RC Idea

Chronos · #1 08-25-2002, 10:38 PM

A way for (at least) admin-level staff to see all Mass PMs, if not directly sent to the administrator, queued in RC. This would make it so players couldn't harrass others by just not messaging the GP.

taz-graal · #2 08-30-2002, 03:41 AM

Isn't that like an invasion of privacy? I wouldn't wan't an admin looking at my PM's.

Chaos0838 · #3 08-30-2002, 03:48 AM

He said a mass not a PM, simple solution, get on your player account, change your name and head, go on RC and listen.

emortylone · #4 08-30-2002, 10:53 AM

Argit, that is pointless, and invading! I would be SO offended if someone did it to me! If they're NOT massing to staff, that is their right...
---Shifter

Tyhm · #5 08-30-2002, 10:57 AM

Right, except that it's not, and if they're using a macro to spam or advertising a trainer it's important that the RCs be able to stop that.

Python523 · #6 08-30-2002, 11:03 AM

good idea BUT i think it should be in something like a mass conversation button, kindof similar to the TOALL box, it would avoid having to constantly open PMs

Com013 · #7 08-30-2002, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by Chaos0838
He said a mass not a PM, simple solution, get on your player account, change your name and head, go on RC and listen.

Unfortunatly there are no staff accounts anymore, and they could simply add your account to their buddies/ignore list, and then you'd still be excluded from the mass PM.

I think it would be a good idea.

And of course it would not hurt the privacy, since only mass messages would be readable by the RCs.
But maybe it would still be nice, if even simple PMs and toalls would be archived somewhere, to have a prove if somebody claims to have been insulted heavily. Of course only the head GP or the Server Manager should be able to view the archives.

If you really have a 'secret' message, you shouldn't use Graal PMs anyway...I don't think there is any security. Download PGP and use e-mails.

Tyhm · #8 08-31-2002, 01:35 AM

Yeah. It's even in the disclaimer that Graal staff reserves this power.

Mass defined as any message going to 2 or more people - but not guild messages, as they're not likely to be spamming each other.

Com013 · #9 08-31-2002, 01:48 AM

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Originally posted by Tyhm
Mass defined as any message going to 2 or more people - but not guild messages, as they're not likely to be spamming each other.

Why should they be friends just because they are in the same guild? They could still insult each other, and they could still advertise cheat programs this way.

Tyhm · #10 08-31-2002, 03:40 AM

If there's a guild with a spammer, that spammer should be kicked out of the guild. If there's a guild with a script kiddy on board, that script kiddy should be kicked out of the guild, or it will go badly for the rest of the guild.

Chronos · #11 08-31-2002, 07:00 AM

If it's sent to multiple recipients it's public. Many, many people (From my experiences, I'm sure other GPs/staff have noticed) that all continuous mass'ers put Staff on their buddy list so they just ignore them and don't msg them.

Chronos · #12 08-31-2002, 07:02 AM

And besides, we already deal with your problems and listen to you all day, if you message to the mass public then we need to be able to see it.

Falcor · #13 08-31-2002, 07:08 AM

Double posting annoys me. So you have sucessfully compleated doing that instead of using the wonderful EDIT button

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On topic: Maybe good, but I'd still like a serveroption to DISABLE PMs ALLTOGETHER

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Python523 · #14 08-31-2002, 07:10 AM

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Originally posted by Falcor

On topic: Maybe good, but I'd still like a serveroption to DISABLE PMs ALLTOGETHER .

yes...a serveroption to disable the F7 PM list, toalls, and PMs would be so nice

Tyhm · #15 08-31-2002, 07:41 AM

Hear hear!

No sense implimenting a post office system in a world with PMs!

screen_name · #16 08-31-2002, 08:54 AM

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Originally posted by Python523

yes...a serveroption to disable the F7 PM list, toalls, and PMs would be so nice

Oh deary me, I would love that.

I posted about it a while back but everyone said it was kinda stupid.

Max-imus · #17 08-31-2002, 10:51 AM

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Originally posted by Com013

Unfortunatly there are no staff accounts anymore, and they could simply add your account to their buddies/ignore list, and then you'd still be excluded from the mass PM.

I'm sure you have another trial account lying around somewhere for this...

emortylone · #18 08-31-2002, 10:00 PM

That would be PURELY pointless, I can't believe anyone would WANT to disable PM's =/
---Shifter

Tyhm · #19 08-31-2002, 11:05 PM

Only because you're a total *****. Think before posting, kthxby3

Falcor · #20 08-31-2002, 11:57 PM

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Originally posted by Tyhm
Only because you're a total *****. Think before posting, kthxby3

Attitude Tyhm. *tch tch tch*. He's just ignorant, thats all.

Com013 · #21 09-01-2002, 12:01 AM

Disabling PMs/toalls/toguilds would be nice for role-playing and it would require more strategics for guild fights, but disabling PMs shouldn't affect staff.
Staffs should still be able to send PMs to everybody and everybody should still be able to send PMs to the Staff section.

Timpan3 · #22 09-01-2002, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by Tyhm
Only because you're a total *****. Think before posting, kthxby3

Wow you're following the forum rules , letting people have their opinions heard, way to go

Tyhm · #23 09-01-2002, 01:51 AM

Censorship bad.

I fail to see how he can fail to believe anyone would want it. 3 or 4 of us just said we did, what more proof is needed?

Yeah, staff get to keep PMing...

Scripted PMs would be really handy though. Then you can have things like players have to learn Telepathy to send messages across the server, or they have to buy a Carrier Pigeon to send the message...you can have war zones where each side does not, in fact, have instantaneous communication with the other...

Chronos · #24 09-01-2002, 02:32 AM

So Tyhm...possibility of GPs being able to receive mass messages not designated for their reading?

jeff335 · #25 09-01-2002, 02:37 AM

There's a crude form of scripted PMing on newmain...if I hadn't been fired it'd be less crude by now, probably. It lets you PM people who are offline, basically, though I have it using a Message Viewer instead of sendpm or somewhat

Tyhm · #26 09-01-2002, 06:22 AM

*shrugs* I think a mass window on RC is a good idea, but it's not up to me