Thank you Colin, I for one have done my best to remain positive despite the negative changes and the constant, fairly consistent barrage of negativity from various folk. I’m optimistic the forum will continue as things do seem to have picked up in recent weeks. I doubt it will return to its previous self, and the idea that UKAR would be the saviour of Historic Aviation discussion is not one I adhere to given my experience there over the last month or two. But again, I remain optimistic for that site also.

That said, I’d still like to know from anyone about the functionality of the new PM function. I messaged a long-term member who may not have migrated, the site shows (1) before the site name in my browser and the PM link (see red squares in screengrab below) but I cannot for the life of me find any messages in my PMs despite the one I sent.

Phantom PM by Zac Yates, on Flickr