Error trying to send PM

Spacehead

Lifer
Jun 2, 2002
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I tried to send DeviousTrap a PM but got the following error:

The following error occurred:
Participants:
You may not start a conversation with the following recipients: DeviousTrap.

Any idea why?
He hasn't logged in since the middle of last summer. Could that be part of the problem, because of the software change?
I copied his username from his profile page so it's spelled correctly.
 

Spacehead

Lifer
Jun 2, 2002
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I'm not seeing any setting to not receive PM's. There is a setting to start PM's with members only or people you follow only.
This is the first time i've initiated a PM since the switch to Xenforo, though i've received & replied to other sending me PM's.
 

jsimenhoff

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It's likely he does not have that feature enabled yet. We require you to post a certain number of times before you can PM. This is to prevent spammers from creating an account and PMing all of you lovely folks.
 

Spacehead

Lifer
Jun 2, 2002
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It's likely he does not have that feature enabled yet. We require you to post a certain number of times before you can PM. This is to prevent spammers from creating an account and PMing all of you lovely folks.
Here's his profile page
https://forums.anandtech.com/members/devioustrap.92080/
Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Messages: 4,841

I wonder if it's because he hasn't logged in since the forum change.
Last Activity: 31w 3d ago
 

allisolm

Elite Member
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Because he has not logged in since the software change, his permissions have not updated. (At least that has happened before with other software changes.) So his ability to post a sig or send/receive PMs has not been enabled (among other things). Not that it would do any good to have it enabled since he hasn't visited in more than 7 months.