Posted by alexandra_k on October 4, 2006, at 15:38:30
In reply to Re: utterly and completely confused » gardenergirl, posted by Jost on October 3, 2006, at 22:42:31
The issue around small boards...
Babble has become a big city. Lots of posters. There are benefits to big cities, but there can be costs too... Dr Bob thought it might be nice to have some small town boards too. Boards whose membership numbers were restricted so that people could get to know one another better and feel freer to post without being misunderstood. To promote a bonding experience.
It was unclear how they were going to work. Would they be invitation only? Would it be first come first served? How many people should there be? Should there be a new small board opened whenever there were enough people who were interested? Should the content be viewable by people who couldn't post to the board?
They were met with serious opposition.
I can remember some of the reasons people gave for *why* they were so objectionable:
- People will feel excluded
- It will be just like a 'gated community' / 'exclusive community' etc
- People will feel slapped if they try to enter / post but are prevented
- It will create division on the boardsI know that a private chat room for deputies is different from a private board. One is a room, the other is a board, I understand the difference.
What I don't understand, however, is why those reasons that people had *against* small boards don't apply to private chat?
Just trying to understand...
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