B And its already been discussed before!

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On 2007-09-30 19:01:50, icklenewt wrote
>After multiple people requesting a few stats on the site and the traffic we're getting, I added Google Analytics. The intention is to better understand various things about what attracts people to the site and the most used parts. The information can be used to help us review the site - are some bits not being used because they are not well advertised/linked to, because they are not well maintained, or because no one is interested in them? We can try to map figures to understand how much new traffic we get - so do we need to advertise, or are we simply not managing to keep people once they get here? I'm sure the data could be useful in many other ways too - but basically I intend for it to be used for purposes of reviewing and improving the site.
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>However! There is a privacy concern here, which I should have thought a lot more about the other day and for this I apologise. We are a privacy conscious community and I would not want this site to infringe on your privacy. While we shall only use the standard version of GA (no tweaking to store more info in cookies etc), this does record referrers, location, where you browse on the site, and when. We have no intention of reading the cookies that GA stores - they will only be used by GA for the stats it records. Therefore no details will be mapped against your account.
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>So due to this potential privacy issue, I wish this to be a community decision. Like I've said, the intention here is purely for some stats to help review and improve the site - but nonetheless you may be against it. It is up to each individual to research the implications of GA to make up your own mind about it.
>So the options are:
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Ok - use GA>
Not ok - do not add any tracking of this sort>
Other - suggestion for alternative means>

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>If you could please vote one of A,B or C then that will keep the vote clear. As always you can include more info within your post, and anyone choosing 'C' should ideally be giving their suggestion!
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>Poll is open for 1 week, voting will close on Sunday 7th October.
>
>Thanks,
>~ickz~

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Should we use Google Analytics? - Lambda ViceCinC icklenewt 2007-09-30 19:01:50
- A. [nt] - Tr XaN 2008-03-22 06:47:12
- a huge B, even if the vote is closed -nt - Epsilon LtKer bubuche93 2007-10-16 23:42:26
- ---- Vote Closed ---- [results] - Lambda ViceCinC icklenewt 2007-10-11 18:27:04
- A _nt_ - Beta Lt goltor 2007-10-09 20:00:39
- C -more- - Gamma LtKer harurenu 2007-10-09 14:49:23
- B -nt- - Alpha LtKer Rae 2007-10-04 06:06:18
- A -=NT=- - LtKer r00tpig 2007-10-02 13:48:23
- A -nt- - Beta Ker Doeycall 2007-10-02 02:55:49
- A - Epsilon 2nd Lt gmw 2007-10-02 01:35:25
- >B And its already been discussed before! - Lambda CinC DigitalDemon 2007-10-01 23:00:44 <
- A #nt# - Alpha Maj h3raLd 2007-10-01 15:45:58
- A -nt- - 2nd Lt jgambleii 2007-10-01 15:19:08
- A -nt- - Alpha Cpt Auzzie 2007-10-01 14:55:12
- A [more on privacy] - Gamma LtKer GISTEROGUE 2007-10-01 14:19:44
  - A -nt- - Alpha Ker Dutchie99 2007-10-02 19:48:48
- A -nt- - Beta Lt dopel 2007-10-01 14:10:40
- A -nt- - Lambda Gen Fu 2007-10-01 07:40:34
- A -nt- - Alpha Maj NeorageX 2007-10-01 02:56:46
- A .:nt:. - 2nd Lt purefreak 2007-09-30 23:01:46
- A - Beta Lt Sorcer Ism 2007-09-30 21:49:42
- B! Do we not care about privacy!? /nt/ - Ret. Alpha Ker Thrawn 2007-09-30 21:27:11
- A [more] - LtKer R o s e 2007-09-30 21:12:54
- A -nt - Alpha Ker SamSpade 2007-09-30 20:45:39
- A [nt] - Alpha 2nd Lt pixel 2007-09-30 19:28:27

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Message:	On 2007-10-01 23:00:44, DigitalDemon wrote >On 2007-09-30 19:01:50, icklenewt wrote >>After multiple people requesting a few stats on the site and the traffic we're getting, I added Google Analytics. The intention is to better understand various things about what attracts people to the site and the most used parts. The information can be used to help us review the site - are some bits not being used because they are not well advertised/linked to, because they are not well maintained, or because no one is interested in them? We can try to map figures to understand how much new traffic we get - so do we need to advertise, or are we simply not managing to keep people once they get here? I'm sure the data could be useful in many other ways too - but basically I intend for it to be used for purposes of reviewing and improving the site. >> >>However! There is a privacy concern here, which I should have thought a lot more about the other day and for this I apologise. We are a privacy conscious community and I would not want this site to infringe on your privacy. While we shall only use the standard version of GA (no tweaking to store more info in cookies etc), this does record referrers, location, where you browse on the site, and when. We have no intention of reading the cookies that GA stores - they will only be used by GA for the stats it records. Therefore no details will be mapped against your account. >> >>So due to this potential privacy issue, I wish this to be a community decision. Like I've said, the intention here is purely for some stats to help review and improve the site - but nonetheless you may be against it. It is up to each individual to research the implications of GA to make up your own mind about it. >>So the options are: >> >>[list=A] >>[]Ok - use GA >>[]Not ok - do not add any tracking of this sort >>[*]Other - suggestion for alternative means >>[/list] >> >>If you could please vote one of A,B or C then that will keep the vote clear. As always you can include more info within your post, and anyone choosing 'C' should ideally be giving their suggestion! >> >>Poll is open for 1 week, voting will close on Sunday 7th October. >> >>Thanks, >>~ickz~
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