Post by Arie on Apr 10, 2017 5:45:58 GMT
On mobile rn so I can't quote everyone!
Privacy settings do affect search results. A lot of the time when you google anything petz related (not just "petz forum"), the hits you get are forum threads on RKC. If those threads are all private, like it was before for WW, they won't show up as results.
It's definitely possible to set for each subboard if guests can see the board and/or see the threads inside; I just went through the settings for each subboard before my last post to double check that they're set to the desired permissions.
I chose to make the contents of all the petzy sections visible because it helps people get a better grasp of what's going on when deciding to join or not. People can check how active each section is, what kind of stuff is there exactly; for example, how often do new adoptions get posted and do they cater to my likes?
I see what you guys mean about feeling like you could be more "open" because the forum was private. (Though again, the non-petzy section still is.) I've personally never received spam due to posting my email address online, but if you have I can see how it's a concern. Same with having art stolen.
Pinto and I are gonna give it a little more thought and see if we want to set the visibility back a little (subboards visible, contents not). It's gonna do less for SEO and recruitment but as I've said before I'm not too worried about that since the community is small to begin with.I'll post a quick announcement about our decision asap.
Edit: Setting everything (minus the Information Center and the homes on Clawley Lane) to visible to guests while keeping the threads members only. Skipping the announcement since in the end this is a very minor change that shouldn't have any effect on your browsing experience as forum members.
Privacy settings do affect search results. A lot of the time when you google anything petz related (not just "petz forum"), the hits you get are forum threads on RKC. If those threads are all private, like it was before for WW, they won't show up as results.
It's definitely possible to set for each subboard if guests can see the board and/or see the threads inside; I just went through the settings for each subboard before my last post to double check that they're set to the desired permissions.
I chose to make the contents of all the petzy sections visible because it helps people get a better grasp of what's going on when deciding to join or not. People can check how active each section is, what kind of stuff is there exactly; for example, how often do new adoptions get posted and do they cater to my likes?
I see what you guys mean about feeling like you could be more "open" because the forum was private. (Though again, the non-petzy section still is.) I've personally never received spam due to posting my email address online, but if you have I can see how it's a concern. Same with having art stolen.
Pinto and I are gonna give it a little more thought and see if we want to set the visibility back a little (subboards visible, contents not). It's gonna do less for SEO and recruitment but as I've said before I'm not too worried about that since the community is small to begin with.
Edit: Setting everything (minus the Information Center and the homes on Clawley Lane) to visible to guests while keeping the threads members only. Skipping the announcement since in the end this is a very minor change that shouldn't have any effect on your browsing experience as forum members.
