PRIVATE Messages are like Instant messaging over yahoo or msn or gtalk.. just because its on TE doesnt mean it can be made public without the sender’s permission.
A couple months ago some dumbsh1t made my PMs public when it was intended for him, as it was about him. I didn’t really mind because it made him look like an idiot when he made it public, and I guess he made everyone conscious about what an d1ck he is.
More than whether I care or not, don’t police the site too much… there will be miscreants no matter what rules/policies are in place. Deal with them on a case-by-case basis and torture them with whacky titles when they screw up lol.
You got my vote… Lets draw a parallel… do you behave the same way when u are interacting with society at large and inside the privacy of your home? Like a politically incorrect remark you make at home do you think it’ll have the same effect if you make it at a get together or a party? I think not… for that very reason wats meant to stay private should be kept private… private and public are two complete opposites… once they are mixed, all we can expect is unnecessary complications.
Don’t bring AIDW into this, that is for pure fun and nothing else and it’ll be posted only with each other’s permission, if a member request us to take of a convo it’ll be done asap.
I dont really mind my pms going public as i dont believe saying one thing on the face and saying the other thing on his/her back coz I think this is more a “community” rather than a private, secret life. I am thinking on whether I should start a poll on whether this subforum should be called “Feedback Section” or “Controversy Section”
If it has got personal objectionable content then it shd need the permission of the sender and receiver else either their permission or that of any mod should do.
And one thing which we should not forget, the only thing that makes TE a league apart from the rest (forums etc) is that we are a FRIENDLY COMMUNITY and to many like a second home, so things r better off on the face for most cases.
eg: So many ppl hate me :P, nthing is kept private abt it
the point is, who is to decide what is objectionable and what is not.
Keep in mind, nothing stays secret in this world. I agree PM are private but dont send extremely offensive PMs and pms that contains offensive remarks about anyone. If you do then its your mistake if they go public. If you wana complain about anyone PM staff members. They wont disclose it to anyone. but yesterday’s pm was extremely offensive. And i dont feel sorry that it got leaked. It was mistake on part of both parties.
But u go around calling names and that comes out, you are to be blamed equally.
P.S. Personally if anyone has problem with me i would tell them to face me directly. I am open enough to face them even if i know they dont like me. Its as simple as that. But if someone goes behind my back calling names and it reaches my ears. well then they are in for some earful
this depends on situation and requires more moral judgement…
u cannot make a table & say tat those content are “objectionable content”.
I agree abt making changes in market rules . . . but all these PM rules are too rigid AFAIK . . smthing |||lr happend arnd 2 yrs back in a forum where i was a active member & people hated the move…and ever since . . the forum got owned with other stuff (unwanted avertisement ) & stuff . .. & potential members left .
I’m not telling tat members will be leavin this forum blaming the few changes in rules…but some rules are jsut too much.
A dislikes B
C is a frnd of B
A pms C bitching abt B.
–>C starts hatin A.
A dislikes B
C is neutral to B
C is a newbie & neutral to B
–>C gets confused whom to trust & makes a new topic putting all the PMs in the thread.
A dislikes B
C is a newbie & neutral to B
A pms C bitching abt B.
–>C gets confused & forwards the PM to B . B gets enraged abt this & posts this in a topic.
Lets just get on along with our lives and stop discussing this useless issue .
if rules were so solid and people always followed them why would there be need for mods . face it people , there will be problems . if anyone is confused , lets mods handle this .
people take their e-personalities too seriously .. whats gonna happen of this world … i shudder .
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