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Scam Report [pmid] Tags - Cherry Pop - Oct 16, 2014
So, many people create a scam report and wish to show their PM's, so they take a screenshot.
Honestly, that is pretty inefficient, since you have to take a screenshot, and then you could easily just of edited the PM (Inspect Element or whatever you may use).
I think that there should be a way added of showing only your PM's through a [pmid]57843235[/pmid] tag, replaced by the PM ID.
Only you and the sender/recipient will be able to use [pmid] tag for your PM's.
* - Effexion - Oct 16, 2014
I personally think this is a fantastic idea. It will stop all those accusations of Inspect Elementing PM's and show solid proof of scammers.
Good luck.
* - 420 Blaze It - Oct 16, 2014
Fantastic idea, i suppor this for te greater cause.
* - 9ine - Oct 16, 2014
It's a pretty good idea.
Will stop people bullshitting to win scam disputes.
* - Nature - Oct 16, 2014
There would need to be some security in it, else you could abuse it to see other peoples PMs.
Edit: was mentioned in the thread, i misread it.
* - Ivy Mike - Oct 16, 2014
How would this work exactly? What if a PM is deleted, but they still have the ID? Will the function still work as the PM is deleted, and say its deleted from both ends, wheres the record then?
* - Truzzie - Oct 16, 2014
Very good idea, however it might be a bad idea as well :/ The amount of abuse and extra work for staff will probably be much more.
* - Sucker for pain - Oct 16, 2014
vouch for this user, knows what he's recommending
* - Nature - Oct 16, 2014
I think its a great idea but will create more database load, so will mostly get declined.
* - SIM-1576816 - Oct 16, 2014
This idea will probably be denied. Staff can see your PM's and thus they can check If the PM exists or not. It's a decent idea but not that practical.
* - DotPSD - Oct 16, 2014
(Oct 16, 2014 05:07 AM)Maartendo Wrote: This idea will probably be denied. Staff can see your PM's and thus they can check If the PM exists or not. It's a decent idea but not that practical.
Thing is, staff rarely if never. I've never seen it happen in the 9 months or so I've been on HackForums.
I like this idea, hope it goes in or maybe switched around for better security.
* - Raptor. - Oct 16, 2014
(Oct 16, 2014 05:07 AM)Maartendo Wrote: This idea will probably be denied. Staff can see your PM's and thus they can check If the PM exists or not. It's a decent idea but not that practical.
Staff don't usually get involved in deal disputes. This would allow other users to form a more educated opinion on the matter without staff interference. On the other hand, I could see this being a pain to code and implement, and would probably suffer issues if the PM was deleted or pruned. I can see both sides of the argument here.
* - webdev77 - Oct 16, 2014
(Oct 16, 2014 04:18 AM)Nesthr Wrote: So, many people create a scam report and wish to show their PM's, so they take a screenshot.
Honestly, that is pretty inefficient, since you have to take a screenshot, and then you could easily just of edited the PM (Inspect Element or whatever you may use).
I think that there should be a way to prevent people from editing the quote without checking to ensure that it matches the original. It is far too easy to quote a post or PM and then just modify what the person said anyways. Users cannot view your PMs, thus still rendering it impossible to know what the original message was for sure.
Here is why this wouldn't really work.
* - Cherry Pop - Oct 16, 2014
I see your point, webdev77. I'll wait for a staff member's response, just to see what they has to say.
* - Sedo - Oct 16, 2014
This is a really good idea and nice thought but staff can see your pms anyway.