Posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2005, at 0:16:05
In reply to Re: new boards..... » Angel Girl, posted by Dinah on February 1, 2005, at 18:04:54
> so will that be like being in open?
> is it for control?
> how many would be able to post?
> would the board look different?
> so only certain people could post?
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> If I'm not invited to post on one of the boards....
> would I look through the windows and feel left out?
> will it feel like an elite country club?
>
> or would it be that if I wanted to post but the site was full I’d have to wait till someone left then I could join?
>
> Jai NarayanThey would be message boards like this and not chat rooms like Open. The idea is to for them to have a cozier feel by being smaller. They would look the same, except they might have different background colors.
I was thinking (1) there could be maybe 15-50 posters per board, but other possibilities are (2) giving each one the power to come up with its own policy regarding size or (3) just letting supply and demand determine how large they grew.
Invitations was an early idea that was dropped. People might feel left out of ones that were up and running, but they'd always be able to start new ones themselves. And the current boards would stay open. And there would still be Open, and babblemail.
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> I don't understand the rationale behind limiting the number of potential responders to a newcomer's post
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> DinahI'm afraid (1) there might start to be lots of conversations between regulars and (2) people might settle in there instead of just getting oriented and moving on to the other boards.
Bob
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