SHARING MESSAGES PSA

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I’m sure you’re all probably wondering what we mean by sharing messages!

By ‘sharing messages’ we mean sending images of a private message conversation, either from a PM between two people or a group PM.

So why are we now placing in a rule regarding sending/showing private messages in this amino?

The word PRIVATE means that it should stay private.

You wouldn’t share emails from a work address to the general public, or let a random person look through your texts or instagram/snapchat messages.

Right?

So why should Amino PMs be any different?

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A person could tell you details regarding their life in complete trust and confidentiality, sending them to you in PM because they don’t want the public to know about them.

for example, someone struggling with their mental health may want to confide in their friend but might not want to alert a lot of people to the issue

Wait.....so can I still send photos of messages in a public chat to someone?

As long as it’s not with malicious intent, yes you can.

However

You will need to gain the permission of all the s in the screenshot before sending. If one of them says no, then you don’t send it.

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So what does sending a private message look like??

Heres’s one we made earlier

Silver and Dork are chill with each other, this was for hypothetical purposes!

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So what are the new consequences for sharing messages?

It really depends on the severity of each individual issue.

Consequences will range from verbal warnings to strikes on your .

Depending on the severity of what is sent/what context it is sent in, sending pm photos to public chats will result in either a 24hr ban from the chat, or a permanent ban.

But wait! If someone is being horrible to me does that mean that I’m not going to be able to show proof?

In extreme cases of bullying/individuals lying to another/intention to cause drama, s will be permitted to send evidence of the issue to a staff member in PM.

THIS DO NOT MEAN THEY HAVE PERMISSION TO SHOW IT ON THE ERC OR TO THEIR FRIENDS.

We hope you understand our reasoning and good intentions, if you have any questions regarding any misconceptions then don’t hesitate to ask below!