Thanks, but I've investigated that option, and it does not seem optimal. First, there's already an Adventures of Superman group there, but they require that our email addresses be shown. And if I try to create another, similar group (but would not require email addresses to be shown), it will probably generate confusion and, perhaps, a complaint from the existing group.
The best option so far is for me to create a ProphpBB forum and not require email signup, but just allow admin to accept requests to join. This does leave the board somewhat more vulnerable to spam, but I think they have pretty good built-in spam filters there, and I'm more interested in preserving people's privacy/anonymity so it doesn't generate a lot of paranoia and scare folks away.
I'm hoping that if I go to the trouble to set up a board there, regulars from here will come on board and help get it going. It would be great if they would also use their indb.com board names so we could recognize each other.
In addition to your reply, I've received a few PMs in support of my idea. So I plan in the next few days to try to set up a board and will then post a message here inviting people to migrate over. I would plan not to require email addresses for signup, to ensure privacy/anonymity.
I would also plan to keep the board up long enough to see if there's any real interest and, hopefully, no problems with spam, etc. As I said, I would moderate it with a very light touch, just to keep trolls/spammers from ruining everything.
It will be a bit of work for me to do this, but I'm happy to give it a try. The only other option is to wait for a decent alternative to imdb.com to emerge, but that may take a while (or never). I've been tracking some discussion over at the classic film board here, and there's a lot of paranoia about alternatives because of a fear of phishing scams just trying to get email addys, etc.; or current trolls setting up a board just to cause mischief for others. I'm trying to avoid that paranoia by having everything anonymous. And, as I recall, ProphphBB does not allow tracking of IP addys, etc.
Any feedback is appreciated.
The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.–J.B. Haldane
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ZurichGnome
7 years ago
I think you make a lot of sense. I'd be willing to try it if you can get it set up in time. And, as was mentioned before, Facebook is a very poor alternative to an actual discussion forum. In addition, Jim Nolt wants people to use his Facebook page for The Adventures Continue partly as a way to hype his website, from which he makes advertising-link money. So he's somewhat self-serving.
Also, the Yahoo! option isn't great because of the confusion you mentioned with an existing group, as well as the need for folks to be a Yahoo! member, or else sign up there if they aren't.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke
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Moon_Doggie
7 years ago
If you're willing to set it up, I'll give it a try. Just let us know when it's ready and how to find it.
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pt100
7 years ago
After exploring all the options, I've finally decided NOT to go forward with creating a standalone AoS board. I don't want to pay for hosting, and the free options all involve having to submit a valid email address to register. This would compromise anonymity, which I refuse to do.
I guess we'll just have to hope that a decent alternative either exists or springs up soon.
The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.–J.B. Haldane
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Moon_Doggie
7 years ago
Sorry to hear that, but I don't blame you for not wanting to pay for hosting. Thanks for trying, though.
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