A lot of people in Laundry, Kitchen Table, and Cooking don't have messaging turned on. Sometimes it is good to talk one on one about a topic that you might not want to post for everyone. Sometimes a post you are interested in disappears. If the longtimers turned it on, we could talk. It is easy to do. I know Mamapinky has had trouble replying, but she can read hers. That is probably a browser glitch, because I used mine today in a garden forum. You e-mail never shows up to who you are messaging to, it stays private.