As far as I know the term "login" doesn't appear anywhere on the gamma or beta sites.
I've always found "signing in" to be the better metaphor for community sites. Small detail maybe but logging in seems to be too CS, too system-centric. To me, signing in evokes entry to a social space. For instance, signing the guest book at an art opening or a wedding or signing in at the front desk when entering a building or office. To answer Min's question, the mailing list passwords are auto-generated by a separate system (Mailman) and stored in a way that's impossible to use for authentication on this website. That was one constraint that drove the design. With the passwords wrapped up in a black box, how could we grandfather existing members into the new site without asking them to register for a new account? The sign-in page says "If you're receiving the discussion list then you already have an account; just use your subscription details to sign in." But you have to go there to see that it's not asking for a password. // jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21648 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
