Once again wild accusations have been flying around the forum so I guess maybe it is time to bring a dose of reality to the tinfoil hat brigade. While I may not get through to them, I am positive that what I post here is going to be understood by the vast majority of ECF users
Allegation: ECF reads all of your PMs.
Response:
Wow. OK I'll just respond with information and let you make the decision on what you believe:
1. Any person with "root" access to a server can access and manipulate ALL of the information on a server.
2. Your PMs and emails are not private anywhere on the internet unless you use public key encryption. Not going to go into the techie reasons why, there are plenty of folks on the forum that I am sure will be happy to explain why. But here some teasers- "hackers" and "patriot act"
3. Any forum software can easily be extended to give the ability to read your PMs. It is just as possible for your PMs to be read on VF or NV. Do they do it? Probably not. Do we? Nope. Why? Two reasons: firstly it is a matter of credibility. Once you take a step down that slippery slope you can't scramble back up. Secondly, you must be kidding -- do you have any idea how many PMs get sent on ECF daily? There is no way we could do this even if we cared to do so.
So In conclusion I would like to say, make your own decision and remember that this and many other conspiracy theories are driven by people with agendas. Sometimes you need to see the "rest of the story" so it all makes sense. This theory is being advanced by a small group of people and of course has been used as a recruiting tool by one of "ECF's Favorite people" who just happens to be a moderator for Nu Vapor. Personally I would think that VF and NV can get users without stooping to use such tactics, but apparently this person feels it is necessary to further her agenda ( whatever it may be ).
Allegation: ECF reads all of your PMs.
Response:
Wow. OK I'll just respond with information and let you make the decision on what you believe:
1. Any person with "root" access to a server can access and manipulate ALL of the information on a server.
2. Your PMs and emails are not private anywhere on the internet unless you use public key encryption. Not going to go into the techie reasons why, there are plenty of folks on the forum that I am sure will be happy to explain why. But here some teasers- "hackers" and "patriot act"
3. Any forum software can easily be extended to give the ability to read your PMs. It is just as possible for your PMs to be read on VF or NV. Do they do it? Probably not. Do we? Nope. Why? Two reasons: firstly it is a matter of credibility. Once you take a step down that slippery slope you can't scramble back up. Secondly, you must be kidding -- do you have any idea how many PMs get sent on ECF daily? There is no way we could do this even if we cared to do so.
And for the naysayers that say well you could just read "certain people's PMs" I'll just say this: If we did that I am positive that I would have banned several people here on the forum that are a pain in the neck long ago. But since we do not, these people are still active on ECF because they have not broken the rules severely enough to be banned.
So In conclusion I would like to say, make your own decision and remember that this and many other conspiracy theories are driven by people with agendas. Sometimes you need to see the "rest of the story" so it all makes sense. This theory is being advanced by a small group of people and of course has been used as a recruiting tool by one of "ECF's Favorite people" who just happens to be a moderator for Nu Vapor. Personally I would think that VF and NV can get users without stooping to use such tactics, but apparently this person feels it is necessary to further her agenda ( whatever it may be ).
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