Snarkiness

crudeman wrote:

pasusan wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:

peaches&cream wrote:

pasusan wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:

peaches&cream wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
So I get this PM from someone concerning my comments in this thread who thinks I'm snarky that launches immediately into a personal attack! Really? You have got to be joking? For Pete's sake grow up or block me please as I do not have the time nor inclination for such childish behavior. Surely you realize how small and petty that made you look?

I found the best way to handle a PM that is a personal attack. Cut and paste it in my next post. Works every time. :B

I did consider this option but have chosen the high road this time. They actually brought the personal attack here as well but the mod deleted it. Too bad, I was up for a battle of wits today and the other party was unarmed.

Somewhere or other I heard that this was against the rules here - to post someone's personal message in the open forums.

That actually happened to me once - a part of a PM I wrote was quoted out of context in a thread and I just blocked that member rather than argue.

Personally I just want to get along. I'm here to learn and to help - and sometimes to give or get a good laugh.

I have been made aware of the flagrant violation of rules this presents. Moderator notified me immediately of the violation. I have solved my problem by blocking all PM's. Their Forum, their rules, my PM's. Have not figured how Moderator got the PM in, but they did. :@

Very interesting considering there is no such rule about posting PM's. I just read the forum rules, seems someone is making them up as they go.

Yeah, I know - I re-looked at the rules and didn't find that either.
Did you see Barney's response above?

BarneyS wrote:
Private Messages are named that because they are supposed to be Private! That means between the two individuals concerned and no one else, unless permission is granted to publish it.

I am not the moderator involved in this discussion but would have deleted any published PM were it in a forum I moderate. I know how it feels to have a PM sent to someone else published, as it has happened to me.

You can block PM's from any member except for Moderators. They can send a PM to anybody at any time regardless of whether that person has PM's blocked or not.
Barney

Try reading the very first one, they have the right to remove any post, anytime bet that covers it. :)

I have no issue with rule #1, but posting PM's is not expressly forbidden and that was incorrect information. A moderator may not allow the inclusion of a PM and remove but it is not a rules violation in any way, shape or manner.