History Administrivia / PrivateMessage

* Blocking someone prevents you from seeing messages from a specific troper. It doesn't prevent the troper from sending messages to you, and you'll be notified with the red dot still.

* when PM misbehaviour is reported, e.g. dickery, bogus notifiers, folks stating they are suicidal over PM

* for other technical necessities, e.g. assessing notifiers a troper received, identifying who gave a thump, tracking a user's video rejection history

* When a troper notifies another troper in a forum post (using the [=~@/TroperHandle=] [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules formatting]]), a PM is sent with subject "Check out this [subforum] post".

* When a troper notifies another troper in a forum post (using [[Administrivia/TextFormattingRules ~@/TroperHandle]]), a PM is sent with subject "Check out this [subforum] post".

A Administrivia/{{Notifier|s}} is a type of PM that contains a predefined message and links to a specific edit. Moderators can identify these on users to note patterns of editing misconduct. Notifiers bypass PM blocks.

* when people are banned from other venues and the misbehaviour is likely to continue into [=PMs=]. Other belligerent conduct plays into that decision

* for other technical necessities, e.g. assessing notifiers a troper received, identifying who gave a thump

'''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php Messages]]''' is the page where all your Private Messages ([=PMs=]) are displayed, by most recent down to least recent. Incoming and outgoing messages are differentiated by arrows.

Remember that Administrivia/TVTropesCustoms, especially Rule 1, applies to private messages. You have a great deal of leeway what you can say out of the public eye, but it's not free rein to harass others.

Administrivia/{{Notifiers}} are a type of PM that contains a predefined message and links to a specific edit. Moderators can identify these to note patterns of editing misconducts. Notifiers bypass PM blocks.

* Blocking someone prevents you from seeing messages from a specific troper. It doesn't prevent the troper from sending messages to you, and you'll be notified with the red dot.
* There's no message thread function. Side effect is that if you sent a PM to a troper and want to append it, submitting via that outgoing message will send a PM to yourself, not the other person.

* Wiki formatting doesn't work when sending notifiers; however, formatting works when responding and sending further [=PMs=].
* A [[Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended PM suspension]] doesn't prevent you from receiving [=PMs=], including forum notifications from moderators in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje Edit Banned]] if you are currently appealing.

* the "Send PM" button on the top left of the Messages page.
* the "Send Message" button at the top bar of someone's Tropers page.
* "Send Message" on the three-dot dropdown list on forum posts.
* the "Send Message" Administrivia/{{notifier|s}} tool on an article's history page sends a message from a template.

* When a Administrivia/{{video|Guidelines}} is uploaded, a "Transcoding Complete" message is sent. If the video is rejected, the [[Administrivia/KnowTheStaff moderator]]'s stated reasoning for rejection is in PM form.

Remember that Administrivia/TVTropesCustoms, especially Rule 1, applies to private messages.

* when people are banned from other venues and the misbehaviour is likely to continue into [=PMs=]. Other belligerent conduct plays into it

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. Thus, in the case that you need to include the text of a PM or portions thereof in an AskTheTropers report, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators. Asking another troper to make edits or write messages on your behalf [[Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended while you're suspended]] is considered [[Administrivia/TVTropesGlossary meatpuppeting]], a form of ban evasion, and will result in loss of all website privileges, and will get your accomplice(s) in trouble as well.

* When a forum post]] is thumped, a message is automatically sent to the user.

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. Thus, in the case that you need to include the text of a PM or portions thereof in an AskTheTropers report, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators. Asking another troper to make edits or messages for you [[Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended while you're suspended]] is considered [[Administrivia/TVTropesGlossary meatpuppeting]], a form of ban evasion, and will result in loss of all website privileges.

If you have a new PM, you'll see a red icon over your avatar.

'''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php Messages]]''' is the page where all your Private Messages ([=PMs=]) are displayed, by most recent to least recent. Incoming and outgoing messages are differentiated by arrows.

