I just wanted to input this here. Back to my lurking. Private Messages
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Since1982
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Private Messages
Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't Private Messages supposed to be "Private" and not displayed for the entire membership to read? If not, why have them at all? It's true I've put parts of Private Messages in other PMs rarely in the past, but I've never displayed a Private message to the entire membership. It strikes me that something about doing that makes it UN-private. No? I just wanted to input this here. Back to my lurking.
I just wanted to input this here. Back to my lurking. I had to remove this signature as it was being used on Twitter. This is my OPINION, you NEEDN'T AGREE.
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Re: Private Messages
Since1982 is absolutely right on this issue. A private message is just that--private! If it is offensive and abusive, then it should be brought to the attention of the moderating team but, in no way should it be put in front of the whole membership and any others who might be lurking.
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Re: Private Messages
When is a private message not private? I'll submit that it ceases to become private when one hits the "send" button. I'm not saying that this is necessarily right, but rather that it's just the way it is.
When we transmit anything to another party -- even if we ask it to be held in confidence -- we entrust that the other party will respect that. If we do not explicitly ask for confidentiality -- and sometimes even if we do -- we risk that our words will be laid bare for all to see. If nothing else, this should serve as a wakeup call to be even more exigent in editing and composition -- we should be proud of our writing because it may well turn up in places we cannot conceive that it will.
Note that the same thing happens even to postal letters, although usually with those the author is already dead and buried before publication. However, in the compressed time-space we live in today sometimes death doesn't have a convenient chance to intervene.
So, do well with your writing so if somebody quotes you out of context or in a violation of confidentiality you can at least take solace that your words (OK, electrons) were well placed and precisely reflected your intent.
When we transmit anything to another party -- even if we ask it to be held in confidence -- we entrust that the other party will respect that. If we do not explicitly ask for confidentiality -- and sometimes even if we do -- we risk that our words will be laid bare for all to see. If nothing else, this should serve as a wakeup call to be even more exigent in editing and composition -- we should be proud of our writing because it may well turn up in places we cannot conceive that it will.
Note that the same thing happens even to postal letters, although usually with those the author is already dead and buried before publication. However, in the compressed time-space we live in today sometimes death doesn't have a convenient chance to intervene.
So, do well with your writing so if somebody quotes you out of context or in a violation of confidentiality you can at least take solace that your words (OK, electrons) were well placed and precisely reflected your intent.
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Re: Private Messages
In general, public posting on this board of private messages will be removed. But the original author of the PM always has the option of leaving it up anyway.