I have just rejoined Rose Tinted Glasses. Do I count as a new member. Twenty posts is not a lot to make if not. Badpuss2 (treacle) thanks for your work with this forum. It must take a lot of your time.
The forums looking great isn't is Badpuss:) Very similar to the old one. It's great that we have added features, so posting videos and things will be an extra. I'm sure you'll reach 20 posts pretty quickly anyway:)
There is a lot to be said for being part of a group, and the support and friendship that is gained from this.
I was thinking that perhaps new members such as MaggieMay would not necessarily read this post. By adding to the thread, we are bringing it back to the top of the recent threads and so might encourage more postings.
I was just thinking that it would be easy to sign in as a new member, then put a single word or symbol on 20 posts then have access to where we talk about things that are more private, and sometimes very personal.
I made a lot of comments about my in laws on a recent post, and intended deleting them once VW returned, because I didn't want her to feel excluded, then a member who hasn't been around for years suddenly appeared and I became really spooked and deleted all I could as soon as possible.
I realise that if the amount was a lot more posts than 20 posts that a dedicated curious new member could achieve what they wanted anyway.
I'm not really sure what the answer is, has anyone else got any thoughts on this?
I know what you mean - plus there are always a lot of guests online, and I wonder what stops them wanting to become members. They can read quite a bit about us just being guests. I must admit to my occasional paranoid moments though lol
If someone was to put a single word, I think we’d all be suspicious and report it to the admins and hopefully it would be dealt with quickly. Was it Sunny Days who you saw on line?
What my thoughts are is that I could achieve replies to 20 posts in under half an hour, so if I signed on as a new member I could be into our personal and private details very quickly.
Maybe I am being a bit paranoid here, I just don't want a malicious new member viewing details and transferring that to social media for all to see.
I understand your concerns Jazzy. I will have a look into the admin part of the forum to see what can be done. If I am able to alter the number of posts made by a member to gain access to all areas what would you all consider to be a safe amount? We might also consider deleting all members who have not logged on in a certain amount of time. All thoughts up for discussion ladies.
I understand your concerns Jazzy, you want it to be a private space to say whatever you like and like you and VW, sometimes I feel a little concerned. For me personally it's to do with my ex husband, you just never know, his wife could stumble across this and I'd never know it was her. Took me years to get some privacy from them and I value what I have on here.
Can I throw this into the ring for admin?.......Is it possible to make Behind closed doors, the bedroom into invitation only? Keeping health and beauty available after 20 or so posts in case someones looking for support on health issues. If The bedroom was invitation only after a period of time and regular posting then we could feel comfortable bitching about our in-laws, I have so much to say
Is any of this possible LL and what do lovely girls think?
There is a lot to be said for being part of a group, and the support and friendship that is gained from this.