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How To PM Other Roll20 Users

I have two issues trying to send PMs to other Roll20 users I cannot reliably find  the users even if I have their user name When I do get to their profile page and try to PM the interface won't let me type anything to them Is this a known issue and is there a way around it? (I've observed the latter in Firefox the one time I found a user's profile I wanted to PM)
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Pat S.
Forum Champion
Sheet Author
The first one can be done through the use of google. Try doing " Roll20 site: (user's Roll20 name) " and that should bring up their profile page. Doesn't work now for some reason or I'm not doing it right. The second one is a known bug. Two workarounds exist for it.  Refresh the page to see if it will allow you to type in the message body. Or Click on the horizontal rule button and it will insert the line which forces the message body open so you can add your text.
Thank you Pat, I confirmed it worked with a PM to you. Refreshing hadn't worked before and now I have a second way to try if it continues to not work.
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keithcurtis
Forum Champion
Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
This is the syntax for the google search site:Roll20.net/users "user's Roll20 name" If you can't remember the name exactly, try getting rid of the quote marks. More Roll20 searching tips from the Stupid Tricks thread include: Forum Searching... But Better  - Ziechael Easily Repeatable Game Searches  - Gen Kitty Save Sorted Marketplace Searches — Free or Newest  - Mike deBoston
Thank you as well keithcurtis. If the site: google search with the exact name isn't working (I assume the @ isn't needed... or is that their twitter names instead on the character sheet pages if so grrr not everyone uses twitter :D ) is that a guaranteed not working?
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keithcurtis
Forum Champion
Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
"@" doesn't have any function on Roll20 that I am aware of. I'm not sure about guarantees about not working, though. People could change their display names, make new accounts, close old ones, etc. Or it could be that the remembered name is far enough away from the spelling of the actual name that Google can't make the connection.
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keithcurtis
Forum Champion
Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
Also, an in-game name can be different from the user name. The best place to check would be the name on the game's home page. But if you are there, you already have the link, of course.
I'm looking at the names for the 2e Apocalypse World sheet here:&nbsp;<a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Character_Sheet_Index#A" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Character_Sheet_Index#A</a>
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Kraynic
Pro
Sheet Author
Oh, the easiest (sort of) way to do that is to go to the github repository of character sheets, and find the folder for the sheet for which you are wanting to find the authors.&nbsp; I think this is that sheet here:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://github.com/Roll20/roll20-character-sheets/tree/master/AW2E" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Roll20/roll20-character-sheets/tree/master/AW2E</a> Then you look at the sheet.json file. It lists the authors, and then lists their roll20 user id number.&nbsp; Go to your profile and look at the web address.&nbsp; Delete your user id/name at the end of that address and plug in one of those user id numbers and it will take you right to their profile.
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keithcurtis
Forum Champion
Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
Natha is probably the last person who worked on that sheet in recent times. You can usually find more recent data on the github repository, but that one seems to be relatively inactive.
Awesome, thank you both! :)