Message to chat /Julian

[York54]

Please enlighten me!! I've tried and failed!! 😡😡

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Tap on chat button (2speech bubbles) on banner at top of screen. New page - hit Compose button (blue) - new page. Type in “JulianJ” in box, select and then type message. Press send

[York54 in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks DL , was typing in his name wrongly and it wasn't recognising. Hopefully it's worked now!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to York54]

Yep been known to do that!

Just look in your chat box and you’ll see if it’s gone. You will need to check for a reply - if you’ve got a number in a red circle next means there’s a reply. You don’t get a notification email from HU because it’s private - so they aren’t aware!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

I get message notifications.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Do you? Perhaps it’s because I haven’t asked for them, must check profile! Thought it was because they were private. Learn something new everything day!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

There isn't any text with it like you get with reply notifications, just there is a message and who sent it.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Just amended profile! Only took 7 years!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

Quick learner

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Or as hubby would have said - “thick quinker!”

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to York54]

If you click on someone's name their profile page comes up with Message in the top right - using that way HU automatically inserts the name.

[piglette in reply to DorsetLady]

I do feel it is not a true chat forum it is more of a private message group. I do feel that patient.co.uk has a much better one where chat is just another group.

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

Patient has a chat room? I though it was just private messages too.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to HeronNS]

Not a chat room as such - but a thread you can post about anything. Not very successful if you ask me.

[HeronNS in reply to PMRpro]

Oh that section which is less moderated? Useless, really, because there's no focus whatsoever so nearly everything is irrelevant to any individual.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to HeronNS]

Exactly ...

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

It is not much used at the moment. I suppose if people started to use it it could become vibrant.

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

I don't think I could find it any more. Do you have a link?

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

I think it is patient.info/forums.

My Medical Centre use patient.co.uk for repeat prescriptions, I find it fantastic for that. It also gives me blood test results etc and you can book appointments although they seem to be few and far between!!

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

It is an error page. I don't know what the community is called where you can access what you were calling chat. I used to follow I think it was Alternative Treatment, and that wasn't useful because it could be alternative treatment for anything.

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

Sorry I should not have had the full stop it should be patient.info/forums

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

patient.info/forums/discuss...

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

But a real chatroom would be in real time.

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

That is true, it is just that on the patient one you don’t have to name the people, you can just go on and talk about anything. Neither HU or the patient one are ideal, I just felt the patient one was better than the HU one.

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

But I don't have to name anyone here, do I?

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

I though on the Chat on this forum you had to put a name in. Am I wrong?

[HeronNS in reply to piglette]

I feel like we're talking at cross purposes here?

There isn't any chat (is there?) just open threads like this and private messaging, where the person is already named because you usually click on their name in a thread (you can enter people's names, especially if you want to be messaging more than one person) but it's still only private messaging, not real time chat. A thread automatically replies either to the poster or to the person you are replying to. If I make a new post I don't need to put in anyone else's name. I only put in a name, using the @ symbol, if I want to tag them to be sure they see the post or reply.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to HeronNS]

But you can add as many people as you like to receive a pm - and create a conversation that only those people can see.

[HeronNS in reply to PMRpro]

Exactly, but my point was you don't need to type in a name if you are simply clicking on a name in an existing thread. I have to say it does look like you must type in a name, but it's really just giving you an option to add more names. Not exactly intuitive.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to HeronNS]

See what you mean

[piglette in reply to HeronNS]

I think we are saying the same thing. I do agree chat is not exactly intuitive regarding the name bit. It was just that people using the PMR/GCA thread could send their thoughts and pictures to everyone. They were then told to use chat instead but it is not really the same as the normal forum.

[Grants148]

I cannot do this,tried and failed !

[JulianJ in reply to Grants148]

I'll PM you some more details