Personally I’d probably say yes but I’m pretty privacy concerned when it comes to things people tell me.
Does that judgement stay after seeing the edit?
Depends on what you say in the private message?
I was talking about someone else, but with concern and compliments.
You are walking a tight line in my book if not crossing it. Read the edit again, did you know they were going to ask when you showed the PM?
I did know. I thought showing what I said would save the trouble. I'm pretty sure that wasn't a good move.
Yes.
And I find that incredibly attractive.
Pretty much any time you write anything, you should be assured people who weren't intended to see it, will.
This is before electronics. As a kid, my mom told me, don't write things you don't want others to read.
If you're only showing what you wrote yourself, I don't see how that is a problem unless it's indicating the other person was saying something they would prefer not be known and your responses were indicating some of what they said.
If the friendship is worth keeping, apologize sincerely, don't do it again and move on. If it's a lukewarm relationship, don't worry about it.
I'll apologize and not repeat this mistake. I didn't say anything awful, but this does suggest I'd make private conversations less so.
If you weren't meaning any ill towards anyone and were being sincere in whatever you were doing, you should be able to explain why you did what you did without the other person losing any trust in future conversations.
I really hope things will be okay.
If you live in Canada, no worries, publish away. Canada is what you call a "single party consent" State. As long as one party to the conversation consents, the conversation can be recorded, and entered into record of any kind. It is not libel or slander if it's true.
Some States in the USA are "two party consent" States. This means both, or all, parties must consent to the recording or verbatim divulging of the contents of the conversation.
It's not quite a situation like that. Nothing to sue over, but I was still careless.
Pretty sure you could create an entire transcript.
Unless there was a specific contract that may cause you some liability .. which is not specifically mentioned.
I think it maybe against Poal's rules to make PMs public ... you would have to check the TOS. And for any penalties associated with doing so (having a rule with no penalties = a suggestion v. a hard fast enforceable rule).
I'm fairly certain I haven't violated the TOS, but I did violate trust.
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