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Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
Now is your opportunity to state that pm's between members are totally private (which they are not) or that you [SIZE=5]all (mods) have access to them and not just the site holder.
Transparency breeds trust. [/SIZE]
Secrecy breeds suspicion and mistrust.
Ban me, I don't give a monkeys,at least I will have been proved correct.
Mods - DaveEdin - 10-02-2020
My understanding is that site admin has the ability to view people's PMs, but moderators can't do so.
Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
So who is Admin and who are Mods?
Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
That aside no one should be able to view pm's between members regardless whatever cyber post they hold within a forum.Administrator or not.
Private messages are meant to be that. Private.
You are encroaching on privacy laws that HM Govt would have to take court action to access.
Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
Would the admin of this site like to comment?
Mods - DaveEdin - 10-02-2020
bash6673 That aside no one should be able to view pm's between members regardless whatever cyber post they hold within a forum.Administrator or not.
Private messages are meant to be that. Private.
You are encroaching on privacy laws that HM Govt would have to take court action to access.
Sorry mate but I think you've got that idea wrong... The site admin owns the site and is responsible for all its content. The forum has rules on things like selling items without a paid membership, or against other stuff that could be done via pm. Admin has the right to check the rules are being followed etc.
I'm quite certain admin aren't reading PMs as a matter of course - imagine how boring that would be! It's the kind of thing used on an ad-hoc basis purely to ensure the rules are followed, and is no different to the IT department at your office having the access to read your email. Just cos they can doesn't mean they will...
Site admin/owner is Rabster, and he would be the only person who could read PMs.
What brought the question on, if I can ask? I'm neither a mod nor admin, I should point out...
Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
Sorry mate you are only a subscriber/forum member and not the site owner/admin,therefore your views/opimions do not matter.
Mods - ormi - 10-02-2020
whats up mate?think most of us knew that pm's werent private as how else would they find out say a non member was selling stuff through pm's etc?tbh it doesnt bother me who reads my pms as im not up to anything dodgy if you know what i mean...
Mods - DaveEdin - 10-02-2020
Fair point on my views I suppose, but it's not an opinion that the site admin has the right/responsibility to check, it's a straight fact. All site content (on any site, not just forums) is subject to the owner permitting it.
You are correct that the government would need a legal order to get access to it, but that's because they aren't the site owner. They have no automatic right to read data not owned by themselves (though they most likely do it anyway :biggrin: )
Mods - bash6673 - 10-02-2020
Let's get this clear,Admin or not you have no legal right to access my private messages between me and another member.
Is that correct?