by grwebster » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:10 am
Ladd, you can fly anything in the USAF inventory, even Airbus equipment, and yet you can't send a PM on this board? Oh, the shame.
But I agree, it sucks, and isn't user friendly. So continue to post your personal email. This however may get you some spam in your email inbox as spammers use robots to search forums to obtain valid email address. This is why most forums allow user names, and offer the PM way to contact other members.
But hey, I know the USAF LTC's retired salary coupled with your UPS salary may inhibit your collection acquisition capabilities so.... just wait for some nice guy who has millions tucked away in a Nigerian acct contacts you and needs your help. Or even better, as I realize you guys who can't handle rotary wing aircraft may have been short changed in the package department, I am sure some other nice folks will offer you a penis enlarger via email. Meds? you ask? Just wait and you will get lots of fine offers. All this will come your way UNLESS you follow the instructions below.
BE SURE YOU HAVE LOGGED IN>
From a post - to the right of the posted msg there is a box under the authors name with PM next to it. Click on the box.
This takes you to the USER CONTROL PANEL with the members name you want to send a pm to in green at the top with a little x in a box next to it.
You may want to delete the automatically copied text, but in any case just type your msg, then click SUBMIT. An email from the site will go to the member you want to contact.
Where things may exceed the capacity of a USAF fixed wing aviator is when you want to send a pm to someone and there isn't a post to reply to.
In this case, go to BOARD INDEX at the top of every page, then USER CONTROL PANEL
click on tab PRIVATE MESSAGES
if you know the member's user name type it in the box, then click the ADD box. if you want to add others, type in each user name and click ADD.
If you don't remember the User name click on FIND A MEMBER in blue letters
This takes you to a new small window, SCROLL DOWN to Members and go through the roster to find the member you want. Click on the box to the left of his user name, go to the bottom of the page and click box SELECT MARKED. The box will close and the user name will now be in the address box on your opened PM page. Now Click ADD and type your msg, call out 'Clear Right! Clear Left!' then click SUBMIT.
