Covid-19 Forum Section Is Not Visible Unless Your Are Logged in

Is this intentional? Why? I'm not saying change it just wanted to know why.

For those too lazy to logout to check has a screenshot.

Comments

  • Which forum section?

    • Classified not visible for guests.

      • Off topics are also not visible for guests.

    • Covid 19

      • +1

        It's off topic for non-members.

  • +7

    That’s ozbargain platinum members only

  • +7

    Probably to stop it being targeted by trolls like many others. Makes perfect sense.

    • How can non-members troll?

      • +4

        Open visibility to wider web increases chances of being targeted by trolls. This happens all the time and there's circles dedicated to targeting websites/communities of all sorts.

      • +1

        Perhaps if they see it they’ll join to troll

  • This members-only forum provides for general discussions of the COVID-19 disease

    • Yes, but why?

      • +2

        Why not?

      • +12

        Moderator time costs money, and moderation of contentious issues takes a lot of input.
        Members only cuts down on the hobby horse people on both sides who don't care about ozb, just their cause.

  • +2

    Woohoo, we can now have new covid-19 polls which won't be merged constantly!

    Next feature update: crypto dedicated forum so people can post their weekly polls about their staking earning in there! Sweeeeetttt!

    • +2

      What about car crashes with no insurance?

      • Hehe. Actually, mega thread on that would be good

  • +2

    To make more room for people who continually ask stupid questions.

    • What's a stupid question?¿

      • -1

        Anything 'asked' by a Trump voter

  • +1

    It lets all the crazies have discussions without letting it spread to others 😆

    Good that they stop merging threads, that was getting dumb.

  • -5

    Only people who are 'fully vaccinated' are able to log in. Welcome to COVID 1984, I did Nazi that coming!

    • You forgot to say Stasi, please keep to your guidebook.

      • I was saving it up so I could buy a whole communist revolution.

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