Suggestion: Add no-one/self-only option to profile privacy drop-boxes.

[Sol Rovyn]

While the majority probably won't use this option, I don't see why it shouldn't be implemented if it can be easily done. Everyone has a different sense of privacy, some people value theirs more than others. If someone wants to hide a certain part of their profile, then by all means they should be able to do so.

 

[riøt]

I see your points' validity, Pachy, but I still feel like it's no reason to disallow something like this from happening unless this is really hard to implement which I don't imagine it is. What it all boils down to is that you don't want people to hide information here and sure, I can agree with that to some extent but people do have varying levels of privacy. If I'm uncomfortable with someone viewing who all I have for friends regardless of whether they're friends of mine or not, I feel like I should have the right to prevent people from seeing who I'm friends with. Maybe I fear my friends judging me on who my friends are. Not saying that that's any reason (and people like that shouldn't be your friends anyway) but there are plenty of valid, personal reasons why someone might want to hide something and the only argument against this is that they shouldn't hide stuff because people like to find out. I understand your reasoning, Pachy, but like I said I don't believe that's any reason to deny this option. People should have a right to privacy against all people should they so desire.

If it's at all possible, like Cassino said, I'd be fine with a staff-only option but noting that I'd prefer it to be higher staff only. Why? Moderators have very little to do with moderating people of the forums - they have their sections, and that's that. Yeah, I'm being apprehensive here but if I really want parts of my profile to be private then I want it private to everyone except the people that need to be able to see it, which in my opinion are SMods+. Not that I personally have anything against moderators but I recall even when I was a moderator, the only reasons I ever ended up thinking when I was able to bypass people's profile privacy was to be nosy and look at stuff about them, nothing related to my job at all. And don't things like PM and VM reports go to higher staff, anyway?

Just my ideas. I don't have any grudges against anyone but that's what I feel about it.

 

[Shining Raichu]

While I see how it can be used...I oppose this. Why? Because honestly, I don't particularly like it when people hide stuff. Some things are indeed worth hiding, and some things are indeed private, but I believe that the privacy options we have currently are fine as they are. We don't need to just be able to hide everything!
Plus I like to stalker box on people's profiles...I like seeing who's stalking who anyway.

This is my opinion exactly. Pretend I said it first. :P

I'd also like to add though that it sort of detracts from a community feel if everybody wants to hide things from everybody. If it starts here, where does it end?

 

[tente2]

This is my opinion exactly. Pretend I said it first. :P

I'd also like to add though that it sort of detracts from a community feel if everybody wants to hide things from everybody. If it starts here, where does it end?

Pachy and Shiny Raichu...it's because of stalkers like you that I agree with the idea for more privacy. I know you'll say "I'm not a stalker", but if you're not, then why do you care what people hide?

@Shiny Raichu

It kind of detracts from a community feel if people aren't comfortable, have you considered that? If it starts here, where does it end? Honestly, think about it. In a real community people are allowed to complain, if they are denied that, then it's not a real community, is it?

(I love how, when you read these kind of topics, it seems like everybody's shouting despite the fact there is no sound related to the conversation...)

 

[Vrai]

This is my opinion exactly. Pretend I said it first. :P

I'd also like to add though that it sort of detracts from a community feel if everybody wants to hide things from everybody. If it starts here, where does it end?

I still feel like the prevailing argument against this is that "they shouldn't be able to hide things because people should be able to know" which I feel really isn't an argument at all. I mean if other reasons can be presented, sure, I'd love to debate, but I still feel like people have a right to their privacy if they want it and they shouldn't have to let everyone know things if they don't want them to know. :(

 

[Guy]

I, by no means, have anything against this idea. I would actually take it into use myself.

If one chooses to keep something of theirs private to a certain level of degree that suits them, then they should be allowed to do so; regardless of what aspect it is on their profile. For one, it's their own profile, so they should be able to manage it in a way they feel most comfortable with. Secondly, everyone has their own terms of dealing with privacy. Just because someone else would want to see it, isn't reason enough for them to share it if they choose not to. What we have now is pretty decent and it works, but if we can make some members feel even more secure, then I have nothing against that.

Of course, if this is too much of a difficulty to add in, then I won't push this any further.

 

[Rukario]

Its easy to hide.. seriously, Just don't enter anything into the profile field you don't want to share. simple.
only 2 things are required; your username/password and your email address (and it is hidden from public.)

 

[Legobricks]

Not saying it wouldn't be a good addition, but in your case isn't setting it to friends only enough? You only have four and staff are probably going to be able to see it regardless even if a feature is implemented.. unless you plan to add a whole bunch of people slash don't trust the four you have with seeing who looked at your profile.

As it happens, for me, that is enough; but I'm quite fastidious and thought fully hiding something might be useful for others too (like if they're redoing their bio or something and want to see how it looks on their profile before actuating it).

Its easy to hide.. seriously, Just don't enter anything into the profile field you don't want to share. simple.
only 2 things are required; your username/password and your email address (and it is hidden from public.)

For much, that stands, but I can't exactly 'not enter' anything into my recent visitors or statistics tab.

 

[tente2]

Its easy to hide.. seriously, Just don't enter anything into the profile field you don't want to share. simple.
only 2 things are required; your username/password and your email address (and it is hidden from public.)

Another hypothetical reason is if you only want to share things with higher staff (Any and all of them, easier than looking up all of them and sending like >30 PMs. Also, if you were to send PMs, you couldn't talk to all of them together, you'd have to talk to each of them individually.). Don't have any reasons for this yet, but it's a possible case.

As it happens, for me, that is enough; but I'm quite fastidious and thought fully hiding something might be useful for others too (like if they're redoing their bio or something and want to see how it looks on their profile before actuating it).


For much, that stands, but I can't exactly 'not enter' anything into my recent visitors or statistics tab.

Exactly.

Not to be rude, but I find that the only people that oppose this idea are those who are way too nosy/stalkers or people that think it's a bad idea just because they wouldn't use it, despite the fact it would help many people.