Email Addresses in Version 5

[Smokeygrey]

Hi

Just click on any of your members names.

Top line should be their email address.

Or, thats how it work on my forum !

[Liz]

Apr 20, 2013 5:32:19 GMT -8 Smokeygrey said:

Hi

Just click on any of your members names.

Top line should be their email address.

Or, thats how it work on my forum !

Nope, they definitely don't show on mine!

[Smokeygrey]

Very strange !

You may have to ask a member of staff here to see why you cant see them then. Sorry !

[Smokeygrey]

Apr 20, 2013 5:43:53 GMT -8 Liz said:

Apr 20, 2013 5:32:19 GMT -8 Smokeygrey said:

Hi

Just click on any of your members names.

Top line should be their email address.

Or, thats how it work on my forum !

Nope, they definitely don't show on mine!

Ok !  Silly question, But !  You are looking at the Summary. Yes ?

Can you see under  " Latest status "

Location.

Post.

Date of registration  ?

The email address should be on top of this list.

[Liz]

Yes, it's the Summary I'm looking at. All the usual info is there under Latest Status, but not e mail addresses.

That's why I'm wondering if it's being gradually rolled out

[Thomasss]

Apr 20, 2013 4:42:06 GMT -8 ramack said:

Apr 19, 2013 15:40:55 GMT -8 moonbeam said:

This may be against the Terms of Service, as we are not allowed to harvest personal information.

I realized later that I have the ability to export member info out of my Google group.  So it shouldn't be a Terms of Service issue, depending on the content of the ToS.

Google is way different, and has nothing to do with ProBoards. This can be  big privacy issue, thus why its in the TOS.

[Thomasss]

Apr 20, 2013 5:29:42 GMT -8 Liz said:

As Admin, I can't see any e mail addresses yet in members' profiles or even my own! I can see the options about who it can be viewed by, but not the e mail itself. Has it not been rolled out to all the forums yet?

frenchfocus.proboards.com/

Hey there, go to the summary part, and reset it. This will give it to you.

[Liz]

Apr 20, 2013 7:30:11 GMT -8 Thomasss said:

Apr 20, 2013 5:29:42 GMT -8 Liz said:

As Admin, I can't see any e mail addresses yet in members' profiles or even my own! I can see the options about who it can be viewed by, but not the e mail itself. Has it not been rolled out to all the forums yet?

frenchfocus.proboards.com/

Hey there, go to the summary part, and reset it. This will give it to you.

Thank you very much - that sorted it 

[Thomasss]

Apr 20, 2013 9:12:41 GMT -8 Liz said:

Apr 20, 2013 7:30:11 GMT -8 Thomasss said:

Hey there, go to the summary part, and reset it. This will give it to you.

Thank you very much - that sorted it 

Awesome to hear! Have a good day.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Apr 20, 2013 4:39:40 GMT -8 ramack said:

Apr 20, 2013 2:07:21 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

I just saw this after starting a thread. 

support.proboards.com/thread/459424/email-visibility?scrollTo=5273612&page=1

I think the members should have the choice to hide their email address from everyone (including staff) ~ just as they can with their birthday.

It should be their decision how they want their privacy shared. 

I disagree.  At the very least the email should be view-able the admin.  I do agree that they should have the option drawing the analogy with the birthday, I think that's a good idea. However, as the admin, I should have access to information about my members.  I don't mean down to the level of knowing passwords, but IPs and email I would like to know and have easily obtainable access.

Maybe put a "disclaimer" or short note, that even though the email is hidden to other members, the email address is not hidden from admin and/or some of the staff.

As admin, I don't feel the need. We're adults. I have no reason to contact my members through an outside source. PMs suffice. There is nothing I can do in an email that I can't through a PM. 

I can see the need for ProBoards to have the information. But no one else unless the individual wants it that way. It should remain their choice. It's their information to share ~ or not ~ with who they choose. 

The option of "hide" should be available.

[ramack]

Apr 20, 2013 11:46:52 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

As admin, I don't feel the need. We're adults. I have no reason to contact my members through an outside source. PMs suffice. There is nothing I can do in an email that I can't through a PM. 

I can see the need for ProBoards to have the information. But no one else unless the individual wants it that way. It should remain their choice. It's their information to share ~ or not ~ with who they choose. 

The option of "hide" should be available.

As I had stated in an earlier post which you may have missed, I am using the email addresses as member verification rolled over from another group. I want to compare emails from a known member list to my "unknown" member list in the forum.

Right, we are adults and I don't have intentions to abuse the list. Some of my members of the forum are not [acting like] adults hence the need for verification. You may not have or feel the need for your specific situation, however, I do.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Apr 20, 2013 12:14:06 GMT -8 ramack said:

Apr 20, 2013 11:46:52 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

As admin, I don't feel the need. We're adults. I have no reason to contact my members through an outside source. PMs suffice. There is nothing I can do in an email that I can't through a PM. 

I can see the need for ProBoards to have the information. But no one else unless the individual wants it that way. It should remain their choice. It's their information to share ~ or not ~ with who they choose. 

The option of "hide" should be available.

As I had stated in an earlier post which you may have missed, I am using the email addresses as member verification rolled over from another group. I want to compare emails from a known member list to my "unknown" member list in the forum.

Right, we are adults and I don't have intentions to abuse the list. Some of my members of the forum are not [acting like] adults hence the need for verification. You may not have or feel the need for your specific situation, however, I do.

I can understand your situation ~ but it doesn't change the fact that in the end, it should still be the user's discretion. I'm not saying to take the option away. It's a great feature. I'm simply saying that the member should decide for themselves what they want shown. Adding "hide" isn't a big deal. 

With so many throw away email accounts available, they can be changed as frequently as one wants.

If someone's behavior is less than stellar, it doesn't matter if their email is legit, it is their actions that will warrant action, not the legitimacy of their email.

[ramack]

Ok, I think I've got it figured out. Or at least headed in the correct direction anyway. I've got to stop working on this for a bit and pick it back up tomorrow.

[kpatch]

Can someone tell me what the default setting is, meaning is it "email is visible to staff only"? Because members don't necessarily know that their email address is now visible unless they check their profile regularly. They wouldn't know about the option unless we inform them. So if someone could tell me what the default setting is, I'd appreciate it.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Apr 20, 2013 15:49:06 GMT -8 kpatch said:

Can someone tell me what the default setting is, meaning is it "email is visible to staff only"? Because members don't necessarily know that their email address is now visible unless they check their profile regularly. They wouldn't know about the option unless we inform them. So if someone could tell me what the default setting is, I'd appreciate it.

Excellent question. I would like to know myself, so I can advise my members to make the appropriate selection of their choosing.