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How come no one likes to answer pm's on here? Then all of a sudden they answer to everyone else? I dont know just a thought.
 
It probably depends on the individuals involved...and the PMs received. Some people have chosen not to be notified, and just plain ol' don't check for PMs. Sounds like you are taking it personally - do you have reason to?
 
Well ive pm'd 6 different people about tegus and replied to theyre posts. Not one of them has replied back it just makes me a little annoyed. When someone replies to one of my posts or pm's me I reply as soon as i get them. Or if they are out of stock or something at least let me know. All I want is a young tegu the world is coming down haha.
 
Maybe some are not noticing the PM message. It would be great if something animated would alert us, like a blinking smiley face or star or something, just to catch attention. I am having issues with getting responses from ads on Kingsnake. They say Email me, but yet, I haven't heard anything in over a week from 3 different email addresses!
 
What are the dates of the ads you're responding to? Sometimes people respond to a ad from months ago, and the seller has sold the animal and moved on.
How long have you waited after sending the PM? Not everyone comes here every day.
When you email, what title have you put? Some simple titles will get shunted to SPAM folders.
Just trying to cover the other bases, other than the idea that everyone is ignoring you. With 6 people not responding, how did you word your query?
 
No when I PM someone I say for example. The title to a pm would be lets say *Im interested in your Tegu* The I would ask Is your tegu still available? Im very interested and possibly want to purchase your animals. Please let me know if you still have the tegu. Also if you do could you please tell me eating habits temperment ect. Thanks.

Thats how I PM someone when im interested in something but for some reason lots of people never reply back. Its just common courtesy to let someone know if the animal is still available or not. It just seems that they read these pms are are like well I already sold my animal lets just ignore the PM and they will most likely get the hint.
 
RedTail83 said:
No when I PM someone I say for example. The title to a pm would be lets say *Im interested in your Tegu* The I would ask Is your tegu still available? Im very interested and possibly want to purchase your animals. Please let me know if you still have the tegu. Also if you do could you please tell me eating habits temperment ect. Thanks.

Thats how I PM someone when im interested in something but for some reason lots of people never reply back. Its just common courtesy to let someone know if the animal is still available or not. It just seems that they read these pms are are like well I already sold my animal lets just ignore the PM and they will most likely get the hint.
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:iagree: 100%
 
I'm fairly new here on Fauna, and for the first month, I didn't know what a pm was, how to tell when I should have gotten one, or how to send one.... and even if you send a pm, the receiver isn't notified of the posted notice, unless you go back to the string and post a notice saying "pm sent".... While the Fauna site is a Godsend, it's not as simple as it would seem.... better luck in the future,,, I'm still learning lots about the site, and i've got over two hundred hours on it.... Bean
 
The option for notification of PMs can be found in the User CP (CP = control panel).
Click on User CP, then Edit Options (in the leftmost column). Scroll down to the section on private messaging - look for the following
The forum can send a message to your email address to inform you when someone sends you a private message.
Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages

If you are browsing the forums when you receive a new private message, the system can pop-up a notification box informing you of the new message.
Show New Private Message Notification Pop-up
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If you have a pop-up blocker, obviously the pop-up feature won't work unless you allow Faunaclassifieds.
 
I think we've all done that.... if we are considering more user-friendly options, maybe making the original post date more prominent would save some of these long-delayed responses.
On the other hand there is a certain entertainment value to spotting the more extreme cases (5 and 6 years sometimes, so don't feel bad!).
 
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