate in) allows you to hover over the person's name and gives the option to send a PM or start a conversation.