Private Messaging Topic is solved

[jeffkolbie]

I know this is an extremely dumb question, but I've clicked everywhere and do not see an option for private message. How do you send a user a private message?

[gregster]

Hey Jeff,
usually you can just click the name of the person you want to send a message; you then see in his/her profile page a link called PM: Send private message in the 'Contact section'.
There is also a more direct link called contact in each post for the corresponding user, where you can choose different ways to contact someone (if the user provided such info) - but at least PM should be available.
In the end, you can also choose 'Compose message' in the 'private messages' section of your 'user control panel': https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/ucp.php?i=ucp_pm&mode=compose.

But, I think you need at least 3 or 4 (by the admins) approved posts, before you will be allowed to send PMs (and do a few other things, afaik). That's probably why you don't see any possibility to send a PM - because there is none... for you. But it won't take long.
Reason is spam prevention... unfortunately, these measures have been proven necessary.

[jeeswg]

In the top-right corner of the webpage, in the toolbar, I see a 'Private messages' envelope icon.

[jeffkolbie]

I think you need at least 3 or 4 (by the admins) approved posts, before you will be allowed to send PMs

That was what I thought.

[gregster]

Magic number seems to be three posts... because now I can see the links that would allow me to pm you - which I didn't see before.