You can read private messages in your profile section. To send someone a private message, look for the private message icon on a post a person creates. You can send a private message through the person's member profile, or from your Buddy List, if you have added the person to your Buddy List. Ignore lists apply to private messages only. Anyone you add to your ignore list can no longer send you a private message.
Buddy lists apply to private messages only.
Anyone you add to your buddy list is stored in a handy location, so that you can easily send the person a private message. You may set your signature in your member profile . Retrieving your login ID and password is simple. If you create a new topic, you have the option of receiving an e-mail notification every time someone posts a reply to your topic. Just check the e-mail notification box when creating a new topic, if you want to use this feature.