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Topic: set up private forum

Posted By: momguyver
Subject: set up private forum
Date Posted: 19 November 2003 at 8:17am

What is the best way to set up a private forum?

I am designing a message board that Guests can read the rules and that the Forums exists as a benefit to members of our organization, inviting them to become a member. Then I have password protection on the individual forum topics.

But what if the quick-to-click viewer registers and THEN finds out that they can't access any forum topic without a password? And what if there are lots of these? How can I keep my database maintenance from becoming a nightmare?

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Posted By: wistex
Date Posted: 21 November 2003 at 1:00am

You might want to have an open forum that registered members can read (and maybe post in to contact you) with a post about how to get the permission to gain access to the rest of the site.

(I'm not sure if that makes sense. It IS 2 in the morning.)

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Posted By: momguyver
Date Posted: 21 November 2003 at 4:35pm

I understand what you're saying, but ....

I was thinking that I could offer the password to all paid members upon registration, change the password once a year to make them keep their dues up. (This forum would be just one of their benefits.)

Anyway, another surfer would stumble upon the forum, register without reading the rules, curse because they don't have a password, read the rules, not want to become a member, never come back, and their info would be taking up space in my database.

That's what I'm saying.