As Uni has reposted, my pm string is still wigged out and I am part of the issue since I dispatch hundreds of "Welcome to OH2" PMs to newly registered members. Which, as much or many as I delete (when I can achieve deletion!) doesn't do much to resolve the hangups.

Hoping that our site shut down at midnight tonight (for a few hours or more) to repair the searching functions will help with the PMs.

Processed what I could of the folks above seeking verified status.