# PM Send Failure

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807>\
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**Created:** [January 31, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807 "2009-01-31T00:53:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/1 "2009-01-31T00:53:03Z")

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Someone requested to add me to the Friend’s list. I accepted. That went through okay. But then I tried to send a PM to the person, and the system said the user could not be found. 😕

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/2 "2009-01-31T14:36:43Z")

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Tried it again almost 14 hours later, and again my PM failed. Very odd.

The error message I get reads:

\*\*The following errors occurred with your submission:

1. The following users were not found:\*\*

And then it lists the person’s name. But if this person just added me to the Friends list, and I was able to accept it successfully today, I should be able to send a PM?

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/3 "2009-01-31T15:01:15Z")

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Are you typing the person’s name in, or are you trying to send him a message from his profile?

Also, shoot me a message (or e-mail) with the user’s name, and I’ll try it myself.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/4 "2009-02-01T03:55:29Z")

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> [@SkipMagic](#):
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> Are you typing the person’s name in, or are you trying to send him a message from his profile?
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> Also, shoot me a message (or e-mail) with the user’s name, and I’ll try it myself.

Thanks, Skip. Just sent you a PM (successfully). Just tried it again now with the other member, and it failed again. I clicked on “Send a PM” or whatever it says in the profile, so it’s not a case of misspelling.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/5 "2009-02-01T04:20:25Z")

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Okay, I believe I’ve figured out the problem. Go ahead and send again when you get the chance.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pm-send-failure/483807/6 "2009-02-01T04:32:51Z")

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Thanks, Skip! You have indeed worked your Magic. It went through this time. 😃