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Anonymous:
Oh God ive done it again.  One of the above posts was from me LEAF.  Or guest trying to be LEAF ha ha.

Maybe it should be harder to log on as a guest and easier to log on in your own name.

Im logging out now to log in as me.   Do you think maybe im having a problem with myself image or having my own voice.  HAHA

DenmarkGuy:
A possibility for the "anonymous" issue....

Why not have the board be "read only" for non-registered members, but to post and view profiles, you must be registered and logged in? Anonymity is nice, but it can also be used to "hide" behind....

Just a thought,

--Peter

Onyx:
I've tended to notice that people say little if anything about themselves in their profiles. This is obviously for good reasons as most of you guys carry guns over there (US). :lol:

I've posted before on two other sites on the net. After a time, I arrived at the conclusion that they appeared to funnel new people down a particular route. It was fine to talk about what the group owners wanted to talk about.....that's it!! Both seemed to be sales outlets for Dr Sam Vak material and every opportunity was used to push people to buy! Any view that appeared to dismiss Sam the man, meant you'd be terminated!

So I've found this site to be quite relaxed, tolerant and open. I'd like to see that continue as it would appear that less rules, mean more freedom to speak!

Sure people are pains in the ass......but that's is one of the very essense of being human. People take offence too easily sometimes.

IF IT AIN'T BROKEN, WHY CHANGE THINGS!

Somebody:
Lot's of interesting perspectives here.  There is a lot to think about in this question.

A problem I note is the ability and inability to edit/delete posts.  This would be a technical thing and it is already set up, but is there a need to change it to fit with whatever ground rules might be brought into exhistance?

On the one hand, a person may wish the option of removing their post, for a number of ligitimate reasons, (man I wish I could spell) and that ability to- delete- is a good thing to make available for them.   This is only if the person is registered.

A guest cannot removed/delete their own posts (and may not be aware of that fact until later).  They may not realize that there could be valid reasons for wanting to delete posts in future.  This is simply a comprehension problem and the information about it is available, if one looks for it, but a guest may not initially do that.  Their loss, I guess.

Also, registered people can delete their posts, if they so choose, and may do so for valid and sometimes, let's say- questionable reasons.   When a guest communicates with a reg. member and that communication gets---uncomfortable, for lack of a better word, the reg. member can remove their posts from the thread, and leave the thread looking quite odd---with the guest responding to stuff that was once there but is now not.  This will be confusing for new people joining the board, to say the least.

On the other, other hand, removing posts allows for the more "real" life experience of communicating, where sometimes people will say:  "I didn't say that".  Because those posts are now removed, there is the same real life reality of ---lying  (not that a person couldn't lie their heart out if they wanted to to begin with).  People do this type of thing all the time, so having the option makes the board--a bit more like the real world.

There is a lot to consider, if we bother to.  Good for the brain cells, anyhow.

I guess trying to come to a perfect resolution, for laying ground rules on a board, such as this, is probably a bit of a dim idea, much like many things in life that are not so easily and clearly defined.

Dawning:
As for editing and deleting posts: (i am using *you* in the general sense)

If you are a registered member, you can edit and delete your own posts and you can private message people.

If you are a guest, you cannot.  

So why not choose whatever is most comfortable for you given those options.  

I am a registered member and don't see any harm in that or any reason why it would be unsafe to be a registered member.  

I basically agree with Bunny's reply.

Also, for logging in, I have found that clicking on *log in to check your private messages* first will get you successfully logged in every time.

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