This is GCHQ!

Also, I could make it a private forum, but I'd have to go through the lengthy process of accessing everyone's user data and making them allowed to view.

Bear in mind that I often get rid of registered people with no posts, or people who have posted 1 or 2 times but not for ages.

Is it easier to put a "minimum posts" limit on the access to this forum? I.e. a user can only see it if they have made X amount of posts. Set X as a reasonable amount, something like 20. I doubt many casual DM drones would have the time or will to make 20 posts before being allowed into our TOP SECRET LAIR.

If you can't do it via phpBB then you could create a pretty simple SQL script to do it for you. Just an idea.

Is Majestic kosher? Could be Littlecock in disguise trying to be intellectual.

I have a loose theory that Majestic is part of the Mail team.

Don't think he is though, he's not intense and bullying enough.


I like the minimum posts idea.

As far as I know, Majestic is not part of the Mail team. And it's not a good idea to go around accusing other people like that - it only causes resentment.

Don't forget that as a registered member, Majestic is fully able to access this part of the forum.

Who is who anyway?

Majestic isn't a spy, he just doesn't agree with most of us. I'm sure the Daily Mail, with their millions-strong readership, have better things to do than go after a teenie tiny website and disagree with the people who visit it.

Incidentally, here's a hilarious guy on Slashdot (tech news forum) who thinks Microsoft's after him in much the same vein. Paranooooid.

No, of course the Mail wouldn't be out to 'get us', but if it was a bit more private, collaborative efforts at mischief would be easier to organise

I would tend to agree with the idea that it should be an invitation only site.
You could put 20 postings in the 'collaborative headline' or 'picture link' thread in a few days easily. Could it be done so that you would require a separate website supplied password to enter the private forum?

I don't think that's possible. If I have a bit of time, I can change things so that you'd need to be approved to go into this forum. However, many people would lose access to it for a bit. And I may miss some people out by accident...

Using Winston's idea, it'd be possible if that website set a cookie then the code on this site was modified to look for it.. but that would be messy.

phpbb is pretty weak when it comes to this stuff, though there might be a mod on the phpbb site.

Otherwise it'd either be usergroup-based, or this will be known as the "kinda sorta private-ish forum"

Why does this thread read as though everyone is whispering to each other??

Shhhhhh! Keep your voice down.

Yeah, people might be listening