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Post by seriche on Sept 26, 2011 8:54:45 GMT
Just a question about privacy on the new forum.
What's the current status concerning who can view or join the forum?
Cheers,
Seri
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Post by The Wirefox on Sept 26, 2011 18:48:02 GMT
Seri Anyone can join the Forum. Only registered users can read and contribute to the 'Comfy Spot by the Window' Only registered users can post images (I will double check that). Registration requires that a valid e-mail address is supplied. I can remove anyone from the forum should we get any trolls or spammers. I can create a premium members area where access is controlled by a password however, I personally would not want to go that route since it would create cliques and leave members feeling excluded. But...that decision is not mine to make. The forum belongs to you all. Please discuss here if you have any strong opinions on this. I also know that some of you may be uneasy about open membership but I have set things up this way as a default. If we get any trouble makers, spammers or trolls we can always put stricter membership controls in place. ProBoards is incredibly flexible. That all sounded very serious - so I am off to stand naked in front of the mirror and have a good laugh ;D
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Post by maryloveslucydog on Sept 26, 2011 19:29:37 GMT
;D
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Post by seriche on Sept 27, 2011 4:43:55 GMT
Wirefox, Thank you for explaining that, it all sounds very reasonable. There are so many pro's and con's for a private or public group that I've never been able to form a firm opinion on it anyway, so I'm relieved that a preliminary decision has been made. Since you mentioned trouble makers, I started thinking about all the different ways I'd seen of dealing with them on various forums as I'd never thought about it more than noticing that some had a 'no tolerance policy' and others a 'three strike policy' but it seems that some people get far more creative when dealing with trolls, and I enjoyed reading this : www.informationweek.com/news/199600005Anyway, I just wanted to know what the privacy status of the new forum is as I need to reset my verbal censorship level, which is much looser on a private forum than on an open forum. Seri is henceforth white as snow But seriously speaking, now it's a public forum I'm thinking that US laws might apply to what can and cannot be said on list, so, not wishing to offend, I'd like to know exactly what that means in practice. In the end it's not a problem for me. It just means that I keep more of the adult humour off-list, amongst friends, than on. But I would miss the fun and banter we used to have on the old group if we have to watch what we said in case children are watching, or suchlike. Is there an age restriction for joining this forum? I'm also thinking of such things as posting glamour photography and how that's sorted out on public forums? That all sounded very serious - so I am off to stand naked in front of the mirror and have a good laugh ;D Heavy things need a lot of support as it's critical to get the orientation right – can I hold for you?....the full-length mirror, I mean, of course......laughter's always better when shared, I find (Seri also suffers from acute short-term memory loss about previous resolutions ) Cheers, Seri
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Post by Kit on Sept 27, 2011 9:04:56 GMT
One possibility is that a private area be set up for members who stick with the forum for a certain number of posts eg 100, 200 whatever. That way, members who are actually an active part of the forum and who make regular and on-going contributions can indulge in a little out-of-public-sight humour or some more personal details about their lives.
I have been on a large number of forums (makes me sound incredibly old...) and as a general rule of thumb, only 20% of all registered members will ever post more than a few posts and only 10% will ever become regulars, who stick with the game.
In two forums I have been a member of, and one a moderator of, this was implemented and it actually worked well. By the time someone has racked up a couple of hundred posts, you generally get a fair idea of what sort of person they are. In both of these forums, the administrator had the final say on who was in and who was not, as trolls can also gobble a lots of posts fairly quickly.
Just throwing the thought out there for consideration, anyway.
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Post by clactonian on Jul 18, 2012 21:29:05 GMT
This Forum has a fairly small number of contributors and so the need for a private area is not required in my view. If we grew much larger then perhaps it might be a useful move, so that we can seek the opinions of the regular users and old friends. I find that I tend to move on from a forum that has hundreds of members as most posts disappear off into the ether so quickly that anybody calling in only once in a twenty four hour period doesn't see half the posts unless they take the time to seek them out.
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Post by mariehass on Jul 18, 2012 23:47:15 GMT
I prefer to have a "comfy spot by the window" where I can feel more comfortable about revealing personal stuff.
I think the size and makeup of this forum is ideal. People are honest without being brutal. People say what they think without being disparaging. People are encouraging about their comments.
I do not think I would have grown as much this year in my photography without this core group of contributors.
'Rie
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