Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > User Moderation

[Redruth]

I think it is absolutely appalling that PMs are not private. There is NO justification for that abuse of privacy. If they're not private, then take the facility off the board. It's a complete misnoma and an absolute outrage for the MT to think they are entitled to look at them under the guise of 'moderation'. It does, however, explain an e-mail I had from Ian last week.

The MT is given it's powers by the members. This is an outright abuse of that power, in my opinion, and an insult to everyone who uses the board.

If an abusive PM is received by any club member, then fair enough, report it to the MT and ask them to look into it, but carte blanche to look at every member's PMs on that pretext??? This, as so many people have said already, is Big Brother stuff and pretty much the last straw for me as far as this board is concerned.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Redruth

It does, however, explain an e-mail I had from Ian last week.

er, - don't think it does, the e-mail I sent to you (and others) had nothing to do with PM's, - it was about the difficult time that the club is going through. - Now if you are saying that there is something in your inbox that we should be aware of........JOKE.

The sad reality is that there is a high degree of mistrust within the club, - certain people have not trusted the MT for some time, - and certain members of the club have not been trusted by the MT. SHOCK!!! I have seen the lies and stirring that goes on through U2U’s, - last year I had u2u’s forwarded to me and I still have copies of a few where a person was looking for support in a breakaway series of DesmoDue. Can I justify having read those messages and kept copies? Yes, - DesmoDue is an asset to this club, attempting to take it away from the Club is theft of a member asset. The MT has a duty to the entire membership to protect its assets. The webiste is also a member asset, - should it be used to promote theft? Not in my opinion.

[Lily]

Originally Posted by Ian

er, - don't think it does, the e-mail I sent to you (and others) had nothing to do with PM's, - it was about the difficult time that the club is going through. - Now if you are saying that there is something in your inbox that we should be aware of........JOKE.

The sad reality is that there is a high degree of mistrust within the club, - certain people have not trusted the MT for some time, - and certain members of the club have not been trusted by the MT. SHOCK!!! I have seen the lies and stirring that goes on through U2U’s, - last year I had u2u’s forwarded to me and I still have copies of a few where a person was looking for support in a breakaway series of DesmoDue. Can I justify having read those messages and kept copies? Yes, - DesmoDue is an asset to this club, attempting to take it away from the Club is theft of a member asset. The MT has a duty to the entire membership to protect its assets. The webiste is also a member asset, - should it be used to promote theft? Not in my opinion.

Ian

your reference is regarding u2us 'forwarded' onto you, there is a significant difference between this and reading other peoples PMs without invitation.

Please can I ask that eaither yourself or another member of the MT or webteam respond to my questions above.

[Ian]

I cannot see PM's or U2U's (whatever they are called). I have in the past been able to view them, - but I think they were called u2u's then. The person whose u2u's I have read is aware of my viewing of them, but I will not incriminate that person by putting down their name here.

[Lily]

Ian

Accepted that you may not directly have access, however I am interested in the webteam directly based on the quote above from Eamon that individual PM's can and have been viewed and the comment from a member that a PM was viewed by a moderator prior to him reporting it.

I have no desire or interest in specific pms that you have or have not seen, I am however very interested in the policy or rule that would allow you to do so if you so wished. I am interested in where that policy is clearly stated for forum users.