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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:17 am
I chose 'Private', because I figured it was just a trolling/spamming problem, but after reading the other replies by BadLoki about the situation a little, I will support whatever decision is decided upon.
Though, I do have to say that people should be responsible enough not to post what they don't want other people to see, but situations like this can really suck (I was in one similar to this as well.. rather, I gave a 'friend' privy information to, kind of, see what she'd do with it.. and she tried to use it against me.)
Plus, I understand that this guild is specifically about sharing information, and often in seeking knowledge, people need to post sensitive and personal information that others COULD use against them. So, I don't think "being responsible enough not to post what you don't want people to see" applies in this case with this guild (because not posting would hinder the passing of information and therefore defeat the purpose of this guild).
That said, I would fully support a decision to go 'Hidden', for at least a temporary amount of time. I believe we could always choose to go public again later if it's decided that being 'Hidden' isn't suitable?
Anyway, good luck with making your decision, BadLoki.
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:57 pm
I don't know what's happened to make this an issue, and it's none of my business, but here's my piece.
Maybe going private for a trial period could be an option. This way you could see if this alleviates the problems, and anyone interested can still read information if they're too shy.
If that still doesn't help, then we could go hidden, since I'm getting the vibe that although it might be necessary, this very fact is a disappointment. (Sorry if my phrasing is confusing, there.) If we do go hidden, I'd like to re-mention the suggestion about providing links to relevant, non-guild threads on the intro page for those looking for information.
Regardless, I don't know the whole story, whereas the powers that be, do know. I'll trust their judgement and support the guild.
A quick question: since I don't know what the deal is, would this become exclusively a parents' guild? Or would supporter members like myself still be welcome?
Either way, I say do what you have to do.
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:14 pm
Rhiannon_Larae A quick question: since I don't know what the deal is, would this become exclusively a parents' guild? Or would supporter members like myself still be welcome? Just to answer, we will ALWAYS allow supporters in the guild! Anyone who wishes to positively contribute to the GPG Community will always be welcome be they parents or not. ^__^
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:31 pm
badloki Rhiannon_Larae A quick question: since I don't know what the deal is, would this become exclusively a parents' guild? Or would supporter members like myself still be welcome? Just to answer, we will ALWAYS allow supporters in the guild! Anyone who wishes to positively contribute to the GPG Community will always be welcome be they parents or not. ^__^ Yay! I love this guild. I still say: Do what you've got to do.
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:40 pm
badloki Thanks for the input y'all. I REALLY appreciate it! And I agree, for the trolling and other similar problems, going Private would be perfect! However, this newest issue that the GPG Staff is currently dealing with is what is making me consider going hidden. You see, it isn't trolling that is the cause of this problem. Without going into too much detail, it has to do with people seeing/reading certain things in our guild, then acting immaturely with that info. So that's why the Hidden option has come up. If the guild were Hidden, then these people couldn't see the info and therefore couldn't use it in the fashion in which it is being used. If it were Private, then they could still see the info. And that's the crux of the problem. My stand and goal was to ALWAYS keep this guild as Public and accessible to EVERYONE as possible. But because of the actions of a certain group, this is now jeopardized. I don't want to isolate ourselves from our primary function (being a place for people to come get info/ask questions with no pressure added), but at the same time, I don't want to expose the guild to certain people who wish to behave in an ill manner. In that case, maybe go hidden for x amount of time? Then private?
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:33 pm
That's certainly a good option to consider. Thanks boom! ^_^
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:29 pm
The only problem is how long do you stay hidden for?
I've read everything people have to say and I change my mind to hidden.
We talk about our families here, the good the bad and the ugly, and we shouldn't have to censor ourselves because of a few immature people. If we know that people may come here, read what we say and then use it against us? we might as well discuss it in Life Issues.
People come here not just to talk about the silly things out kids have done but really sensitive issues and for other people to use that against them is horrible.
GPG is THE parents guild and parents who are looking for others will come here even if it's hidden.
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:13 pm
That's the thing. I really am not sure how long it should be hidden (if that's what we decide to go with). Though I know it surely wouldn't be permenant.
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:22 pm
Alrighty folks, after a lengthy discussion with my Crew and considering all of y'all's opinions and feelings, AND taking the current situation into concern, we have decided to go Hidden. This will be effective immediately.
I will make an annotation of this on the GPG's homepage as well.
Now, for all of you who are currently GPG members (meaning you have sent in a join request and been accepted), this will not affect you at all. You will be able to come in here just as you always have as usual. You'll still be able to read all posts and make posts and topics as you always have.
What will change is that non-members will not be able to see any part of the GPG futher than our homepage. Non-members will have no access to our forums at all. Not to read nor post.
This status change will hopefully not be premenant, but for now we do not have a pre-determined time period in which to change back to public or go to private. However, when this is determined, I will make an announcement about it.
So, effective now, we are a HIDDEN guild!
If you know of anyone who is interested in the guild, but is not a member, please steer them towards the GPG's [AD] in the Registered Guilds Forum or to our Childbirth/Pregnancy Education thread in the Sociology and Psychology subforum of the Extended Discussion Forum. Both of these threads are linked to on our homepage. And of course, any and all potential members may PM me or any other GPG Staff member anytime and ask us questions.
Thanks to everyone for your opinions and comments!!
I will leave this thread open still for a few more days in case anyone would like to post up their opinions or feelings on the decision made.
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:25 pm
I feel there's only one thing to say at a time like this.
" ninja "
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:56 pm
I know I had no opinion before, except to support the decision made by badloki & the crew here, but I'm glad of the decision now. With my recent post in Life Happens, which isn't something I've discussed openly on Gaia, in my DeviantArt journal or anything else like that....a lot of my online friends who are not on Gaia don't even know.
Thank you for letting me talk about it here, by the way.
And thank you for this guild, badloki. smile
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:46 am
Glad that you have come to a decision which you are satisfied with. Hopefully anyone who wants to be a member will apply and this will keep out those who merely want to cause trouble.
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