Posters who have PMs blocked

[BIWI]

If I send a PM to a poster who has their PMs blocked, will I get a message telling me that they don’t receive them?

Hi BIWI

The private message won't send - it'll display a message regarding invalid username or something along these lines. Are you having issues contacting a poster?

Well I guess the issue I’m having is lack of a reply @LilyMumsnet! Which is fine. I know they will have the message now, as I didn’t get any message regarding an invalid username or whatever.

Thanks for letting me know.

Depending on what app they are using, they won’t get notifications or anything.

I have an app that works brilliantly but has no messages or notifications. I alternate between that and browser, depending what I’m doing.

Yes, as said above it comes up with “invalid username” or similar. You wouldn’t even get as far as being able to type a message.

Blocked accounts sometimes still appear “live” but they’ll never see it.

Perhaps the user you have PM’d just has not logged in since?

I only see PMs on the desktop, which I use about once a millennium. Not on the app.

Very possible @JJZ - and of course, it’s absolutely their prerogative not to reply!

I mostly use the app so I don’t see PMs there, but I get notifications of them via email. I think that’s probably optional though.

I have to go on the desktop and get my eyeballs fried by the bright blue to see if I have any notifications or messages

Strangely enough I got a PM this morning and it's really thrown me.
I've only had two in the past: one was a poster who was sending loads of inappropriate PMs and was banned. The other was an OP who seemed a bit un hinged and I regretted very much engaging in an exchange with her.

So although this message I've received today is a seemingly innocent " Hi" I 've been really stumped as to whether to reply or not.

Private messaging on MN is a world I'm not familiar with and I have no idea of the etiquette about replying and not replying.

If it’s an unwanted or inappropriate/unpleasant PM then report to MNHQ.

Anything else - it’s entirely up to you whether to reply or not, although if it’s a poster you ‘know’ or recognise or who has been on the same thread as you, it’s probably good etiquette to reply.

@BIWI
I did an advanced search on the user name and only one post came up with this user name and it's on a thread I hadn't even seen.
I will probably just ignore it and not reply. I suppose it's the inner polite me that doesn't want to offend anyone that's made me worry about what to do..

I’d report that.