Talk to Gather’s Member Support Team (MaryAnne and Chuck) Thursday 1/15 at 3pm ET

Thanks!

Great! -- I always have a lot of questions!

lol kevin...the only thing i want to know is it illegal to post something you got in an email...like a joke

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MaryAnne,
I will let the community know about the live chat via the Today Post.

Thanks!

I don't have any questions, so can I come and just make noises in the background?

We look forward to chatting with you tomorrow - or feel free to hang out and see what others ask about.

Thanks for getting the word out Connie. Thanks for the note Kevin.

Thanks MaryAnne,
Have a great day.

How long is this chat scheduled to run? An hour or more?

Either I missed some things or it's been a long time since Tom Gerace has had a chat with us.

Ok...here's a start:

1. The screen refresh/redirect problem when sending mail messages has continued now for many months. Do you have an estimate for when this will be corrected?
   
   
2. Within the next few months Gather will be implementing a major change to how groups appear and function in the community. Will you be pursuing member and group owner input into these design and functionality changes? If so, how do we sign up?
   
   If not, why not? (not necessarily a Member Support question, but important nonetheless).
   
   
3. At one time content on Gather was NOT being removed when a member deleted it. It remained on Gather's servers indefinitely. This appears to still be the case as I can access content members had deleted over two years ago. When will this finally be corrected, and how long can a member expect to have their content remain on your servers after they delete it?
   
   
4. Last March Gather was looking into establishing a Member Advisory Panel to address content protection concerns in the community. What is the status of this initiative, as the concerns remain?
   
   
5. Soliciting for points violates site policy.
   ("I need 200 points, so please comment on my stuff!", etc.)
   
   Does this also apply to solicitation conducted by/for other members?
   ("Bob needs 200 points, so please comment on his stuff!", etc.).
   
   
6. Was a final update published for the Secret Santa program?

Thank You.

Kevin has some great questions

I'll try to make it.

great

Thanks MaryAnne.

I am at work at that time, so unfortunately, I cannot participate.

I will check what was discussed, however.

I'll be here.... the doc has me housebound till the anitbiots kick in...

Thanks, MaryAnne. I'll try to make it.

I'll be at work during the chat, but I do have a question.

I have several hard cover books that I read and wasn't crazy about. But they're good books, quite popular with others, and I know people would like to have these books. I'm willing to give them away for free, and I'd do that on gather, but I don't want to get stuck with shipping cost.

Is this OK to do on gather: offer each book for the price of shipping?

I'm not sure how the post office would do it cheapest, but that would probably be media mail. I forget how much that is nowadays, $2? $3? I don't know if anyone will want to pay for shipping, but I could offer.

I'll try to make it, MaryAnne.

I'll be here - if I can remember! :)

Ok, just in case I'm not here at the appointed time, I do have a question:
I thought that it was against the TOS to post an article (really a whine) and name another gather member outright. I've seen this quite a bit and I'm wondering if this is no longer a violation and is now tolerated, or is it just that these type of posts are not being reported.
Also, this question includes posts I've seen where someone deletes anothers' comments, then the original person becomes the focal point of a new article, named outright. I just think this is wrong.

Of course you guys are doing this while I'm in class.

Well. .. I second all of Kevin's questions.

And even though I know I'd get some answer about the millennium act of blah blah blah. ..

Why is gather so lenient with members who habitually post work that they themselves did not create (Such as but not limited to: Net photos, email forwards, professional photos they have stolen off photographer's websites, news articles, music videos, mp3 clips and so forth). Other sites where members share creative content (DeviantART for example) has a zero toleration for art / media theft. Gather practically rewards them (giving them points for things which they did not create).

But, given the fact I've asked this question no less than a frillion times, and recieved a cop out answer. I don't expect too much.

But I would really like to know why it is that Gather doesn't seem to mind or care about rewarding theft, and only doing something about it if the original owner contacts gather. Shouldn't it be enough if someone can prove 100% that the content in question is not that person's? (By sending support links to the material elsewhere online)?

Okay off to class I go.

Another tactic I've noticed is 'linking' the article to another persons' article to chastise them or point out their identity in some way. Aren't you supposed to have permission to 'link' your post to anothers'?

Kevin's asked the questions for me. I'll be watching for those responses.

Sounds interesting. Is there a policy regarding members who want to sell handmade products? I seem to remember a classified ads group forming, but don't know how it works. I am asking on behalf of another member.

i just have a question how can i get with women who are trying to have babies i red about somthing is gathering moms but i dont know how to do that can i have an answer please

I am very interested in #5, Kevin. I was unaware of this rule.

Could not get on line due to weather. When do we get folder for our mail we don't want to delete for awhile?
Is there some way we can select multiple groups to post to all at once so far I try but it won't let me.

thanks i have a few questions too

I'll be there if I cant get my questions figured out by then.

thanks