Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25540332-20141129230629/@comment-1267828-20141130000209

As the others have said, it only is allowable in chat.

If you have something to say you want to say only in private, Private Messaging (PM) is the best idea. I would say if you have something you wish to say about another user but do not want said user to know, wish to plan an event or activity on a wiki but wish to keep it a secret, or wish to say something personal you don't want others to see, PMing is the best way to go. Additionally, it's just genuinely easier to have a conversation with one person using PM unless you want to involve multiple people.

If there's someone you want to contact, this is my recommendation: 1. Leave a message on that person's message wall/talk page saying "meet me in chat". Specify what wiki and when to get online.

2. Enter said chatroom and either join said user, or wait for them to arrive.

3. Once both of you are present on chat, click said users name and then click "Private Message"

It's important to note that if, for any reason, you click "Block Private Message", that user cannot PM you. It does close the private message window, but you won't be able to receive any PM's (nor send any) with that user until you unblock said user on PM's.

To block PM's

1. After PM's open, click their name under your PM list (under the usernames on the right) and click "Block Private Messages".

To unblock:

Follow steps 1-3 for opening a PM, however instead of private message being an option, it will instead say "Allow Private Messages".

If you attempt to PM a user, but you aren't given the PM option, that means they blocked your PM's. You cannot PM them until you convince them to unblock your PM's.

Note that not every wiki has a chatroom enabled, so not every wiki can use this feature.

Hope this helps.