Fantastic news everyone. I’m pleased to announce that Going Postal is now a private community, and you must be logged in to view the forums, site activity, members and member profiles, or groups. All users who register are carefully screened by me to ensure that the user is a Real Person and not just a spambot. Obviously there is always some risk to putting your address or personal information on the Internet, but now that Going Postal is private, you will be more protected against spammers and creepy people.

This means you can worry less about your profile. Random people from nowhere can’t view your user profile now – only registered and logged in users can view your personal info, including your avatar, age, location, and interests. I considered putting an Address field in the profile, but I’m not sure. What does everyone else think about this?

This will also come in handy for organizing swaps or exchanges, as you can exchange addresses within the forums if you wish.

I am extremely excited about this, and have been waiting since Going Postal’s creation for the time and support to make the community private. Privacy is extremely important to me, especially since I work as a web developer. I want this community to be fun, simple to use, and safe, and I sincerely hope that this newest feature will help make this community better.