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Post by lyndaoh on Jun 30, 2008 14:17:13 GMT -8
My memebers wanted to know. Now I come here and get asked what gender I am. Why exactly?
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Post by Candice on Jun 30, 2008 14:20:55 GMT -8
My memebers wanted to know. Now I come here and get asked what gender I am. Why exactly? Hi there, Its a new code they're using.
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Post by Craig on Jun 30, 2008 14:31:10 GMT -8
Hi,
The need to add your gender has been added for a number of reasons.
In the main, it's in preparation for our next version, where we, and you can customise messages gender specifically. For example, we can have a message, say, in my profile, it can say view his most recent posts instead of the view recent posts by this member. The former, i'm sure you will agree, is more 'friendlier'.
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Post by Kami on Jun 30, 2008 14:32:29 GMT -8
Stickied topic ftw? :3
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Post by viruszero on Jun 30, 2008 14:34:26 GMT -8
And what if we don't want our gender registered? can we just have the option to leave it blank and default to the: "view recent posts by this member." ?
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Post by Craig on Jun 30, 2008 14:35:35 GMT -8
And what if we don't want our gender registered? can we just have the option to leave it blank and default to the: "view recent posts by this member." ? Nope. It needs to be declared. However an option to hide it is coming
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Post by viruszero on Jun 30, 2008 14:37:39 GMT -8
And what effect will that have? Will do like I said and just default to "Last posts by this member"?
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Post by ramidel on Jun 30, 2008 14:38:26 GMT -8
And will the "hide it" function change the "his recent posts?" thing? Or can they still figure it out from that?
I add my voice to the users who are complaining about this. I don't care to disclose my RL gender online on all my boards.
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Post by Craig on Jun 30, 2008 14:38:35 GMT -8
And what effect will that have? Will do like I said and just default to "Last posts by this member"? Yep.
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Post by theislandlives on Jun 30, 2008 14:39:04 GMT -8
Not that this thread pertains to me, but I want to put my opinion out.
I find this a ridiculous and unecessary piece of coding that should be determined by the individual admin, not the creators of the forum software. This is the internet we're talking about here; it makes people paranoid, often with good reason. People don't want to have to give out their information on the interwebz, especially if it's public. Yes, I realize it's just your gender, nothing really revealing, but it still might make people uncomfortable. Frankly, the internet isn't friendly; it's automated, impersonal, and it shall always be. That's like trying to put a mask on a real live ghost and calling them Casper... well, you get what I mean.
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Post by Candice on Jun 30, 2008 14:39:56 GMT -8
Not that this thread pertains to me, but I want to put my opinion out. I find this a ridiculous and unecessary piece of coding that should be determined by the individual admin, not the creators of the forum software. This is the internet we're talking about here; it makes people paranoid, often with good reason. People don't want to have to give out their information on the interwebz, especially if it's public. Yes, I realize it's just your gender, nothing really revealing, but it still might make people uncomfortable. Frankly, the internet isn't friendly; it's automated, impersonal, and it shall always be. That's like trying to put a mask on a real live ghost and calling them Casper... well, you get what I mean. There's nothing bad about giving out your gender. Yes, some don't want to give it out, but they can hide it. Simple as that.
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Post by Craig on Jun 30, 2008 14:40:10 GMT -8
Not that this thread pertains to me, but I want to put my opinion out. I find this a ridiculous and unecessary piece of coding that should be determined by the individual admin, not the creators of the forum software. This is the internet we're talking about here; it makes people paranoid, often with good reason. People don't want to have to give out their information on the interwebz, especially if it's public. Yes, I realize it's just your gender, nothing really revealing, but it still might make people uncomfortable. Frankly, the internet isn't friendly; it's automated, impersonal, and it shall always be. That's like trying to put a mask on a real live ghost and calling them Casper... well, you get what I mean. Never too late to make it a friendlier place As previously stated, there will be an option to hide it in around 20-30 minutes
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Post by ramidel on Jun 30, 2008 14:41:41 GMT -8
And will it be findable behind the hide by anyone?
Some of us would rather it -simply not be collected-, and we ask for this as an option in the final code.
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Post by theislandlives on Jun 30, 2008 14:41:58 GMT -8
Yeah, I didn't actually see your post that said that until I posted. My apologies. Thanks
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Post by Craig on Jun 30, 2008 14:44:12 GMT -8
And will it be findable behind the hide by anyone? Some of us would rather it -simply not be collected-, and we ask for this as an option in the final code. At this time, only staff members with the ability to modify your profile. So on the majority of forums, the main admin plus one other.
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