The Arcive of Official vBulletin Modifications Site.

Guy Betten · #11 12-10-2007, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shazz

Meaning they are still always curious lol

How about this? Let me join your forum & repost what was being sent. Then I will contact your host, who will cancel your account w/o a refund. I just paid for a year of hosting & do not want the hassle of moving because someone was sending PRON (mistake on purpose) which was in a clickable link. Do some research on who is responsible when someone is TRICKED to view PRON. Happy holidays to all, JPT.

Shazz · #12 12-10-2007, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPT

How about this? Let me join your forum & repost what was being sent. Then I will contact your host, who will cancel your account w/o a refund. I just paid for a year of hosting & do not want the hassle of moving because someone was sending PRON (mistake on purpose) which was in a clickable link. Do some research on who is responsible when someone is TRICKED to view PRON. Happy holidays to all, JPT.

So how does the host get canceled again?

Awjvail · #13 12-10-2007, 11:59 AM

I run a forum mainly for teenagers and feel that I have a moral obligation to keep pedophiles off of my board, so I read my users PMs regularly as this is the medium that Pedophiles seem to like to make their attack on. I make it clear to my users in the TOS that all forms of communication on my website are monitored and if any foul play is going on, we'll find out.

Anyways, yes; this is the mod I use: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=read+pms

It's a big buggy but it does the trick.

Opserty · #14 12-10-2007, 02:26 PM

I thought there was a forward button on PMs?

lol

Electric-Shadow · #15 12-10-2007, 03:57 PM

There are plenty of reasons to view someones pm's would make sense on a big forum if some members are causing problems, or spamming and suchlike.

There was a mod like this for phpBB2 aswell if my memory serves me correctly.

ES

Caddyman · #16 12-10-2007, 04:00 PM

or you could have the infamous Buddha on your forum...oOooo

thebigman87 · #17 12-10-2007, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPT

How about this? Let me join your forum & repost what was being sent. Then I will contact your host, who will cancel your account w/o a refund. I just paid for a year of hosting & do not want the hassle of moving because someone was sending PRON (mistake on purpose) which was in a clickable link. Do some research on who is responsible when someone is TRICKED to view PRON. Happy holidays to all, JPT.

Oh dear God not Pr0n, who's your Host run by the The Westboro Baptist Church? I know you have got the answer to your question and what you do on your own forums is upto you.

However me personally would never condone the use of effectively spying on conversations between members, I'm sure like someone said if there was a problem the apparent victim of the abuse would contact me themselves without the need for me to be second guessing people.

TigerWare · #18 12-10-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPT

I am thinking some user's may be doing something undesirable in PM's,,how can I read what is going on in PM's please? Thanks in advance, JPT.

This is post #1 -- read it.

There are always going to be circumstances where some boards, with some users, under some circumstances *may* have a need to verify what the heck is going on in PM's.

Abused users generally do not tell a forum admin they have been abused, nor do they forward PM's to an admin for action, nor do they complain... they simply stop coming to your site. They tell their friends "don't go there, they have nasty people sending your crap in PM."

It is very easy to scoff about porn posts, but if you take a site within it's context and add a scammer, stalker, extortionist or some other element which may heighten paranoia and fear, it may be the only way to solve an issue.

Monitoring general comms is not what this is about. It's about caring for your members and trying to eliminate those that would do your members harm. Some sites get more than their fair share of 'abuse' from internet scum.

Electric-Shadow · #19 12-10-2007, 08:09 PM

Nor sometimes can allogations of PM abuse can be proven, IE someone could easily forge a PM and forward it.

Guy Betten · #20 12-10-2007, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shazz

So how does the host get canceled again?

Huh? I said YOUR hosting can get cancelled, they dont offer refunds, JPT

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.04251 seconds Memory Usage 2,244KB Queries Executed 13 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)SHOWTHREAD (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (1)ad_showthread_beforeqr (1)ad_showthread_firstpost (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_sig (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_start (5)bbcode_quote (1)footer (1)forumjump (1)forumrules (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (1)navbar (3)navbar_link (120)option (1)pagenav (1)pagenav_curpage (3)pagenav_pagelink (10)post_thanks_box (10)post_thanks_button (1)post_thanks_javascript (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (10)post_thanks_postbit_info (10)postbit (10)postbit_onlinestatus (10)postbit_wrapper (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open (1)tagbit_wrapper Phrase Groups Available: global inlinemod postbit posting reputationlevel showthread	Included Files: ./showthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php ./includes/class_postbit.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_reputation.php ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_postinfo_query fetch_postinfo fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete showthread_start showthread_getinfo forumjump showthread_post_start showthread_query_postids showthread_query bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create showthread_postbit_create postbit_factory postbit_display_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end fetch_musername postbit_imicons bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete postbit_display_complete post_thanks_function_can_thank_this_post_start pagenav_page pagenav_complete tag_fetchbit_complete forumrules navbits navbits_complete showthread_complete
Messages:

The Arcive of Official vBulletin Modifications Site.

It is not a VB3 engine, just a parsed copy!