Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

If you've read the topic I wrote about sending PM's on this forum:

http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums/topics/show/7339528-sending-private-messages-pms-on-this-forum

.... then you'll know all about the annoying Captcha anti-spam thing you have to complete, before you can send a message. 

Well, I think I may have accidentally stumbled on a workaround. 

Last night, Meng ('Seikotic') sent me a friend request. I didn't think a lot about it, as we'd traded a few PM's on WUS - I accepted.

I came to send him a PM on our forum this afternoon - and NO Captcha anti-spam required. 

I tested it a couple of times (opening new PM windows, but not sending him the messages).

So I'm going to send out friend requests to everyone I have already sent PM's to, or am likely to. You know it makes sense.