# How often do you get PMs on here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412 "2016-12-23T00:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/21 "2016-12-23T11:41:11Z")
Nine in 16 years, from only 3 different posters. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/22 "2016-12-23T11:54:46Z")
Total of two in the last almost 18 years. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/23 "2016-12-23T12:16:16Z")
So rarely that half the time I wind up not noticing them in a timely fashion. Nine received, four sent in the profile record, probably half as many previously cleared. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/24 "2016-12-23T12:42:02Z")
Rarely, maybe once or twice a year. I don’t use it really, but am glad there is such a feature. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/25 "2016-12-23T13:44:11Z")
Basically only when I’m doing an exchange. I’ve had a handful of others for various reasons, but it’s mostly the exchanges. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/26 "2016-12-23T14:42:34Z")
Don’t think I’ve ever gotten any. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/27 "2016-12-23T14:51:46Z")
80 in six years. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/28 "2016-12-23T15:10:31Z")
Every so often. A few from **Idle** that I enjoyed. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/29 "2016-12-23T16:06:29Z")
125 in 16 years. Some of them from **Idle** , which I enjoy. Even if I don’t respond. ETA: I will say, I was a little hurt I didn’t get the “I’m really a girl” PM. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/30 "2016-12-23T16:45:40Z")
In almost 17 years: About one warning a year in the last five years for Being A Jerk (must be age). A few less-than-warnings or other heads-ups from mods. The odd inquiry about something I posted. Largest category would be PMs I solicited for some reason. Maybe 100-120, all in? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/31 "2016-12-23T18:38:13Z")
I have three of them this year, all of them from **Idle Thoughts** , two related to a contest I won because of my lack of posts in Great Debates. I won $10!! I told **I\_T** to buy a lottery ticket and we would split the proceeds. (never heard back). I don’t get very many and that’s OK. Proud to say that I never got a warning or even a PSSST, you are being jerk from a Moderator. Yeah me! ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/32 "2016-12-23T18:45:58Z")
I’ve gotten a few, including one from you (Idle Thoughts) that I just saw again before responding to this, and it was from a thread you started asking about a strange beeping noise or something in your room. It’s been bugging me for a while, did you ever figure it out? (thread was from 2 years ago, not sure why I started thinking about it recently) ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/33 "2016-12-23T19:43:57Z")
Coming up on 17 years on the boards, I have 8 PM’s - 4 received and 4 sent. I like to keep it balanced, ya know. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/34 "2016-12-23T23:04:21Z")
I get one every few months, and tend to send one out (generally because someone said something awesome) maybe once a month. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/35 "2016-12-23T23:22:38Z")
I didn’t get any from 2001 to 2008. From 2008 to 2012 I averaged 2 or 3 per year. In 2012 I became a mod, and I’ve received about 400 since then. Very few of those were non-mod related. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/36 "2016-12-24T01:32:55Z")
153 since 2007. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/37 "2016-12-24T05:48:06Z")
Very rarely. I’ve had 25 in the last 16 years. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/38 "2016-12-24T15:51:53Z")
I have yet to delete a PM. Join Date = July 2000 Total PMs = 9 So, about once every 1.8 years. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/39 "2016-12-24T15:54:52Z")
Oops, the PMs are 2 sent, 7 recieved. So, I receive one about once every 2.4 years. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412/40 "2016-12-24T16:40:28Z")
Five or six a year although with a couple of the threads/tasks not continuing (Christmas Cards for Doper Kids for example) it may be way less in the future. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-get-pms-on-here/775412.md?page=3)