Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello online community users,
We would like to know if you would prefer our online community to be an open or closed forum.
The online community is currently an open forum. This means people without an online community account can:
A closed community would not be open to the public and only members would be able to read and search threads.
*Please log into the online community to vote*
Maybe have a "members only" area for general chat.
The main thing is I'm fed up of being suspicious of every new "member" who posts here wondering if they are human or not. Whether they have a name or generic NAS number. If it's about priorities, I think this is more important - to ensure only real humans are using this place. I don't know whether a closed forum would help this or not.
out_of_step said:The main thing is I'm fed up of being suspicious of every new "member" who posts here wondering if they are human or not
Absolutely, yes. I'm starting to think quite a lot of them may not be, which is concerning.
It is concerning. Especially when we are talking about diverse lived experiences of being a human. I know some people around here are more discerning than others, especially those of us who've been here a while and watch it develop. New members might not be so aware.
out_of_step said:New members might not be so aware
I don't think I was all that aware, when I joined. I've become increasingly more aware, I kind of wish I'd realized sooner.