excellent idea to hold members accountable on both sides of the fence~ would save tons of PMing back and forth, I would think also. that would also give the PBS web crew all the info they needed as proof sent/received so less actions needed for them too!  

When I send out a book, I PM the member the tracking number. Yet I still find myself having to PM some members a week or so after the book was delivered. to get htem to acknowledge. And there are some members I have to PM a week after my first "Your book was delivered a week ago on..."  message. This is actually becoming more frequent for me, compared to previous years.

I've had people send me the tracking number, but after I've read the message I seldom go back to it to check so having it right there where you can see it in the book area would be great.  

Good idea, Michele :) I also try to always PM tracking. 

Makes me wonder how many complaints about requestors 'not marking books received ' PBS receives in a month. I have had 2 in as many months. I know Thomas complains about an increase in those incidents. 

Hi Michelle,

I think you should clarify whether you are suggesting an option for convenience or a mandatory process change.  Your idea starts as an option, ( "...you could enter the tracking number") buts ends as a mandate "... if people had to put in a tracking number".

I'm slightly in favor of having such a box as an option - I wouldn't use it myself, but it might cut down on the number of pointless private messages I receive.
But it runs the risk of increasing conflict in cases where tracking indicates delivery but the item hasn't actually been received. The USPS is known to misdeliver tracked packages; I'm a much better judge of whether I've actually received a package then Delivery Confirmation is.

I'm against requiring entering a tracking number as I think it would increase my effort in mailing without any benefit to me.

Cheers,
-bret