Social Anxiety Support

Banzai · 10-19-2009, 01:32 PM

Just curious.

TorLin · 10-19-2009, 01:49 PM

this topic always gets asked... No they can't

Amocholes · 10-19-2009, 01:59 PM

No we can't.

Null · 10-19-2009, 02:11 PM

Nope.

IllusionOfHappiness · 10-19-2009, 02:17 PM

^ Null back? Since when?

Amocholes · 10-19-2009, 02:58 PM

He never left.

IllusionOfHappiness · 10-19-2009, 03:01 PM

Oh. Haven't seen him around. Just wondering!

WineKitty · 10-19-2009, 03:04 PM

But there is a story that has been well known to older members about a certain person of the former SAS staff reading PMs way back in the old times. If that is the case, how is it PMs cannot be read now?? Just wondering???

turbo7 · 10-19-2009, 03:06 PM

it's worth saying, that from a technical point of view its very possible and they (site admins) could easily read anyones PM if they wished..

Its just not a feature built into the forum software but one could use any tool, read the sql database and extract all PMs from anyone if they really wanted.

millenniumman75 · 10-19-2009, 04:24 PM

There was an admin setting way back then - it's different now.
We cannot read PMs.

Besides, what's so juicy about them? Got something to hide?

TorLin · 10-19-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by millenniumman75

Besides, what's so juicy about them? Got something to hide?

oooh juiciness... someone got something to hide... now since the cat is out of the bag, minus well just tell us

:cla p

WineKitty · 10-19-2009, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by millenniumman75

There was an admin setting way back then - it's different now.
We cannot read PMs.

Besides, what's so juicy about them? Got something to hide?

Typical. If you have "nothing to hide" surely you dont mind your privacy being invaded...

It was just a question John, and based on past history I think it was a valid one.

I dont want my PMs, mail or anything else private read by a 3rd party.

millenniumman75 · 10-19-2009, 07:09 PM

I was kidding

.

WineKitty · 10-19-2009, 11:39 PM

Well I wasnt. It was legit question based on past history.

Madison_Rose · 10-20-2009, 05:33 AM

Of course, if you send an objectionable PM and the recipient reports it, it gets read by mods then.

nubly · 10-20-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madison_Rose

Of course, if you send an objectionable PM and the recipient reports it, it gets read by mods then.

you bring up a good point. if mods cant read PMs and a poster sends me an offensive PM and i report it, how will the mods know im not making it up because i dont like the poster that sent it?

LoneLioness · 10-20-2009, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nubly

you bring up a good point. if mods cant read PMs and a poster sends me an offensive PM and i report it, how will the mods know im not making it up because i dont like the poster that sent it?

Prolly cause the site admin (Drew) can read Pm's. So he would prolly have to look into it instead of 1 of the mods.

millenniumman75 · 10-20-2009, 08:14 AM

We can investigate, too. I have often asked questions.

Amocholes · 10-20-2009, 08:58 AM

When a PM is reported, the text of the PM is sent with the text. If the PM goes against the guidelines then Infractions can be issued.

Drew · 10-20-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amocholes

When a PM is reported, the text of the PM is sent with the text. If the PM goes against the guidelines then Infractions can be issued.

This.

The full story is that PMs are stored as plain text in the database. This is unlike passwords which are stored as MD5 hashes, as opposed to plain text, meaning we can't know what your password is.

So yes, it is possible for me to read private messages from the database, but have I or will I? No

The short answer: unless a member reports your PM to us, we will not be reading your private messages.

10-19-2009, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Banzai Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 917	Can moderators read PMs? Just curious. __________________ When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me. -- Emo Philips

10-19-2009, 01:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,058	this topic always gets asked... No they can't __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm

10-19-2009, 01:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,599	No we can't. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

10-19-2009, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,599	He never left. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

10-19-2009, 03:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,972	But there is a story that has been well known to older members about a certain person of the former SAS staff reading PMs way back in the old times. If that is the case, how is it PMs cannot be read now?? Just wondering??? __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

10-19-2009, 02:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Null Status: Absolute Zero Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: PA Gender: Male Posts: 5,452	Nope.

10-19-2009, 02:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
IllusionOfHappiness Status: Custom User Title Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NS, Canada Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 7,924	^ Null back? Since when?

10-19-2009, 03:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
IllusionOfHappiness Status: Custom User Title Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NS, Canada Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 7,924	Oh. Haven't seen him around. Just wondering!

10-19-2009, 03:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
turbo7 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hampshire, England, UK Gender: Male Posts: 35	it's worth saying, that from a technical point of view its very possible and they (site admins) could easily read anyones PM if they wished.. Its just not a feature built into the forum software but one could use any tool, read the sql database and extract all PMs from anyone if they really wanted.

10-19-2009, 04:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,674	There was an admin setting way back then - it's different now. We cannot read PMs. Besides, what's so juicy about them? Got something to hide? __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-19-2009, 07:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,674	I was kidding . __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-19-2009, 11:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,972	Well I wasnt. It was legit question based on past history. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

10-20-2009, 05:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	Of course, if you send an objectionable PM and the recipient reports it, it gets read by mods then. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

10-20-2009, 08:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,674	We can investigate, too. I have often asked questions. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-20-2009, 08:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,599	When a PM is reported, the text of the PM is sent with the text. If the PM goes against the guidelines then Infractions can be issued. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.