What is a ‘PM’? (and how do I send one?)

‘PM’ stands for Private Message (sometimes referred to as a ‘DM’). ‘PMs’ are a useful function for exchanging information you may not wish to put up on the public part of the site for all to see, or for chatting with friends, or for contacting a moderator, or usually for asking fan project creators how to obtain their projects on here.

To send a Private Message…

^ At the top right corner of the screen you will see a ‘speech bubble’ next to your avatar. Click on the speech bubble - and then click on the ‘Start a New Private Topic’ button. You will also be able to see your past Private Message conversations.
 

Alternatively, you can click on the name of a member here on the forum that you wish to contact - and then select the ‘Start a Private Topic’ option to send them a PM.

When the speech bubble at the top right of the screen is ‘filled in’ (a solid pale blue colour) - like the image screenshot below - it means you have received a new PM to read…

If the speech bubble is hollow - like the image screenshot below - it means you have no new PMs to read…

Or if you click on your avatar in the top right of the screen, you will see the a pop-up menu - with the option of going to your ‘Private Topics’…

You can leave a PM conversation at any time - but you cannot later re-join that PM conversation.

Note: New members to the site may have to wait a week before they are able to send / receive a PM.
 

^ from ❗ The correct way of… how to ask for a fan project …on the OriginalTrilogy•com ❗…

⛔ FAO new members to the OriginalTrilogy•com: You may NOT be able to send / receive a PM for the first 7 days after joining the site.
Do NOT make ‘link request’ posts for fan projects in any of the threads on here. Instead, use the time to look around and see how this community forum functions, our site rules & fan project rules, read through any of the pinned ‘Index & Help’ & ‘How Do I Do This?’ threads, as well as any of the fan project threads that may be interest you - and join in the conversations on here.

Leave some feedback or reviews for projects you have previously seen. Or join in the discussions about the Original Trilogy - or the wider Galaxy Far Far Away. Or participate in the discourse here on film, tv, music, art, books & comics, gaming, tech, history, sports… or life in general etc. Read up on how some of the many fan projects on here are made / evolve / come together - or check out the talented artists’ cover artwork, and budding authors’ stories, script-writing, and re-writes.

Simply becoming an active and participating member of the community on here means a significantly better chance of others helping you out in acquiring any fan projects you may be looking for…

Joining up here and then creating a new thread along the lines ‘Give me the link to X’, ‘Where is project Y’, or going straight into a project thread and posting ‘How do I get these?’ or ‘Link, please?’ doesn’t really fly on here - and will likely be ignored or deleted.

The OriginalTrilogy•com is a community where a ‘read first - post after’ mantra benefits everyone here - especially for the ‘Fan Project’ sections. We appreciate some may be excited to see the projects featured on this site - information on how to acquire them is readily available - yet patience is also required. If you bring impatience, entitlement, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, personal attacks, or toxicity… then expect some choice words in return - and also expect your stay on here to be a short one.

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy•com - you’ve taken your first steps… 👍