Disappeared private messages? Topic is solved

About this bulletin board and the Pale Moon website

Moderators: FranklinDM, Lootyhoof

User avatar
mittorn
Apollo supporter
Apollo supporter
Posts: 38
Joined: 2026-01-13, 19:32

Disappeared private messages?

Post by mittorn » 2026-03-10, 19:59

I've received notification about private message yesterday, but message link is broken.
Is that some bug or it's intended?
Someone reads and deletes private messages?
Searching for sending username gets some profiles in internet, but not on this forum, so it's likely to be some deleted user, even not banned profile...

User avatar
Gemmaugr
Keeps coming back
Keeps coming back
Posts: 786
Joined: 2025-02-03, 07:55

Re: Disappeared private messages?

Post by Gemmaugr » 2026-03-10, 20:23

The exact same happened to me too, at the same time as well. Also, a notice of a reply to a thread, but it didn't want to show me the thread either (I found it on my own, since it was the last thread I replied to as expected).
||OS: Win 10 | CPU: i7 10700 | GPU: GeForce RTX 3070||
"Judge a person not by their superficial identity attributes, but by the content of their character."
"Organized Identity Politics are the bane of civilized society."

User avatar
Moonchild
Project founder
Project founder
Posts: 39727
Joined: 2011-08-28, 17:27
Location: Sweden

Re: Disappeared private messages?

Post by Moonchild » 2026-03-10, 20:52

There was a spammer who sent private messages to active users. The spammer account got nuked (including the PMs) but the notifications aren't automatically cleaned up when that happens, so it'll lead nowhere.
"Sales hates anything that can't be turned into a confident sentence." - anonymous warehouse worker
"Why debate someone you fundamentally don't trust?" - Dario Amodei
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the future." -- Native American proverb
"Linux makes everything difficult." -- Lyceus Anubite

User avatar
frostknight
Board Warrior
Board Warrior
Posts: 1069
Joined: 2022-08-10, 02:25

Re: Disappeared private messages?

Post by frostknight » 2026-03-10, 21:23

Moonchild wrote:
2026-03-10, 20:52
There was a spammer who sent private messages to active users. The spammer account got nuked (including the PMs) but the notifications aren't automatically cleaned up when that happens, so it'll lead nowhere.
This makes me wonder what that person said...

I wish I knew lol.

Especially if it was more usa all caps nonsense like on your repo. Would've made my day. :D
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Feelings are not facts
If you wish to be humbled, try to exalt yourself long term If you wish to be exalted, try to humble yourself long term
Favourite operating systems: Hyperbola Devuan OpenBSD
Say NO to Fascism and Corporatism as much as possible!
Also, Peace Be With us All!