# Will we get the PM option turned on on a trial basis? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 19, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611 "2007-01-19T19:45:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/1 "2007-01-19T19:45:30Z")
The private message feature looked interesting on the test site. What is the chance of turning it on, on a trial basis? Is this something where the admins will try out one new feature at a time to see their general impact on performance? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/2 "2007-01-19T19:59:30Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] The private message feature looked interesting on the test site. What is the chance of turning it on, on a trial basis? Is this something where the admins will try out one new feature at a time to see their general impact on performance? Jim [/QUOTE] My understanding is that PM is on, but when I tried to send you one, I got a message that you have chosen not to receive them. So 😕 to you. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/3 "2007-01-19T20:09:25Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] My understanding is that PM is on, but when I tried to send you one, I got a message that you have chosen not to receive them. So 😕 to you. [/QUOTE] Thank you **Frank** , I had it turned on the test environment; I forgot to turn it on here in the live environment. It is now on and I sent a test PM to you. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/4 "2007-01-19T20:16:07Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] It is now on and I sent a test PM to you. [/QUOTE] Received and replied to. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/5 "2007-01-19T20:18:18Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Thank you **Frank** , I had it turned on the test environment; I forgot to turn it on here in the live environment. Jim [/QUOTE] So, if I don’t turn it on, I can’t be contacted? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/6 "2007-01-19T20:26:10Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] So, if I don’t turn it on, I can’t be contacted? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Hey, aren’t you kind of like obligated to turn it on? You know as one of TPTB? 😉 Thanks \*\*Frank \*\* for clearing up my mistake. It works great. Any idea if the pop-up works under any conditions? I suspect that IE6 prevents it. I never got a pop-up in the test environment either. Jim ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-get-the-pm-option-turned-on-on-a-trial-basis/388611/7 "2007-01-19T22:52:54Z")
50 is a very reasonable amount of private messages. Thanks!