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I'm rather new here.  When was this conversion done?  Once in a while, I'll see, "If you look at this old thread...", but then then link is dead.  That's not a complaint.  I know what/why, but just wondered when the conversion happened, so I don't bother when I see things from the old software.
As a former Mod, on another site, I know you often go unthanked, so, "Thank you!"

There is not a button to just randomly view someone's PMs.  With that being said however, all of the messages are stored in the site mySQL database.  So in that regard, it is possible.  However it's not easy and it's not pretty.  I would have to:
Find the right table in the mySQL database Figure out the user ID of the person I'm trying to investigate Filter results to only to that ID (which would show all replies across every single message ever sent) If there are multiple conversations, figure out which one is the one needed and filter the results again to that conversation.   Convert the raw HTML to readable text Do the above for each reply in the PM. Assemble each reply together in order based on post ID to understand the full conversation.  Now... if a PM is reported, moderators can view the entire conversation.  So if you (or anyone else in that conversation) report a PM... not only is that single reply available to moderators, but also the full thread that went along with it.
In terms of knowing how many private messages are sent, etc... those sorts of high level statistics are available within the AdminCP.

You might remember when we first moved from Xenforo to IPB...  the night we did the conversion, it took almost 5 HOURS for the system to convert all of the old PMs that we had!  Luckily the conversion is a one time thing.  But with the huge number of messages that we have that have not been touched in literally DECADES, we're hauling around a lot of old technical debt when we move the site, or when we perform nightly backups.  (It could take a minute or so off of the backup time overnight each night by reducing the database size for example.)
 

Yes I agree 👍. Your doing a amazing job. 

We are all praying for your continued good health!!

There are a few important changes that are in the works that I wanted to let the community know about so that there are no surprises and that you can properly plan for them.  
Sometime before the end of the year (most likely in November), there is going to be an update to the Invision Power Board (IPB) software which will require users to login with their email address instead of their display name.  This means if you have to login to the site, you would type in your email address to access the site once that update is applied.  Once logged in, your email address will not be shown anywhere.  You current username will continue to be used once logged into the site to view and post.    
  With the October release of IPB, it will introduce a new feature that allows admins to prune older private messages that have not had any replies within a certain amount of time.  We currently have over 1M private messages exchanged by users going back for 20 years.  This takes up over 1000MB of space within the site's database.  I plan to use the new feature to prune messages that have not been replied to within 5 years.  If you have older private messages that are important for you (for sentimental purposes or contain helpful information), please be sure to save an offline copy for yourself.  You could also simply just reply to the message again so that it has recent activity.  That would automatically exclude it from being pruned.
  As part of my resiliency planning, I've been trying to figure out how the site would continue to operate if something happened to me.  We've seen what happened when Daddy died...  if we don't have someone who understands how to run a website and how to maintain the IPB software, we could find ourselves in a bad place.  Finding people that understand all of this is difficult if not impossible.  As a result, I've been focused on how to remove this dependancy.  My plan is to have the site moved to being hosted by Invision itself.  They would take care of all of the underlying server technology and ensure the platform is compatible with the software.  Any updates could be applied from the Admin area of the site without needing to understand about the rest of the stuff under the hood.  Sometime before the end of the year (most likely in November), I will need to schedule a day or two to take the site offline for the migration to ensure we don't lose any data from the time I start the export until the time it's migrated and restored.  Having Invision host the site is somewhat more expensive than what we're doing today, but I think it's a critical step to ensure the site's continued operations should I get hit by a bus or something similar.   I don't have specific dates yet for the above changes.  The first two changes are dependent on the IPB software being released and me being able to test them successfully before applying.  The last change will need to be coordinated with the Invision hosting team to make sure they have someone available on their side to handle the import after I finish exporting our data.  
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask below.  

i could care less what a man's penis looks like but a beautiful hairy chest gets me crazy.

Hey just to add…I wouldn’t worry about it. I get all sorts of enquiries, some short and abrupt, some long and detailed. I think clients are all different and part of my role is to understand and accommodate those differences (within reason) and make them feel welcome and comfortable.
I think people get anxious approaching a sex worker (after all, it’s not something most people do very often is it?) so I understand if they might come across a bit awkward sometimes. It’s no big deal. Once the initial awkwardness or anxiety is overcome I usually find the person to be polite and respectful. If on a rare occasion they’re not then the meeting doesn’t happen. That’s rare, most clients are delightful. 
Good luck with your hiring.

 

A few weeks ago, I went to see a massage guy.  I knew something was going to happen because his profile said "mutual touch encouraged."  I had no idea I was going to get fucked senseless, but that's just what happened.  He said, "I knew I was going to fuck you the moment you walked in."    I said, in all honesty,"Nobody has EVER fucked me the way you just did."   I want back a week later and he did it again.   He could get to be a habit.

I had just gone through the process of logging off and on again, trying a different browser and deleting cookies when the banner that @RadioRob was working on the issue came up. Happy it was not me!!! Thanks for all the work you do.

@RadioRob, rather than you owing any of us an apology, we all owe you our thanks - not just for your work over the last several hours, but for every day. THANK YOU!

Yesterday afternoon, I installed the latest update of the IPB software on the site.  Before I make any changes here, I make them first on a test board to make sure everything works as expected.  On the test board, the upgrade went very smoothly without problems.  When I applied them here, I encountered a number of errors. 
Ultimately I had to roll the site back to a backup from yesterday right before the upgrade started.  As a result, there may be some posts and PMs lost from yesterday afternoon/evening.  After restoring the site, there were a number of kinks such as the post editor not working correctly and images not displaying properly.  
The post editor is restored and I've fixed most of the image issues in the default theme.  I'm still working on fixing other themes and should have them corrected in the next couple of hours.  If you selected a custom theme, you'll need to select it again.  The restore set everyone back to the default theme. 
My apologies for the problems from last night and earlier today.   If you continue to see problems, let me know.  

Is he related to that insurance duck?

Also now that he is acting now, I have to add Harry Styles to my list. The ladies love him, but I don’t really see his appeal. Plus he queer baits.

I fell for Miguel in Sense8. Dang, what a looker. Hernando, you got to compete with me for him.

I have seen photos of Gwyneth Paltrow without makeup . She's unrecognizable.

I truly enjoy threads like this one. They're revealing (in a good way).
It shows how different we all are in our tastes.

Yes, absolutely I kiss clients. Kissing is my biggest initial turn-on, and for me it is the first clue into establishing the kind of chemistry I will have with a client and helps me navigate what they will / won't be comfortable with. So it is important on a basic sexual interaction level really (but yes, good oral hygiene is expected, and I will never permit anyone tasting or smelling of cigarettes). 
Clients who don't like / want to kiss do make things awkward sometimes, as I'm instantly starting on the backfoot and have to try and rustle that incentive up in other ways. If they want me to top, it makes my role trickier as kissing gets my dick going.  So it's more of a challenge if the connection that comes with kissing isn't there. 
Just try it guys. Good kissing leads to all kinds of opportunities  

I’ll second this.  I’ve been with him about a dozen times, all but one (the first one) was an overnight.  At that first meeting I opened my door, he walked in and gave me the most incredibly passionate kiss that made my knees go weak.  In addition to that, he’s just an awesome guy.  No drama.  No bullshit.