Just did some research and found that there is a bug in the forum PM system. If you look in the upper right corner of the page you'll see "Inbox." If you have unread PM's that link is supposed to display a number next to it. It should be fixed in the next release of the software, but that isn't out until June.
In the meantime, I'm going to try installing an add-on that does sort of the same thing. Otherwise, click on the Inbox link to see your PM's. You can also change your settings so you will get e-mails when a new PM comes in... but I've read there's a bug with that as well. If you're not logged into the site and click on the link in the e-mail you'll get an error.
So, a couple of bugs. Meh, we're all used to that by now, right? lol Could be worse, like the "invalid html" errors on the SWG boards.
Yivvits
I'd shake your hand, but I still have the ticket collector at the starport targeted.