Can't do, can't see
One of the most prominent and most enforced "rules" of SMF is: if you can't do something, you should not be able to see anything about it.
Though, several people ask for such kind of behaviour.
I don't like it myself, I usually run away from anything that shows me a "preview" and then asks me to register in order to see what's next (unless I don't have any other choice and I have a strict and important deadline), though I understand I'm not remotely close to the mentality of the rest of the world.
So, what's your take on the point?
Should ElkArte "at some point" be able for example to show the board name, but not allow to enter? Or should be able to show the subjects of the topics, but not read the content (<= this has many implications, much more than board names, I know), or show the preview for the attachments, but not the full-size image? And so on?
Strong no?
Weak no?
Don't care?
Yes, but only ...?
Yes anything you can think of, configurable by membergroups with allow/deny and any other fancy permission you can imagine?
Re: Can't do, can't see
Reply #1 –
I've seen enough requests for this that I don't see a problem with it. I probably would only allow preview of latest topic at board index level. And maybe view messageindex but not display template.
Re: Can't do, can't see
Reply #5 –
You're right @emanuele , several people ask for such kind of behaviour!
Because of that, configurable by membergroups with allow/deny could be an plus opposite to SMF.
Therefore, I'm all for it.
Re: Can't do, can't see
Reply #7 –
no difference for me, I have almost everything visible to guests, except the Off-Topic & Garage board
Re: Can't do, can't see
Reply #9 –
I think it causes more problems than its worth. It's a Weak No from me, mostly because I'm sure there's some use case (or insistent-enough admin) to warrant its implementation. But I'd much rather see it as a mod than as a core feature of Elkarte.
Honestly, I see it more as someone's means to start (or measure their status in) a pissing match. "Oh, look, here's this forum you can't access." What possible benefit do I get from knowing there's something I can't access? As a guest, if the only barrier is registration, that's one thing. But as a member, when the barriers are not so simple, it smacks of arrogance.
So maybe this is better just as a guest-only feature. Let certain BBCodes and boards be previewed, but not accessible, to guests. Don't screw with members.