does it really matter if you find out in a pm or a thread?
everyone gets all bent out of shape.
It's only when you get told "oh yeah I really like our deal I'll tell you by 6 tonight". And then at 7 or 8 that night, you've heard nothing, and there's a completed trade posted.
There have been a few times where I have had to tell other GM's to wait because one GM I am dealing with has asked for some time, just to take a final look at our deal, before me does it - and then he goes and posts a completed trade, almost immediatly.