There seems to be a little confusion going on with Visitor and Private Messages. When you send someone a message the first choice is to post a visitor message. THIS IS NOT PRIVATE. THE MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE MEMBERS PROFILE.
***If you want to send a PM (Private Message) make sure you select to correct message option***
***This is an example of a Visitor Message in a profile. I posted the word Test in the visitor message***
***You can control if you want to receive visitor messages in your UserCP-Edit Options ***
http://www.highperformancestangs.com...do=editoptions