The Private Message (PM) tool on the Discussion forum can be very useful for private "conversations" between two people that doesn't need to be on the public forum.
Since they are private, nobody else can read them besides the person that they are sent to. All forum "rules" still apply, though, so the Private Messages are not to be abused. If you receive an inappropriate Private Message (PM), please report it to the church office or one of the administrators (pastors and church secretary) to be dealt with. Abuse of Private Messaging can be dealt with by banning an individual from logging on to the Antioch website.
Send a Private Message (PM):
Go to the Discussion Forum and you will see a row of icons (picture buttons) at the top of the forum. As your cursor (arrow) passes over the icons, they will display what they are for. Look for one that looks like a pair of chess pieces. It will display "Member List." Click on that icon and it will take you to the Member List page.
This page has a list of all the members of the Antioch Website. If the person you are looking for is not displayed you will see a link to more pages at the bottom. If you click on a name, it will bring up the person's profile.
If you click on the words at the right of the list, "Send Message," you will go to a page that looks similar to a new e-mail page. Type out the PM just as you would an e-mail. Put in a subject then put your message in the text box below. You can then click on "Preview" or "Send Message." (Preview will allow you to look at the message before you send it and edit it if needed.)
Read a Private Message
If you receive a Private Message through the Antioch Website, you will receive a PM Notice by e-mail from "antioch-wichita.org." Go to the Discussion Forum and you will see a row of icons (picture buttons) at the top of the forum. As your cursor (arrow) passes over the icons, they will display what they are for. Look for one that has a downward arrow on it. It will display "Inbox." You will also see your inbox flashing a red arrow when you have an unread PM. Click on that icon and it will take you to a list of PM's.
After you read the message, you can reply to it, close it, or delete it. To reply to the PM, click on the box that says "Reply" and you will go to a page that looks like an e-mail. The "To" and "Subject" will already be filled in. Just type your answer in the text box and click on "Send Message."
The Inbox
Your inbox contains both PM's that you have received and those you have sent. While you can keep copies of your PMs for an indefinite amount of time, it is usually a good idea to delete them when you no longer need the information as you have a limited amount of space in which to store them.