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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Mattx, May 12, 2014.

  1. Mattx

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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    I've got no idea!!!
    But maybe you could ask the staff?
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    Can't you just send a private message to someone?
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    Not until he (and the recipient) is a full member.

    OP: get up to 50 posts and the apply to be a Full Member.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    You need to be a full member to do that and even then you can only exchange details with the other person through a private message. You shouldn't exchange any details on each others wall. Definitely ask a staff member for further clarification.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    Make at least 50 posts over two weeks, apply for full membership, then send that person a private message. Trying to buck the system and covertly get your information to them will result in a ban, and trust me, the staff have seen a lot of sneakiness - it's not something you can sneak under the radar and get away with.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    I know it's annoying to have to wait for full membership but the policy is for everyone's protection. The only way the sponsoring company for EC would allow this forum is to make it extremely hard for predators to get through the screening process. We do have a lot of minors here.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    how do you apply to become a full member? I remember seeing a button to apply once, but I can't seem to find it now.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    It will probably also take around a month for the application to be reviewed and a decision made.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    As a result of lawyers, you can't contact members off-site until you become a full member.
     
  11. JStevens96

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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    I applied to be a full member, will I get notified when I become accepted?
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    As others have already said, you would need to become a full member and send a private message to the other person. You can apply to become a full member here after being on EC for at least two weeks and having a minimum of fifty posts.

    You will be notified by the staff regardless of the outcome.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    What others have said here is correct. If you try to get somebody your email before you have access to the PM system, you will be banned for off-site contact violations. So, you do not want to do that.

    You will hear from us no matter what the outcome of your application is.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    I beat you Brad :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    I see how you are.. stealing my thunder...lol.

    We just doubly showed the importance of not sharing off-site contact info..lol.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    To be clear... at this point, our security policy is not "as a result of lawyers" (though that was true at the time the original decision was made.)

    EC is now a wholly independent nonprofit organization and its Board of Directors and admin team have made the decision to maintain the security provisions established in 2008. Our sense is that it is the security provisions that have helped the community to be what it is, one where members feels safe and don't have to worry about creepers and inappropriate contacts.

    So it's a case of something originally being done for one reason, out of fear, but now that same something is a positive benefit that has served to create a very safe and secure community.
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    Did EC used to be owned by a for profit organization?
     
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    My guess is that Empty Closets was originally unincorporated, so probably "no."
     
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    Re: i want to talk to someone off of this how do i give them.my email without getting

    send out a small army to slowly go across the world and ask everyone, "are you ec member ____?" when said member is found, the soldier will deliver a small package containing a slip of paper with the email written on it, and strict instructions on how the slip must be destroyed. the delivering soldier will be crowned hero, but only for a short time. the soldiers must then destroy all plane tickets, passports, hotels, gum wrappers, and anything else used in their search. all evidence must be destroyed. the admins must never find out.

    or, do what those other people said and become a full member. either one.
     
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    I see a lot of people saying to become a full member then you can pm people your private information. Doesn't this seem like an abuse of the system? I think that if the staff believed that this was the only reason you wanted to become a full member then they would just deny you membership anyway.

    I have been here a good while myself and don't really see much reason to apply for a "full membership", yea the chat room might be a nice time waster but I don't have anything with internet access other than my phone and it doesn't support chat rooms.