--- Nancy Anthracite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David already knows that I am unequivocally for the
> AnonymousReadOnly/GatedWriteable policy and strongly oppose the
> alternative.
What is the purpose of the Wiki? If it is documentation, then requiring
registration merely to read the content seems inconsistent with an open
source project. On the other hand, there is no reason why everyone
should be a committer (to borrow a term from CVS or SVN). If it is a
discussion forum, then the considerations may be a bit different, but I
still think open access is the right course.
To be honest, it's not at all clear to me what is to be gained by
requiring people to register to read the Wiki. Is it simply encouraging
people to register? If so, a carrot may be better than a stick. Tell
people what they have to gain by registering, not what will be denied
to them if they don't. But why do you need people to register in the
first place? Is it to get a "head count"? Find out how many people are
actually trying to use the software, and how many people are simply
interested bystanders?
===
Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"It is foolish to answer a question that
you do not understand."
--G. Polya ("How to Solve It")
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