05-23-2020, 11:42 PM
People keep running into this, and I found the documentation again. It's actually in the rules, which nobody ever reads.
In order to exchange PMs, you *both* need to be full members.
Quote:New Forum Members
Once a user is registered: User can post 3 (reply / new thread) per day with Moderator approval.
After 3 days or 3 approved posts a user becomes a full member.
In order to exchange PMs, you *both* need to be full members.