I find that it is hard to notice, inside the Control Panel, that you have new pm´s waiting for you... and if you know you have them (for example you got the email telling you so...) when you log into the Control Panel you dont see the Private Message, you have to click on the Unread Private Messages link... if you notice it!
It seems to me there are now too many steps to read your pm´s:
- You are told by email you have a new PM -pm is not in the email, so...
- You click on the link that takes you to the Control Panel
- You see tons of things, one of the several things is the Unread Private Messages link... you click on it.
- You are taken into your inbox, you have several emails listed there, one is the new one.
- You click on the link with the new PM.
- You are finally reading the new PM.
If you ask me... it´s too many steps. Either make the email take you directly into your inbox instead of to the control panel... or better yet...
How about if above the Mail Box and Online Friends tables, when there are new PM´s, list them (with subject and all)?
Either will do to me.
