# Sending private messages **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 18, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305 "2007-07-18T20:51:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/1 "2007-07-18T20:51:04Z")
I recently tried to send a private message to clear up a misunderstanding, and saw the following: Small British Shop Owner, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation. Is this because I am a guest, or am I doing something wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/2 "2007-07-18T20:53:41Z")
If anyone is interested why, I _believe_ it was because a comment of mine, the penultimate post in the thread **Rico** just closed, was misconstrued as talking about illegal activities when I was asking what the Home Office (British equivilent of quite a few US departments) could authorise one to do. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/3 "2007-07-18T20:54:33Z")
IANAM. But I’m pretty sure that, yes, it is because you are a guest, and one of he privileges of membership is the use of the PM function. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/4 "2007-07-18T21:09:39Z")
You are a guest and not a member. Membership does have perks that go with it. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/5 "2007-07-18T23:34:08Z")
And just wait till you see the \*secret \* perks that we don’t tell guests about. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/6 "2007-07-18T23:49:04Z")
Sometimes I walk around wearing nothing but my perks. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/7 "2007-07-19T15:43:27Z")
I sometimes poison pigeons in my perks. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/8 "2007-07-19T17:31:47Z")
I’m using my perks right now…_and loving it!_ ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/9 "2007-07-19T18:27:31Z")
I’m feeling especially perky today. ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/10 "2007-07-19T21:02:36Z")
Some guy just called me a Perk and I just smiled back. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/11 "2007-07-19T23:37:40Z")
[QUOTE=essell] Some guy just called me a Perk and I just smiled back. [/QUOTE] No, that was “perp”. 😛 Or was it “perv”? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/12 "2007-07-20T03:27:37Z")
sorry. got nothing. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/13 "2007-07-20T03:56:53Z")
I hope you join the SDMB. You may be a sexual deviant, but none the less, you have interesting posts. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/14 "2007-07-20T04:49:37Z")
Would you like me to send a PM to \*\*Bridget \*\* for you? ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/15 "2007-07-20T17:35:05Z")
[QUOTE=Muffin] I hope you join the SDMB. You may be a sexual deviant, but none the less, you have interesting posts. [/QUOTE] I must confess that I’m starting to consider it. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/16 "2007-07-20T21:20:46Z")
[QUOTE=Small British Shop Owner] I must confess that I’m starting to consider it. [/QUOTE] I’m really glad to hear that! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/17 "2007-07-23T17:08:53Z")
[QUOTE=Small British Shop Owner] I must confess that I’m starting to consider it. [/QUOTE] Count me among those who look forward to your participation. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/18 "2007-07-23T18:15:43Z")
Take the plunge! Less than tuppence a day! (at current exchange rates) ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/19 "2007-07-24T10:01:57Z")
I just jizzed all over my perks… What? Too much? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-private-messages/412305/20 "2007-07-24T10:11:04Z")
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