Private Messages, ARE they PRIVATE........?????

[Ken]

Chris isn't much for hacks so I'd doubt very much that he's added one for that. I certainly can't see PMs and don't have a need to.

Thank God!

I mean, thank God that you guys are so honorable and all.

[Rick]

I can clarify that I guess. I can see all manner of statistics associated with PMs. For example I can see all the members that have 50 PMs for example. I can even see how many PMs an individual member has in their Inbox and Outbox. I can even delete all of them. But I cannot read them or otherwise view the actual message.

[Rick]

To clarify that even further. I don't really need to read them. I can just make something up then ban you.

[Ken]

To clarify that even further. I don't really need to read them. I can just make something up then ban you.

You wouldn't dare.........

[Ken]

Would you?

[Justin Case]

To clarify that even further. I don't really need to read them. I can just make something up then ban you.

LOL, LOL Job Perks .

[Rick]

Yeah, that and all the Chinese spam bots you can eat.

[Justin Case]

Trust me, I know,, BTW, we are getting a new wave,, they are from the US and are putting links into their sig, I check EVERY new member. LOL,,

[Rick]

As long as the link is in their signature and they aren't trying to spam the forum then they are legal.

[Justin Case]

on the forums i deal with, I ban them,, if they post one bogus post and thats all,, and they have a spam link,, c-ya,, lol, we (other forums) only want posters that contribute to the communities ,

[crashdive123]

And when the are trying to spam us, we have perfected the Moderator/Administrator tag team to dispatch them post haste.

[Justin Case]

Thats what ya gotta do, they get a foot hold and they are a REAL pain in the Azz, I had a Bad wave about a month of spammers from russia,, had 5 or 6 registering at the same time,, LOL,, I had to get a splint for my Ban finger,, LOL

[Rick]

Yeah it's kinda weird to ban one and go back to move the posts and they aren't there. You're like WT? then you find out Crash has moved the posts and is looking for the guy to ban. We did good this morning. We had a little game of ban war going.

[Justin Case]

I just use the "Delete as spam" menu.. I do not even have to go into the CP. On my boards, I check the box next to the spam post, then scroll down and select the "Delete as Spam" from the drop down menu, Then I am given the option of deleting other posts by user and To Ban or not. I get a screen like this,


C&P,


Deleting 1 post(s) from 1 thread(s) in 1 forum(s).

* Delete other posts and threads started by the affected users

Deletion Options
How would you like to delete?
'Soft' delete - Leave "Deleted" Message
Keep Attachments
Physically remove
Reason for Deletion:
Punitive Action
What do you want to do to the 1 affected user(s)?

* Do nothing
* Ban these users

Affected Users
The user(s) who posted the spam are



Of course there are boxes to check,

[Ken]

Rick? You misspelled my name in your PM to Crash a few minutes ago.

[Rick]

We don't actually delete them. We have a special H$ll for spammers. They have to sit in a room all day and memorize posts from the 2D vs. Ken thread.

[Justin Case]

OOOHHHHH OUCH !!! Thats Harsh !!! LOL

[Rick]

Hey, we don't play around here. This isn't some mamby pamby forum. This is a wilderness survival forum! The law of the jungle, Darwin ... or Gilligan or some body.

[rwc1969]

I don't know squat about how forums work, but I do know that admins and mods can gain access to view all your pm's and such if they want to, and many do.

PM's aren't necessarily private, unless the admin deems them so.

I know one forum in particular that went to hell because the admin was reading pm's and allowing mods to do the same.

[BENESSE]

Nothing is private on the net.
(Just thought you'd like to know.)