TexasBlakeWFO said:The Joker said:I don't know about anyone else but, I have a major problem with anyone reading Private Messages. They're called PRIVATE for a reason. :-X :-XTexasBlakeWFO said:I'm pretty sure that both of you would be banned from any forum in which abusive words were said about the administrator in PMs.
All mesages on TexasBBQRub forum are property of Real Texas BBQ Rub Inc. Both public and private. Just like any email service. If anyone has a problem with that, they can take it to the court system.
I don't read private messages. I run a number of MySQL queries that look for harsh communication every few weeks. There is no harsh treatment allowed on TexasBBQRub forums, both private and public. Especially when you call the administrator a prick.
You might be right, but here we just say it right up front. As a moderator and I hope I speak for Capt. Morgan and Bill and maybe Greg the Admistrator, there are going to be times when you do things that are not going to endear you to some people on the board, you know that going in, there might be some harsh language, Heaven forbid, some name calling, you know that going in. If my skin isn't thick enough to handle it then I shouldn't be a moderator or a BB Administrator.
Don't get me wrong there are some things and some language that just can't be toleratd under any circumstances, but someone calling me a p####k, certainly doesn't rise to that level.
As far as my being a moderator, I truly believe that Private Messages are just that, Private, no matter who owns them, unless there is some evidence of criminal wrongdoing, I have no business, reading anyone's private messages.