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http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/11/leaked-acta-internet-provisions-three-strikes-and-
It's just shocking.
I cannot as a provider of this site possible take steps to police the forum in such a way that I can have any confidence that there isn't some copyright infringing material on here.
Hell, a photo of a bike is copyright to someone, somewhere.
So I'm tempted, always am... enticed you might say... by the idea of making LFGSS an invite only site, and to make it https:// only. Basically... if you're one of us, cool... you're in. Otherwise, tough you're out.
The problem with doing this isn't so much the technical side, but it's the cost side. The site is big, it would've been easier to do that when it was small... but now we have 3 servers and costs each month and no sponsor will pay to lose a significant chunk of passer-by audience. Though, sponsors might consider paying to access a private audience, but the audience is so much smaller (a tenth) of the public audience.
There might actually be some benefit. No more n00bs and the dumb questions.
Gah, I hate politics, I hate the leaders of men. I do love the idea of the darknet, it's really attractive... but the forum has actually done a lot of good being public, and it seems a shame to consider that stuff slowing down.