Posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2000, at 7:03:46
> You could try to set up something with cookies that won't let him come back, or require pass words, but that starts to restrict things too.
I have in fact been thinking about making it necessary to "register" before posting (just looking at posts would continue to be unrestricted). But more just to give me a better idea of what kind of people use this site than for security purposes.
I've wondered, for example, about the age, gender, and geographical distribution of the people here. And whether they're taking medication or in therapy. Or are psychiatrists or therapists themselves.
It might also make sense to ask for an email address. Like now, it wouldn't need to be posted, but it might be useful if there were disruptive behavior later.
Of course, this information would be collected in a secure way, and information about individuals would be kept confidential.
Let me know what you think. How you'd feel about such a process, what you yourself might like to know about the group as a whole, etc.
Bob
PS: It's also true that registration could be a first step toward charging for being able to post. If anyone should have any thoughts about that, I'd also be interested...
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