Preventing PMs to (Deceased) RR member - create a "Silent Key" Icon?

[techynyc]

Just my 2 cents on the matter.,
I recently encountered this issue where I attempted to PM an RR forum member. I didn't hear from them and decided to reach out via an out-of-band means and determined in time that member had passed away. I though it would be good that when this occurs that the User's Post remain on the forum as they contain great technical troubleshooting tips, but proactively have an Admin change the Account to not allow PMs. Even better would be a symbol next to their forum ID indicating a "Silent Key" of some kind so if your reading an old post you get an indicator of their legacy status. I used the term Silent Key since this member was also a Ham, so I thought it a good analogy.

If a RR Admin want to PM me directly, I can pass along the RR Member info and links to the obituary.

 

[mikewazowski]

Unless someone tells us that the member is a silent key, we have no way of knowing.

When we do find out, we usually add Silent Key under their profile pic. The idea to disable PM's is a good idea.

 

[techynyc]

OK, Thanks for the feedback. I'll PM the info.