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[Anonymous]

Is this proper open or are we still not allowed to discuss moderation?

[Anonymous]

bandofbrothers, we do not access private messages. It's technically possible but we do not do it. It's not a unique feature, every forum platform has it. I have never ever seen this feature mentioned in any T&Cs - I've seen quite a few, but by all means, if somebody ever saw it somewhere please point it out.

Whenever you create an account, the administrator has access to your data - excluding passwords in most cases as they are generally encrypted.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Is this proper open or are we still not allowed to discuss moderation?

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We are not talking about 'moderation' as that is against the forums T&C's.

We are discussing the fact that the Forum Staff/Admin have access to members private messages.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

bandofbrothers, we do not access private messages. It's technically possible but we do not do it. It's not a unique feature, every forum platform has it. I have never ever seen this feature mentioned in any T&Cs - I've seen quite a few, but by all means, if somebody ever saw it somewhere please point it out.

Whenever you create an account, the administrator has access to your data - excluding passwords in most cases as they are generally encrypted.

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Ok Chiara,

One more question and then i'll shut up.

If  a member of Admin did access a members private messages would that access be logged ?

[Anonymous]

Cool, thought I'd ask first! Didn't want to be moded!!

Personally I don't think that Pm's should be accessible whether it's commonplace for the ability to do it or not.

It's a trust thing that is only going to cause issues when situations like this arise.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure, would have to check.

I'm afraid gillsfankev, it's not an option that can be removed or disabled, it's part of the admin suite. If you feel so uncomfortable, I would strongly recommend not signing up to any online community as they all have this feature.