Lurkers.

[angel nympho]

What do you think of making it registration only to view forum threads? Is there a reason why they're open to everybody?

I TOTALLY appreciate having the S&R forum closed to lurkers.

[wylin]

nah have them all open to everyone easier to link humorous and fun stuff.

[angel nympho]

^-- But ppl who aren't registered can't post stuff.

[wylin]

maybe their passive or cant loggin cuz of work. like i sumtimes have been.

[lethal]

Maybe guest shouldn't be able to see who says what, but they can see the posts themselves?

[angel nympho]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Dec 4 2002, 06:22 AM
Maybe guest shouldn't be able to see who says what, but they can see the posts themselves?
Oh, yeah, that makes sense, yeah. But I don't know if that's possible to do?

[Chris]

I think the sex and relation ship is cannot be view by guest though.

[SunWuKong]

hmm... well letting everybody see the forums (except S&R) attract users. i mean they have no reason to take the extra step to register if they can't see whether or not the forums are interesting. :)

[angel nympho]

:( I don't WANNA attract users... lol

[537]

Hey that sounded a bit clique-ish. :unsure: I'm sure that's not what you meant to convey, angel... :lol:

I registered on YW because I thought the forums were interesting, and a couple of friends work on the website. I'd say attracting users is a good thing. Especially towards such an asian-aware site. AsianAvenue has turned too commercial and less aggressive in a civil rights standpoint. YellowWorld is that breath of fresh air.

"Justice for Anna Guo" was what garnered my respect! If I was unable to browse these forums....this site would appear too private....

[achtungbaby]

Originally posted by 537@Dec 4 2002, 10:19 AM
I registered on YW because I thought the forums were interesting, and a couple of friends work on the website. I'd say attracting users is a good thing. Especially towards such an asian-aware site. AsianAvenue has turned too commercial and less aggressive in a civil rights standpoint. YellowWorld is that breath of fresh air.
Well said.

The Sex & Relationships forum is viewable only to registered members since they have to sign the COPPA agreement (13 & over). We can also make certain forums password protected, but I haven't seen the need for those yet.

[angel nympho]

I don't want to attract more users because I joined YW so that I could post in a closer knit community. More users means its less personal. It's already starting to get on my nerves that I don't know the names or ideas or even avitars of most of the newer users.

[sal612]

How much bandwidth is YW currently using up? If there's bandwidth issues than maybe not allowing guests to look around the forum would save a bit of space...