Personally, I am glad there is no way to DM other members on this board. Having topics/questions out in the open is best for all, since many of us (myself included) read probably every thread, to learn new things.
On another message board (not related to video editing) some people consider my an expert on the topics we discuss (auto-related) and at times I get bombarded with questions via DM, and I never have enough time to read them all, let alone answer them all. I don’t like ignoring people, since that can be kind of rude, but a message board is there for a reason!
Dave