07-21-2022, 11:19 PM
We used to have such an off-topic set of forums, but people ended up complaining endlessly over them. "These arguments about politics and off-topic things don't look good to my employer, if they ever visit the forums to see what type of code and discussions I might be engaging in... Blah... Blah.. Blah..."
So, to keep these type of "profession programmers" happy, we settled on the middle ground here: We're *not* going to get rid of anything off-topic, but to address those "unprofessional" concerns, the off-topic forums have a two-fold safety build in.
First, only registered members of the forums here can even see those off-topic forums. They're hidden and 100% unavailable to guests.
Second, the forums are password protected so that folks who object to those type topics can't say that they accidently wandered into something and it offended them. You have to *choose* to visit those forums. If they offend you, then you can simply choose **NOT** to visit them anymore. My feelings are: IF you register for a site, then deliberately choose to enter non-moderated, password protected sub-forums of that site, I'm just going to laugh at you when you complain to me about being upset over the contents of those free-speech subforums.
Everything so far has been moved into the basic "Freedom to Speak" sub-forum (as none of it is NSFW or X-Rated), and all one has to do is enter the password ONCE to enter that subforum. The server then records you've entered it and happily lets you inside as long as you stay logged into your account, without bothering to pester you every time you want to go there.
As for the password in particular, here's a simple clue just by reading the forum description:
And, if you've bothered to read down this far, I'll go ahead and give you the password so you don't have to read the sticked topic for it here: https://staging.qb64phoenix.com/showthread.php?tid=107
"None" (though I'm not certain now if it's capital N, or not, or if that even matters -- and don't include the quotes.)
What limits do we place upon free speech and the freedom to speak?
None
So, to keep these type of "profession programmers" happy, we settled on the middle ground here: We're *not* going to get rid of anything off-topic, but to address those "unprofessional" concerns, the off-topic forums have a two-fold safety build in.
First, only registered members of the forums here can even see those off-topic forums. They're hidden and 100% unavailable to guests.
Second, the forums are password protected so that folks who object to those type topics can't say that they accidently wandered into something and it offended them. You have to *choose* to visit those forums. If they offend you, then you can simply choose **NOT** to visit them anymore. My feelings are: IF you register for a site, then deliberately choose to enter non-moderated, password protected sub-forums of that site, I'm just going to laugh at you when you complain to me about being upset over the contents of those free-speech subforums.
Everything so far has been moved into the basic "Freedom to Speak" sub-forum (as none of it is NSFW or X-Rated), and all one has to do is enter the password ONCE to enter that subforum. The server then records you've entered it and happily lets you inside as long as you stay logged into your account, without bothering to pester you every time you want to go there.
As for the password in particular, here's a simple clue just by reading the forum description:
Quote:Freedom to Speak
What limits do we place upon free speech and the freedom to speak?
And, if you've bothered to read down this far, I'll go ahead and give you the password so you don't have to read the sticked topic for it here: https://staging.qb64phoenix.com/showthread.php?tid=107
"None" (though I'm not certain now if it's capital N, or not, or if that even matters -- and don't include the quotes.)
What limits do we place upon free speech and the freedom to speak?
None