Having trouble sending private messages?

Hey everyone, I’ve got a quick question here—hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me:

So, look, I’m trying to shoot a DM over to this one user, but for some reason, it just won't go through. I really need to get this message sent, so I'm feeling a bit stuck. Does anyone actually know why I wouldn't be able to send a private message to this specific handle? Every time I try, I just get hit with this annoying notification:

Nick xyz has opted out of receiving private messages or might not have the permissions enabled to receive them. Because of that, you aren't able to send your message to them.

If you're attempting to blast this message to a bunch of people at once, just pull maraška from the list and try sending it again.

Just throw that sentence into Google Translate so you can actually understand what’s being said (assuming your English isn't up to par) 😁

By the way, if you bother to read that message, it says right there that Coca-Cola blocked you ☕

So, apparently there’s been some kind of mistake here... I mean, I honestly don't see why I've been blocked—we were literally just messaging back and forth through her other account earlier! It makes zero sense. Is there any way to actually get in touch with someone to get this sorted out and get unblocked? Or maybe a moderator could step in and look into it? I'd really appreciate the help.

So, I’m looking at this again—I mean, really squinting at it this time—and honestly? Nowhere in this entire notice does it actually say she blocked me. Not once! It just says the following instead:

Look, I tried to reach out, but apparently, this person has their DMs locked down tight—either they’ve intentionally shut them off or the system just won't let me through for some reason. So, yeah, no luck there. I can't send them a private message if they aren't even accepting them!

So, look, she actually went ahead and flipped the switch—she’s decided she isn't taking any private messages anymore. Apparently, her settings won't even allow it, which is just great, isn't it? So, if you were planning on sliding into her inbox to chat or whatever, don't bother—you literally can't send her a message now. It's just one of those things!

Look, I’ve read through that notice like ten times now—seriously, my eyes are crossing—and there isn't a single damn word in there saying she blocked me exclusively. It doesn't say that at all! It's just not in the text, plain and simple.

Maybe she blocked you. Or maybe she just isn't looking for any messages at all and went ahead and blocked everyone. Honestly, you’d have better luck just posting something on a thread you know she actually follows instead of begging people here to reach out to her on your behalf.

Alright, look, I’m trying this approach because—and bear with me here—I’m assuming the mods can’t actually block me, right? But they *can* send her a DM, so maybe they could just give her a heads-up that I'm trying to reach out? It feels like the fastest way to get through this digital brick wall. As for what she's reading, honestly, it's a total shot in the dark—she uses a different handle anyway, but whatever, that's beside the point... basically, if any moderator is seeing this, could you just let her know I'm attempting to send her a private message? For some reason, it's just not going through, and I have no clue why.

The moderators can't help there. If a user has their private messages turned off, that applies to the mods too. Even the supermods... The only exception is the admin, Nika, but she isn't online at the moment.

Calling it a "misunderstanding" is honestly putting it lightly when it comes to mods being unable to slide into everyone's DMs.

I used to be a supermod on this huge international forum—kind of similar to this graphics community—and I remember having to dive into the settings to tweak the PM permissions.
Basically, you just hop into the admin panel and check or uncheck boxes to decide who can message who and where.
I'm assuming those kinds of permissions aren't held by just Nice alone, right?

John, that one user (like we were already talking about) mentioned he’s totally locked out of receiving any private messages at all.

The only move you've got right now is to "catch" him while he's active on a thread somewhere and tell him to—at least for a little bit—flip his PM inbox to "on" because...

Wayne wants her red-carded. Honestly, I think the warning counts even if we aren't getting any notifications. 🙂

stormytiger4 said:Joseph Stewart38 wants her banned—honestly, I think just issuing a warning should suffice, even if we aren't actually checking our DMs. 🙂

But what does that even get me? You really think they'll ban her and then, oh I don't know, casually mention in passing that she needs to disable her private messages in her settings? Yeah, great plan. Real genius move right there.

Hey Mods, can we just give users like this a 5-point penalty instead, maybe with a little note about the PM situation? 😁

If you still think it's worth doing, just drop me a link to her profile and I'll shoot her a message.

rustydrifter10 said:Look, if you're still serious about this, just drop her profile link here and I'll shoot her a DM myself.

http://www.americanforum.com/member.php?u=56683

Thanks.

I went ahead and gave her a heads-up, so hopefully that ends up being helpful for her!

well, her DMs are wide open 🤷

electricnomad3 said:well, her DMs are open 🤷

Pssst, maybe she blocked Joseph Stewart38. 😬

boldseal9 said:Pssst, maybe she just blocked Joseph Stewart38. 😬

Wait, is that even possible? I mean, you can't really block someone unless you're using some kind of friends list setup, right? And there's no way I'm on her list, since this is the first time I've even seen that handle.

electricnomad3 said:well, her DMs are wide open 🤷

Look, if her inbox is actually unlocked, then just tell her I'm trying my hardest to reply to the message she sent me—but for some reason, it’s still acting up and won't let me through. 👍

Joseph Stewart38, looks like she blocked you. Just take the L and don't make a scene. There are plenty of other fish in the sea. Give it some time and you'll be fine. 👍

stormytiger4 said:Joseph Stewart38, looks like she blocked you, man. Just take the L and don't make a scene. There are plenty of other fish in the sea—just give it some time and you'll be fine. 👍

Look, you clearly have no idea what's actually going on here, so please stop jumping to conclusions about my life. She reached out to me about ten days ago, and I've been trying to send a reply but I just can't—we basically just trade political takes back and forth in DMs. She used to have a different handle before it got banned, and now she's back with this one. So, no, I'm not the one aggressively chasing her down; I'm literally just trying to respond to a message she sent!

And when you say "there are other women," you're implying there's some romantic thing happening between us, which just proves you haven't a clue what you're talking about. It’s not like that at all—we just vent about politics. Seriously, please stop making assumptions about stuff you obviously know nothing about.

This isn't even the first time I've run into this wall. A few months back, she sent a message and the same thing happened, but I just figured eventually she'd realize she wasn't getting a response and go look into why.

@rustydrifter10/">@@rustydrifter10, hey, could you do me a huge favor and let her know I'm trying to reply but it won't go through? Maybe she can check her account settings or see if she accidentally toggled some privacy block or something... who knows.

Alright, I finally gave it a shot:

The user has opted out of receiving private messages or doesn't have permission to receive them. You won't be able to send your message to them.

If you're trying to message a group, just pull them from the recipient list and try sending it again.

Basically, she's closed her inbox. Whatever the reason behind it, I think we should just pull this thread and let her be.

electricnomad3 said:Wait, is that even possible? Like, can you actually block someone unless you've added them to a friend list first? Pretty sure I'm definitely not on this person's list—I haven't even seen this username before!

If you put someone on your "ignore" list, they won't be able to send you any messages.