PMing Staff or other Members

[Jenny]

If you find you are getting inundated with PM's, you can place either a star ( * ) or user names in your PM preferences box.
This avoids people asking questions which really need to be posted on the forum, so please don't feel offended if you find that a member or staff person has blocked you from sending them a private message, as it is their choice and prerogative to do this if they wish to.

Any questions about Ant Hill World should always be sent directly to me of course, as I am the owner of this forum and therefore its admin; and as I am solely responsible for the smooth running of the place, you will always find me very approachable and amiable

I openly encourage all members to PM me if they want help, as what you see around the Ant Hill is what I have made it; but you may find other staff and members can be a great help too as the established ones know their way around and can be of assistance if you ask them nicely
So never be afraid to ask if you feel you need help, though if it is a question which is not personal and can be answered by the community as a whole, then please post it in the appropriate board for all to read and offer help with.

Thanks for reading this, which I hope you will all find useful information?

Jen

[Jenny]

May I please remind members to check their PM's regularly, as they may be important and require an answer. Old messages which have been read can be deleted later.

[Wood~Ant]

Will all members please check their PM box when they login, as some of you may be missing information which has been sent to you privately from fellow members.

[Wood~Ant]

All members please note

If you have a question concerning ants you've found, and maybe made a video or taken a few photos; and you wish to ask for a possible ID of the ant species, please DO NOT PM a staff member or any other member to seek a personal advice service.
Post the question with a direct link to your photos or video so that all members of the Ant Hill World forum may offer help.

It is only fair to give everyone a chance to help, as I will not give personal advice via the PM system; but will request that the member posts his/her problem to share with all our ant loving community.
Thank you for your assistance and co-operation, as we are all here to help, and do not wish to offend by refusing to answer personal PMs.

[Wood~Ant]

May I remind any members who send me a PM to ask about ant issues that I do not give out information on a personal basis, so please post your questions direct on the forum to give everyone a chance to answer them; and we may already have a thread covering the subject on one of the forum boards where all members can post on.

I do answer all my PMs from members, but if they want my personal advice then please do not persist by posting this in your PM to me, as it is only fair that everyone gets to read what info about ant keeping I can offer on the open forum. 

Thank you for your co-operation on this