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Papabravo · 27th June 2006, 06:18 AM

What happened to the Members List Button. It seems to have fallen off the edge of the ...something.

Papabravo · 3rd July 2006, 03:48 AM

Ahem..The members list. Where did it go? Why is it disabled?
I didn't get the memo on this one.

ZIGGY_DAN · 3rd July 2006, 10:16 AM

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out, where did the members list go??

Arctic Fox · 3rd July 2006, 11:53 PM

Grrrrrrrrrr

http://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/list/

Papabravo · 2nd August 2006, 01:44 AM

I'm curious to know why the administrator has disabled the members list. I'm even more curious to know why he refuses to answer my reasonable question. Whatsa matta - you don't wanna go there?

dknguyen · 2nd August 2006, 03:41 AM

Think of a member list as a potential hit list. Cults don't give out memberlists, and neither do we!

Papabravo · 2nd August 2006, 03:53 AM

That's really not an answer since it ignores the fact that the information associated with a member list is pretty much anonymous. You get to choose what information is in a profile.

So I'm curious, what do you know about me besides the content of my public profile?

zevon8 · 3rd August 2006, 12:08 AM

I actually don't mind it being taken down. Here's my reasoning; many people will use the same "name" on several boards, ( maybe it wise, maybe it's not ) even the same avatar and signature. What can happen with this is that say one member of a board takes issue with another member, ( sometimes one or both get suspended or banned ). Sometimes one party gets disgruntled over the whole ordeal and decides to follow the other around in stalking them cyberspace, hassling them and making a general nuisance of themselves.

Sure, many search engines will turn up a few individual member entries on messageboards, but without a members list, it is not as easy for bots or others to troll.

Papabravo · 3rd August 2006, 03:01 AM

I appreciate what you are saying, but is that your take on the issue or is it the consensus of the board administrators?

Arctic Fox · 3rd August 2006, 05:50 AM

On my board, access to the member list is only allowed by forum members. Bots are guests, and members are validated via email, referrals and IPs.

Bots and visitors don't have access to a lot of things on my board for privacy issues, but those who are members have special privileges.

zevon8 · 3rd August 2006, 10:46 AM

It's just my opinion Papabravo, I have no idea if it applies here or not. I have seen this happen on other boards tho.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 3rd August 2006, 10:57 AM

Bear in mind, the 'members list' didn't just vanish - it never reappeared following the move to VBulletin - does VBulletin perhaps not support it?.

Or perhaps the Administrator decided not to enable it?, it's hardly a very useful feature?.

Papabravo · 3rd August 2006, 11:19 PM

The members list was definitely available up until just before my original post on this topic that I made at the end of June. I don't remember this forum using anything but vBulletin since I've joined back in March. Please understand that I have no position on the matter one way ot the other, but I am curious about the logic or the reasoning behind the decision. I did enjoy browsing the list for interesting avatars however.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 4th August 2006, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papabravo

The members list was definitely available up until just before my original post on this topic that I made at the end of June. I don't remember this forum using anything but vBulletin since I've joined back in March. Please understand that I have no position on the matter one way ot the other, but I am curious about the logic or the reasoning behind the decision. I did enjoy browsing the list for interesting avatars however.

If you check here The Big Update - New Site Software! you will see that the changeover happened on 2nd May.

Arctic Fox · 5th August 2006, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Or perhaps the Administrator decided not to enable it?, it's hardly a very useful feature?.

Did no one check the link I supplied above?

Quote:

Sorry! The administrator has disabled the list of members.

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27th June 2006, 06:18 AM	#1
Papabravo	Members List What happened to the Members List Button. It seems to have fallen off the edge of the ...something.

3rd July 2006, 03:48 AM	#2
Papabravo	Ahem..The members list. Where did it go? Why is it disabled? I didn't get the memo on this one.

3rd July 2006, 10:16 AM	#3
ZIGGY_DAN	Yeah, thanks for pointing that out, where did the members list go??

3rd July 2006, 11:53 PM	#4
Arctic Fox	Grrrrrrrrrr http://www.electro-tech-online.com/members/list/

2nd August 2006, 01:44 AM	#5
Papabravo	I'm curious to know why the administrator has disabled the members list. I'm even more curious to know why he refuses to answer my reasonable question. Whatsa matta - you don't wanna go there?

2nd August 2006, 03:41 AM	#6
dknguyen	Think of a member list as a potential hit list. Cults don't give out memberlists, and neither do we!

2nd August 2006, 03:53 AM	#7
Papabravo	That's really not an answer since it ignores the fact that the information associated with a member list is pretty much anonymous. You get to choose what information is in a profile. So I'm curious, what do you know about me besides the content of my public profile?

3rd August 2006, 12:08 AM	#8
zevon8	I actually don't mind it being taken down. Here's my reasoning; many people will use the same "name" on several boards, ( maybe it wise, maybe it's not ) even the same avatar and signature. What can happen with this is that say one member of a board takes issue with another member, ( sometimes one or both get suspended or banned ). Sometimes one party gets disgruntled over the whole ordeal and decides to follow the other around in stalking them cyberspace, hassling them and making a general nuisance of themselves. Sure, many search engines will turn up a few individual member entries on messageboards, but without a members list, it is not as easy for bots or others to troll.

3rd August 2006, 03:01 AM	#9
Papabravo	I appreciate what you are saying, but is that your take on the issue or is it the consensus of the board administrators?

3rd August 2006, 05:50 AM	#10
Arctic Fox	On my board, access to the member list is only allowed by forum members. Bots are guests, and members are validated via email, referrals and IPs. Bots and visitors don't have access to a lot of things on my board for privacy issues, but those who are members have special privileges.

3rd August 2006, 10:46 AM	#11
zevon8	It's just my opinion Papabravo, I have no idea if it applies here or not. I have seen this happen on other boards tho.

3rd August 2006, 10:57 AM	#12
Nigel Goodwin	Bear in mind, the 'members list' didn't just vanish - it never reappeared following the move to VBulletin - does VBulletin perhaps not support it?. Or perhaps the Administrator decided not to enable it?, it's hardly a very useful feature?. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

3rd August 2006, 11:19 PM	#13
Papabravo	The members list was definitely available up until just before my original post on this topic that I made at the end of June. I don't remember this forum using anything but vBulletin since I've joined back in March. Please understand that I have no position on the matter one way ot the other, but I am curious about the logic or the reasoning behind the decision. I did enjoy browsing the list for interesting avatars however. Last edited by Papabravo; 3rd August 2006 at 11:22 PM.