Comrades,
In the past, it was the policy of the Politburo that the board is readable by anyone. It says so in the FAQ. Having a login gave you extras -- search, posting, the Jeebus board, RSS (whatever that is), messages, and so on -- but it was not required.
Nowadays, AI bots are constantly scavenging the internet for new texts. The "Members Online" panel shows hundreds of them, at all hours of the day and night. This feels more invasive than the search engine spiders of days gone by.
The question for you is: Do you care?
We had no protections in the old place; but here we have the option to lock-down the forum... logged-in members only. But perhaps there are comrades who prefer to lurk, or who use their phones casually and have a tablet that is logged in. We would rather not slam the window shut on fellow travelers.
We will briefly entertain your thoughts, feedback, gossip, and secrets.
-P.
In the past, it was the policy of the Politburo that the board is readable by anyone. It says so in the FAQ. Having a login gave you extras -- search, posting, the Jeebus board, RSS (whatever that is), messages, and so on -- but it was not required.
Nowadays, AI bots are constantly scavenging the internet for new texts. The "Members Online" panel shows hundreds of them, at all hours of the day and night. This feels more invasive than the search engine spiders of days gone by.
The question for you is: Do you care?
We had no protections in the old place; but here we have the option to lock-down the forum... logged-in members only. But perhaps there are comrades who prefer to lurk, or who use their phones casually and have a tablet that is logged in. We would rather not slam the window shut on fellow travelers.
We will briefly entertain your thoughts, feedback, gossip, and secrets.
-P.
