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Originally Posted by AlizéeSuperFanFIN
Private is both good and bad. 
It has pros and cons.
Some just don’t apply to join and avoid the place if the place is private.
For example, if this AA were closed and private so that messages are not visible to visitors, it would reduce the number of users
On the other hand, it also reduces precisely those unwanted users. |
You make good points!
When it comes to FB, I think the negative aspects of private depend largely on the subject of the group. For example, if a group is about movies, that is a sufficiently broad topic that potential members might have no idea if the discussions or posts would interest them unless they can check them out first. In our case, though, the group is about one performer—Alizée—so I think it could be presumed that fans would feel it was likely that posts would be quite specific—relevant to her—and therefore of interest to them. So, they might not need to be able to see what has been posted in order to decide to join.
We still also have the FB page, which is open to all. I think making the FB group a bit more secure or selective would not be a bad thing.