04-08-2015, 03:34 PM
George Murphy Wrote:To sum up, these are ideas to kick start a discussion:
(a) Is the Forum OK as is?; or
(b) Do we need to restrict access by non-CS Members to (i) the Forum or (ii) to parts of the Forum?
Much of the foregoing applies already to the existing Forum, so we should regard this new look - if adopted - as a refinement rather than an innovation.
George
I think I'm largely on the same page as you in all this.
I had previously suggested the following:
Suggestions:
1. .....not relevant to this thread
2. Move all existing forum sections to the public area
3. Create new private areas for General and Junior where contentious matters can be raised or threads can be moved to by moderators if they start to get contentious.
4. Create a new section in the private area for CS related matters.
CS related matters should be for members only but other than that, I don't see why the other areas can't be public, and it should help generate more publicity for tournaments and chess in general if it's open to all.