I thought this newsgroup mike want to see this casual use of

castration as a normal term in business meetings.

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~altmann/qa.html

Who is allowed to post what in which thread seems to change here.

I tried to respond to my one other small informational post as an

unregistered, but it wasn't allowed.

I think the web in general has some dysfunctional habits for relating to

users. From some perspectives, requiring "membership" for anything is

a big downer, a burden. In a site that I hadn't read for character

already, I might assume the requirment was done with criminal intent,

such as in stealing addresses for resale.

If these discussions are now stable, there should be a short clear text

at the top clearly stating what can't be read by the unregistered, what

can't be posted in, and what is okay. Otherwise it looks like the software

is broken, and you can expect people to quit.

Unregistered (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:21 pm Who is allowed to post what in which thread seems to change here. I tried to respond to my one other small informational post as an unregistered, but it wasn't allowed.

I think the web in general has some dysfunctional habits for relating to users.

Yes, they're called "trolls". We opened up the boards for unregistered users, and what happened? A mass attack and several days cleaning up spam.

Unregistered (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:21 pm From some perspectives, requiring "membership" for anything is a big downer, a burden. In a site that I hadn't read for character already, I might assume the requirment was done with criminal intent, such as in stealing addresses for resale.

Requiring registered membership is a security measure for those who use the site seriously. It is also a device to protect the board and its members from abuse. EA does not share information about its members, and the BME servers which host "us" are some of the best protected out there. If you are coming here with that mindset, then I'd suggest that you hit the road.

Unregistered (imported) wrote: Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:21 pm If these discussions are now stable, there should be a short clear text at the top clearly stating what can't be read by the unregistered, what can't be posted in, and what is okay. Otherwise it looks like the software is broken, and you can expect people to quit.

I'd also suggest that you start your own website and discussion and see how much fun it is to maintain. Thank you for playing...next contestant!