by Mojo » Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:42 pm
We use aliases to protect our identity. It may be a good idea to remove the pictures from facebook (Let me know if you want this done). Also, it may be a good idea to find another avatar, other than a pic of yourself, to protect ones identity.
We did have provate forums before, where new membership depended on a current member vouching for you. A couple of things happened: First, a click of guys that posted to the hidden forum, contributing less to the main forum. Second, the hidden forum turned out as a platform to rag on other less skilled members or whoever. Of course those ragged on did not like this (I made it public for a time before Vector's guys used a backdoor to come in and delete the forum - Thanks to Rockstar again for installing a new version and thus getting rid of the bugs), though to get into the habit of talking negatively about others is something you do not want. And not being held accountable for your words does not hinder this. I believe the positive energy we put out in the universe comes back to us, and vise versa. The forum is about sharing ideas and helping each other out. Hiding the material from other may hinder this. Have a handle, don't show pics, and all should be ok. I do not recall a woman finding this forum and seeing a FR on her. So I think we are safe.
If a hidden forum should be created, it's purpose should not hinder the greater good.
Here are a few things we tried in the past:
Dallas Lounge
Dallas Lounge was for things people wanted to keep private. Since they had the privilage to post here, they started posting most of their material here, whether sensitive or not. And most was not sensitive. This diluted the general forum.
F
F was for Friends. This was Vector's group of friends. The idea was to create a fraternity of guys. As some of the guys on this forum knows, this is where they ragged on others.
The Inner Circle
Was for the Society's business. This was when I was trying to organize a create an organization based on bylaws and a constitution so no one person would be in charge of everything. Also, I wanted the Dallas Society to continue when I was gone with no one person calling all the shots. As some of you know, Vector threw this idea out after he sabatoged dallaspua.com and stole the content for his own lair.
Constitution
See above
Forum Troubleshooting & FAQ
Forum & website maintenance procedures, past problems & solutions. This was to help the current moderators and admins with any problems that might of occured before.
Moderator's Corner
General moderator discussion
Problem Members
Report problem members and move problem threads/posts here
Admins Only
didnt use this much
I would not totally discount a forum that is more private, as long as it does not hinder other memebers learning experience.
When in doubt, go caveman