Admin is this possible
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Topic: Admin is this possible
Posted By: NovemberMum
Subject: Admin is this possible
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 6:00pm
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bit of a strange request
but is it possible to set up private boards for each due/born in group. another forum I go on each born in/due in group has their own private boards. these are used to discuss things you dont want "outsiders reading" but not to talk about other members its more for the "I dont want my father to read that" kind of thing. they do have a few rules such as you must have over x number of posts and you must be a regular poster even posting once every few weeks..so if you only post once every 6 months you dont get the password..if you havent posted in x number of weeks you get your "private board privelidges" revoked which can be reinstated once you have started postimg again on a regular basis regards Jasmine each memember of that due in/born in group would get a password which could be changed say once every 3 months? |
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Posted By: Anja22
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 6:30pm
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Could I just add that is there any way of making all the forums for members only? ie you can only read and post to them once you've registered as an OB member?
I'm just a bit concerned that anyone having a nosy round the internet can find these forums and read all our personal stories and see pics etc. Thanks ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 6:42pm
Oh but then I cant lurk on my TTC buddies and go on labour watch when its their due month and people cant go melnel watch when I am due (I believe there a many of you silently stalking me out there ) -------------   
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 6:43pm
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You could always set up a group on facebook? -------------  
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 6:44pm
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I love this idea but I'm pretty sure it's been raised numerous times and it hasn't happened yet. I'll be thrilled if it does happen. I can finally talk in "my" place without being watched by the apparent numerous stalkers I have. Being a single Mum I get quite isolated at the moment and I use the forum to talk to other grown ups. Thats pretty much been taken away frome me though with stalkers. Would be a shame to think I have to find another forum to chat on just so I can talk privately to people. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:10pm
that would be the idea of having the private boads but you only (long as met the requirements) get the password for the due/born in group your child/ren are/is in ..eg my children are born/due in nov 07 and Dec 09 so i would only get the password to the private board of those boards. |
Anja22 wrote:Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:22pm
Yep it sounds like a great idea. I hate everyone reading up on me lol, but i also keep posting on here even though people read up on me 
I have started using Oh Baby alot more lately because im bored, dp is always busy & i can get answers from these ladies about all sorts of things. I have received great info & advice. Id love to have a private thread for when im pregnant 7 chatting with other pregnant ladies who are due the same time |
Posted By: hcsmum
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:27pm
| just as another suggestion, you could always create your own PHPBB3 forum for your due date group, inviting who you want etc, you don't have to accept someone if they apply to join etc. |
Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:38pm
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phpbb3???? ------------- 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:45pm
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we have set up a FB group which is members only but we only tend to use it when OB goes down for whatever reason. we tend to forget it exists but i might suggest we use it more for some stuff that is more sensitive. i dont think we should make the due in threads totally private though as i know alot of our mums have been following whats going on and feeling connected even though they dont feel confident enough to post. i guess its a tricky one cos at the end of the day it is open to anybody to read about our lives :S ------------- 
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Posted By: hcsmum
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 7:59pm
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http://www.phpbb.com/
pretty sure it's free to create your own unless you want to pay for one... Lay-out is a lot like TNN but you get to create your own sections etc. |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 8:28pm
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It has come up before, but I doubt it will ever happen. If the forums were suddenly locked down and no longer indexed on Google, then these forums wouldn't get as much traffic. At the moment when mums search for topics they can find the forums if we have talked about it here..
Yes, there is a members only fb group, with only verified members able to access it.. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=6402138213&ref=ts - OhBaby! Addicts FB Group |
Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:18pm
| I agree on locking it all down a lot more but then I only hang out here and ttc and don't stalk anyone. I find stalking pretty odd! Surely if you want to know how someone is getting on you would ask them personally? |
Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:19pm
people would still be able to read the "open" forums but the private boards would be seperate. ie if someone who wasnt given the password clicked on the link it would ask them for a password. hope that makes a bit more sense ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:21pm
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Do you mean that we still have the due in /born groups, but additionally we have private boards for each sector too ?
You don't mean make the due in and born in groups private right ? (just checking I actually understand ) ------------- 
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 9:23pm
yes to the first :) |
Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 25 May 2010 at 10:05pm
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we have a FB group for March 2010 thats private and you have to be invited to it by one of us.
i like the idea of only OB people who have registere to the site can read the forums... but then again how easy would it be for anyone to just sign up? |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 9:24am
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We have a private FB group for November 2010 due date too - that's probably an easier alternative than changing the privacy settings on OB. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 9:51am
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If you did that though it would effectively make the due in groups obsolete as people would probably tend to post in one and not the other -------------
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 11:13am
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I think that although stalking sucks, you do have to be aware that this is a public forum and think about what you do and don't post. Personally I wouldn't have joined if I hadn't been able to lurk for a bit first, in order to realise that this was a community I did want to be part of.
Plus I think there is plenty of value to others from reading the forum even if they never join, they are likely to learn stuff that can help them parent better or gain reassurance about what is happening to them etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 2:00pm
That's probably why the boards are comparitively quiet now days. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 2:06pm
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sounds a bit elitist.... there are definitley lots of other ways to have private conversations. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 2:56pm
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I would probably never have joined OB if I wasn't able to read the threads first. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 4:16pm
same here  ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 5:32pm
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I'm the same I wouldn't have joined if I couldn't lurk for awhile first... I think if people are really concerned about maintaining anonymity maybe the best thing is to not have profile pics or an identifying username... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 8:27pm
Agree! Thats how I started out and still only use my childrens names in 2 threads. I think its kinda sad that sooo many threads now have their own private FB threads. It takes away the fun and purpose of OB really. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 27 May 2010 at 1:49pm
i dont think its any different than a bunch of people getting together and having a chat... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 27 May 2010 at 5:27pm
I agree! It's not difficult to be anonymous on here. |
Posted By: princesspumpkin
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 1:10pm
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I lurked for ages before I got up the courage to join in - and now I'm super glad I did, I have some wonderful friends on OB!! I agree with what LR & freckle have said about usernames & pics, if you don't put too many personal details online I figure you can stay pretty anonymous . I blog, so I guess the whole universe knows a fair bit about my (fairly boring!) existence anyway...
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