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Loony BoB ^ Public Messages are everything usernotes are, but are also far more functional. vBulletin admitted that it originally intended for usernotes to be used by staff only (hence they never considered putting warn buttons onto them etc).
People have always complained that they don't go straight to the latest usernote. With public messages, you can. People have complained that they can't warn usernotes. With public messages, you can. People have complained that they can't delete other people's usernotes on their profile. I'm not sure if public messages can do this! Hopefully they can.
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