Originally Posted by
GUWonder
A registered FTer may not necessarily always or even generally be logged in even while using FT and/or helping FTers. The reasons for that (not being logged in) may include examples of people on FT being stalked by others and thus not wanting to log in even if registered on FT and having chosen the profile feature to block public visibility about the log-in history. I won't go into the backgroung behind that, but it is but one example where being logged in may not be ideal/practical.
Apologies if I'm missing the obvious
- How does being logged in impact one's being stalked, it is not like there is a way someone can force communicate with me on FT? Are they going to some how track what threads I read?
- Isn't there a way to be logged in and block others from seeing that?
- If one is being stalked on FT, would the power at be allow the user to have a different handle?
but please ignore all of the above. Aren't we missing the much bigger issue? Shouldn't the stalking issue be addressed, is someone being stalked really concerned about being able to view MR without being logged in?
Back to the subject at hand, and argument of the type "I have a really good reason, but I can tell you" is not very convincing. "I won't go into the backgroung behind that" is very close to that example.
Again, I do appreciate the theoretical argument; I'm asking for a real-life example where this requirement is a real hardship.