# Can the PM limit be raised **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 27, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264 "2009-10-27T04:34:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/1 "2009-10-27T04:34:48Z")
I have private messages I don’t want to delete, and I’ve been converting them to word documents to make room. The 50 PM limit for both sent and received messages gets filled quickly. Can a function be added so that we members who want to can pay an extra fee to get more PM storage (maybe 500 or so PMs instead of 50)? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/2 "2009-10-27T04:51:18Z")
I think paying members get 100 pms instead of 50. As an alternative, you can go to your UserCP, select “Edit Options”, scroll down and check: _The forum can send a message to your email address to inform you when someone sends you a private message. Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages_ The notice contains the text of the pm, and you can store it in your email. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/3 "2009-10-27T12:51:17Z")
Oakminster is correct. Members get more PM storage. In fact, as a test, we’ve just raised the number for subscribers from 100 to 200. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/4 "2009-10-27T18:53:23Z")
I feel so depressed now…in all the years I’ve been on this board I’ve only gotten about 24 PM’s, total. I’m going to go crawl into bed and sob for a while. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/5 "2009-10-27T19:16:07Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > In fact, as a test, we’ve just raised the number for subscribers from 100 to 200. Awesome, just went from 97% full to no warnings. Thank you, Jenny. Another option, Wesley, is that the PM notification you receive via email also contains the message. You can always folder those. Off to PM kittenblue. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/6 "2009-10-27T21:24:53Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > _The forum can send a message to your email address to inform you when someone sends you a private message. > Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages_ > > The notice contains the text of the pm, and you can store it in your email. You can also download your PMs in text, CSV, or Excel format, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/7 "2009-10-27T22:22:19Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I feel so depressed now…in all the years I’ve been on this board I’ve only gotten about 24 PM’s, total. I’m going to go crawl into bed and sob for a while. Almost all my PMs are just back/forth dialogue with 2 different people, so I’m not nearly as popular as you may think. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pm-limit-be-raised/515264/8 "2009-10-28T00:28:37Z")
Woo Hoo! Lieu helped me reach 25!