I've kinda given up on vms.
I mean, yeah, I'll respond to important stuff, but if it's like a one-liner like "hi", I'll look at it and be like "okay I'll reply to it later..." and then other people vm with other stuff which I reply to and before I know it, weeks have passed. :D; I feel bad for not replying to vms, but I'd rather not reply to people after like, 3 weeks, so... well, actually it'd be more than over a month now. If people want me to reply, if I haven't replied in ages, then they can just comment on my profile again so I'm less lazy! It's not that I want to ignore people, but... yeah. And even for non-one liners, I'm still lazy. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL REPLY TO! Which is if it relates to help with making B/W threads, posts, or help around PC. :3 And my current vms, idk why I reply to them, but I do!
As for PMs, I LOVE getting PMs, so I'll usually reply to them quickly, or if it's with someone I talk to often on MSN, I'll contact them on MSN. But seriously, I do love PMs mainly because of the bold username under the PM title meaning I'm more likely to reply, whereas in vms, there's no formatting, which is a really weird reason, and also the fact that PMs are pop-up notifications too. /kinda crazy so what