Can admins read PMs I send to another mooter?

Bombadillo · 09-19-2005, 11:25 PM

That's all this thread is. A simple question. It's a pretty simple forum I guess.

But I'll have to snicker here too though, because I just realised how you spell "PMs."

Lotesse · 09-20-2005, 12:36 AM

I have ALWAYS wanted to know this very question too. So, what is it, whoever out there who might know?

Bombadillo - Your new avvie is very strange,

, what is that? A skeleton with a Devo hat on?

No, I'm just playin'!

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 09-20-2005, 08:15 AM

No. Admins can not read your PMs. The only one who could I would think, would be Ben, since he owns the board and the Vbulletin software, and would have access to the database.

brownjenkins · 09-20-2005, 09:20 AM

sounds like bomb is planning something

Lotesse · 09-20-2005, 12:28 PM

Thanx 4 answering that ,SGH! I have ALways kind of tripped on that! I'm glad I know now, thanx.

Yeah, what ARE you planning, B?

***Rían*** · 09-20-2005, 12:31 PM

Every Mooter here wants to know the answer to that question!

They always say they can't read them .... hmmm ....

(Never thought about Ben being able to read them, tho!

)

Snowdog · 09-20-2005, 02:22 PM

From my expperiences on the internet, I always assume that messageboard messaging systems can be read by more than the addressor and the addressee. The same with email, and any telephone that transmits signal over the radio spectrum.

Lotesse · 09-20-2005, 02:24 PM

Well, frankly, me too. That's why I always urge whomever I might be PMing something sensitive to, to immediately delete the message as soon as they have read it. Trust No One. (Fox Mulder, anyone remember him?

)

brownjenkins · 09-20-2005, 02:58 PM

this post will self destruct in 10 seconds... 9... 8...

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 09-20-2005, 05:40 PM

Am I detecting paranoia?

Would I lie to you?

I'm crushed you people would think such things.

Butterbeer · 09-20-2005, 05:49 PM

well, JD's take on this was it was possible but only Ben perhaps could .. and to be fair he did'nt think Ben would ... nor would he on his site ... i guess we have to trust this ... i for one do!

I have no reason to doubt this and respect Ben for allowing ALL our privacy on here.

so, yes it is technically possible, but i for one trust absolutely that they ARE private.

best all BB

P.S of course it would be a VERY legit breach of LAW if it were ever proved otherwise .... but as i said i HAVE NO DOUBT all is well in this regard.

so... best to you ALL

BB

Bombadillo · 09-20-2005, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

I have ALWAYS wanted to know this very question too. So, what is it, whoever out there who might know?

Bombadillo - Your new avvie is very strange,

, what is that? A skeleton with a Devo hat on?

No, I'm just playin'!

I don't know what a Devo hat is.

It's a dead LEGO man wearing a bandana!

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownjenkins

sounds like bomb is planning something

Hehehe...

I just read "1984"

Thanks for the answer SGH!

*contented smile*

***HOBBIT*** · 09-20-2005, 10:33 PM

the answer is no. The only way we could is if we change your password and log into your account and read your PMs that way - which we could do but obviously wouldn't.

There is a feature that displays all of the recent PM messages in the admin control pannel, but that has long been turned off.

Not even ben could read your pms without jacking your account.

:P

The database is encyrpted I believe. Like we don't have access to your passwords (but we do have the power to change them).

So the answer is if we reaaaaallllly wanted to, we could - but we won't.

Devo hat - what the music group wore.

***Valandil*** · 09-23-2005, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOBBIT

Devo hat - what the music group wore.

Yes - basically an upside-down flower pot.

hectorberlioz · 09-27-2005, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sister Golden Hair

No. Admins can not read your PMs. The only one who could I would think, would be Ben, since he owns the board and the Vbulletin software, and would have access to the database.

*wipes brow* Thank God...

***Tessar*** · 09-27-2005, 11:46 AM

Don't believe SGH. We can -all- read your PMs.

And Hector, my dear fellow, you might want to tone some of those down. This IS a family board, after all. *arched eyebrow*

hectorberlioz · 09-27-2005, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

Don't believe SGH. We can -all- read your PMs.

