Regularly delete PMs, especially those with bank details & addresses

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  1. SpacePete

    SpacePete Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Do people regularly cleanup and delete PMs? I was thinking that if ever there was a successful forum hack, bank details and address information in PMs might be collected by the attackers.
     
  2. sammysilver

    sammysilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Something to do this weekend.
     
  3. Skyrocket

    Skyrocket Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    good question!
     
  4. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    What was the answer?
     
  5. House

    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The first sentence- "Do people regularly cleanup and delete PMs?"
     
  6. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    That's the question!!!
     
  7. sammysilver

    sammysilver Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    No that's the answer!!!
     
  10. House

    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I do delete personal info but sure there's a few PM's floating around that should be deleted but too much effort to search through them. I've received packages with other Stackers home addresses on them... Not good.

    A message search function would be very handy... Hint hint :)
     
  11. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    Yes, sure

    Didn't you keep everything of mine???

    Including copying my photos and then amend/ claiming ( tries) it's from you.
    or look like you owning them???

    Sure sure :eek:
     
  12. Boyscout

    Boyscout Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I think its a good idea

    I will take the time to clear and clean mine over the coming week
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    What in the blues blazes are you squirreling on about?
     
  14. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    SUCKER

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  15. GRETZKY427

    GRETZKY427 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I do this as well, there should be no reason to keep someone elses personal banking details, etc in your message.

    Cheers, HAPPY STACKING :)
     
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    I think GP has had to have a clean out sometimes, to keep the integrity of the forum software operating efficiently.

    Not sure if the forum has ever, or is being hacked.
    they would get well and truly banned yeah ;)
    eh heh.
     
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    The answer is I just deleted all my PMs containing personal banking info from members I traded with, including you :D
     
  18. DanielM

    DanielM Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Just deleted 399 pms
     
  19. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    What!!! You erase my number too.

    I thought you are my comrade...
    Don't you want to communicate with me ??? How sad :(
     
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    Skyrocket Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Don't take it personally Chip. I did it to everyone. :D
     

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