We made a couple changes to the site today.

People who are not logged into the site can no longer view any user's post or comment history lists from their user profile. This makes it harder for bad actors to "stalk" user's post histories, since it requires an account, but please keep in mind that even though we require invite codes to make accounts, bad actors are still able to make Ovarit accounts.

Additionally, we removed the "submit a post" button from the front page of the site. You now have to submit posts by clicking the "submit a post" button in the sidebar of a circle. We've done this to emphasize the fact that circles are their own unique, semi-autonomous communities with their own specific rules, moderators, and even posters. We hope it will make users more likely to check the rules before posting.

Ovarit is not like a forum. Circles are not merely topic categories. We cannot move posts from one circle to another, nor can moderators change post titles. This is because users "own" their own posts, not moderators. Users are responsible for submitting their posts to the correct circle, and for following the rules for titles and content when they do so. Please check the rules for a circle before posting.

We also added some features for moderators: Moderators can stick their announcement comments to the top of the comments section, and can lock posts to new comments.