Board related question (about PMs)

[GregN]

Sorry for the off-topic question, but I have nowhere else to turn (as far as I can see) and I've gotten no response from feedback@videohelp.com.

Ive got a few PMs that I've attempted to send over the last couple of weeks. As I release them, I get the message stating that they have been sent. However, these messages do not show up in my Sent file, as they're still sitting in the outbox, with no means of releasing them!

Any ideas as to what's going on??!!

My in box is only 2% full, sent box only 13%, so that's not the problem. I'm logged in during all these attempts. I'm not banned from sending PMs either, so I'm baffled as to what is occuring here. Doubly frustrating as these are important messages I'm trying to send!

Please help!

[thecoalman]

Sorry for the off-topic question, !

How about the off-topic forumn I think what that means is that the person you sent them too hasn't clicked on them in there inbox.

[GregN]

gee, learn how to spell 'forum' before you criticize me, ok pal!

your point is well taken though.. well, even though I didn't take it so well.

I hope you are incorrect about the "not read yet" part, because if that's the case.. it could mean very bad news (for the guy I've been trying to message, a guy very familiar around this place. Either he's dead/injured or else he's a con man, as far as I can tell. Either way, bad news).

[Cobra]

I will move this to feedback since it is board-related for you, GregN. Not a problem.

With regards to your question, the PM system works like this. You make your PM and click send. It will go to your outbox, and send a message to the user you PMd. As soon as they access their PM inbox, the PM moves to your sentbox. So, outbox means "to be delivered" and sentbox means "delivered, and hopefully read".

Hope this helps,

Cobra

[thecoalman]

gee, learn how to spell 'forum' before you criticize me, ok pal!

You know Einstein (sp?) frequently misspelled (sp?) common words 8) . I misspell (sp?) that frequently, don't know why considering I no (sp? :P ) it's wrong. I also frequently transpose the e in words such as likely to likley.... Some form of dyslexia (sp?) maybe? Maybe it's the huge vocabulary that is encumbering the part of my brain that tells me how they are spelt

[Cobra]

It was a typo. Drop it.

[Will Hay]

**** me, attitude from a moderator for friendly banter, littered with smiley emoticons.
Great news for the site.
W.

[Cobra]

Will - I didn't see the icons because I am browsing on a weird and exotic browser just now.

Looking at it through Opera now, I've made a slight mistake.

Guys, do what Mr. Hay says and ignore me!

Thanks,

Cobra

[Will Hay]

the best moderators don't take offence at valid points, no matter the content.
good on you
...........say hi to the dog for me cobra
don't let him/her shit without scoooooooping it up and putting it in your pocket until you find a bin!
W.

[thecoalman]

And on a final note it wasn't a typo I misspell that frequently. Again I have no idea why....

[Cobra]

...........say hi to the dog for me cobra

[Will Hay]

Excellent
Will

[Capmaster]

He's unsinkable. Yes he is

[indolikaa]

He's a whore. Don't glorify it anymore than it needs to be.

[GregN]

this thread has gone to the dogs.

I have no Einstein potential, so good spelling is all I have to go on (and lord over other people)!

thanks for the help guys. Hopefully, everything will turn out ok.

[Cobra]

Sorry about the threadjacking, Greg. I'm barking mad...

[GregN]

no problem.

[indolikaa]

gee, learn how to spell 'forum' before you criticize me, ok pal!

your point is well taken though.. well, even though I didn't take it so well.

Needs works, my friend.

Spelling and grammar are weapons that can be successfully used in an online engagement with your enemy. The point should be driven home with ferocity and brute force, not danced around like a pack of 'Queer Eye for the Moderator Guy' pansies in a tulip field.

Let's try this again. But this time, we'll draw from two of the more famous works on despising your potential enemies: Thayne's Guide to Making Friends and Indolikaa's Reference for Hate and Discontentment.

First, lay the ground rules out early by expressing your true feelings in this matter. Rather than say...

gee, learn how to spell 'forum' before you criticize me, ok pal!

...which gives that 'I'm just joshin' with ya!' feeling, you should try for something a little more subtle. For instance, my personal choice would be something along the lines of...

Listen up, *******!

...to ensure I have the person's full and undivided attention. Rest assured this method will work even for the most stubborn of all posters. Greeks included.

Now, having set the tone for your engagement with the enemy, you may feel free to continue with the usual hate and discontentment our members have come to enjoy reading. I would suggest something along these lines...

I don't need some pansy-ass shit-for-brains like you correcting my spelling. Especially some wad who can't even spell his own name with proper technique. 'thecoalman' is a reference to a specific person, dumbass. If you're too stupid to capitalize your own name, don't bitch at me because I might have transposed ($3 word, always useful to establish intellectual superiority) a letter here or there!

Feel free to continue your back-and-forth jabs until such time as a moderator decides he's seen enough...

It was a typo. Drop it.

...and cautions you that your conduct is bordering on unpleasantness. Fear not, because it will only be a matter of time before another combatant enters the fray, generally with the intent of politely telling the moderator to buy an inflatable sheep and disappear with it for awhile. Tone is everything, and it means the difference between finding yourself booked for the petty misdemeanor and being held in awe by your fellow members. This is where the true post whore puts his real value on the table for all to see.

**** me, attitude from a moderator for friendly banter, littered with smiley emoticons.
Great news for the site.

The secret to this exchange is understanding the nature of the persons in question. These people are British. They drive on the wrong ******* side of the road, they drink their beer warm, and they actually built an underground tunnel to connect their dreary world to France! These people are naturally unpleasant, end of story! Why anybody in their right mind would build a tunnel and connect with France is beyond me.

Continuing with our discussion, at this point the thread has melted into an orgy of hate and discontentment. You may continue your unwielding assault at your leisure, until a sympathetic moderator finally comes along and locks the thread to protect the remaining fragments of pride that your enemy is still trying to salvage.

Unless of course one Indolikaa Khan happens to wander by, at which time you will find the post that strikes fear in the heart of every law-abiding citizen...

What the hell is this!

And that's when the shitter really starts to backup.


DISCLAIMER: The following has been a satirical expose only. Indolikaa Khan does not recommend you attempt these verbal confrontations in real life. You might get yellow-carded and feel the need to say bad things about me, at which point I'll shove a can of Shut-The-****-Up straight up your ass. Sideways.

Thank you for consideration in this matter.

Oh, and one more thing. LAUGH! THIS WAS MEANT TO BE FUNNY!

[thecoalman]

I have a few customers with that same breed....they all have the same look, "Cmon you gonna throw the ball or what, pleazzzzee woof?" One would grab rocks and bring them to you.

[Cobra]

Indo strikes again, with another print-it-off-and-frame-it-because-it-is-priceless post!