Post by Beth on Jun 14, 2016 21:16:22 GMT
I am a firm believer that the Message function (PMs) of a board is an important feature. It allows members to share in information that does not belong on the board due to many reasons such as privacy issues or being extremely off topic. Most of these messages have allowed us to establish friendships by exchanging information about family, jobs, and even political views.
However, private messages, especially those expressing political view should never be viewed as reflecting the opinion of this board. They are solely the reflections of the person who created the message and those who chose to participate in the conversation.
Private messages can not be either moderated or controlled by this board's moderating staff. We may not even be aware of all messages being passed as private messages because the only way to see a message is to be invited into the conversation. The only thing the moderators can control is who can and can not use the Private message function.
If any member of this message board community is receiving Private Messages that they do not want to be part of for any reason then you need to ask the person who created the message to remove your name from the message thread. If the message creator does not remove your name after a reasonable time, then let myself or any other moderator know and we will help resolve the issue.
I don't believe this is an necessary warning at this time but as the board grows unforeseen situations can arise. If ever anyone receives a private message that is inappropriate or threatening then let the moderator staff know immediately and we will deal with it at once.
Thank you
However, private messages, especially those expressing political view should never be viewed as reflecting the opinion of this board. They are solely the reflections of the person who created the message and those who chose to participate in the conversation.
Private messages can not be either moderated or controlled by this board's moderating staff. We may not even be aware of all messages being passed as private messages because the only way to see a message is to be invited into the conversation. The only thing the moderators can control is who can and can not use the Private message function.
If any member of this message board community is receiving Private Messages that they do not want to be part of for any reason then you need to ask the person who created the message to remove your name from the message thread. If the message creator does not remove your name after a reasonable time, then let myself or any other moderator know and we will help resolve the issue.
I don't believe this is an necessary warning at this time but as the board grows unforeseen situations can arise. If ever anyone receives a private message that is inappropriate or threatening then let the moderator staff know immediately and we will deal with it at once.
Thank you
