Public vs. Private

Should the operation of a Blog Cooperative be conducted in a public online space, or should it occur in a member-restricted area? While much of the business discussions and operations can take place publicly, there will likely be a need for some to remain private, due to confidential client information or other reasons. Ideally, the software tools would be flexible enought to support both public and private spaces.

Most stuff should be completely public for all to see.

Even private conversations should become public after a set period of time.

Software can easliy do this. Private conversation are just like drafts, to be published at a later date.