Re: Hi. Some questions on forum functionality

Posted by vames on Jan 08, 2009; 2:09am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Hi-Some-questions-on-forum-functionality-tp2123183p2125970.html

Hi,
Yes that is correct! Sort of!
Let me explain further.
We use the last time visited feature for 3 purposes
1) Particularly vulnerable members tend to "go missing" occasionally and it is a really good way to highlight the fact that a member might be in need of some support which is something we as a group do extremely well.
2) We are considering a requirement for members to visit on a regular basis and this would be difficult to do without having this feature. The nature of the group is changing and we are intending to open up a public face to our forum for interested in the group, what we do and why we do it and we will need support from our members in this area. But this is only a propostion at the moment.
3) As per your understanding. The group is democratically run and there are times when we NEED members to respond to polls or express their opinion about issues that arise from time to time. The ability to eMail members of our private forum is essential.

We have apprximately 150 posts a day currently and inboxes are going to get swamped and important announcements are going to be missed and members will get totally hacked off

Hope that makes things clearer.

Thank you by the way for such courteous responses and for taking such trouble to understand our requirements.