As a reminder to new and old members,
 do not initiate a message from your own profile page.  If you do, you are sending a message to yourself.  To send a “wall” or “board” message, 
go to the recipient’s profile page and use their Activity box.  
Likewise, to reply to a message that you receive, use the “Comment” area under the post to add your reply.  
Too many messages that are not reaching their recipients these days.