No idea about friending. I don't use that function.
To PM, at the bottom of a person's post is a button that says Contact. When you click, a drop-down menu comes up which includes "send X a Private Message". You'll get sent to a dialog box to send a PM.
To check them, go to the bottom left of this page. There's a link to Check Private Messages.
Re: Friend-ing and Sending Private Messages
No idea about friending. I don't use that function.
To PM, at the bottom of a person's post is a button that says Contact. When you click, a drop-down menu comes up which includes "send X a Private Message". You'll get sent to a dialog box to send a PM.
To check them, go to the bottom left of this page. There's a link to Check Private Messages.