Administrator Monitor PMs?

mitch5252 · Post by **mitch5252** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:14 pm

Can an Administrator monitor PMs between members?

Thanks!

Regards,
Michelle

ckwalsh · Post by **ckwalsh** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:24 pm

Not without a MOD.

There are also plenty of privacy considerations of such a feature. If you intend to add such a thing, you certainly should tell your users.

mitch5252 · Post by **mitch5252** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:26 pm

ckwalsh wrote:Not without a MOD.

There are also plenty of privacy considerations of such a feature. If you intend to add such a thing, you certainly should tell your users.

So, call me dumb, but by MOD, do you mean MODIFICATION or MODERATOR??

Thanks!

Post by **darcie** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:40 pm

He meant Modification.

Typically in phpBB, we will refer to a set of code changes as a MOD and people that assist in keeping the board in line as a Mod. Capitalization!

onehundredandtwo · Post by **onehundredandtwo** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:29 pm

PM's can be reported (in which case moderators can view the reported PM).

callumacrae · Post by **callumacrae** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:00 am

Why would you want to see PMs? That seems a bit...

~Callum

Post by **JimA** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:58 pm

Callum95 wrote:Why would you want to see PMs? That seems a bit...

Might just be to make sure users don't insult each other in private.

If that's the case though you could post an announcement telling your users about the Report PM option.

Atkascha · Post by **Atkascha** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:17 pm

If people are insulting each other over private messages that's when you should take a screenshot and send it to a mod/admin somebody on the staff/bannable side there.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:25 pm

Alternatively, you can simply report it, which, as has been previously mentioned, will allow any moderator with the proper permissions to view it.

Pony99CA · Post by **Pony99CA** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:38 pm

ckwalsh wrote:Not without a MOD.

Not quite true. MODs imply changing the phpBB base code, but my spoof_user script (which can be used to view any user's PMs) does not change any code.

Steve

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