- Synyster Ricz
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Posted by: Malfar
I can see your point, having this feature could be benificial for a minority of the community. But as I have said, in my opnion by implementing such a feature your defeating the purpose of a communtiy. As for your original question; No, having a private forums/group is not detrimental to the communtiy for reasons stated in my previous post.
Not really. Groups and public forums are like two different things. Groups are usually used for discussing certain topics with like-minded people. A hidden group wouldn't be different from a regular group, only you won't know about it unless someone decides to invite you to it.
But I must concede, you have many valid points. It felt like having such a feature would alienate some members like myself. Let's just say highschool was a lonely time for me, and I would hate to see a place I enjoy turned into my highschool experience.
Even best friends don't share everything.
Also just because a group is hidden doesn't mean that people won't talk about being in a hidden group. After all, I'm sure not all of them will adhere to fightclub rules
That would be up to the admin of the group to decide how to deal with him/her, no? Even then, only a idiot would say he is part of a hidden group. No one would know what the hell he was talking about.
EDIT: Also, if groups, which can be seen by anyone, with or without joining (some requiring you to be accepted in), has not been a detriment to the community, how can hidden groups be?
[Edited on 04.21.2012 10:18 AM PDT]