public function countMsges($userid)
    {
        $sql    = 'SELECT (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' . $GLOBALS['xoopsDB']->prefix('smallworld_comments') . " WHERE uid_fk = '" . $userid . "') + (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " . $GLOBALS['xoopsDB']->prefix('smallworld_messages') . " WHERE uid_fk = '" . $userid . "')";
        $result = $GLOBALS['xoopsDB']->queryF($sql);
        $sum    = $GLOBALS['xoopsDB']->fetchRow($result);