Private messages

To send
When looking at someone's full profile, or even mini-profile next to one of his/her posts, click on the little balloon icon.

To read your mail
At the top of every page on the forum, to the right of your username is a link for 'Private Messages.' Click this to read or send PMs. If you have messages, there will be a counter up there as well.

With the 'settings' link you can tell the system to email you when you have a PM.

Dave,

Looking at my PM Inbox, I have now read all the msgs I have received. But I notice that one from you has a green dot next to your name, and two from konza have grey dots. Even after I have read the msgs there is no change. What's the story there, please? Thanks!

Eric

It's a person's online status, I'm almost positive. Green means online. (I might not really be online; I often leave a tab open on the site when AFK.) Gray is offline.

You could test my theory by comparing the dots to the list of users online at the bottom of the main page. And of course by having a bunch of PMs in your inbox from lotsa different peeps.

Maybe everybody could send HE a PM wishing him a happy and healthy....

Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve): 5 January
Epiphany: 6 January – the arrival of the Three Magi.
Armenian Apostolic Christmas: 6 January
Orthodox Christmas: 7 January

Thanks, Dave, makes sense, and I believe you are right.
Folks, please do NOT follow Dave's suggestion, and thanks in advance!