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Post by Maude Fealy on Feb 24, 2020 11:07:36 GMT -8
It's not that, its that usernames are identifiable information, not just that they could be. There is probably something I'm missing here, but with no mini and full profiles attached to the screen name of a deleted person, I don't see how it could identify that person unless, as someone suggested previously, they used their real name as their screen name. And just in case anyone wonders, Maude Fealy isn't actually my name
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Post by Michael on Feb 24, 2020 11:16:10 GMT -8
But the person using the name "usertest" who created ,and then deliberately deleted their account us still shown as "usertest" in this thread. So it doesn't happen immediately, or so it appears? This was just waiting on a push to the Support forum specifically. It's changed now and will affect everything moving forward.
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Post by Michael on Feb 24, 2020 11:19:59 GMT -8
It's not that, its that usernames are identifiable information, not just that they could be. There is probably something I'm missing here, but with no mini and full profiles attached to the screen name of a deleted person, I don't see how it could identify that person unless, as someone suggested previously, they used their real name as their screen name. And just in case anyone wonders, Maude Fealy isn't actually my name Just because a username might not be someone's legal name does not mean it does not make them identifiable.
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Post by dustys on Feb 24, 2020 11:21:38 GMT -8
There is probably something I'm missing here, but with no mini and full profiles attached to the screen name of a deleted person, I don't see how it could identify that person unless, as someone suggested previously, they used their real name as their screen name. And just in case anyone wonders, Maude Fealy isn't actually my name Just because a username might not be someone's legal name does not mean it does not make them identifiable. Exactly. Screen names are super identifiable. People use the same sn to register for everything.
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Post by elhombre on Feb 24, 2020 11:27:38 GMT -8
Sorry to labour this point,but most names are unidentifiable.
But surely ip addresses are identifiable, at least down to a country ,and a city or town
So having clicked on someone shown as deleted and some time ago,l can still see the ip address.
Should that be possible under a privacy law?
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Post by Michael on Feb 24, 2020 11:31:05 GMT -8
Sorry to labour this point,but most names are unidentifiable. But surely ip addresses are identifiable, at least down to a country ,and a city or town So having clicked on someone shown as deleted and some time ago,l can still see the ip address. Should that be possible under a privacy law? Please, please, PLEASE read the ProBoards Privacy policy! www.proboards.com/privacy
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Post by dustys on Feb 24, 2020 12:01:30 GMT -8
But the person using the name "usertest" who created ,and then deliberately deleted their account us still shown as "usertest" in this thread. So it doesn't happen immediately, or so it appears? This was just waiting on a push to the Support forum specifically. It's changed now and will affect everything moving forward. Is this completed on all forums now? Thx
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Post by Maude Fealy on Feb 24, 2020 12:08:34 GMT -8
The deleted names are still showing up in quotes. I quoted the deleted member on page one of this thread and the name he used for that short-lived account can still be seen.
I checked one of my forums and it's the same thing.
Since I'm taking part in the V6 alpha test, this is happening on both V5 and the current version of V6.
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Post by Michael on Feb 24, 2020 12:22:13 GMT -8
The deleted names are still showing up in quotes. I quoted the deleted member on page one of this thread and the name he used for that short-lived account can still be seen. I checked one of my forums and it's the same thing. Since I'm taking part in the V6 alpha test, this is happening on both V5 and the current version of V6. Existing quotes (quotes made before the user deleted their account) will remain for now, but that is likely to change in the future. Quoting a "Deleted" members post should result in you only seeing "deleted" as the username in the quote.
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Post by Chris on Feb 24, 2020 18:34:49 GMT -8
Michael , the class of the deleted member's avatar-wrapper still retains their unique numerical forum id (e.g. .avatar-65613), was this an oversight or can this be relied upon to be available in the future?
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Post by Michael on Feb 24, 2020 18:38:47 GMT -8
Michael , the class of the deleted member's avatar-wrapper still retains their unique numerical forum id (e.g. .avatar-65613), was this an oversight or can this be relied upon to be available in the future? This isn't an oversight but I absolutely would not rely on it in the future.
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Post by stanley75 on Apr 13, 2020 2:41:14 GMT -8
I'm having the same issue as the OP on my ProBoards forum. I'd prefer it if it showed the username rather than just 'deleted' and unclickable.
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Post by Scott on Apr 13, 2020 8:33:00 GMT -8
I'm having the same issue as the OP on my ProBoards forum. I'd prefer it if it showed the username rather than just 'deleted' and unclickable. This would not be possible for an account that has been deleted. This was all explained in this thread. Please read the whole thread.
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Post by wolverineblues on May 7, 2020 12:26:32 GMT -8
I have a few questions:
What would happen for a banned user in case he truly wants to forfeit his account? By banning him by IP, he could not access the forum, would not this break the principle of users having 100% control of their account and us admins not being able to disable "delete"? Aren't we basically unabling them to do so arbitrarily since forum rules are subjective?
Are you factoring users who do not do this in regards to a worry to privacy but in order to spite forum admins or the community itself since it will eventually be common knowledge what it does (ie: older topics may be very hard to read in some cases due to inability of distinguishing who's who.
Moreover, you're saying that merely leaving a nickname without a profile, or even just a number tag can be used to track people. Are you aware that there may be more important info leaked in messages themselves or PM's (which we admins can't even see, but other recipients can) that won't be deleted by just erasing your user?
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Post by Michael on May 7, 2020 12:45:29 GMT -8
I have a few questions: What would happen for a banned user in case he truly wants to forfeit his account? By banning him by IP, he could not access the forum, would not this break the principle of users having 100% control of their account and us admins not being able to disable "delete"? Aren't we basically unabling them to do so arbitrarily since forum rules are subjective? Are you factoring users who do not do this in regards to a worry to privacy but in order to spite forum admins or the community itself since it will eventually be common knowledge what it does (ie: older topics may be very hard to read in some cases due to inability of distinguishing who's who. Moreover, you're saying that merely leaving a nickname without a profile, or even just a number tag can be used to track people. Are you aware that there may be more important info leaked in messages themselves or PM's (which we admins can't even see, but other recipients can) that won't be deleted by just erasing your user? Hi, Please see our Privacy Policy for answers to your questions. These were not choices made arbitrarily by us but were necessitated by law. Please consult a lawyer if you have legal questions.
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