Appearance / Gallery goes private

[wynode]

Hi all,

Just a quick headsup to let you know that I have made the Appearance / Gallery hidden to guests (this does not however apply to the Car Care / Detailing and the Photoshop forums).

This is in an effort to stop non-members from seeing details of user cars such as modifications / rego etc which could encourage theft. It's not the be-all-and-end-all solution but we feel it is a step in the right direction.

Post back if you have any issues.

[dc2dc2dc2]

top work winnie.

[SiReal]

Wyn, have you considered making the whole forum private?

[dc2dc2dc2]

u gotta give people free teaser jeff
i think model specific is plenty
if they like they can join after that.

[SiReal]

True, perhaps model specific as open access only, for those who want answers but do now want to sign up. other than that, good move Wyn.

[wynode]

Yeah I have been considering that actually!

[95civic]

Wyn, have you considered making the whole forum private?

Thanks Jeff, as we spoke about before I think it would be a great idea.

If people have a reason why they would not like the system to go private I would like to hear it.

I can only give my own view here, but I believe we cant go wrong by making the forum private. We talk about theft prevention etc, I dont think it is really going to be that bigger issue or a step forward in prevention but it really can't hurt.

People can join up if they want/need to, so I cant see a reason why private isn't a good idea.


Campbell [ TOSHY ]

[Q_ball]

I say make the whole forum private.
The less guests we have browsing, the less load on the server, thus meaning a more stable and quicker experience for signed users.

[panda[cRx]]

I say make the whole forum private.
The less guests we have browsing, the less load on the server, thus meaning a more stable and quicker experience for signed users.

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[zco]

I say make the whole forum private.
The less guests we have browsing, the less load on the server, thus meaning a more stable and quicker experience for signed users.

wouldnt that mean we'd have shitloads more ppl creating an account and there for creating more load on the server when they browse ?
then wyn would have 30,000 accounts to look after rather than 15000

[SiReal]

It would also deter alot of people from making accounts because they simply cannot be bothered. i.e. having to provide an email address that isn't public, filling in online forms. I know for a fact that if I have to sign up to get information, I hesitate and look elsewhere.

[Chi]

Make the whole forum private.

And make the appearance and gallery visible to ppl only who have been here a certain amount of months or has accumulated a certain amount of posts.

Alot of forums do this to deter ppl checking up pics of cars, even if they just sign up randomly.

This way you can tell if someone is actually here on the forums to benefit their car for knowledge rather than browse for potential cars to steal.