Posted by Dr. Bob on July 13, 2005, at 0:10:51
In reply to Re: small boards and privacy » Dr. Bob, posted by Tamar on July 12, 2005, at 18:53:56
> Weighing issues can be hard, I appreciate that. I just really don't think that people will benefit very much from reading them when they are unable to post.
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> alexandra_kThanks. My guess is that for every poster there are maybe 20 lurkers...
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> (Actually that's a rather utilitarian view of shoes as well. It's like my husband when he sets out to buy a pair of brown shoes. Not like me when I see those really cute pink tennies with daisies on them. It's not really that I'm setting out to buy shoes. I fell in love with *those* shoes.)
I'm not sure it needs to be utilitarian. Wouldn't you be more likely to go back to where you've seen cute tennies than where you've seen brown shoes?
> You know, you should look at this in a more positive light. If boards were like shoe stores, and people just went from one store to the next in the mall, it would be a lot easier for people to leave. And no one would have cared enough to meet in Chicago.
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> DinahWell, not all shoe stores are in malls... :-)
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> If I go to a place and they don't have the shoes I want I go home.
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> I don't settle for a different pair. And I wouldn't take the time to look for another store.
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> AuntieMelMight you go back some other time?
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> If I go to a place and the pink one I like is sold out, they try to offer me the black one. But I don’t like black shoes and besides, the pink shoes go with my favourite jeans.
What if they offered you a different pink one?
> Is this still about the privacy of small boards? I tend to think that if the small boards are supplementary to the main boards it’s a good idea for them to be hidden from the outside world... And I think the main boards are sufficient to draw new people in.
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> TamarMaybe part of this is that if it's just large vs. small, I'd expect some people to prefer large and some people to prefer small. But if it's public vs. private, I don't know, would everyone opt for private?
Bob
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