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#26 2005-03-16 4:11 pm
- dv
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Miles wrote:
There's plenty of people here that I might want to say something to directly without giving away my e-mail address.
If you can't say anything nice... tsk, tsk.
Really, we shouldn't have to hide behind the internet - if you don't want somebody to know your email addy, you're probably better off not communicating with them at all. Flame wars, private or public, are stupid and pointless.
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#27 2005-03-16 5:15 pm
Re: PunnBB and PMs
Miles wrote:
Camp David wrote:
And send me a PM when they are re-instituted herein!
OK, I read that as "send me a PM when they re-institute heroin!"
Hell, that's not half as good as what I misread when I scanned it. I got:
Camp David wrote:
Lord shapoopy!
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#28 2005-03-16 5:16 pm
- shapoopy
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Yes!!! I've always known I was god.
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#29 2005-03-16 5:19 pm
Re: PunnBB and PMs
dvpierce wrote:
Miles wrote:
There's plenty of people here that I might want to say something to directly without giving away my e-mail address.
If you can't say anything nice... tsk, tsk.
Really, we shouldn't have to hide behind the internet - if you don't want somebody to know your email addy, you're probably better off not communicating with them at all. Flame wars, private or public, are stupid and pointless.
... I wasn't talking about flaming. 
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#30 2005-03-16 5:28 pm
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shapoopy wrote:
Yes!!! I've always known I was god.
One little comma would have fixed that... but now you're Lord Shapoopy. 
Hail.
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#31 2005-03-16 5:30 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Now all I have to ask myself is...
What would Dave Mustaine do in this situation?
...
Okay everybody, I'm going to go do some heavy drugs now, see ya'll around.
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#32 2005-03-17 12:26 am
- TheConfuzed1
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
shapoopy wrote:
Now all I have to ask myself is...
What would Dave Mustaine do in this situation?
As the song says, "Kill one, and you're a murderer. Kill many, and you're a conquerer. Kill them all, and you're a god.
I guess you have to kill everyone now.
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#33 2005-03-17 7:20 am
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Miles wrote:
There's plenty of people here that I might want to say something to directly without giving away my e-mail address.
Do you know how easy it is to set up an anonymous email address? I mean, really - have you heard of hotmail, gmail, or yahoomail? I'm pretty sure all of those can do forwarding, too.
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#34 2005-03-17 1:14 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
It's even easier to use a PM system that comes with forum software. It has the added benefit of an instant frame of reference whenever you get a message, you know it's from another forumite, and you know who it is.
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#35 2005-03-17 2:48 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
benightedbastard wrote:
It's even easier to use a PM system that comes with forum software. It has the added benefit of an instant frame of reference whenever you get a message, you know it's from another forumite, and you know who it is.
Yeah...what he said.
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#36 2005-03-17 2:56 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Yeah, it can be a pain searching the forums to find out who emailed you.
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#37 2005-03-17 3:01 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
benightedbastard wrote:
It's even easier to use a PM system that comes with forum software. It has the added benefit of an instant frame of reference whenever you get a message, you know it's from another forumite, and you know who it is.
No, the PM system 1) is subject to MAF's availability, and 2) is limited in space to MAF's system resources.
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#38 2005-03-17 3:19 pm
Re: PunnBB and PMs
Jehannum wrote:
Miles wrote:
There's plenty of people here that I might want to say something to directly without giving away my e-mail address.
Do you know how easy it is to set up an anonymous email address? I mean, really - have you heard of hotmail, gmail, or yahoomail? I'm pretty sure all of those can do forwarding, too.
I didn't realized that MAF now encouraged registering with Hotmail addresses.
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#39 2005-03-17 5:47 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
They don't - mods are not employees of MacAddict or Imagine Media. We are, however, ocassionaly desperate enough to recommend a microsoft product.
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#40 2005-03-17 9:17 pm
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Or too lazy to do anything else productive...
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#41 2005-03-17 10:13 pm
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Jehannum wrote:
benightedbastard wrote:
It's even easier to use a PM system that comes with forum software. It has the added benefit of an instant frame of reference whenever you get a message, you know it's from another forumite, and you know who it is.
No, the PM system 1) is subject to MAF's availability, and 2) is limited in space to MAF's system resources.
What the heck does that have to do with what I just said?
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#42 2005-03-18 1:02 am
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Mod fight! Mod fight! Mod fight! Mod fight! Mod fight!
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#43 2005-03-18 1:30 am
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Yeah, it can be a pain searching the forums to find out who emailed you.
Only if appleuser7612354@aol.com is too dumb to start his email with "Hi, I'm 1337h4x0r from MacAddict Forums," in which case a short reply along the lines of "and you are..?" usually gets the ball rolling.
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#44 2005-03-18 1:31 am
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But I agree that on-forum PM's do have their advantages. I also agree that it is not MAF's responsibility to facilitate (private) interpersonal messaging. Therefore, I think a system whereby PM's can only be sent to/from mods and admins would be preferable.
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#47 2005-03-18 1:35 am
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Alien wrote:
NAG wrote:
Yeah, it can be a pain searching the forums to find out who emailed you.
Only if appleuser7612354@aol.com is too dumb to start his email with "Hi, I'm 1337h4x0r from MacAddict Forums," in which case a short reply along the lines of "and you are..?" usually gets the ball rolling.
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I can't believe 1337 haxor was actually available... Damn it. You said, "1337 h4x0r."
Give me a minute...
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#48 2005-03-18 1:44 am
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
How about that? This was free too! 
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#49 2005-03-18 1:46 am
- TheConfuzed1
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Re: PunnBB and PMs
Is it still postcount++; if they are not my main account?
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