Eclipse Community

I noticed that by default this board enables email as contact method for user profile. I think this should be off by default since not everyone want share email they use publicly. I think some wont even realize it specially if using Aero theme it wont even show email, unless you click on little chat bubble icon or go to profile.

I'll kind of respectfully disagree.

Whether it's Meta/Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, Google/YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Discord, Twitch, WhatsApp, you name it, it is ALWAYS the responsibility of the end-user to 'jump through' hoops of setting up "profile preferences".

Eclipse.cx is never going to have a set of "defaults" that appeases all members.
You get them to make a change for "your taste", somebody else pops up with a different request and pulls a "you did it for so-and-so".

The-10-Pen wrote: *

09 Sep 2025, 17:22

I'll kind of respectfully disagree.

Whether it's Meta/Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, Google/YouTube, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Discord, Twitch, WhatsApp, you name it, it is ALWAYS the responsibility of the end-user to 'jump through' hoops of setting up "profile preferences".

My main concern is since all other message boards I used disable that feature by default for all users there is change users may not realize it is on. It may lead doxxing or other stuff. It is for user security and privacy as well. I see you disabled it from you. If it is not big deal being on by default why bother with it and why not let everyone send you spam ? (just as side note this is joke to prove my point in case anyone though I will actually flood someone with spam)

The-10-Pen wrote: *

09 Sep 2025, 17:22

Eclipse.cx is never going to have a set of "defaults" that appeases all members.
You get them to make a change for "your taste", somebody else pops up with a different request and pulls a "you did it for so-and-so".

I did not say disable it rather turn off feature by default. That means anyone who wishes email communication can enable it. Also I did not say force it for existing user. Rather set it as default for anyone who creates new account to have it disabled by default. I don't like anyone messing with settings of existing users either.

Nokiamies wrote: *

09 Sep 2025, 17:31

I see you disabled it from you.

OF COURSE I DID!

And it was *MY* responsibility to see if that was the "default" or not and to set it to *MY* preference.
Basically falls inline with I support PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, it is not ANY web site's "role" to look out for my privacy or security.
It is ALL ON ME on whether I choose to become a member and ALL ON ME on how I set up my profile.
If I don't like how a web site can be configured, then I don't become a member, it's that simple.
Claiming anything other than that is just some form of falsely claiming "victimhood".

To each their own, of course.

I do find it unusual that the option makes the user's address exposed. Usually, there would be the link to the form there and the forum software would send the mail.

I think this is just a phpBB thing idk.

The few other forums with phpBB I visit are running modified phpBB. It just came a bit as a surprise as I assumed the other way is default.

I tried looking in ACP for a relevant option, but I can't find anything,

I'm pretty sure phpBB email contact by default sends an email through the server, hiding the user's email unless the user decides to reply by email.

From what I saw here, there's just plain mailto link on user's profile.

I appear to have that option disabled now that I checked. Should I enable it?

You mean on your profile? For you to see it how it works in practice? Or some other option only admin can see?