Hello,
New here, but I've wandered boards of various kinds for years. Was surprised to not see a PM (private message) system in use on this board...how do members exchange information like mailing address and the like?? I ask as I have found these PM type systems far more reliable than e-mail exchanges.

Thanks.

If you click on a members name, you have the option to view their public profile. The e-mail address of that member is displayed if they have chosen to put it in.

there is a chat button but i noticed this never works

This has been discussed before - for more on this subject, see here

If you need to get in touch with another member, take a quick look in their profile (as WarriorBabe suggested) for their contact details
Au Res.,
Paul

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Originally posted by charmedmad:
there is a chat button but i noticed this never works

I don't see this button...but I guess if it doesn't work...

Was just hoping for something "realtime" and more reliable than email...

click on name click on public profile and theres a list of stuff on the left hand side right at bottom it says chat

So there is. It does not do anything though when i click it.

Chat and PM are not part of the package that Card Talk is on. Paul (Quaint1) pointed that out several days ago...

no like they mods have said its just a dead button

one of the reasons we have discussed in the past about chat and PM systems is that, well, they are pretty redundant. In your NSU Card Talk profile, you can add an "IM Identifier" you can choose MSN, AIM etc - most of those services allow you to send offline messages as well.

Well i'm chatting to you in these threads and i can send you emails so i don't think we need anything else.

i agree with you there really

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Originally posted by wolfman-golf:
Well i'm chatting to you in these threads and i can send you emails so i don't think we need anything else.

Some people may take that as a threat, except for me!

The one problem with not having the PM system is having emails blocked by spam blockers and such. I have sent emails to people on the board with no response. I assume the emails have gone to thier spam files and have been ignored. I never have that problem when there is a PM system in place.