Sending private messages

[laredo]

How does one send a private message?

Thanks.

[jrvedivici]

I think it would be a great enhancement to the sight. I do have a social networking email that I direct everyone to that is strictly used for things like this.

[hyacinthgirl]

Chowhound, are there any potential messaging features in the works, or is this something that the site has decided would not be a good fit?

[meshane]

Hi hyacinthgirl,

We recognize that there is value in adding this feature, but at this point the feature is not on our roadmap which extends out for about six months.

- Shane

[hyacinthgirl]

thank you!

[The Chowhound Team]

We don't have a private messaging function. Some posters list their contact information on their profile page, which you can access by clicking on their name.

[laredo]

Thanks for the reply.

[GilaB]

I really wish there was a private messaging function. I'd rather not post my contact information in a public place, but on occasion, it'd be nice to be able to move a discussion to a more private setting.

[Servorg]

Just establish a hotmail (or whatever service you want to use) email address that you use only for this site. That way you can communicate off board without posting "private contact information" on a public board.

[Quine]

And you can use a site like http://scr.im/ which will assign a short URL to your email. and require a simple "I am human: test before it reveals the email address. I use this, as you can see on my profile. It has produced no spam for me nor trolls.

[GilaB]

Thanks - good suggestion.