So far, the voice that wants for the forums to be public has been the loudest. I’m interested in the choice here that satisfies the most people and excludes the fewest from participating.

I would not like to go down the road of developing a complex solution of code and rules that mixes pseudonyms, real names, and privacy controls across different parts of the site, so what sounds like the answer here (and feel free to raise any objections) is:

• Leave the member directory as-is (only users can see that)
• Open the forum back up – those with privacy concerns should not post in a public forum

Comments welcome. This is a process and changes are easy so let’s all make it great.

Privacy-concerned citizens: access controls on the forums are now on. Now, only logged-in users and members can see the majority of forum content (including the author names), so your names will be more protected. The following 3 forums have been left open for the public to see, as a service to the wider community:

• Pilot Alerts & TFRs
• Weather & Weather Stations
• Website Help & Suggestions

If you have strong concerns about your name being put up anywhere online, do not post in those 3 forums.

EDIT: same access controls are on the member directory as well, so if all you want to do is square away your membership without making your name public, you can do that as well.

John – I see your order went through fine (Bin 4 – Right Front 8). Not sure what you meant by “put in the location on the renewal”, but once you buy your shelf, it makes it automatically unavailable for others to buy (that’s when it says “out of stock”).

I heard someone was going to be painting big numbers on the bins (since they are right to left), but I don’t think that’s happened yet. I did put a note about that on the Storage page since someone else didn’t know that either.

EDIT: Just added the same note about the right to left thing on both storage purchase pages too.

Small request for those of you buying Associate Memberships for a family member that lives with you: would you please have your family member create an account on the site and buy their membership on their own account? This is a huge help to the club, as it gives us a very easy way to keep track of who’s who and which members are current. It also gives them their own “voice” if they want to get into some banter here in the forums.

Much appreciated!