[@Mahz]

I'm not sure what the ideal is here, and I think everyone will want it to work a little bit differently. For example, I don't mind getting email notifications for DMs if I'm actively browsing the site, but I'm going to guess that some people would.

I think the other boards I'm on just send you the notifications whether or you're considered online or not. 

I also don't have a preference whether or not the context of the DM is included in the email, but I could see people having an opinion here. Even on the boards that spit out the entire DM in the email, I still go read it on the board. LOL. 

I personally don't get digests from any of the other boards I'm on, and I'm not sure if they're an option - I could see it being handy for thread play. Maybe make it an option to either do the individual emails or a digest hourly or something?

So, to reiterate, for me personally: Every DM gets an email. 

I'm mostly just thinking out loud, though. XD I figure doing so can't hurt, right?