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*
An open forum is for the best I think, it'll encourage ASD people to create an account. Many people arriving are clearly very shy and uncertain about it, so this setup encourages them to get involved and get some extra support.
I prefer open forums. I think closed forums can make people feel less able to reach out for support.
I would prefer an open forum. It was being able to look around this forum and get a feel for the place and the members before signing up that made then sign up. Other members might want to do the same thing before joining in the future.
Just my thoughts, for what they are worth
For me personally I don’t know if I’d have actually started posting here if I hadn’t been able to read some of the threads first.
I'm glad there's the option to change my vote if I want to