PM QUESTION! — Page 2

Hi all. More tech savvy Moderator here! We've heard your concerns re user privacy.

At this time there is no plan to make any of the info we collect via Facebook for user authentication public in any way whatsoever - if the board ever implements a rule like that it'd be a separate opt-in process. But again, that's not the plan or goal. It's our way of filtering out users with multiple accounts violating our rules.

With that said, in the morning we'll have our dev team remove restrictions on PMs for existing users. We may still require some users who have had suspensions to verify their identity for security reasons.

We want all our long time users to have the best possible experience on BWW. We apologize for some of the confusion as we figure out the best way to make that happen. We'll continue to keep you updated.

Thanks!

Moderator said: "
With that said, in the morning we'll have our dev team remove restrictions on PMs for existing users. We may still require some users who have had suspensions to verify their identity for security reasons."

What security reasons could possibly require their personal identity to unsuspend them? That's still pretty unacceptable. Is there any particular reason you would need their identity beyond holding it over their head?

Most forums just do a temporary suspension or an infraction point system which keeps users in line and their personal information secure.

^ Yeah, just like Facebook kept users data private..............oh wait. Do NOT trust it will be kept private!!

Updated On: 12/10/18 at 10:18 PM

uncageg said: "My tbought on this...

Maybe someone or some people from last night were identified (as in real identities) and it has caused this to happen.

Just a tbought."

Last night had nothing to do with doxxing or anyone's identities being exposed, this is just a shameless tactic from the moderators to get the personal identities of "problem" users for whatever intention they have. If they claim they aren't doing anything with it, why do they need it in the first place?

uncageg said: "I don't know what doxxing is.

From what I am reading, things went too far in some way.

Fetus, we do not work in th BWW offices so you don't know what tbis has to do with. They have not told us everytbing.

And they may not be doing anything with it except keeping tabs on who is paying here and making sure thingslike last night don't happen again.

And with that said. I hope that after whatever is going on is settled, BWW can tell us why all of this is happening. No need to name names but lay out the truth to us."

Doxxing is the act of exposing someone's personal information online. Truth be told, some of the comments last night did go too far, but not nearly at the level I've seen on this forum in my 8 years of lurking.

Obviously I do not work at BWW so I do not know everything about the current situation on their end, my primary concern is the request of personal information because of a lack of transparency on why it is even necessary. If they are using someones personal information as a way to "keep tabs" on certain users then that is very questionable and problematic what they would use their personal information for.

The point is why they need it in the first place.

BobbyBubby said: "And I would strongly advise everyone to not link your Facebook to this site. Not if you value your privacy."

And if you truly value your privacy, you wouldn't have a Facebook account. Quite the opposite, in fact.

BWW mods: *wildly hammering nails into coffin lid* "Y'know, I think this'll finally be the thing that gets this darn lid off!"