Posted by alexandra_k on July 9, 2005, at 3:55:24
In reply to Re: small boards and privacy, posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2005, at 0:44:49
> people can benefit just from reading posts. So those people would miss out.
That is true. But then people can benefit from posting posts. And those people miss out.
And so people miss out on posting because that is built into the very notion of having boards with a restricted number of posters posting to them. But IMO the effects of that are moderated a great deal by the point that posters can continue to join up to all the other Babble boards (except 2000).
And with respect to the benefit people may get from reading them - they can continue to read all the other Babble boards (even 2000).
I guess I think that the issue of reducing the 'outside looking in' effect is quite important. It goes back to the point that there are more or less 'polite' ways of going about small boards.
And I do find the idea of a little more privacy appealing.
But I guess this has been said before...
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