# Wait, we get Private Messages now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 3, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695 "2007-02-03T19:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/1 "2007-02-03T19:30:11Z")
Is this an intentional part of the board upgrade? If so: woohoo, yay, etc. If not: what’s up with the link in the username status corner? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/2 "2007-02-03T19:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] Is this an intentional part of the board upgrade? [/QUOTE] yes. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/3 "2007-02-03T20:16:21Z")
Okay, so my next question is: how come I don’t have any yet? 😃 I’m cute, I’m lovable! I spell thnigs rihgt most of the time! How come I don’t have any messages, dangit? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/4 "2007-02-03T20:25:08Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] How come I don’t have any messages, dangit? [/QUOTE] Boy is that asking for it! How many do you have…like now? ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/5 "2007-02-03T20:33:39Z")
Two. I’m happy now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/6 "2007-02-03T20:41:41Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] Two. I’m happy now. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Remember, there is a finite limit as to how many PMs you can have at one time. So if they’re small, throw 'em back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/7 "2007-02-03T20:57:42Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Remember, there is a finite limit as to how many PMs you can have at one time. So if they’re small, throw 'em back. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Hey, size isn’t everything, you know!!! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/8 "2007-02-07T17:54:03Z")
This fishy? ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/9 "2007-02-08T17:17:33Z")
In the ‘what you get if you pay’ section, the mods might now want to include private messages, as they’re currently listed under cool stuff we might do in the future. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-we-get-private-messages-now/390695/10 "2007-02-08T18:00:32Z")
Yeah, we need to update. Waiting on Jerry to do all the stuff he needs to do before we start, otherwise it’ll all get knocked out by vB boilerplate. Rather just do this once.