I take your point Trev.....yet I am relieved that it is no longer open to all...... Perhaps we shld go the democratic route..... and put it to the vote ?
I would also like input from other neighbourhood watches..... Maybe I'll try to contact one or two of them. On Apr 29, 4:35 pm, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Miss Marple <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Very many thanks Andrew. > > It's a relief..... > > KIndly > > Bev > > Maybe false security actually if you are that concerned. > > I am one of the moderators so when people sign up for the list they get > asked to say who they are before being admitted. > > If a crook was sophisticated enough to be following the google groups > instead of smoking crack all he will have to do is create a nice gmail > account say [email protected] and tell me he lives in 34 Nuttal Road > and that he has just moved to Obs and wants to know about whats going on. > > That would be good enough for me - accepted! > > I still think the main valid reason for password restricted areas is becasue > they would provide value for people and be a reason why someone would WANT > to become a member. > > Jonathan has made mention of the free flow of information and I am also a > firm believer in the free flow of information. > > It will be interesting to see the stats of the already password protected > areas of the obz.org.za site and see how much traffic they get. > > I am just being pragmatic saying that it will not stop the criminal that is > dead set on using the information available, and that it will serioulsy > curtail the free flow of information to those who are unwilling or just > could not be bothered to register for yet another site. > > But I suppose if it works for other areas it could work for Obs. > > Trev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
