Every ProgressiveU user has their own in site inbox. This feature allows for users to privately communicate with other users, moderators and ProgressiveU administrators when the occasion arises. Private Messaging another user can be useful in many situations. If you and another user find yourselves conversing about off-topic things via commenting back and forth, you might consider moving the conversation to Private Message. Private messaging also comes in handy when you find yourself wanted to say something privately to another user, ask a question of another user or moderator, or request help from another user/moderator.

• You can access your Private Message capabilities by clicking on "My Inbox" under your account features on the right sidebar.
• Once you have accessed your inbox, you will see a list of private messages that other users have sent to you.
• To read any messages, click on the Subject of the message and it will open the message for you to view.
• If you want to respond to the message, use the "Reply to this message" link at the bottom of that page.
• You can also delete the message or return to the message list by clicking the other links at the bottom of that page.
• When you have a new unread message, you will receive a notification upon logging in to ProgressiveU.
• That notification will contain a link that takes you to your inbox. From there, you follow the steps listed above.

You can Private Message another user one of two ways.

• The first way to do this is to send private messages via your Inbox, by clicking the "Write a new message" link at the bottom of the Inbox page.
• The second way to send a private message to a user is to click on his or her user name from any page on ProgressiveU.
• When the profile page loads, scroll down.
• If Private Message capabilities are turned on for that user, you will have the option to "send private message".
• Click that link and it will open a "Write a new Message" page. Write your message, and hit the "send private message" button.
• You can retrieve a list of all sent messages by accessing your Inbox and clicking the "Sent messages" link located above the messages list.
Please remember that your account can be removed should you abuse the private message feature. ProgressiveU will not tolerate the harassment of another user or moderator via Private Message, nor will we tolerate spamming users via private messages. ProgressiveU team members do not read your private messages unless they are forwarded to us by a user wishing to lodge a complaint, at which point your account will be placed under review while we investigate the complaint.