--- privatemsg.module.~1.70.2.30.2.88.~	2008-03-19 19:57:28.000000000 +0800
+++ privatemsg.module	2008-03-19 20:10:04.000000000 +0800
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function privatemsg_link($type, $node = 
     }
     if ($access[$uid]) {
       $links['privatemsg_write_to_author'] = array(
-        'title' => t('Write to author'),
+        'title' => variable_get('privatemsg_write_to_default', 'default') == 'username' ? t('Write to @name', array('@name' => $author->name)) : t('Write to author'),
         'href' => 'privatemsg/new/'. $uid,
       );
     }
@@ -598,10 +598,18 @@ function privatemsg_configure() {
 
   $form['links'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('"Write to author" links'),
+    '#title' => t('"Write to" links'),
     '#description' => t('Edit <a href="!settings-url">content types</a> to select where these links are displayed.', array('!settings-url' => url('admin/content/types'))),
   );
 
+  $form['links']['privatemsg_write_to_default'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#title' => t('"Write to" links text options'),
+    '#description' => t('Select which style of links text you would like to show for the "Write to" link text.'),
+    '#options' => array('default' => t('"Write to author"'), 'username' => t('"Write to (username)"')),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('privatemsg_write_to_default', 'default'),
+  );
+
   $form['welcome'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => t('Welcome message for new users'),