topic Re: Private messages in Selling

Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 04:59:12 GMT

I sent a PM to a member, and had a response.

Tried to reply but Lithium tell me "One or more of these members doesn't have PM's enabled. Their names have been removed from the send to list". First time I tried there was supposed to be invalid HTML in there?? What HTML??

I just tried to send another with just 'testing' as the message - but the red error bits came up again.

Can anyone explain why?

Re: Private messages

*tippy*toes* — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:03:45 GMT

I've had that HTML message show up if I've copied a picture, or copied and pasted something into the text box. It says that it's changed whatever, but there are no changes. Sometimes it removes coloured text, or lines, if you've copied something from the help pages. If you hit the post button a second time, it should post OK.

Re: Private messages

bakeandfry — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:06:10 GMT

You can opt to get private messages, this is only how i know how to do it (dont know where to find it on full site..

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:12:18 GMT

I clicked 'send message' more than once. And what it does is remove the member's id.

No I didn't do a photo thing, but yes, in the end I copied my message to Word so I didn't have to type it again.

But now I can't even send a NEW message just saying 'testing'. I get the red error message as per my post above.

Maybe one of the diligant Lithium moderators could step in here to explain the problem and help me get it sorted.

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:14:35 GMT

The thing is that the original PM was sent about 2 hours ago, reply maybe an hour ago.

Both parties have PM's enabled, so it shouldn't have become a problem.

Re: Private messages

k1ooo-slr-sales — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:20:42 GMT

try sending me a message and I'll let you know if it comes through

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:29:05 GMT

Nope, it didn't work.

Re: Private messages

k1ooo-slr-sales — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:31:55 GMT

I regularly get PMs from members, so I know I have messages enabled.

Re: Private messages

cmcoins2000 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:34:56 GMT

@5kazam wrote:
Nope, it didn't work.

Try sending one to me.

Re: Private messages

k1ooo-slr-sales — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:38:05 GMT

just sent you a PM, if it comes through try replying and see what happens.

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:40:30 GMT

Now I've just received one and replied - all okay

Sent one to helen - okay

Tried to send one to another member who messaged me - NOT okay.

What's going on??

Just going to try again to my original person and see what happens this time.

Re: Private messages

cmcoins2000 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:39:43 GMT

I received yours & answered.

Re: Private messages

cmcoins2000 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:40:49 GMT

@5kazam wrote:
Now I've just received one and replied - all okay

Sent one to helen - okay

Tried to send one to another member who messaged me - NOT okay.

What's going on??

Perhaps they don't have PMs checked - ie - ticked the box in settings.

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:43:40 GMT

But if I sent the member a PM today, and received a reply, surely that member must have PM's turned on?

Re: Private messages

davewil1964 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:01:37 GMT

Maybe they don't really want PMs and have disabled them? Or played with the settings without realising.

A long bow admittedly, but all I can think of.

Word is full of extraneous unseen formatting. Notepad is pure text. Much better

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:04:09 GMT

Interestingly enough, the original member who I sent a PM to, and received a reply, has seen this thread and sent me another PM.

But I still couldn't respond.

I've sent and received PM's from quite a few of you - and I thank you for attempting to help me out here.

There's got to be a simple explanation as to why I cannot send PM's to that particular member - even when they just say 'testing'.

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:06:57 GMT

That's not the case. Read my post above this.

If Lithium had let me send the message in the first instance, I wouldn't have needed to copy it to Word. It was reasonably lengthy, and you know what it's like, you can't remember word for word what you wrote, so the easiest thing is to copy it elsewhere.

Re: Private messages

cmcoins2000 — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:12:25 GMT

@5kazam wrote:
That's not the case. Read my post above this.

If Lithium had let me send the message in the first instance, I wouldn't have needed to copy it to Word. It was reasonably lengthy, and you know what it's like, you can't remember word for word what you wrote, so the easiest thing is to copy it elsewhere.

I received yours and answered - it is sitting there unread.

Check your settings.

Re: Private messages

5kazam — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:34:09 GMT

If I've sent and received to you and others after my hiccup, and received again from my original PM person, haven't touched anything, why would my settings have changed just for one member.

I even added this person as a friend.

Re: Private messages

k1ooo-slr-sales — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 06:38:59 GMT

I replied to your reply at 4:39pm. It is showing at my end that you have not yet read that message.