And Hector, my dear fellow, you might want to tone some of those down. This IS a family board, after all. *arched eyebrow*

You sound like you've been reading my PMs pretty closely then

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 09-27-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hectorberlioz

You sound like you've been reading my PMs pretty closely then

Actually Hector, Tessar is lying.

Tessar, I neglected to say that the only other PMs I can read besides my own are yours, and boy are they goofy. Poor child.

***Tessar*** · 09-27-2005, 08:41 PM

Why must you say these things you know will hurt me?!

***Valandil*** · 09-28-2005, 07:52 AM

Can the rest of you mods and admins see other 'mooters, sitting at their computers, while they're on the board? Or is it only me?

09-19-2005, 11:25 PM	#1
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	Can admins read PMs I send to another mooter? That's all this thread is. A simple question. It's a pretty simple forum I guess. But I'll have to snicker here too though, because I just realised how you spell "PMs." __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

09-20-2005, 12:36 AM	#2
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I have ALWAYS wanted to know this very question too. So, what is it, whoever out there who might know? Bombadillo - Your new avvie is very strange, , what is that? A skeleton with a Devo hat on? No, I'm just playin'! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Last edited by Lotesse : 09-20-2005 at 12:38 AM.

09-20-2005, 08:15 AM	#3
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	No. Admins can not read your PMs. The only one who could I would think, would be Ben, since he owns the board and the Vbulletin software, and would have access to the database. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

09-20-2005, 09:20 AM	#4
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	sounds like bomb is planning something __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

09-20-2005, 12:28 PM	#5
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Thanx 4 answering that ,SGH! I have ALways kind of tripped on that! I'm glad I know now, thanx. Yeah, what ARE you planning, B? __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-20-2005, 12:31 PM	#6
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Every Mooter here wants to know the answer to that question! They always say they can't read them .... hmmm .... (Never thought about Ben being able to read them, tho! ) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

09-20-2005, 02:22 PM	#7
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	From my expperiences on the internet, I always assume that messageboard messaging systems can be read by more than the addressor and the addressee. The same with email, and any telephone that transmits signal over the radio spectrum. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

09-20-2005, 02:24 PM	#8
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Well, frankly, me too. That's why I always urge whomever I might be PMing something sensitive to, to immediately delete the message as soon as they have read it. Trust No One. (Fox Mulder, anyone remember him? ) __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

09-20-2005, 02:58 PM	#9
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	this post will self destruct in 10 seconds... 9... 8... __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

09-20-2005, 05:40 PM	#10
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Am I detecting paranoia? Would I lie to you? I'm crushed you people would think such things. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

09-20-2005, 05:49 PM	#11
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	well, JD's take on this was it was possible but only Ben perhaps could .. and to be fair he did'nt think Ben would ... nor would he on his site ... i guess we have to trust this ... i for one do! I have no reason to doubt this and respect Ben for allowing ALL our privacy on here. so, yes it is technically possible, but i for one trust absolutely that they ARE private. best all BB P.S of course it would be a VERY legit breach of LAW if it were ever proved otherwise .... but as i said i HAVE NO DOUBT all is well in this regard. so... best to you ALL BB

09-20-2005, 10:33 PM	#13
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	the answer is no. The only way we could is if we change your password and log into your account and read your PMs that way - which we could do but obviously wouldn't. There is a feature that displays all of the recent PM messages in the admin control pannel, but that has long been turned off. Not even ben could read your pms without jacking your account. :P The database is encyrpted I believe. Like we don't have access to your passwords (but we do have the power to change them). So the answer is if we reaaaaallllly wanted to, we could - but we won't. Devo hat - what the music group wore. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

09-27-2005, 11:46 AM	#16
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Don't believe SGH. We can -all- read your PMs. And Hector, my dear fellow, you might want to tone some of those down. This IS a family board, after all. arched eyebrow

09-27-2005, 08:41 PM	#19
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Why must you say these things you know will hurt me?!

09-28-2005, 07:52 AM	#20
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