Registered users can send Private Messages to each other outside of the forum posts.

Only one requirement must be met:  A sender must have previously posted at least one undeleted message into one of the forum categories.

Below are three optional procedures for sending a PM (Private Message):

Option 1:

1. In any post in any forum topic, click on the username of the person who added the post to the forum thread (topic), and to whom you wish to send a PM.
2. The following page will display an envelope icon on the right side. Click on that icon.
3. When the message page opens, click on the pencil icon to the right of the recipient’s username and type your message where the cursor lands.
4. Click the blue "Send" button.

Option 2:

1. Click on "Messages" in the Forum menu bar.
2. Click on the triple-bar icon at the left, beneath the “Profile” icon, then select “New Conversation”.
3. Add a conversation title (topic).
4. In the “Conversation Members” field, begin typing the username of the intended recipient… the field will automatically begin listing possible recipient usernames. Select the username you want.
5. Type your message.
6. Click the blue "Send" button.

Option 3:

1. Click on "Members" in the Forum menu bar.
2. Search for the username of the member to whom you want to send the message by entering all or a portion of that member's display name into the "Find a member" block and clicking on the blue "Search" button.
3. When the member's information appears, click member’s avatar or username.
4. The following page will display an envelope icon on the right side. Click on that icon.
5. When the message page opens, click on the pencil icon to the right of the recipient’s username and type your message where the cursor lands.
6. Click the blue "Send" button.

The recipient will receive an email message, sent to their registered email address.  Also, when the recipient logs into the website, a banner will note that a PM has been received.