Posted by Dr. Bob on September 4, 2010, at 12:46:29
In reply to Re: new members, posted by muffled on August 30, 2010, at 12:08:10
> > The more new people, the greater the feelings of competition for parental love and attention and the terror about one's place and where one fits?
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> I come here as an adult, so no competition. If I don't fit in, I leave....simple as that. There are LOTS of boards on the 'net.
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> Some boards are only acessable to those who have registered
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> muffledI haven't mean to imply that anyone in particular has feelings of competition or terror. I do think that even adults sometimes like it if they fit in and don't like it if things change and then they don't anymore.
As far as boards that wouldn't be able to be seen by everyone, I'd be reluctant to rely too much on the ability of the server to keep people out. No security system is perfect. If a poster counted on a board being private, and posted sensitive material there, and then someone got by security, that could be a problem. And if anyone could get by security just by registering, how much protection would that really be? Google might not be able to register, but all it would take would be one person getting in and copying and pasting and posts could be on Google. I wouldn't want posters to rely on boards to be private if they really weren't.
Bob
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