Suggestion.

Hi,

Thank you so much for your input. I understand your concern completely. The only forums that are closed are the ones that have special rules. 'The ring' is not monitored very much (only for spam) so we need to keep that only for members. Connection junction has special rules because of the special nature of giving identification and if dating thread ends up on there we would like to keep the members safe from possible predators from other states and countries. I will go ahead and check to see if we inadvertently closed any other forums. Of course, will re think this but at this time we want to keep any identifiable information just for members and keep that safe from outside scammers. I apologize for any inconvenience. Does that help? We want to make this all inclusive and anyone is welcome to join and not post. But, let us think harder on it. Feel free to discuss it here.

Thanks so much for the input. We will look over what is closed at the moment and report back.

285 Bound Staff

Hi,

Thanks bandbvh. I just checked and yes two other forums were closed to readers. Letters to the editor and the courthouse. (must have done that in the middle of the night when tired.) LOL We are so glad you brought it to our attention. At this time just "The Ring' and 'Introduction Junction' is closed to lurkers. We feel comfortable with that. But let me know what you think. As as been the topic for discussion lately with Facebook and their privacy issues, a benefit to a forum is anonymity. Signing up and not posting is completely acceptable. And you get a chance to win some groceries or a cup of coffee!! Just had to put that plug in. LOL

Anyway, thanks again and we will continue to think about this and watch what you have to say on the subject.

285 Bound Staff

bandbvh wrote: Ya know what I love about this site.....
That we can bring forth a suggestion, have an intelligent dialogue about it and come to a compromise or solution that meets everyone's needs.
OUTSTANDING!!!!!

Appreciate that feedback too. We love good feedback and like to hear the stuff we can improve on. I do want to just touch on one other thing mentioned, we don't want anyone feeling that they are being tricked into registering. Not our intention in any way. We just have a couple forums that we would like to have closed and they shouldn't have many important links in them. Any links should always be visible in the open forums. Just 'The Ring' and "Introduction Junction" are the ones that guests cannot see.

The internet is very open and since this is a community website, we want to just have a few safety measures. Thanks again for all the input.

285 Bound Staff