suggestion reguarding the Personal Issues forum

azezil · 09-04-2002 6:32pm #1

Originally posted by smiles
How about some kind of open account, available only for this board, so that people could post up questions without people knowing who it is?

"Mary" or "John Doe" might be good names :P With a password like: personal

any thoughts?

<< Fio >>

Slydice · 09-04-2002 6:42pm

yea, and the name has to be

SensitiveDeVore

Dustaz · 09-04-2002 6:51pm

I sense a strong disturbance in the force due to muppetry of hitherto unseen proportions with anonymous accounts.

Terminator · 09-04-2002 6:55pm

I think its a good idea. Except perhaps only the PI moderators should know the a/c setup. So if anyone wants to post anonymously they can pm their post to the moderator.

This could get tiresome for the moderators though.

Cloud · 09-04-2002 6:59pm

It'd be easier to have it so unregistered can post but it would mean extra moderation - better for the board but more work for the mods, if they are agreeable I'll allow unregistered posting.

smoke.me.a.kipper · 09-04-2002 7:15pm

kudos to smiles for an excellent suggestion!!

Hobbes · 09-04-2002 7:27pm

I can see smaks post count dropping drastically

I'd say change the welcome to a "Warning", mention it's guest access but any muppetry at all and you go straight to 12 clicked and any accounts banned. Thats if your going for guest.

Otherwise remove the user name, signature, post count, registered date on the output.

DeadBankClerk · 09-04-2002 7:31pm

Originally posted by Terminator
I think its a good idea. Except perhaps only the PI moderators should know the a/c setup. So if anyone wants to post anonymously they can pm their post to the moderator.

Which part of anonymous didnt you understand?

smiles · 09-04-2002 7:32pm

I'm against sending the posts to the mods, isn't that a bit out of the point!

<< Fio >>

Hobbes · 09-04-2002 7:54pm

Another option prehaps is to have a "post/reply anon". What it does is brings you to a page where you type in your post. The page then hands your post onto "Dr Cloud Bot" who throws your post up anon.

Terminator · 09-04-2002 8:01pm

Originally posted by DeadBankClerk
Which part of anonymous didnt you understand?

I just meant that you'd be anonymous to everyone except the two mods. Wouldn't they need to know who's posting in order to moderate / weed out trolls?

Hobbes · 09-04-2002 8:02pm

Another option prehaps is to have a "post/reply anon". What it does is brings you to a page where you type in your post. The page then hands your post onto "Dr Cloud Bot" who throws your post up anon.

bombidol · 10-04-2002 8:10am

"also , would there be anyway of hiding the posters name in case they didnt want anyone knowing who they are?"
I asked this already, it would be a great idea

bomb

MindPhuck · 10-04-2002 8:17am

Which part of anonymous didnt you understand?

SheroN · 10-04-2002 9:38am

Well what ever option is handiest for Cloud to set-up. I'd be willing to give it a go. Muppets could have a field day though, and as for bubble's piss takes

Victor · 10-04-2002 10:06am

Hmmmm, what about guest posting, but new thread are moderated before display. Is this an option?

azezil · 10-04-2002 12:48pm

Originally posted by Cloud
It'd be easier to have it so unregistered can post but it would mean extra moderation - better for the board but more work for the mods, if they are agreeable I'll allow unregistered posting.

yeah i'm up for, one'd have to be up early in the day to get spam by me

seamus · 10-04-2002 1:00pm

Well, that's it decided then. A guest account that anyone can use, but all posts from it must be validated by the moderator. Simple.

Guy Incognito · 10-04-2002 1:34pm

Going to be weird for newbies. They'll think one person has a huge amount of problems:)

Cloud · 10-04-2002 5:17pm

Sounds good.

Victor · 10-04-2002 8:50pm

Originally posted by seamus
but all posts from it must be validated by the moderator. Simple.

Is it possible to only require mod validation on the first post on a thread? As opposed to all 100 spammy replies.

azezil · 11-04-2002 9:39am

Originally posted by Victor

Is it possible to only require mod validation on the first post on a thread? As opposed to all 100 spammy replies.

i think it'd make more sense to have the mod validate all posts made by a person using a guest account.

azezil · 11-04-2002 3:02pm

Originally posted by azezil

i think it'd make more sense to have the mod validate all posts made by a person using a guest account.

wooo there I just had to validate posts made by alot of ppl who aren't using guest accounts! is that the way its gonna be? if so i think i'd better put up an announcement...

smiles · 11-04-2002 4:05pm

your announcement says all posts have to be validated by a moderator.... (personally: erg!) will these posts then go up under "guest" or what? (confussed)

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azezil · 11-04-2002 4:09pm

Originally posted by smiles
your announcement says all posts have to be validated by a moderator.... (personally: erg!) will these posts then go up under "guest" or what? (confussed)

<< Fio >>

no they go up under your own name, but i /we just have to validate them first.

the guest idea mean's someone can post while not logged in.

smiles · 11-04-2002 5:04pm

Personally i think that having to have all the posts read by the moderators first is a bad idea, it'll make for big time delays and the exact same advise being posted by (unknowing) folk, as they cant see what someone else has already posted before them as it is waiting for moderator approval.

<< Fio >>

azezil · 11-04-2002 5:08pm

Originally posted by smiles
Personally i think that having to have all the posts read by the moderators first is a bad idea, it'll make for big time delays and the exact same advise being posted by (unknowing) folk, as they cant see what someone else has already posted before them as it is waiting for moderator approval.

<< Fio >>

i agree! i only wanted it for the guest account

but as for time delay this is a bulletin board not a chat room

smoke.me.a.kipper · 11-04-2002 11:06pm

Originally posted by Hobbes
Otherwise remove the user name, signature, post count, registered date on the output.

nice one hobbler!!

have to be logged in to post, but no details are put on the thread.

daftbegger · 11-04-2002 11:13pm

Why would anybody want to post anonymous???

Say what you want, to whoever you want!!!
I am gonna turn my sig into a pic of myself, so you lot can see who it is that thinks you are all gits!!

Anonimity is like being politically correct!! It is the language of cowardice.

Cloud · 11-04-2002 11:16pm

I don't think it can work like that, you can only have moderation on or off. I'll turn it off and let's see what kind of spam does or does not occur.

Dustaz · 11-04-2002 11:50pm

Originally posted by daftbegger
Why would anybody want to post anonymous???

Say what you want, to whoever you want!!!
I am gonna turn my sig into a pic of myself, so you lot can see who it is that thinks you are all gits!!

Anonimity is like being politically correct!! It is the language of cowardice.

If you had the courage of your convictions youd put your picture in your sig...which you wont.

suggestion reguarding the Personal Issues forum

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