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- Netpackrat
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So, is it going to remain this way indefinitely? Or will it eventually be opened back up so that it can be read by non-members or without logging in?
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Re: closed forum
I kinda like it this way. member count is up although very few new posters.Netpackrat wrote:So, is it going to remain this way indefinitely? Or will it eventually be opened back up so that it can be read by non-members or without logging in?
Why not keep it this way?
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- Jericho941
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Re: closed forum
Because it makes it harder to link friends to threads and say "Check out this motherfucker"?
Seriously though, while it got lurkers to register, it does nothing to attract new lurkers.
Seriously though, while it got lurkers to register, it does nothing to attract new lurkers.
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Re: closed forum
Exclusivity is nice and all, but if it stays closed, it will stagnate.
Beat me to it and summarized it better...Seriously though, while it got lurkers to register, it does nothing to attract new lurkers.
- skb12172
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Re: closed forum
Agreed. Better if it is open.
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Re: closed forum
Fixed it!
I had to figure out which of the apparently seventy different ways to do it CC used and undo it.
CC had said it was a temporary measure, I'm confident its been long enough.
I had to figure out which of the apparently seventy different ways to do it CC used and undo it.
CC had said it was a temporary measure, I'm confident its been long enough.
The government that is big enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take everything you have. – Thomas Jefferson
- Netpackrat
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Re: closed forum
Pretty much this. Thanks.Jericho941 wrote:Because it makes it harder to link friends to threads and say "Check out this motherfucker"?
Cognosce teipsum et disce pati
"People come and go in our lives, especially the online ones. Some leave a fond memory, and some a bad taste." -Aesop
"People come and go in our lives, especially the online ones. Some leave a fond memory, and some a bad taste." -Aesop
- Catbird
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Re: closed forum
I used to bookmark "View active topics" to check in throughout the day. That doesn't seem to work anymore without being logged in.
I usually wouldn't log in unless I was posting. Sometimes pictures wouldn't show unless I was logged in also.
I usually wouldn't log in unless I was posting. Sometimes pictures wouldn't show unless I was logged in also.
"If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point." XKCD
- Weetabix
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Re: closed forum
I still get the "you don't have permission" screen when I click my link to view active topics. I just log in, so it doesn't stop me, but it's still there at least for me.
ETA: I'm just adding a diagnostic data point, not complaining.
ETA: I'm just adding a diagnostic data point, not complaining.
Note to self: start reading sig lines. They're actually quite amusing. :D
- Netpackrat
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Re: closed forum
Yeah, "active topics" appears to only be available with login.
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"People come and go in our lives, especially the online ones. Some leave a fond memory, and some a bad taste." -Aesop
"People come and go in our lives, especially the online ones. Some leave a fond memory, and some a bad taste." -Aesop