News Disabling Direct Messages in the forums

[DougK1]

It's a ruddy shame the private messaging has been removed. I've had some good chats with guys on here using the facility. Fortunately, two members whom I've become good friends with I have mobile numbers and emails addresses for. Not gonna make any other good friends on here now am I 🙁

 

[Dave_]

The choice I was describing was the choice to visit other people’s homes

About as appealing as having teeth drilled without anesthetic to me

But now you won’t get a choice, and that’s all I want to retain.

But if it's important to you, then it's trivial to create a temporary email address that'll nuke itself after set time that you could use to exchange personal details with others on the forum.

 

[Al ears]

About as appealing as having teeth drilled without anesthetic to me



But if it's important to you, then it's trivial to create a temporary email address that'll nuke itself after set time that you could use to exchange personal details with others on the forum.

But then how do you give them that email address when that too is against forum rules??

 

[Dave_]

But then how do you give them that email address when that too is against forum rules??

Id argue a temporary/disposable email address isn't personally identifying information!

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Whilst I agree with the above, this is from the forum rules:

• Never publicly post personally identifying information, such as your email address or phone number, and do not ask others for their personal information.

 

[Al ears]

Whilst I agree with the above, this is from the forum rules:

• Never publicly post personally identifying information, such as your email address or phone number, and do not ask others for their personal information.

Exactly, email address temporary or not....

 

[Blacksabbath25]

I have sent direct messages in the past to setup a bake-off between members in the past a couple of times as people on here in the past a specially long running members form friendship's between each other that's how HIFI forums work .
But you have to respect the decision made and most properly made on risk to protect the company that runs the site .
But the decision was properly made on risk

Risk Assessment:
Conduct a thorough risk assessment of your forum to identify potential risks associated with user-generated content and private messages.

Funny times we live in now afraid its a shame

 

[Al ears]

I have sent direct messages in the past to setup a bake-off between members in the past a couple of times as people on here in the past a specially long running members form friendship's between each other that's how HIFI forums work .
But you have to respect the decision made and most properly made on risk to protect the company that runs the site .
But the decision was properly made on risk

Risk Assessment:
Conduct a thorough risk assessment of your forum to identify potential risks associated with user-generated content and private messages.

Funny times we live in now afraid its a shame

Blame a poorly thought out British requirement.....

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

No politics, please. You all know the rules...

 

[Al ears]

No politics, please. You all know the rules...

That wasn't political. It was a statement of fact.
And it's the only reason Future Publishing instigated this move.
One can only assume in other nations things might be different, that doesn't make my comment political or nationalist.
I wholeheartedly agree they had no other option.
If you are going to chastise everyone that mentions the word British then crack on....
That's assuming it was me the comment was directed at.....

 

[Dave_]

It wasn't your comment he was referring to, hence it hasn't been removed.

 

[Al ears]

It wasn't your comment he was referring to, hence it hasn't been removed.

It would therefore be nice to know who's comment he was referring , he would normally state that.
However, that comment will, understandably be removed as I am fully aware that I cannot post such things.

 

[Dave_]

Rayp and my counter to his inaccurate post

Both posts were removed.

As no doubt will this...

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

That wasn't political. It was a statement of fact.
And it's the only reason Future Publishing instigated this move.
One can only assume in other nations things might be different, that doesn't make my comment political or nationalist.
I wholeheartedly agree they had no other option.
If you are going to chastise everyone that mentions the word British then crack on....
That's assuming it was me the comment was directed at.....

It most definitely wasn't. There were a couple of posts after yours that were, and which have been deleted.

 

[Al ears]

It most definitely wasn't. There were a couple of posts after yours that were, and which have been deleted.

Then my apologies.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Then my apologies.

No worries.

 

[Al ears]

No worries.

That will teach me not to assume.
Obviously could not see the posts you deleted and my post was the last before your comment......
Ho hum!

 

[nopiano]

I have sent direct messages in the past to setup a bake-off between members in the past a couple of times as people on here in the past a specially long running members form friendship's between each other that's how HIFI forums work .
But you have to respect the decision made and most properly made on risk to protect the company that runs the site .
But the decision was properly made on risk

Risk Assessment:
Conduct a thorough risk assessment of your forum to identify potential risks associated with user-generated content and private messages.

Funny times we live in now afraid its a shame

As I posted earlier on, ”conduct a risk assessment” doesn’t equal avoid 100% of any risk by blocking private messages. It means assess if there is a risk that needs mitigating. Since no one has suggested there was ever any dubious activity, and indeed several members have declared they never touched that function, I think it’s a risk avoidance not a risk assessment.

To make a silly analogy, we could avoid the risk of electrocution by banning mains plugs, but that wouldn’t be very popular!! 🤣

 

[RayP]

To make a silly analogy, we could avoid the risk of electrocution by banning mains plugs, but that wouldn’t be very popular!! 🤣

And to continue the analogies…
People have died in aircraft crashes so all flights are now banned.
People have died in RTAs so driving is banned.
Sharks kill many people in many parts of the world so sea swimming is banned in Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean.

I’m sure there plenty of other extremely unlikely scenarios. 😉

 

[Blacksabbath25]

It's a ruddy shame the private messaging has been removed. I've had some good chats with guys on here using the facility. Fortunately, two members whom I've become good friends with I have mobile numbers and emails addresses for. Not gonna make any other good friends on here now am I 🙁

I am you friend do not worry about it 🙂