Re: Big Brother...

[Guest guest]

Hi Ava,

Yes, this is an open forum style group.I do urge caution inposting

sensative information here precisely because anyone and everyone can

read the messages once its posted.If someone changes their mind about

a post and doesnt want it in our archives the poster can remove their

own message.

Approval of new members doesnt really garantee anything as far as

privacy and can lull people into a false sense of security.I cant

possibly know thee people I would approve.It also cant keep a cunning

e mail harvester from getting our emails.

Thank you for offering to co moderate .As the group gets larger I

will likely be needing a few co- moderators for the group. As of

right now , I approve the first message a person sends to the group

then they can post thereafter without my aproving their messages . I

am dedicated to an open forum and beleive that the people who are

smart enough to find us and be interested in the subject, can govern

themselves and keep mainly on topic without my interference.I know

the frustration of belonging to a group that wont allow a new member

to ask a question that has been asked before.People need to be able

to ask and find the answers to their questions.That is why I started

the now 2500 member Coconut oil open forum group.If my belief

in people proves to be incorrect I will certainly follow your advice

and we can begin to moderate more carefully.

Thanks,

IN NC

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> >

> However, I was wondering about the group being open to anyone to

> join...it is basically almost the same thing as the archives being

> open to the public.

>

> Anyone can come join, and read the entire archives, files, look at

> any photos posted (none are yet), check out any database entries

(no

> are there yet that I remember), participate in any polls (none

> there), and set up junk to be sent to the group automatically

through

> the calendar. Which doesn't have to be approved, I'm almost

positive

> of that. I own/moderate over 70 groups, and I would suggest

closing

> membership to all members must be approved.