Not sure if that's the best idea going.

Since I don't use my real name here why would I want to connect them?

I don't want certain ppl knowing my health issues.

I think it's a BAD move. Just like the drag and drop on the photos. The photo carries the web addy to DS.

I agree with the previous two posts. Not something I would want to do. But it's nice that they give people the option. I suppose there are some people that might want to do this. I'm not one of them.

One of the more asinine features Team DS has come up with in my opinion.....

I'm not happy about that idea, I certainly won't be using it as I like to keep them separate.
As another member said I don't want some of my family and friends knowing of my health and emotional problems, as some of them wouldn't understand.

Nice option. I'm not going to do it because I don't want acquaintances and family knowing the stuff I write here, but it's a great idea for those who want to do it!
My FB profile is the "outer" me, my DS profile is the "inner" me. I like to be careful about who sees the inner me!

To add to the above....what precisely gets shared between the profiles?

What comes next? an auto update to Twitter????

Guys, you can't even keep email alerting working! Please concentrate on what is important for DS members. Voice chat might be nice......

Craig

again i dont want to be anymore than a fan of DS on facebook. your letting the world know of your problems, at least we have the option though

I don't like the fact that the icon for f connect is so close to our login. What happens if I connect by mistake. Then everything's out there, even if I can un-connect.

Not a good idea DS gang.

If we basically advertise DailyStrength on our Facebook wall, is there a risk we could attract people to the site for the wrong reasons? I personally do not want to share my DS activities with anyone 'on the outside'.

Facebook Connect is not a feature for everyone and that is what we made it totally optional. It is a great way for people, who opt to, to share the great content, people, and service with their friends on Facebook. As our help documents detail, there are a few steps to go through to connect your DS account to Facebook - so no one can really inadvertently connect accounts without knowing they are doing it.

Like all web sites out there, we need people to use our service to survive and even thrive. Facebook Connect, as an optional feature, gives us a way to spread the word about DailyStrength to more people. And that, I believe, is a good thing.

If its not for you, please don't use it. If it is, please try it out - I think you'll like it.

Thanks, Lars

Seriously, there is no reason to be unhappy or upset about the existence of this VOLUNTARY feature. If you don't want to use it, then just don't use it. It is not activated for you until YOU activate it personally.

I don't think some of the posters on this thread fully comprehended that the feature is voluntary and that no one is being forced to connect their DS profile with Facebook. For those who wish to connect, this is at their discretion and I am glad they will have the choice as individuals to decide for themselves.

Personally I have NO desire to connect my DS profile with ANY other website. So I thank you for keeping it optional.

This is supposed to be an ANONYMOUS site. Linking w/FB or any other site sort of defeats anonymity, dontcha think?

And given how privatized profiles & journals can end up in google caches, I'm not all that secure in the idea that if I don't sign up for the FB connection, that somehow things on some level will still be interconnected...

And quite frankly I really wish that DS techs would work on improving DS site instead of connecting to other websites. For example, I've seen many very valid & helpful suggestions in this group that would be well worth working on. Among them are suggestions relating to the subgroups; several have to do with being able to sort & categorize our friends lists and others have to do with giving us more choices as to which of our friends can view our journals, just to name a few.

I suspect the real reason for DS connecting to other websites is the monetary benefit DS owners will receive & nothing more...

OK DS crew,
I realize that it is optional but please give me the reasons why you think it is so beneficial to the DS members and why it was worth spending the development dollars on it?

How much did it cost by the way??

In terms of members requests for enhanced functionality where did this option come on the list???

By the way, the Help system doesn't allow searching with Safari or Chrome, maybe you'd like to spend some bucks fixing that????

Craig

I'm on the fence about this. One one hand, it's good for DS because it spreads the word about the site and possibly gets more members to join. And I guess it's easier to let your friends know what's going on with you so not only your friends on DS help, but so do your friends on facebook. It's optional so that's always good.

On the other hand, it's seems to be more beneficial to the DS site than it's members. Doing this can also get rid of the anonymous status that DailyStrength originally pointed out.

I think I'm going to do this, connect my facebook to DS. I've got nothing to hide and I'm proud of what I've done here so far.