Password protect this forum?

[ShepMode]

Please don't think I'm marching in here with a post count of 2, demanding things of the site. I just feel the following would be a good idea and one I would personally benefit from.

Would it be possible to password protect this forum for bonafide developers of P2P software / services? Non-members of the forum would not be allowed to post or view any threads in this forum.

I feel this would be sucessful due to the following points:

[list=a][*]The forum will be filtered of a majority of unnessary / uninformal posts and will therefore be more attractive to developers wishing to post here.[*]The evolution of P2P software will be faster due to a lot of development information / ideas formed through the close-net community of developers.[*]Interest in the overall website will be increased as more people learn that this forum is the "hub" for P2P technology and ideas. The external forums will always be busy with "leaked information" and legitimate posts from users with access to these forums.[/list=a]

Please let me know what you think.

[ShepMode]

I would like to point out that I think any non-developer's opinion on ideas for P2P improvements are still important and useful. Perhaps another non-password protected forum in the Developers category where normal users can post and discuss ideas. Authorised developers of the other password protected forum could then link to these threads and discuss them.

[Lamourlady]

i have no opinion on this topic, really...cause i'm not a developer.
but almost sounds to me that u wish to take ZP, "the p2p forum" on to something much bigger.
eh?

[crackerjacker]

Would it be possible to password protect this forum for bonafide developers of P2P software / services? Non-members of the forum would not be allowed to post or view any threads in this forum.

i think your an asshole. simple as that.
you are retarted.
:)
why the fuck should only developers be the only one to view the information. for that they might as well make their own dam forum.
you are really smoking something.

and what the hell is the dam point to allow developers to have a closed forum.
zeropaid does have forums for p2p developers but everyone is able to view them.
like i said you must really be on something.
let me have some of what your having.
second thought i dont want to have the mindset you surely just express just now.
later retart

[Lamourlady]

hey, dude......r u talking about "guests" couldn't view this forum, when mentioning "non-members"????
cause ur getting crackerjacker riled up here.
and u don't want her on your tail, really!

[ShepMode]

I see that this person has been banned but I'd like to reply anyway.

Originally posted by crackerjacker


i think your an asshole. simple as that.
you are retarted.
:)

I believe responses like this would be reduced. Especially useful for reducing ironic posts where people flame you by calling you "retarted".

why the fuck should only developers be the only one to view the information. for that they might as well make their own dam forum.

I posted some pretty detailed examples as to why. Also, the forum would be their own; that's the point.

you are really smoking something.

Free the weed!

and what the hell is the dam point to allow developers to have a closed forum.

Rewording of the same question. Nice.

[quote]
zeropaid does have forums for p2p developers but everyone is able to view them.[quote]

Really? Where do I find them? (Now sarcasm would be encouraged in a password protected forum :)).

like i said you must really be on something.
let me have some of what your having.
second thought i dont want to have the mindset you surely just express just now.

Nice wording. And... Free the weed!

later retart

There's that irony again!

[Malakai1911]

I agree with crackerjacker that, well, even newbies have the right to post.

The key is to keep topics on an intellectual level where it's simply over their heads, so they will (hopefully) refrain from posting.

And if they want to post "OMG I WANT TO MAKE MY PWN P2P NETWORK 2!!", then we can point them in the direction of the "Non-serious" sticky, and hopefully someone locks the thread.

If the level of the forum is not to par with your standards, perhaps another forum would better suit you (paraphrasing from something Krell told me once).

- Kai

[d-koolest]

Why is everyone so angry?:upside Shepmode has expressed an idea, and there's a geneal consensus that it's not going to happen. Case closed. Take a chill pill, or maybe free the weed.

[Brycen257]

Malakai1911has expressed my sentiments on this matter exactly.

[ATLien]

Originally posted by Brycen257
Malakai1911has expressed my sentiments on this matter exactly.

Ditto!

[johnsmatrix]

Sometimes it's just better to have an open discussion where developers can communicate and collaborate with each other rather than having a protected forum.. Even the developers must appreciate objective creativity from your average Joe I'm sure. So umm ...NO GODDAMN PRIVATE FORUM>!!!!!!!

[ShepMode]

Originally posted by Malakai1911
I agree with crackerjacker that, well, even newbies have the right to post.

The key is to keep topics on an intellectual level where it's simply over their heads, so they will (hopefully) refrain from posting.

And if they want to post "OMG I WANT TO MAKE MY PWN P2P NETWORK 2!!", then we can point them in the direction of the "Non-serious" sticky, and hopefully someone locks the thread.

I agree that non-developers have the right to post ideas (I even offered a solution in my first post), but developers should be able to discuss ideas and features without having to wade through the, lets be honest, crap that is filling up this forum.

[Azathoth]

I can understand why u would suggest this. but I wouldn't be surprised If there are already forums of this nature on another site. Also most p2p client sites have there own forums where u can make suggestions on how to make the app better.

[Lamourlady]

the question, is if ZP wants to go into that direction.
to become something larger than it already is.
but i can understand shepmodes's concerns for security, i don't think he really wanted to alienate anyone cept maybe any riaa or other coherts of theirs.
it's just that it would take a lot to make such an area that secure.
the reality is, that it is too easy to go undercover and weasel your way into such places. although i'm sure that these other sites may be able to, since they would be dedicated to such an idea.

[Krell]

Originally posted by ShepMode
I agree that non-developers have the right to post ideas (I even offered a solution in my first post), but developers should be able to discuss ideas and features without having to wade through the, lets be honest, crap that is filling up this forum.

I agree with that, altho, it does presume that it is a disucussion between intellegent people, that have an understanding of the topic. What you have here is a site full of 15 yolds and others that just think they know every damed thing.

. The forum will be filtered of a majority of unnessary / uninformal posts and will therefore be more attractive to developers wishing to post here.

THAT is the way it is supposed to be to begin with, see the rules. Posts that are not directly related to the flow of the thread should not be tolerated. I would delete ALL of a persons posts in a thread of they were none productive, but everyone else is too busy qouting them! Stop quoting entire rants.


B. The evolution of P2P software will be faster due to a lot of development information / ideas formed through the close-net community of developers.

As previously stated, there are already sites that are focussed on developement, while we HAVE a forum for this, it is not our focus. Sorry, we're just not going to make a breakfast club for everyone that wants to consider themselves a developer. In this forum, dont say anything that you think it proprietary.


C. Interest in the overall website will be increased as more people learn that this forum is the "hub" for P2P technology and ideas. The external forums will always be busy with "leaked information" and legitimate posts from users with access to these forums

Again, this is not a place for the "programming underground". We are not in the business of "leaking" information. I do not think that interest in this site will increase due to it, our experience is that members like Elistas and Method will post their ideas as they see fit, they are not being held back, from the lack of a password protected forum.



No matter how lofty you try to hold the level of discussin, there will always be those who obviously have nothing to offer, and they just want to be seen, or ask " whats this about? " I do not attest that these people have a right to post in the topic, newbie or not. I dont know shit about astronomy or astro-physics, I am not even in the Carl Sagan fan club, therefore I would not post in a discussion about black holes, just because I have heard of one.




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