# "Report" function for PMs - do mods get an unaltered copy?

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**Created:** [August 19, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881 "2014-08-19T06:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881/21 "2014-08-19T20:01:25Z")

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Sorry, not sure why there was a delay. I _did_ get your reports of posts, just fine, as always.

And the system has now been hiccuped fo reports of PMs so that mods can see (a) the comments on why it was reported, and (b) the text itself. So, the answer to the OP is now: yes, mods get an essentially unaltered copy (the fonts are a li’l different.)

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881/22 "2014-08-19T20:39:05Z")

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> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
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> Yeah, but I haven’t got a copy of the report… I assume, neither has any other **mad**.

Forum mads are the worstest. 😃

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881/23 "2014-08-19T20:46:04Z")

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> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
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> Sorry, not sure why there was a delay. I _did_ get your reports of posts, just fine, as always. And the system has now been hiccuped so that mods can see (a) the comments on why it was reported, and (b) the text itself. So, the answer to the OP is now: **yes, mods get an essentially unaltered copy (the fonts are a li’l different.)**

Oh, great, a loophole.

“No, it was parody! The fonts made all the difference!”

(Which might be valid if it were Comic Sans.) 😉

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881/24 "2014-08-20T11:25:58Z")

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My apologies, as I originally posted (back in Post #21 and quoted in Post #23), I didn’t separate the two topics. I have edited my original post (#21) to be more clear. My first sentence was about getting reports for posts; my second and third sentences were about getting reports from PMs. Hope it’s now clear.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-function-for-pms-do-mods-get-an-unaltered-copy/695881/25 "2014-08-21T00:37:37Z")

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Well, I think it’s pretty clear now. Thanks to the mods for looking into this

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