"You continue to miss the point here. Some folks have chosen Wetpaint as a host site because they can offer their members complete privacy (short of being hacked). It doesn't matter if the site is public for 2 hours, 5 minutes or 5 seconds--the point is the admins can no longer claim complete security and privacy of the content added to their site. No one is suggesting that your solution is not viable--it is. But the fact remains that your solution pales in comparison to what the admins signed up for--complete privacy all the time."

"You continue to miss the point here. Some folks have chosen Wetpaint as a host site because they can offer their members complete privacy (short of being hacked). It doesn't matter if the site is public for 2 hours, 5 minutes or 5 seconds--the point is the admins can no longer claim complete security and privacy of the content added to their site. No one is suggesting that your solution is not viable--it is. But the fact remains that your solution pales in comparison to what the admins signed up for--complete privacy all the time."

"I am getting tired of repeating everyone else's or my comments on this subject.

Anonymous user above:

Most of us didn't know about it until it actually happened.

Everyone who is complaing, which is alot of people, and i'm sure alot of people repeat their complaining:

Look, this isn't the first time all of us have had trouble with the Invite, there have been trouble with the invites in the past years, with alot of complaining, well, now that it is gone, you should stop complaining, but you people keep complaing about this over and over, and just refuse to stop! They got rid of it because the people who are the creators of the ads on every Wetpaint sites, can't tell how much traffic the private sites are getting. Also, I believe they got rid of it so all of the complaints from all of you would stop. Apparently, youl still aren't satisfied with Wetpaint's services. They do their best to keep you people happy, but what do they get in return? Yes, that's right, more complaints, even after you asked them to make a change to all the sites.

GIVE THEM A BRAKE!!!!

They are nice enough to do what you ask them, and yet you complain more and more about the new change. I am sick and tired of it, to be honest.

There IS a good thing to come out of this: No more problems with invites!!

You complained about the invites and wanted something done, now that they did something, you just complain more wanting it back, when you wanted it gone in the first place.

Also, it isn't that hard to make your site public for about a hour or so, that way people can join, then you can make it private again, then, if there is someone who joined the site that shouldn't, ( Which there is almost a 100% chance no one will ) then just ban them. It isn't THAT hard of a thing to do. Just do it and stop complaining already! -_-

～Naru2008"

"Also, I have heard and read that in the next Wetpaint update, the invite button will be taken off. I can not confirm, or deny that, but it has been taken into consideration as part of Wetpaint's next update, that way, youl wont waste time sending invites, when the users who get them can't join. Instead, you can just make the site public for a hour or so, then make it private again instead of getting complaints from users who have recieved your invite, but are not able to sign in. Simple.

～Naru2008"

"No, guess what, YOU do not get it. None of us replying to this thread work for wetpaint, so, removing private sites was not our decision. Wetpaint has given you options to get people you want on your site.

However, there is a way to get people on your site with leaving it private.
For more information, view: http://splats2.wetpaint.com/page/Private+Site+Inviting"