* by clicking the "Send PM" button on the top left of the Messages page.
* by clicking the "Send Message" button at the top bar of someone's Tropers page.
* by clicking "Send Message" on the three-dot dropdown list on forum posts.
* by using the "Send Message" Administrivia/{{notifier|s}} tool on an article's history page to send a custom message.

* for other technical necessities, e.g. assessing notifiers received, identifying who gave a thump

* There's no message thread function. Side effect is that if you sent a PM to a troper and want to append it, submitting via that outgoing message will send a PM to yourself.

'''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php Messages]]''' is the page where all your Private Messages ([=PMs=]) are displayed, including incoming and outgoing messages.

* by using the "Send Message" [[Administrivia/{{notifier}} tool on an article's history page to send a custom message.

Note that [[Administrivia/KnowTheStaff moderators]] can read anyone's PM history if necessary, even if they're removed from the inbox

Finally, some PM wonkeries to keep in mind when using the messaging system
* Blocking someone prevents you from seeing messages from a specific troper. It doesn't prevent the troper from sending messages to you, and you'll be notified.
* There's no message thread function. Side effect of that is that if you sent a PM to a troper and want to append it, submitting via that outgoing message will send it to yourself.

'''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php Message]]''' is the page where Private Messages ([=PMs=]) are displayed and can be sent. If you have a new PM, you'll see a red icon over the avatar. To see your [=PMs=], go to your '''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php mailbox]]'''.

You can send [=PMs=]:

* by using the "Send Message" notifier tool on an article's history page to send a custom message.

Using private messages is one of, if not the most, preferred way to settle disputes and avoid Administrivia/{{Edit War}}s.

Blocking PM prevents you from seeing PM from a specific troper. It doesn't prevent them from sending one and it will reamin in your inbox, invisible.

Administrivia/{{Notifiers}} are a type of PM that contains a predefined message and links to a specific edit. Moderators can identify these to note patters of editing misconducts. Notifiers bypass PM blocks.

Note that [[Administrivia/KnowTheStaff moderators]] can read anyone's PM history if necessary, even if they're removed from the inbox.

Note that rudeness and spam in private messages are grounds for loss of PM privileges.

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. Thus, in the case that you need to include the text of a PM or portions thereof in an AskTheTropers report, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators.

Note that asking another troper to make edits or messages for you [[Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended while you're suspended]] is considered ban evasion and will result in loss of all website privileges.

Administrivia/{{Notifiers}} is a type of PM that contains a predefined message and links to a specific edit. Moderators can identify these to note patters of editing misconducts. Notifiers bypass PM blocks.

!!Private Messages

* by clicking the "Send PM" button on the top left of the Messages page
* by clicking the "Send Message" button at the top bar of someone's Tropers page
* by clicking "Send Message" on the three-dot dropdown list on forum posts

Using private messages is one of, if not the most, preferred ways to settle disputes and avoid Administrivia/{{Edit War}}s.

!!Notifier / Issue Helper

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. In the case that you need to include the text of a PM or portions thereof in an AskTheTropers report, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators.

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. If an AskTheTropers query reporting PM-related issues includes the contents of a PM, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators.

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges. If you need to make an AskTheTropers query reporting PM-related issues, the query must be private, so it can only be seen by you and the moderators.

'''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php Message]]''' is the page where Private Messages (PM) display and can be sent. If you have a new PM, you'll see a red icon over the avatar. To see your [=PMs=], go to your '''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.php mailbox]]'''.

!! Private Message

* by clicking "Send Message" on the three dot dropdown list on forum posts

Using private messages is one of, if not the most, preferred ways to settle disputes and avoid Administrivia/EditWar.

Note that moderators can read anyone's PM history if necessary, even if they're removed from the inbox.

Note that rudeness and spam in private messages is grounds for loss of PM privileges.

Please remember that private messages are private for a reason. Disseminating the contents of a PM without permission from the other party is grounds for loss of PM privileges.

!! Notifier / Issue Helper