Implement PMs already

[Byrth]

Eh, not much of a loss honestly. I'd have liked to have it when the forums opened, but not so much anymore.

This forum originally had potential to be a place where people held discussions. Now it's just a place where people whine to each other about how much better SE should make their jobs, even though most of them don't even put in a few minutes to honestly think about their jobs' weaknesses and strengths.

[Kraggy]

That's pretty discouraging and says a lot about the people in charge. None of it positive.

Rubbish .

[Alhanelem]

Especially with the kind of discussion that tends to happen here, I dont see PM being used for anything other than flaming people where the mods can't see/can't be bothered to moderate.

(On most forum software I've used, PMs cannot be read through by staff, they're truly private. Only someone with direct access to the server with the forum database can access that data.)

[Octaviane]

Thank goodness and thank you Camate. A PM function would just lead to player and DEV/MOD harassment. You can use the PM function on a person's profile on FFXIAH if you really need to.

[Razushu]

Yes.

Superfluous+1text lolol

EDIT: But if they added PMs to the forums, how would you raise your post count with three letter and/or off topic posts :'(

I love how even though you edited this and added more than enough characters, you kept in the superflous text. I like your style.

On topic PMs are unnecessary, and would be very likely open to abuse.

[JackDaniels]

I love how even though you edited this and added more than enough characters, you kept in the superflous text. I like your style.

That's just how I roll.

But in all seriousness, some people are in need of some abuse, they don't realise how stupid/stuckup/arrogant/elitist POS's they really are. If I wanted to abide by the forum rules, and tell this person what I think of them, i'd have to take it to pm or risk the chance of getting an unjust slap on the wrist from the lolmods.

[Invader]

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FTL

[Octaviane]

That's just how I roll.

But in all seriousness, some people are in need of some abuse, they don't realise how stupid/stuckup/arrogant/elitist POS's they really are. If I wanted to abide by the forum rules, and tell this person what I think of them, i'd have to take it to pm or risk the chance of getting an unjust slap on the wrist from the lolmods.

Frankly, there is no need to abuse anyone for any reason. The fact that you can hide behind a made up character and behave like an asshat just because you can and get away with it doesn't mean that you should. We are all guilty of it at some point. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it would be SO refreshing to see people NOT call others stupid/arrogant/stuckup/idiots/retards/morons/elitists and worse. I would imagine though that this is how many behave in real life because let's face it, the world owes them, just as Van a'diel owes them.

[Karbuncle]

I'm not sure where all the "Oogity-boogity PMs are used for Harassment" stuff is coming from. I could pull up literally all of my PMs on FFXIAH and BG and not i can only think of 1 that is negative, Which in itself turned into a positive (what with him seeing the error of his ways).

I don't think I've seen PMs on websites abused like some of you are describing, I'm not naive to think it doesn't happen, but i certainly don't think its as vehemently rampant as you all make it out to be.

The other day i had a perfect use for a PM, i wanted to tell Kingfury something, Instead i had to Bump one of his old threads. Its not a big deal, But thats when it would come in handy. Simple solution? Allow Mods/etc to view PMs. That way they could be moderated. No idea if thats possible but i don't see why not.

I'm not upset we won't get PMs, my only comment is that all this "THANK GOD THEY'RE ONLY GOOD FOR HARASSMENT" Bull is out of hand.

but then again, Maybe people who act like a turd and flat out argue with logic on every occasion do get these kinds of PMs. It Might explain the vehement fear behind the thought of an addition like this from people here.

[Malamasala]

PMs aren't needed. We can make off-topic threads and posts calling each other out instead. Considering that is how SE wants us to act. If they wanted us to take it to PMs, the system would exist.