Hi folks:
I have changed the settings on the Dog & Bone Pub to make it visible only to registered members when they are logged in. It appears as a private forum to anyone else and none of the threads are visible (it looks like an empty forum).
I have been thinking about making it private mainly because sometimes people discuss quite personal things there and thought board members might want a bit more privacy. But for members, nothing has changed -- as long as someone is a member and logs in, they can read the forum.
If having the forum set for logged in members only bothers people, let me know your views here. I don't have to have it private but I've been thinking more about privacy and personal information in recent weeks. This is one reason why you cannot see the membership list or search the site any longer unless you are a logged in member -- I just feel people should be an active member before they get easy access to certain board features or member information.
I have changed the settings on the Dog & Bone Pub to make it visible only to registered members when they are logged in. It appears as a private forum to anyone else and none of the threads are visible (it looks like an empty forum).
I have been thinking about making it private mainly because sometimes people discuss quite personal things there and thought board members might want a bit more privacy. But for members, nothing has changed -- as long as someone is a member and logs in, they can read the forum.
If having the forum set for logged in members only bothers people, let me know your views here. I don't have to have it private but I've been thinking more about privacy and personal information in recent weeks. This is one reason why you cannot see the membership list or search the site any longer unless you are a logged in member -- I just feel people should be an active member before they get easy access to certain board features or member information.