Log-in to see the MISC section?
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Log-in to see the MISC section?
I get needing to be logged on to see the for sale section, but why the Misc Section? I was wanting to sharing the thread on facebook, but I can't... Can this be changed? is there a reason for it that I'm not aware off? Thanks!
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Re: Log-in to see the MISC section?
Am I being ignored??
BTW, the thread I want to share has absolutely nothing to do with Doug. I promise.
AWS
BTW, the thread I want to share has absolutely nothing to do with Doug. I promise.
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IIRC the original intention was so that people could feel free to vent in the Misc section without it being visible to the entire internet.
One argument against changing it now is that there will be historical posts made with that expectation of (semi-)privacy.
One argument against changing it now is that there will be historical posts made with that expectation of (semi-)privacy.
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Re: Log-in to see the MISC section?
sorry for the hi-jack: I really hope it stays that way!mezcalhead wrote:IIRC the original intention was so that people could feel free to vent in the Misc section without it being visible to the entire internet.
One argument against changing it now is that there will be historical posts made with that expectation of (semi-)privacy.
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I guess I see the point. But I worry about folks who consider posting in the misc section private. Ive posted personal things there but nothing j would mind anyone reading. I keep my deepest and darkest in my own head. Safe and sound. But its cool. It can stay the same. Just seems odd to me is all.
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Also didn't want people registering just to fill up all the misc discussions with drivvle. This way, we can kinda assume they registered to talk about guitars.
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I supposed if that's a real problem with forums than it sounds reasonable. I wouldn't imagine that would be a problem though. If it is the world is a crappier place than I thought. lolJay wrote:Also didn't want people registering just to fill up all the misc discussions with drivvle. This way, we can kinda assume they registered to talk about guitars.
Thanks for the reply.
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It's a real problem with forums that see it as a problem I suppose. I'm not sure we're at that point but when we started OSG, one of our internal discussions when setting up the structure was around trying to minimize the focus on non-guitar/music related topics. None of us wanted to be heavily involved with moderating and most of us had seen too many examples of how members and overall forum culture could quickly degenerate when the discussion turned sour.
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No fucking way.Jay wrote:... most of us had seen too many examples of how members and overall forum culture could quickly degenerate when the discussion turned sour.
Back in those days, everyone knew that if you were talking about Destiny's Child, you were talking about Beyonce, LaTavia, LeToya, and Larry.