I've sent you a PM

Why do people make a post saying "I've sent you a PM"?

See here for loads and loads of examples.

When I refresh a TT page my eye automatically glances at the "... new messages" message. Other people have the pop-up alert when they get a message. I'd be surprised if there could be a situation when logging on or changing pages that one wouldn't notice if they had received something. So why do you tell someone that you've PM'd them?

I've sent you a PM with the answer.

Have you done a search ?

or in my case

I have just sent you 800 PM's

damned proxy servers

I find it useful when something is for sale, as it shows that other interested parties have already PM'ed. If I am desperate for the article, then of course I'll PM the owner as well to check if it's still free, but usually I won't bother as I assume that it's already gone.

Plus, some of those ppl selling/giving things away say that they aren't on TT much, so I assume that they get the e-mail notification when someone replies to their thread.

its like when the doorbell rings and someone shouts out 'the doorbell has rung'

keeps your post count up!

Seriously, I think people do it to let the person know that their thread is actually being read. You feel like a Dork when you start a thread and NOBODY replies!

itz so dat thick ppl kan use the websight 2

A bit different. It'd be the person doing the ringing who shouts it. Ding-dong. Next thing a pair of eyes appear through the letter box and a voice shouting "I rang your bell!"

Can you beat this?

And the voicemail was "I've pm you" and the PM was "check your voicemail".

Does anybody have Keydeck's PM address ? I need to fax him a voicemail asap.

Thanks and before anybody gets stroppy, yes I have searched, numbnuts !

Or they get an email notification when someone sends them a PM.

Which an absolute nightmare since I've setup my email system to send me a PM when I receive something. It's been looping for weeks now!

Incidentally, to ALL of you who just sent me PMs, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you. My PM box was looking a little light recently and I'm now tipping into the 81% full zone. Cheers for that. I shall respond to you all individually and with all the appreciation you deserve and as much bile as I can siphon from the rancid core of my being.

I've sent myself a PM.

Class Keydeck. I told you and Jimbo a million times not to carry on in front of the children. Get yourselves a room already. Ive got to go to a meeting in a bit and have that damn song stuck in my head. Thanks for love. Bastard.

ps: Eurovol tis not nice to play with yourself and talk about it in public.

But it's nicer than playing with yourself in public whilst talking.

I suppose you would know. Allegedly.

Practise at home to perfect your public performances, I say.

I also love it when somebody states "please do not post in this thread but send me a PM if you are interested". That almost guarantees that the thread will fill up rapidly with random fuckwits asking questions and saying they have sent a PM...

Once only have I posted to a newbie that I had sent him a PM. He'd asked for general information on a for-sale thread, and I didn't want it to look as if I'd totally ignored him, nor did I want anyone posting the info on that thread, nor again did I want to tell him off for being stupid inexperienced as to forum ways and rules. Otherwise it is a bit of overkill.

it is pretty silly, although having said that, theres a few times where I have missed seeing a PM if 2 or more come almost simulataneously (obviously that requires being an extremely popular person so perhaps its only me that has experienced it )

You're not wrong. The problem is that that counter is reset to zero when you click on your inbox whether you read all new messages or not. So I can have loads of unread PMs but at the top right it still says "0 New Messages".
Nevertheless I still can't see myself ever posting "I've sent a PM".

You just did.

Before we got together, my boyfriend used that as an excuse not to go out on a date with me. He says he didn't see the PM but to this day I don't believe him.

Thank his lucky stars that I'm both stubborn and persistant.

Here's an example of it being a silly thing to do. By making his "I've sent you a PM" post the user has brought the ad back to the top of the list and thus more people are going to see it. It's like saying, I want to buy your product but first I'll help advertise it for you in case anyone would like to make a higher bid.

unless they're actually working together to sell it

I've had several occasions where someone has pm'd me to just randomly post something to a thread to keep it current.

exactly, Keydeck. I hadn't seen that advert before he posted. Having seen it, I immediately put in an offer on the phone. I hope i get it, just to prove how idiotic it is to make such posts.

Ha! Now I know you're interested I've just made another offer by phone - I hope I get it, just to prove how idiotic it was of you to say you've already put an offer in by phone.

Why the hell do folk feel the need to tell everyone that they have sent someone a PM.

I am sure when they open TT and log-in... they will find out you sent one.

Muppets!

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Is it not as annoying as creating a new thread on a a particular subject and not 'searching' first to see if it has been discussed before?

Sorry could not resist.

I know what you mean. I've sent you a PM about it.

I wrote "PMed you" the other day because someone asked me a couple of questions that I didn't want to answer in public. But my post got removed, so now it looks like I've just ignored her.

How do you work that one out. You sent her a PM with the answers, which she will get the next time she logs in. Doesn't sound like ignoring at all

To anyone reading the thread it does because her questions are there, addressed to him by (user)name.

Hey where in the hell is the jack handy quotes thread?

i'd just like to take the opportunity to say that I have just sent ER a pm.

I think its becuase they are attention grabbig twats

Don't girls have enough PMs?

I have just replied to OG's pm.

It was slightly painful at first but we took it slow and now it's the only way I like it.

I noticed in the adverts-section, there are a lot of people who post "PM'ed you", or "I just sent you a PM" or anything like that. Why?? When someone is PM'ed, it is a hell of a lot clearer by a popup that they received a message than going back into the thread and see if someone posted that they sent a message...

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not that i have posted it before but...
it may mean
- the person needs the ack. of the PM he/dhe does not get at the moment?

othereweise,
who cares?

I just sent you a PM with the answer.

I like to phone people and say "I've just sent you an email." I find they really appreciate it.

Now THAT actually makes sense when you have muppet mates that only check emails once every 4 years.

that is soooooooo good. love it! hardest chuckle I've had all day.

Here is an intriguing variation on the PM theme:

Well just to answer the old question. You can disable the pop up option so when you recieve a PM it only shows in the top right hand corner. The bad thing about this is that unless you are use to checking your message board everyday you might not realize you have a PM. I actually use to miss PMs for three or four days becaause of this. So I went back to the pop up.

Also sometimes I am not sure if I sent a pm because I deactivated the save sent pm option so instead of smothering with them with pms I will say "sent you a pm". Which I guess is the samething.

Anyway sent you a pm to explain this.

how do you do that, block the pop-up, that is? I can only find options to disable the PM function.

Options:
. board settings

I believe.

You use to be able to do it at least.