Are moderators allowed to read everyones private messages?

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bizarre
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10 Dec 2006, 6:27 pm

That is the question :?:



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10 Dec 2006, 8:04 pm

no, moderators don't have the ability to read private messages. The terms of service states:

"WrongPlanet.net has a private messaging feature. Messages passed between users should not be
read by anyone other than the sender and the recipient."


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11 Dec 2006, 5:01 pm

I thought Alex was reading people's private messages, it made a lot of people angry and they left the forum!


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11 Dec 2006, 5:47 pm

larsenjw92286 wrote:
I thought Alex was reading people's private messages, it made a lot of people angry and they left the forum!


where'd you come up with an idea like that? :roll:


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11 Dec 2006, 5:52 pm

Anyone with access to the database (admins for example) can read PMs. It's not the simplest thing to do but it is very possible. So for anything truly private, use email.



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11 Dec 2006, 6:46 pm

I haven't been banned yet, and I am happy!


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11 Dec 2006, 7:08 pm

en_una_isla wrote:
Anyone with access to the database (admins for example) can read PMs. It's not the simplest thing to do but it is very possible. So for anything truly private, use email.


email is just as easy to read and way less private than our pm function.


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11 Dec 2006, 7:10 pm

I'm sorry!

That was all in the past!


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11 Dec 2006, 7:12 pm

larsenjw92286 wrote:
I'm sorry!

That was all in the past!


Please explain?


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11 Dec 2006, 7:13 pm

It was in the past, not now.

I'm still here!


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11 Dec 2006, 7:16 pm

larsenjw92286 wrote:
It was in the past, not now.

I'm still here!


What are you trying to say?


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11 Dec 2006, 7:18 pm

Everything is fine.

That's all I can think of to say.


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11 Dec 2006, 7:20 pm

larsenjw92286 wrote:
Everything is fine.

That's all I can think of to say.


It sounds to me like you're making up stories to intimidate new members because you're bitter about the fact that you aren't a moderator for WrongPlanet.

Stop playing games. I'm locking this.


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