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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Richard Noeckel writes:
> This has led me to believe that Lugnets posting verification
> procedure is an overcompensation to combat possible troll threats.
I've always kind of thought this was a bit harsh as well-- My own preference
would be either more automated and/or voluntary.
Effectively, a voluntary system would entail the default to be 'on', and if
you want to turn off authentication, you're welcome to. However, as soon as
it's known that someone's spoofed your identity, presto, you're *stuck*
authenticating posts for the next 6 months or whatnot. Members using the
web-interface (like me for example) would just leave the authentication on,
since we're already logged on with a password.
As for more automated, I'm not sure if this is currently implemented (since
I'm never forced to manually authenticate), but I recall that the only way
to do so is to use a web-browser & click a button. Would be nice (especially
for those who use Lugnet by email) to simply hit 'reply' to the email auth.
notice and authenticate that way. Also (again I dunno if it's implemented)
might be nice to have an "authenticate all" button...
Also, for those non-members using the web interface, if they had a password
associated with their account, they could similarly not have to suddenly
switch over to email in order to authenticate a post. They could be
authenticated very similarly to how members are. Although granted not having
to worry about authentication *is* a nice perk to being a member,
encouraging more memberships :)
DaveE
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| (...) Ya, you can do that :) -- it's been that way since the beginning of the authentication stuff in 2001. (...) Mmm, yes. I didn't have a good way to do this. If news-posting accounts were more account-based, it would be pretty straightforward to (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| .A Change ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Not so much a` BIG change, but a `SMALL improvement!) !An open letter to the Lugnet community and it’s creators: I'm proposing that a change take place in our lovely Lugnet community. Not a radical revolution, but simply just a (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.announce)
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