# Gavin Andresen
# 2012-11-02 20:28:23
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=113400.msg1313684#msg1313684

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Because Foundation members posting on the forum may not want the entire world to know that they are Foundation members with a quick Google search@p{--} there is a privacy issue. @p{par}

Somebody could sign up as a member and then try to screen-scrape and republish everything somewhere, so members should assume that whatever they say will eventually be public. And the membership might still decide that read-only for non-members is the right thing to do@p{--} I agree that it could be a good way to attract new members, if the quality of conversation is high. @p{par}

In related news:  Foundation board members will be blogging regularly at @s{(link)} @p{brk}
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