Thread: Gfactor: Please explain why you didn't issue a warning

Quote: Originally Posted by Really Not All That Bright Would it help if we PMed Jerry threatening to gut him , too? How guttural! d&r

Quote: Originally Posted by NineToTheSky The stumbling block for many changes to the Dope has always been that Jerry has other priorities, due to the parlous finances of CL. Does anyone have any updates on the financial situation? Updates on the financial situation have been cut due to the financial situation.

Quote: Originally Posted by NineToTheSky The stumbling block for many changes to the Dope has always been that Jerry has other priorities, due to the parlous finances of CL. Does anyone have any updates on the financial situation? Due to financial considerations, Jerry has been replaced with "Cardboard Cutout Jerry".

Perhaps a different sort of hack? A hack that prevents people from editing a message they are attempting to forward? If such a thing exists or is even possible.

Essentially, the corporation has been gutted.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gfactor ...3. Please review my previous posts for my explanation of my decision. I'm not going to reconsider it a second time. Sorry, I didn't mean to suggest you need a re-do in this particular case. I was asking about frequency of occurence and other stuff to try getting a handle on whether some kind of rule or procedural change might be beneficial for the next death threat delivered through PM.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lynn Bodoni We can't verify PMs that are sent between posters. I'm sure that there's a hack, but we don't have it functioning on this message board. Our system admin, from what I understand, does other IT work at the Reader, and isn't inclined to dig around in the SDMB for PMs. So, just how do you suggest that the moderation staff deal with PMs that are posted, if we can't verify just...

Thank you, Gfactor . That makes sense.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gfactor Actually, no. Please forward the PM to a moderator and state your complaint. We will do something about it. Moreover, the rules do not currently prohibit posting PM content, so you are free to do that, as long as you don't violate another rule in the process. Thanks for the answer G-man! That makes a lot more sense than the earlier "Just ignore it and hope it goes away" response.

Yeah, I really don't care if people modify their behaviors or not. And the guy didn't say cunt in the pit. He said it in a private message. There's nothing about being called a cunt that bothers me in any way, so if you want to drop the c-bomb on me in the pit (which isn't allowed on this board, but I have no personal beef with), in PM, at the bar, or wherever, I just dismiss you as an asshole, and don't really think...