"Contact Info" section?

[caspio]

This forum is kind of in an interesting position. Normally large forums exist to bring together folks who would otherwise never meet, in the sort of situation where they can share knowledge. In situations like this (and just on the internet in general) folks would never even think about posting personally identifying info like addresses and phone numbers.

Our forum, on the other hand, is focused locally, and to me it exists just as much for event coordination as it does for sharing of knowledge. The problem is, it's still a public forum, with the same "is this really a good idea?" of posting personal info.

So the idea that popped into my head would be to have some sort of "Contact Info" forum where folks could post phone numbers and/or addresses. I'm sure ben could find a way to limit this subforum to registered users only, and maybe only people who have more than x number of posts (to exclude bots and spammers).

Alternately, we could create a PDF and put it somewhere password protected, and just PM people a link and a password.

Anyways, what are everyone else's thoughts on this? Let me know if it's a good/bad idea, if you'd do it differently, etc.

[patrickmor]

yeah itd be sweet with the passwaord protected directory

[BenDoney]

I can set up a special user group, and make a location of the forum only available to users of that group. For anyone that is a regular user, or brew club member I could assign them rights under that group. This would make certain that no bots, unregistered users, or even brand new users would be able to see this area. I think it would be nice to have a brewer directory!

[199q]

I can set up a special user group, and make a location of the forum only available to users of that group. For anyone that is a regular user, or brew club member I could assign them rights under that group. This would make certain that no bots, unregistered users, or even brand new users would be able to see this area. I think it would be nice to have a brewer directory!

looks good!!! I think that would be a great idea.

[BenDoney]

Ok, you asked for it...and it's here! A members-only section (sorry, no jackets) is listed at the bottom of the main Index Page. This area of the forum is ONLY viewable by people with a certain security group, so that no bots/spammers/etc. can view certain personal information we may post there.

If you notice that you are unable to view this area, then I will need to assign you that security group. Please PM me if you want to see this section, and I'll make it happen. At this point, the only requirements for being able to see this area is that you are either a Chico Home Brew Club member, or have been an active contributor to the forum.

Check it out, and let me know what you think!

[199q]

cool! ill add my info