Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
Sorry, emailing the link is what I meant. But this is a sober, rational thread that just happens to be OT for FT. There ought to be a way to give access to it when it might help someone --
Even if you send your girlfriend the thread link, she won't be able to see the thread using the link. When she gets to FT, log-in will be required. If she's not OMNI-enabled, there's no way she can see the thread LIVE.
Well, let me take a step backward. I was assuming she is one of us FTers. Is she? If not, I think you should work harder on her and make her OMNI-enabled.
more generally, is it really a such a huge sin to give people in the world at large access to individual....threads?
You are asking to make exceptions to the "rules", right? On a case-by-case basis? Who's going to monitor and approve those exceptions? Randy or our mod teams?
I totally agree there are indeed great threads in OMNI that may benefit the "general public" or the parties of interest. However, both OMNI and CC are not open to the general public. Taking CC Forum for example. If FT had applied your logic (our CC Forum would definitely help someone out there, let it be a total stranger or FT frequent), I would expect to see more than just "brokers" and "beggers" there. It happened before, as we all know. I don't think that will do any good to FT community.
Another workaround is for your to use your OMNI "power" to visit that thread and print out the whole thread (either paper copy or PDF), then send it to her. You will have to send her the updated version every week or so though. That way she will at least get to see the jewel in the discussion.