Should TTH require registration to view?

[SvN]

A few people mentioned this in the other thread, so a vote is probably the best way to decide.

The upsides to requiring registration are obvious (increased privacy, etc). The downsides are:

• The forums ability to email breaks periodically with no warning. Which means there are long periods where registration is effectively closed. Not a huge problem, but it does effectively close the forum completely.
• If we hide the forum to non-registered users, this includes search engines. It means that eventually, you'll no longer be able to search TTH using Google (which is something I do a lot).
• Following on from that, it also means people are much less likely to stumble upon the forum, basically closing off any chance of new registrations

What's the verdict?

[Yevrah]

It's a leave open for me. It'd be quite funny if something (Lewis) posted here went viral and we were invaded by Twitterati, and, like the 300, I reckon we'd win.

In fact, we should engineer that. Who has the most Twitter followers likely to be OFFENDED?

[randomlegend]

I reckon leave it open, but it has served as a reminder to me I should probably be a bit more careful what I post.

[Yevrah]

I reckon leave it open, but it has served as a reminder to me I should probably be a bit more careful what I post.

I don't mean this in the way that it may come across (like a massive dig, which it isn't meant to be), but if you need to watch what you post then the doomsday clock is ticking on all forms of conversation.

[Giggles]

If it’s left open (which I expect will be the most popular option by a huge margin) then there should be the option to blanket delete your entire posting history when closing your account.

[Don]

If it has the above effect on dildoboy, definitely keep it open.

[randomlegend]

I don't mean this in the way that it may come across (like a massive dig, which it isn't meant to be), but if you need to watch what you post then the doomsday clock is ticking on all forms of conversation.

What do you mean? That I'll say something in real life that will get me in trouble eventually?

[Spikey M]

I'd probably say it should be private, but I'm not massively arsed.

[Spikey M]

What do you mean? That I'll say something in real life that will get me in trouble eventually?

That you are massively inoffensive, I imagine.

[randomlegend]

That you are massively inoffensive, I imagine.

By this place's standards, sure. But I'm sure I've made stupid comments/jokes which the GMC wouldn't like very much sans the understanding of the context of TTH.

[Manc]

Close the borders.

[Ben]

Depends if you think my return is complete one-off or there's a genuine opportunity to get new members.

Although how do you sell this place to potential new blood?
"Yes, it was originally a CM/FM forum but now you have to keep all that shite in one thread whilst the rest of it is full of people who don't actually play the game anymore and have truly lost their heads."

Yeah, I think I'm the best (only) you're getting with regards to new people. Might as well go private to prevent being doxxed when Mellin nets us millions.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's been open for absolutely years without attracting any attention at all from the outside internet, so I'd say it's pretty safe to leave it open. The only real risk is getting ratted out in the real world by an existing TTHer, and I'd say you'd have to do something to them of at least equal damage first for them to bother.

[Ben]

Does Henry still have a grudge with Baz? He could be fucked if we win big.

[Dark Soldier]

Ben please stay you're already a top five poster. And commiserations on finding Baz on Reddit, I feel for you.

[Baz]

Ben please stay you're already a top five poster. And commiserations on finding Baz on Reddit, I feel for you.

I’m still not sure how that happened.

[-james-]

It's bollocks and he's either Wedge or also Baz.

[Ben]

I was trying to find the Albanian Mafia story thinking someone would have archived it somewhere, and my Googling informed me this place actually still existed. I tried to sign up but SvN fucked it, so I searched the URL on Reddit and your profile came up. A few pervy PMs later and here I am.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's another Mokbull alias.

[Kikó]

Wedge it is

[Spikey M]

I'm not an Alias.

Edit: oh shit, wrong account.

[Ben]

I wish I had Wedge's imagination. At least you're not accusing me of being Harold, so that's a win.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I wish I had Wedge's imagination. At least you're not accusing me of being Harold, so that's a win.

Or are you Harold?



How does that make you feel?

[Dark Soldier]

I was trying to find the Albanian Mafia story

Hammer(lol) tried to nick it for his other forum, if that helps.

[Ben]

I found it on some Man Utd fans forum, bizarrely.

[Dark Soldier]

But its also archived here if you wanna get moist

https://www.utdforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=191221

[Dark Soldier]

I found it on some Man Utd fans forum, bizarrely.

Timings. You're a keeper.

[Ben]

To be honest I wouldn't have harassed Baz about getting me signed up again if I hadn't found it. It got me so wet with nostalgia for this place.

[Kikó]

Planet of the apes.

[7om]

Does Harold still try to sign up here? Anyone know what he’s up to these days?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If he's not still trying to get on here then he's either dead of in prison.

[Boydy]

I still can't place Manc on the old board and it pisses me off. Was he just Manc there? Did he just lurk there? He seemed to just start posting here but knew everyone from the off.

[Pepe]

Is the refuge still a thing?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is the refuge still a thing?

Not really.

Tapatalk took over from the old provider and it looks so shit that no one uses it any more.

[Lofty]

Eskimo face from the nineties.

[Ian]

What was more recent, Harold most recent attempt to rejoin here or him being a fanny on the Discord?

you'll no longer be able to search TTH using Google (which is something I do a lot).

Why?

[SvN]

What was more recent, Harold most recent attempt to rejoin here or him being a fanny on the Discord?



Why?

Because the standard vBulletin search is abysmal.