Post by нαяιєу on Apr 10, 2017 2:22:51 GMT
going to side with cheaco - not really digging every thread being accessible to guests; especially where (as rebecca stated) we are posting our e-mails. i always format mine strangely so that bots and the like don't pick it out - but it can still be an easy target for spammers if they can see it (i need to be better about removing it from posts on the RKC tbqh).
both of the suggestions posed above seem good to me, it really depends on what you two (arie and pinto) want. the board might look a little empty (but keep people happiest) if it's JUST the information center visible. i would really like to go with cheaco's suggestion of making the information center visible/postable, and everything else's title/description/stats visible and block access to view topics/posts and upon clicking be redirected to register with the forum.
it just takes some tinkering (tedious, unfortunately) with the permissions of every single board (visible = everyone, access = members & staff). that way there is publicity, lots of things to tempt people with, but everyone's information that they wish to keep private will be left as such. clicking the above 'test board name' will give you an error that says 'you do not have permission to access this board' or something along those lines.
also! i have terrible memory, but considering her earlier post, i suppose arie DID just update it. in which case that was an awesomely quick turnaround for google search. definitely a good place to start. you're not upsetting people at all! i think this is just a subject that can be contentious. people either really don't care about it, or people are adamant about keeping things private.
but yeah, maybe post up an announcement for people like me who never log out of forums, in case they want to know if you keep the changes!
both of the suggestions posed above seem good to me, it really depends on what you two (arie and pinto) want. the board might look a little empty (but keep people happiest) if it's JUST the information center visible. i would really like to go with cheaco's suggestion of making the information center visible/postable, and everything else's title/description/stats visible and block access to view topics/posts and upon clicking be redirected to register with the forum.
it just takes some tinkering (tedious, unfortunately) with the permissions of every single board (visible = everyone, access = members & staff). that way there is publicity, lots of things to tempt people with, but everyone's information that they wish to keep private will be left as such. clicking the above 'test board name' will give you an error that says 'you do not have permission to access this board' or something along those lines.
also! i have terrible memory, but considering her earlier post, i suppose arie DID just update it. in which case that was an awesomely quick turnaround for google search. definitely a good place to start. you're not upsetting people at all! i think this is just a subject that can be contentious. people either really don't care about it, or people are adamant about keeping things private.
but yeah, maybe post up an announcement for people like me who never log out of forums, in case they want to know if you keep the changes!
