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How important is the private message function? [25 vote(s)]

Very important. It's my only contact with humanity.
4.0%
Fairly important. I use it when I don't know who somebody is.
0.0%
So-so. I could live without it.
40.0%
The what function??
56.0%
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This format (anonymous posting allowed, registration permitted) will not allow use of interesting aliases. Therefore, we need to know how important it is to keep the private message function and avatars.
This is a one-day poll.

-- Edited by Moderator at 20:33, 2007-04-06

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I think I would rather lose the private messaging and gain the aliases. It would be easier to keep up with who's posting. People will forget to sign their posts.
(Note that I'm logged in, so it shows my name.)

-- Edited by LVN at 20:38, 2007-04-06

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Anonymous

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I love the interesting aliases.  It also helps to keep straight to whom you are speaking.


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Moderator

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Testing.

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Moderator

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I'm leaving the board set to allow aliases while we do the poll. Poll results may determine how it ends up. Please bear with us.

Testing edit function


-- Edited by Web Master at 21:38, 2007-04-06

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stephen judd

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I'm not too crazy about the idea -- in past boards that allowed people who make comments from aliases invented for the moment -- shifting identities, our experience has taught us in the past, means people aren't accountable for their comments . . . It almost destroyed discussion . . .  but I'm an old fogey . . .

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Moderator

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It's a trial run by special request of several folks.  If it gets crazy or abused again, it's over.  Right now I'm trying to see how to set up some sub-forums which maybe could be password and registration protected.

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12 Personalities

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All 12 of my personalities will continue to log in if that is required.  But I could expand to 15 if we go back to aliases.  I agree with Stephen on this-- " He is an old fogey".smile

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Patti

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I like the PM function. If I want to ask a question of another poster and its none of the boards business, I have the opportunity to do so.

Is it a necessity, not really; is it convienent, definately.

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Patti

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Patti wrote:

I like the PM function. If I want to ask a question of another poster and its none of the boards business, I have the opportunity to do so.

Is it a necessity, not really; is it convienent, definately.
P.S.  I miss our avatars.



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Off to The Races

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I miss Rod's avatar..

Will the edit function be gone too?

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Coastliner

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I promise that I will not start a new Bud Ginn thread. I do hear that he is making an effort to become one of Dr. Saunders "informants".

It will be interesting to see if some of our old contributors come back to the board. The CoBers may even wake up.

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Invictus

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Coastliner wrote:

I promise that I will not start a new Bud Ginn thread. I do hear that he is making an effort to become one of Dr. Saunders "informants".


What? Nobody has yet checked for the inevitable link between the Ginns & Dunagins? (Other than the letters g-i-n, of course wink)

 



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Coastliner

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Invictus...Many of us know of the Ginn connections within this institution. Ginn-Joachim. Ginn-Maulding. Ginn and many others.

There are many Ginn supporters around campus. He has helped many people into positions and even though we are in a new game, they will not forget him.

If he is one of the Saunders "informants" it will take a while to rid ourselves of the SFT regime.

Dr. Saunders needs to be free of the past administrationl

How can we help her?





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As a relative outsider, I get confused by all the lines of power.  What would be Ginn's interest now that Thames is no longer president?  I know absolutely nothing about him.

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LVN

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Let's start a new thread and not hijack this one.

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