Originally posted by: BrhannadaArmour
When I post something publicly, I know that anyone in the world could see it and connect it to everything else I do on the internet. It makes no sense to let other members read my posts by browsing threads, but not when they visit my profile to find out what my interests and opinions are.
If I can go to a member's profile and see what fan fiction books the member has published, it's an inconvenience that I can't see where the member is discussing the origin of that fan fiction.
India Forums' revenue depends on members responding to each others' posts, right? There are threads where I'm the only person posting anything, and I really would like other members to find those topics and build a discussion. Hiding my posts on my profile is thwarting my effort to support India Forums' revenue.
Originally posted by: vijay
We are working on the option where we allow the user to choose the option of :
Everyone / Buddies Only / No One.
Default being Everyone.
These posts are from almost five months ago. Everyone's posts used to be visible to everyone, and since you were able to change that to a deterring "Unauthorised Access Error" page, I thought you would be able to restore the default visibility quickly, even if you couldn't create a "Show Posts" privacy setting similar to Show Scrapbook/Slambook/Testimonial, for whatever technical reason.
We are all waiting eagerly for this update, and I want to share a reminder that going back to the way it was could enhance your revenue.
Five days ago, someone who has been a Newbie of India Forums for almost eleven years (2 posts, 0 comments), posted this in response to me:
No wonder your posts are a thing to read!
I am a silent member here and usually come on the forum to see how the serials are going. But this one serial, I watch only so that I can get a reference to it for your posts.
Keep writing! 👍
Now, imagine other members like her, who could break their silence if they happened to browse upon someone like me writing something that piques their interest. Years have gone by with no growth of their consumer involvement in your business, and now, instead of you, TV shows are getting the benefit of their interest in content that appears on your website. How will you connect them to more of their preferred content to ensure that they keep browsing every day?
Someone who posted for the second time ever this week, just to reach out to me, could make a habit of posting, commenting, reacting, watching topics ... all activities that augment your revenue, if there was a way for her to find more of what I offer.
Two days ago, she visited my profile, and of course she can't find my posts until you make them visible again.
Edited by BrhannadaArmour - 2 years ago
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