Ability To Monitor Private messages towards users.

Nov

2011

Hi,

I Think forumotion administrators should be able to view members Private messages for report-control that way the members don't have to report it and the administrators can automatically do their job Smile

=====> Please Give feedback (: Thanks.

-WeezyFBaby

1 Lil-J, on 22/11/2011 at 17h43

Eumh... it's called "Private Message" for a reason.
People sometimes swap sensetive details through there

2 Lillia, on 22/11/2011 at 21h13

Lil-J wrote:Eumh... it's called "Private Message" for a reason.
People sometimes swap sensetive details through there

I agree.

3 Guest, on 22/11/2011 at 22h57

Add a poll if this is a suggestion... I can't vote. Wink

4 WeezyFBaby, on 22/11/2011 at 23h38

The poll is added Smile

5 Guest, on 22/11/2011 at 23h38

Why C and D options? Sincerely, my vote is for yes, but I have some deficites about this. Laughing

6 Empire_1, on 22/11/2011 at 23h44

Voted yes

Gassy wrote:Why C and D options? Sincerely, my vote is for yes, but I have some deficites about this.

Agreed. Options C and D aren't needed

7 Guest, on 22/11/2011 at 23h46

Option C is rather an argument, a reason for voting. But we have posting for giving an argument. Very Happy

8 ShinyTwinky69, on 22/11/2011 at 23h51

I have to say that adding this feature would not be a good idea, instead of calling them private messages they will be public messages. It would be better if the members report it, you would have to view a bunch of PM's if you happen to have a huge community. Anyways it would take you pretty much the same time to view the PM's yourself then with a member reporting it. I deny this feature and vote for definite no.

9 slg, on 23/11/2011 at 04h48

I also voted no, because members would not really use it if it was not private. I would have voted yes if the feature would monitor the private messages and only reported the questionable ones.

10 WeezyFBaby, on 23/11/2011 at 15h42

Clearly if you could monitor the Harrassment messages Smile

11 JDC, on 31/01/2012 at 09h04

I fully support this idea. Harassment messages need to be monitored, as it will benefit the safety and the security of the forum.

However, if this is implemented, please make it admin only. I'm sure the admins won't go through the inboxes without permission anyway.

12 FL.ux, on 31/01/2012 at 11h58

maybe we can add an option for the user..

Allow Admins to see PMs received: Yes or No
Allow Admins to see PMs sent: Yes or No

voted maybe

~ Very Happy

13 Sweet_Nightmare, on 31/01/2012 at 12h24

That would prevent spam, and I voted Yes, but administrators should not abuse with that option.

14 Jessica C, on 31/01/2012 at 23h55

phpBB has a mod for that. I vote yes, the only problem is privacy and all...

15 APE, on 01/02/2012 at 00h18

Lil-J wrote:Eumh... it's called "Private Message" for a reason.
People sometimes swap sensetive details through there

slg wrote:I also voted no, because members would not really use it if it was not private. I would have voted yes if the feature would monitor the private messages and only reported the questionable ones.

[center]I'm with you on this one i think we should have a report button on it and if a member wants the admin or mods to see the PM then it would be sent as a pm to them but i really Dont like to see what my staff / members are talking about so my Vote is a big NO

16 Master Marc, on 01/02/2012 at 03h21

No.

17 Kaito, on 01/02/2012 at 03h26

There are some problems that could lead to this, such as members messaging other members personal info. If one of the rules in your forum is that members may not exchange personal info, I do believe that administrators should be given the permission to view members private messages because members could be breaking forum rules via PM.

This is a very hard decision.

-Kaito

18 WHITESABBATH, on 01/02/2012 at 13h24

Big Fat "NO".... Private messages are meant to be as such "private".. You mine as well call them "Monitored Messages".
Should any of my members have a problem, all they had to do is inform me and the matter will be dealt with. I wouldn't be involved in a site or utilize its PM feature, if my pm's were being viewed by those other than whom they was intended for...
If this becomes a feature i would most likely leave FM..

19 Sanket, on 01/02/2012 at 13h40

Voted No. Its ethically incorrect to read Private Messages even if you own the board.

20 Red., on 01/02/2012 at 19h17

Sanket wrote:Voted No. Its ethically incorrect to read Private Messages even if you own the board.

Me too. As someone said before, they're called private for a reason.