Site Question

[SydTheSkeptic]

Hello active Arkians.

I have a question for you.   Is there a case that can be made to make this a private site?

I'm interested in your ideas on this.  Would it change what you post here or the frequency if we did, indeed, put a lid on here?

Or can you make a case to keep it open to the public?  It's not like we do anything to actively expand our membership or the view counts.  Should we? 

I tend to think of us a site where creative video-hobbyists can share their talents and their wit without having to sidestep those who are interested in other types of online interactions.

I definitely like how laid-back this site is.  As a co-owner, it's easy to moderate and that's largely because the regulars set a more mature creative tone here.  Drama folk tend to get shunned so it self-regulates. 

And just so ya know, I "suspended" accounts that had no activity at all, as I'm not sure why people would join if they have no intention of interacting. 

Your thoughts?

[SydTheSkeptic]

MOTC, Ruth would sometimes put a password-protected Vimeo vid up and then place the password directly under the video here on the Ark.  Don't know if that helps.

[SydTheSkeptic]

Okay, well it looks like you guys are okay with keeping the site public.   Thanks for the input!

[JustAnotherUserName]

Don't suspend me. I stalk.

I did post password-protected videos, but much to my horror, all the comments posted here were still available to the public. But my videos (the "Dating Diarires" series) were of a personal nature. Probably not much of an issue for anyone else.

[S.A. Murray]

I'm ok with the site being public. Besides, we have Chig to scare away the riff raff.

[MOTC]

Wow, that is a great image of a young Chig circa 1982^^

[Trimaddog]

Ha! I'd go public but I'm here so sseldom my vote shouldn't count as I'm a month late anyway!