Re: Fixing regressions and serious issues

[anthony]

On 18/09/2022 20:38, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
> Requiring an account to post is understandable, but I'd make
> any forum public for reading by default unless there are reasons
> not to. Subscribing to read posts is not a big barrier, but people
> are driven by curiosity, and if you need to take administrative
> steps before reading a post it can turn you away.

From my point of view, the FEWER accounts I have the happier I am. 
Having to create an account is a massive turn-off that, if I don't have 
a burning desire for what's on offer, I just won't bother.

(And what happens if I create an account, forget all about it, and then 
try and create a new account six months later? The friction is greatly 
increased because I can't create a new account, but can't get into the 
old account either ...)

The other thing is, how much personal information does it want? The best 
internet security is just not to be on the net - if a site does not have 
your information, it can't lose it! Even when I *want* something, I 
regularly abandon any attempt half-way through because I don't want to 
provide the information they're demanding.

Cheers,
Wol