"Latest Profile Posts" ... weirdly intrusive function?

[rlock]

General PERB website question:

I noticed on the right, a thing called "Latest Profile Posts", but checking it out (for the first time), it seemed to me a bit like people had mistaken it for private messages.
Seems a bit of intrusive sort of thing, so I am wondering what other people think about it vis-a-vis privacy?

 

[masterpoonhunter]

I think it's a thing about not understanding how to make these posts private. I mean seeing Perbite 123 asking SP 456 for a date out in the open is a bit on the exhibitionist side in my opinion.

 

[MB Mod]

It’s also a haven for unpaid advertising, I guess they think we don’t look at it and how many times do you see “Fred Zed pls delete my account“ there are several threads how to get your account deleted. I don’t think a lot of people realize what’s posted there is viewable by anyone!

 

[westwoody]

I mean seeing Perbite 123 asking SP 456 for a date out in the open is a bit on the exhibitionist side in my opinion.

People need to learn how to use private messaging.
No sympathy for stupidity or laziness.

 

[blakealridge]

my fav is the comment on my profile asking to book a session for a guy and his friend

 

[masterpoonhunter]

my fav is the comment on my profile asking to book a session for a guy and his friend

How did that work out?
Asking for a 'friend'.

 

[Forum mod]

Post about it in tech support, it's clearly a widget that may well be able to be removed if Admin agrees with you. Or PM Fred Zed.

 

[blakealridge]

How did that work out?
Asking for a 'friend'.

It went great hehehehehehe

 

[MissingOne]

General PERB website question:

I noticed on the right, a thing called "Latest Profile Posts", but checking it out (for the first time), it seemed to me a bit like people had mistaken it for private messages.
Seems a bit of intrusive sort of thing, so I am wondering what other people think about it vis-a-vis privacy?

I agree that it's intrusive, or conversely, exhibitionistic. I never, ever use profile posts myself. If someone tries to send me a message via profile post, I just ignore it.