# Reporting PMs **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 15, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-pms/777211 "2017-01-15T05:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**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:** [January 15, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-pms/777211/4 "2017-01-15T13:58:53Z")
I received your PM report. The person who sent you a PM was responding to a Pit thread, and responded with a personal insult, which would have been acceptable in the Pit. This is a reminder to all that, even if you are discussing something from the Pit, any PM sent must conform to non-Pit rules. Personal insults are only permitted in the Pit. They are not permitted anywhere else, including in PMs. From the FAQ: > [@FAQ - Guidelines and Etiquette on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-guidelines-and-etiquette-on-the-sdmb/369402/9): > > Since they are treated as postings, the rules of conduct for private messages are the same as those of the general forums of the Straight Dope Message Board, starting, but not ending, with our most basic rule: Don’t be a jerk. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-pms/777211)._