I've been flipping through a lot of articles and replies and threads throughout the forum (including the rubbish bin) noticing a trend with some people. And it's a trend that doesn't make any sense to me.
And I really want to make something clear to some of these people that are guilty of this...well in all honesty, ridiculous act.
Private Messaging (PM) has a very key word in the title. Private. Announcing it to the Public forum that you have sent a Private Message through the system, completely defeats the purpose for two reasons:
1) Announcing that you have sent a Private Message sparks curiosity amoungst members, allowing them to ask question and demand answer on what type of nature the Private message was. Totally illiminating the purpose of Privacy.
2)Typically writing nature and etict in a situation of such when announcing that you have PM-ed a person demands that you explain the nature Private message just out of habit honestly. Example:
you see, the nature of the Private Message, has been displayed for the Public Forum to see. (Ok that was a bad example...but there are better ones around)So-and-so I have sent you a private message to you regarding your comments.
I find them smart and eliquently said
Wether we mean to do so or not, it is done in complete habit.
Also I would like to note that when doing so, can leave you open for unwelcomed critisms from others as this action of announcing a private message in a public forum makes no lick of sense what so ever.
(please note that this is note directed at any said person, I wish for it to be read, and taken into account. I would also like for people to make conscience choices while posting so we can avoid flaming. When things are done in way that defeat the purposes that it is set up for, you are left open to be flamed. And frankly, I wish to not see anyone flamed on this board anymore, because I love you all!)
