Though it is worth noting that I was also un-banned.
In general, you should assume that anyone with root access to a server can read PMs. However, PMs do have a certain expectation of privacy. If it were ever shown that banning or other action took place based on information in private messages, it could result in significant negative publicity. I'm not prepared to comment on how likely anyone at TVT is to realize this and/or care.
Bob: I think you might be getting a bit overzealous on removing links to TVT/it's forums. The particular page I'm thinking of is "Tv Tropes Writing Contests". From our perspective, it's a lot more like a page for a web original work, and so it makes sense to link to the source. (It definitely doesn't belong in the Trope category either way.) (Actually, one hell of a lot of things that aren't tropes seem to be in Trope. That could be... a problem.)
On the search thing: I notice that when you search, it searches both page titles and full text. I tend to want just the former. Would there be a way to add a search that only does titles? That seems like it might help some with that issue.
Also, if we're going to link to "Weirdest Inbound Link of the Day" on ATT pages, it should probably get links to our inbound link tools, and the ones from TVT should probably be on a separate page if we keep it at all.
I'm noting that some people over there seem to have awfully weird ideas on what Creative Commons SA licenses are for. That people can and occasionally do take the material and do their own thing with it is not an undesirable side effect, it's the entire point of using that kind of license.
And speaking of licenses, it is probably a good idea to change our copyright page to note that it's okay to put your own material on both wikis. Because the existing page suggests that you can't, and that's wrong, and making it look otherwise is a rather dubious move.
-Morgan.
In general, you should assume that anyone with root access to a server can read PMs. However, PMs do have a certain expectation of privacy. If it were ever shown that banning or other action took place based on information in private messages, it could result in significant negative publicity. I'm not prepared to comment on how likely anyone at TVT is to realize this and/or care.
Bob: I think you might be getting a bit overzealous on removing links to TVT/it's forums. The particular page I'm thinking of is "Tv Tropes Writing Contests". From our perspective, it's a lot more like a page for a web original work, and so it makes sense to link to the source. (It definitely doesn't belong in the Trope category either way.) (Actually, one hell of a lot of things that aren't tropes seem to be in Trope. That could be... a problem.)
On the search thing: I notice that when you search, it searches both page titles and full text. I tend to want just the former. Would there be a way to add a search that only does titles? That seems like it might help some with that issue.
Also, if we're going to link to "Weirdest Inbound Link of the Day" on ATT pages, it should probably get links to our inbound link tools, and the ones from TVT should probably be on a separate page if we keep it at all.
I'm noting that some people over there seem to have awfully weird ideas on what Creative Commons SA licenses are for. That people can and occasionally do take the material and do their own thing with it is not an undesirable side effect, it's the entire point of using that kind of license.
And speaking of licenses, it is probably a good idea to change our copyright page to note that it's okay to put your own material on both wikis. Because the existing page suggests that you can't, and that's wrong, and making it look otherwise is a rather dubious move.
-Morgan.