 | | Re: LUGNET in its Senior Years? (was Re: How to properly "announce" MOC's)
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(...) The web/email authentication system strikes me as an unnecessary obstacle to casual discussion. Before I obtained a Lugnet membership last year (inspired by the Great Brickshelf Crisis of '07), I often had difficulty posting messages. (...) (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LUGNET in its Senior Years? (was Re: How to properly "announce" MOC's)
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(...) Hi Jim, as a matter of fact, LUGNET members do not need to authenticate posts if they sign into the web interface and post from there (as I am doing right now). Only the news (NNTP) and mail interfaces require authentication even for (...) (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LUGNET in its Senior Years? (was Re: How to properly "announce" MOC's)
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(...) I know; I am a member. As I said, the difficulties I experienced occurred before I became a member. (...) I do not advocate posting privileges for anonymous visitors either. (...) Indeed. Elsewhere, this is done with a one-time email (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LUGNET in its Senior Years? (was Re: How to properly "announce" MOC's)
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In lugnet.general, Gereon Stein wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> This statement alone is a big part of the reason I like LUGNET over the alternative sites (that and the threaded format vice bulletin board flat posting format). I feel it adds an edge of (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LUGNET in its Senior Years? (was Re: How to properly "announce" MOC's)
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(...) I see your point here although I think that (continuing your example) I'm probably more broadly known as "gambort" now than I am as "Tim Gould" so the 'edge of responsibility' is attached to both names. Furthermore, a web search on my alias (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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