On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 07:06:42PM +0000, Oliver Esmonde wrote: > >From: Brian Nisbet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 04:14:39PM -0000, artwolfirl wrote: > > > Is there anyway to keep the membership moderated but have the archive > > > open to non members? > > > >Yes, there is, but it has never been set this way. > > > >As membership really isn't difficult my inclination would be > >to leave it like that as there's a lot there from times gone > >by. > > I'm not sure I understand. Is there some particular drawback to opening the > archives to non-members?
I suppose I am consious of what is publically available on the internet these days. With a forum such as igaming, where people have said many, many things over the years, I would prefer that the archives not be available for trawling over by a robot and that those who have access to them have, at least, shown an inclination to join the group. I realise that as membership was open such inclination did not require much and that non-humans could have joined, but now that membership requires one small hoop (but a hoop that trips up automatic systems) I am inclined to use that hoop to put small protections in place. Considering how easy it is to join, what's the particular advantage of opening the archives? B.
