Ability to make our quilt gallery public would be great!

[Lorchen]

I sent the link to my quilt qallery to my parents, relatives and friends as I wanted them to see and read about my quilts. Especially the one I made for my Dad. Anyway nobody can see the profiles/quilts unless they are a member. My parents don't like to join anything online due virus/spam fears. It would be great if we could choose to set our individual profiles/quilts public or private.

Has anyone else ran across this issue? What's your opinion?

Thanks so much!

Angeline

[Lorchen]

I think the way the member profile poll is worded makes it impossible for a yes or no answer.

[Lorchen]

I wanted my family to be able to see my work as well -- both finished quilts and works in progress. So, what I did, was just start a blog that they can check. That way, I can post more pictures, more verbage, etc. Mine is at http://willquiltforchocolate.blogspot.com

Take care,
Chelley

[Lorchen]

How in the world can you answer the poll? :?: :? I will say here that I think it should be for members only.

[Lorchen]

Someone needs to either reword the question or make the choices "Public" or "Members Only". As it reads now, it's impossible to answer.

[RuthMcI]

The key word in the poll is set. When I first read this I also thought it didn't make sense. But while it could be worded better, I read it again and believe it is asking not whether we should choose either option "public" or option "member only", but the question is asking whether we as members should be able to set that option ourselves for our own profile.

[RuthMcI]

I'd rather keep my profile private for use by this group. When I want to post something to invite family or other non-members to see, I put it in a Yahoo photo gallery - it's free, you can invite in anyone you want, or you can keep it private. But, I feel better with the general info in the profile at least requiring membership to be viewed - that's about as public as I want to be. I'm probably too distrustful, but it just seems a better idea to me to be a little bit careful.

[RuthMcI]

Hi,

This question doesn't make sense the way it is asked. It needs to be more explicit. And, to clarify, I think I would like my profile to be viewed by members only. I think we have to be careful about the dissemination of personal information these days.


Kristin

[RickyTims]

If you would like to see what the "world" can see try going to / and don't login. Click around to see what links are accessible to non-members. You'll find that only members have access to your profile.

[RickyTims]

If you would like to see what the "world" can see try going to / and don't login. Click around to see what links are accessible to non-members. You'll find that only members have access to your profile.

I knew this, but just realized that I've been missing some of the quilts in the gallery by viewing the gallery without logging in. From now on, I will always log in.

[Lorchen]

I prefer that certain parts of TQS can only be seen by paying members. Personally I like a little privacy.

There are so many websites today where you can share with the whole world what you are doing (facebook, twitter, webshots, etc.). Besides starting your own blog and set it up so that anybody can look at it, you could consider starting a Yahoo group for your friends and family. This can be set to be either private or public, and you can share pictures, links, files, messages, and more. It's a very good communication tool. Try it.

[rehak]

I like that you can specify here whether something is private or public. That gives each individual the option. And it's especially great that you have an option on a piece-by-piece basis so you can really make decisions! I'm totally in love with TQS!!

Nancy