Hey Examinator, if Graham had chat rooms on here and private mail would he then be responsible for the content? Like if something came up within private mail on OLO he would be able to take a complaint and do something about it or would that be like an ethical problem as the word “private” implies?

I think the one thing that makes the forum, threads, and posts here something unique is the lack of busyness. It feels very tidy and ordered to me. I wonder if having sub topics/threads would maybe clutter it up. But on another site I’m on they had this little side comment facility, little instant message thing would pop up for additional (usually flippant) type stuff. It was kind of cute and would kind of roll over and disappear while leaving the normal message and I just lost my train of thought.

PM would be great though, me having such a messy computer and e-mail folders all in disarray.

I didn’t know it was illegal Whistler... that’s one of those dilemmas. I can hope I was the first and last or try and ensure I was. Oh damn I am going to not get that one out of my head until a decision has been reached and well, yeah damn.

Belly back when I had my little BBS a lot of the users were also into CB radio stuff and it seemed a natural type progression from one form of anonymous social interaction to another.

At least you have a more or less common name, I’m careful because as Col has mentioned about himself I also have a very distinctive last name. Hey I have many relatives with your last name, on my mother’s side.

Thanks Forrest and examinator, I do not use other forums but will look that one up, I now only use this name.
I have used PM on another forum, one I truly liked but left because a few posters in my view went extremist.
It was the your rights at work forum, I posted there as mainstream unionist.
I wounder if GY has concerns about PM on this site?
If we look not too deep we an find tales about people being hurt by wrong contacts on the net.
Truly I am not afraid of such, I am careful and do not present a harm to anyone, but some do, and some are too trusting.
FG I think I know you tracked my call sign, lets leave it at that I would have zero fear in contacting you at some future date
regards all

PP
My concept would be like face book. You would be able to not respond to requests for a chat...restrict who have access to you and who to ban.
Un wanted attention would mean that as whistler says is actionable by the police etc.
As things stand now the little person Icon alerts the moderator to a situation ...you have space to write your complaint.
The moderator then checks the alleged offender's posts, history etc and then makes a judgement. I'm comfortable with GY's judgments on these issues even if it meant I get warned,time outed or banned etc.. Of course all people have bias'.

Belly
I like the layout of 'Unleashed' on the ABC.
But all posts are vetted a bad or over-the-top one just doesn't appear.
Some topics are interesting and some posts but tend to be deep or heavy going. consequently it tends to be structured and no where as spontaneous as OLO.
note the way sub threads are handled I love it if not the site as a whole. I think if GY introduced a similar dot point system it would be easier to follow threads that interest you. You have the option to address the primary thread or a person's comments directly. Take a look.

Hey Exam,

Oh Facebook, nup still haven’t worked facebook out. But a little window pops up bottom right hand corner every time I go near the place and there is my daughter saying “Hey mum…” drives me crazy but yes would be a very cool thing to have on here as long as Graham promises to never allow my daughter on OLO.

So private mail would be like public as far as you can complain about any unwanted stuff.

And way back when I had my “board”; we had subboards (topics) and you could click on “thread” and then you would get all messages just in that thread within the subboard – would only show “replies” to that one message and the next reply all along the “thread”. So you could choose to read all messages or just the ones in a thread that interest you.

Is that what you sort of mean by the point thing?

Vetting or moderating messages is awful; there is something very unsatisfying about not seeing your message turn up in public when you post it.

On Facebook - I actually find it quite useful, mostly for staying in touch with my kids, but also to hear about political stuff. If you pay attention to the security settings and avoid obvious traps like the quizzes, I'm reliably informed that it's as secure as most public websites - assuming, of course, that you also have strong resident Internet security running as well.

In a truly postmodern moment earlier this year, I first learnt via Facebook that my eldest daughter was engaged - and on reflection it was great to hear it pretty well as it happened. Also, they did much of the organisation of the guests, sharing of wedding photos etc on Facebook. All in all, I thought it was pretty cool - and I'm by definition an old fart as the father of the thirtysomething bride :S

Mind you, if I was a young person at the start of my career, I'd probably be a bit more circumspect on Facebook than my kids are. Even in my relative dotage, I don't give too much info away on that site - although I'm registered there in my real name, like here.

I posted on a great site I think was called Australia politics.
Very much without my spell check.
[Never stop thanking the bloke who showed me that]
It had the things we needed but mainly younger posters, and it died closed down over night.
Truly think this is the one for me.
Not on face book, do not have that freedom, I have seen some foolish things done there just in my family.
I am an old fart to CJM and while continuing to learn have done no formal training in PC think the boss would pay?
I have little doubt we could tell of harm done needless by too much openness on the web.