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Can The DS Forums People See Your PM's

Red+BloodedRed+Blooded Posts: 4,676
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:confused: always wondered this to be honest.

Do they mentor the PM'ed messages like they do the forums. Or are they not allowed to see them.

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    queenshaksqueenshaks Posts: 10,281
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    :confused: always wondered this to be honest.

    Do they mentor the PM'ed messages like they do the forums. Or are they not allowed to see them.

    :confused::)

    As far as I'm aware they are private.
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    bossoftheworldbossoftheworld Posts: 4,941
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    I don't think so.

    Why would they want to read pm's.
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    stvn758stvn758 Posts: 19,656
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    Someone has been slagging off the Mods behind their backs.:eek:
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    Red+BloodedRed+Blooded Posts: 4,676
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    stvn758 wrote: »
    Someone has been slagging off the Mods behind their backs.:eek:

    Nooooooo, If i wanted to do that, I'd do it on the forums. :D

    I was just curious.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,335
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    I run my own online car club with forums and whilst PM's are not policed as such it is possible for us to read them but we would only do so if we suspected abuse or received a request with good reason to do so.

    As such I would sat the ds admins can view your pm's but at a guess they wot do so unless the need to view em is there.
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    I once reported an abusive PM I had received, I never forwarded it or even mentioned which one it was.

    Next thing, the person responsible was made inactive, so DS must have had access to my PMs.

    I remember a similar thread to this where I believe Forum Support said yes, they can read PMs if necsessary, but they don't go reading them randomly.
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    2-Pot Screamer2-Pot Screamer Posts: 34,238
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    It's my understanding that DS staff (not necessarily the mods) can read our PMs - if they need to!

    However, even if they have the inclination I doubt they have the resources to routinely do so without good reason, e.g. reports of abuse etc.
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    crazychris12crazychris12 Posts: 26,254
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    Yes I know for a fact that they can and do sometimes read them if they need to for a reason.
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    Thine WonkThine Wonk Posts: 17,190
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    The mods maybe the database admin will certainly be able to.
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    stoatiestoatie Posts: 78,106
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    Of course they can- everything you post on their board, which means the whole thing, not just the bits everyone can see, is essentially their property, as per the T&Cs you agreed to when you signed up.

    I very much doubt they do unless they have a reason, though. That would be a REALLY, REALLY tedious job, unless there was a really good point to it.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 757
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    Thine Wonk wrote: »
    The mods maybe the database admin will certainly be able to.

    Correct, it is after all, just a database.

    Whether it is Policy to do so unless the authorities request it is another matter.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,048
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    queenshaks wrote: »
    As far as I'm aware they are private.

    It's a misnomer - they can read our PM's.
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    Star_BrightStar_Bright Posts: 11,341
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    They can access everything on the site.
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    SigurdSigurd Posts: 26,610
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    I should think most PMs must be extremely dull, and only a mod who was a glutton for punishment would want to read many of them.
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    cosmocosmo Posts: 26,840
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    Of course they can.

    It all goes in your file.
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    silkdragonsilkdragon Posts: 1,707
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    I once had a very rude and offensive fm post terrible thing about me , he also pm me, I had to report him, and all his posts and pm were removed, so yes they can read everything you post on ds.
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    MAWMAW Posts: 38,777
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    I assure you all they can, but as there are 400 000 of us, they don't. They looked at mine once, with my consent, to re-verify my ID when my login went AWOL. I had to tell them who the last few were from, and what they were about. Luckily, being a chap, none of them were from Enter the Monk, or Nightcleaner.
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    bollywoodbollywood Posts: 67,769
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    Why OP, what did you send? :p
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    Joni MJoni M Posts: 70,225
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    MAW wrote: »
    I assure you all they can, but as there are 400 000 of us, they don't. They looked at mine once, with my consent, to re-verify my ID when my login went AWOL. I had to tell them who the last few were from, and what they were about. Luckily, being a chap, none of them were from Enter the Monk, or Nightcleaner.

    Aw, that was good that they did do that :D
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    Red+BloodedRed+Blooded Posts: 4,676
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    bollywood wrote: »
    Why OP, what did you send? :p

    Just a few webcam photos, topless and and errrrm (R Rated shall we say)

    :D:D:D
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    SupportSupport Posts: 70,867
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    We can access them if needed, yes.
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    Red+BloodedRed+Blooded Posts: 4,676
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    We can access them if needed, yes.

    Okie Dokie. :)
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    Mrs TeapotMrs Teapot Posts: 124,896
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    We can access them if needed, yes.

    :eek::eek::eek:
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    zx50zx50 Posts: 91,277
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    Asking if the moderators can access your private messages sounds a bit suspicious. Hmm ...
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    MarieHMarieH Posts: 1,016
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    Are DS Forum Support Admin or Mod's or both?

    I'm a mod on a few forums and can view PM's on NONE
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