Unwanted private email!

evianers · #1 14.01.2009, 13:13

Just received what I would consider politically offensive private email in my box. How do these people find their way into private message boxes? Please can you inform us how to avoid this happening again forum administrators?
Please delete this from my box and credit me with the one space used up.
TIA

jrspet · #2 14.01.2009, 13:18

Hi, I've just sent you a PM.

Sutter · #3 14.01.2009, 13:18

Forward the pm to a mod and they will sort it out for you, and you can delete the pm yourself

I got 1 a few weeks ago and i just forwarded to a Mod and the sender was banned

evianers · #4 14.01.2009, 13:33

Thanks for the super quick response guys.
Not surprised this forum subscriber has been banned.
Yes, smile..... it's another day. Thanks for your help.

jrspet · #5 14.01.2009, 13:35

No worries. I suggest you select and delete off the offending messages, thus making space in your mailbox.

Doctor · #6 14.01.2009, 13:50

that was fast. i just got a mail, i had a PM from the user, and that was already deleted, before i could do it myself.

jrspet · #7 14.01.2009, 13:58

If it was from a spammer with a username of Like_Water, credit actually goes to another moderator who was quick with the ban hammer ( he was in another timezone actually ).

We try to keep the forum free of spam. It helps if the offending PM is immediately forwarded to any moderator for immediate action.

Nickers · #8 14.01.2009, 14:03

	Quote:	evianers
	Just received what I would consider politically offensive private email in my box. How do these people find their way into private message boxes? Please can you inform us how to avoid this happening again forum administrators? Please delete this from my box and credit me with the one space used up. TIA

Have you never heard of spam? chill out and report it

colin · #9 14.01.2009, 14:18

	Quote:	evianers
	Just received what I would consider politically offensive private email in my box. How do these people find their way into private message boxes? Please can you inform us how to avoid this happening again forum administrators? Please delete this from my box and credit me with the one space used up. TIA

If it was email, rather than PM, your profile allows people to send you them. http://www.englishforum.ch/profile.php?do=editoptions If you don't want email, or PM other than from Mods, just change your settings.

Surprised the Mods didn't tell you that themselves.

jrspet · #10 14.01.2009, 14:24

They were PMs and have been sorted out in the quickest possible way.

evianers · #11 14.01.2009, 14:27

My thanks once again to the forum administrators/moderators who acted very quickly to sort out this problem.
As for chilling out..................

E. Neubauten · #12 14.01.2009, 14:53

I received the same PM, annoying. Thanks to the mods for the quick reaction.

miniMia · #13 14.01.2009, 19:02

Oh. I didn't get anything... It's like Valentine's at kindergarten day all over again....

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sharkey · #14 15.01.2009, 15:30

I got an email yesterday evening telling me I'd gotten a PM from someone on here. The text of the PM was in the email, and I'm fairly sure that it was the same one this thread is about (if it's not, forgive me).

However, when I logged in to check it last night,..

..there was no PM. It was gone... like it never happened....

Spooky...

Nathu · #15 15.01.2009, 15:36

(Puts flashlight at chin: )

We deleted about 50 PMs and nobody could hear them scream...

evianers · #16 15.01.2009, 15:47

That's because the really on the ball administrators/moderators blocked this really politically offensive email before it could be sent to any other members.

sharkey · #17 15.01.2009, 15:57

	Quote:	evianers
	That's because the really on the ball administrators/moderators blocked this really politically offensive email before it could be sent to any other members.

I think I'm going to stick with the "Ghosts did it" Explanation. I think it creates a deeper sense of mystery to the work of the Mods.