How do you reply to private messages? I seem to be doing something wrong....

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Hi Folks,
New member here.
I received a PM from another member. I typed my reply and hit submit. It looked like all went well. However, when I click on the other member's pm I don't see my reply in a chain. When I click on sent messages I can't see my reply. Any help with this would be most appreciated.
I'm new to this forum but am on many other forums. I am used to pm's on other forums and have not had this happen before.
Thanks again for any help!
Ron
 
U will see the reply chain only if a member replies to you and has your QUOTE in the email itself.

GO to: NOTIFICATIONS > SENT MESSAGES > SEE IF YOUR SENT MESSAGE IS THERE. If it is then its fine.

Keep in mind also even when a member replies to your PM they can remove/modify the quote so it is no guarantee that the reply chain will be in it.
 
Thanks very much!!
When I go to notifications - sent items folder nothing is there at all.
When I replied I quoted the other member. I still see nothing in the chain or in the sent item folder.
 
Try this again

NOTIFICATION > INBOX > SENT ITEMS > your sent messages should appear here. IF it is NOT they your message was NOT sent.
 
Sent messages are only saved if

Save a copy of sent messages in my Sent Items folder by default

is turned on in Settings -> General Settings.
 
Thanks guys!!!! I just went into my settings and indeed the sent PMs were not saved. I changed this to save by default. I would think that this should be the default setting for the forum but it's not.

Thanks again!!!
 
Just tried it and it worked. The message was saved in my sent folder.

Still, even though I quoted the PM which was sent to me there is no thread, just the message in my in box. At least now I know that my messages were sent.

Thanks again!!
 
Just tried it and it worked. The message was saved in my sent folder.

Still, even though I quoted the PM which was sent to me there is no thread, just the message in my in box. At least now I know that my messages were sent.

Thanks again!!

There aren't threads in PMs here. Maybe you're thinking of xenforo (different forum software) conversations?
 
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