# Question about Private Messages

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-private-messages/940501>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-private-messages/940501 "2021-04-22T03:36:19Z")\
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> [@DemonTree](#):
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> If general board rules apply, does that mean directly insulting another poster in PMs is against the rules?

Yes. It’s against the rules.

> [@Babale](#):
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> under the assumption that sharing PMed info in public is a violation of the “being a jerk” rule. Is this the case, or am I being paranoid?

PMs have an expectation of privacy, so you are correct. Something like this would generally break the don’t be a jerk rule.

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