PM tweaks

Lux - The Guardian · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:12 am

JerseyCaptain wrote:

I don't know whether or not this has been suggested before, but I figured this would be worth the effort...

In the current PM system (on the forums that is), there is no way to forward messages either to a moderator or to another member. Nor is there a way, that I can find, to REPORT a PM to a moderator. Such features would alleviate substantial frustration in having to copy and paste information from an old PM into a new one (for whatever purpose that might be).

Thoughts? Can this be done?

steet · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:55 am

I'm doing as few modifications on the forum codes as possible, because this leads to much trouble when updating to a newer version. So if there is no option to report a PM, then I'll wait until it's officially possible in the next phpBB versions.
However, reporting PMs is possible on the site; forwarding is in the TODO list.

Lux - The Guardian · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:57 am

steet wrote:

I'm doing as few modifications on the forum codes as possible, because this leads to much trouble when updating to a newer version. So if there is no option to report a PM, then I'll wait until it's officially possible in the next phpBB versions.
However, reporting PMs is possible on the site; forwarding is in the TODO list.

JerseyCaptain wrote:

I don't know whether or not this has been suggested before, but I figured this would be worth the effort...

In the current PM system (on the forums that is), there is no way to forward messages either to a moderator or to another member. Nor is there a way, that I can find, to REPORT a PM to a moderator. Such features would alleviate substantial frustration in having to copy and paste information from an old PM into a new one (for whatever purpose that might be).

Thoughts? Can this be done?

But forwarding on the site would be good too!

Tibbeh · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:49 am

Yeah... Lux, you fail. Only forum global mods have the "forward PM" thing. I don't have it. I just checked.

I agree with JerseyCaptain, though. This should be something that can be done on the forums. For all members, not just the global forum mods. Because really, they have less of a reason to have to forward PMs than a regular member would because they can take care of things themselves. A regular member cannot.

(Also... I think those images should be made smaller. They not only largely stretch the screen, but it can slow some computers down that take longer to load images. -.-)

Conay · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:26 pm

Now, as steet said, he cant do much to edit the forum code, as it becomes a total fail.

HOWEVER, I - Because i'm fantastic will suggest this to the phpBB team themselves, for when version 3.0.5 is released.

On the other hand - There is a setting in "Permissions" so that Members can forward PM's.

steet · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:54 pm

Well, that's strange but yes : that permission wasn't enabled by default. (don't understand why this would be a "threat" though...)
I have made the change, tell me if it still doesn't work.

Conay · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:58 pm

steet wrote:

Well, that's strange but yes : that permission wasn't enabled by default. (don't understand why this would be a "threat" though...)
I have made the change, tell me if it still doesn't work.

It works fine steet! Thanks, ;].

(I can confirm I have suggested this to the phpBB team - http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 516315&e=0)

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