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02-17-03, 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by gkleinman
Which also brings up the question I've been thinking over:
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
Which also brings up the question I've been thinking over:
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
02-17-03, 06:46 PM
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I think it'd be reasonable for disabling the email views for non-members, but I think we should also have PM enabled which could let more people turn off their email addy. Yet, I think that'd just hog the resources a bit more. 
02-17-03, 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by gkleinman
Which also brings up the question I've been thinking over:
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
Which also brings up the question I've been thinking over:
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
Conversly, you may get some new members if you force some of the people who come here ONLY for columbia house info. You may turn them into contributing members, or drive them away.
02-18-03, 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by gkleinman
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
Should we restrict reading the forum to people who are registered and logged in? Basically this means unless you have an account on the forum you can't see any of the threads...
Pros:
1. Keeps spammers from getting e-mail addresses, or at least requires more effort on their part.
2. Will save some bandwith by keeping away lurkers who add nothing to the discussion.
Cons:
1. Will greatly reduce new member sign-ups. Not many people will sign up for a forum they can't look at first.
I'd say the cons probably outweigh the pros there. Maybe you could do as the other member suggested above and keep a forum or two open (i.e. DVD talk) to anyone to view so they can get a feel for the site, and close the rest of the forums so only registered members can view them to take advantage of the pros listed above.
02-18-03, 11:40 AM
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Got that spam too. Laughed when I saw the webite was gone.
Totally in favor of only letting registered members view e-mail addresses.
Not so sure blocking the entire forum is the right solution. Are there any other limitations you could place on non-registered lurkers, like only being able to look at posts from the past 24 hours?
Totally in favor of only letting registered members view e-mail addresses.
Not so sure blocking the entire forum is the right solution. Are there any other limitations you could place on non-registered lurkers, like only being able to look at posts from the past 24 hours?
