On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Robert Jonsson wrote: > Sadly this is a sign of the times. Because of scriptkiddies, or whatever they > are that clutter all open forums with garbage, there are very few open sites > any more. It has very little to do with actually wanting you to register. > It's just the most practical way of keeping out the spam. > I can vouch for the above. We tried 100% open at the LQ Wiki, but the spam quickly became an issue. As it is now, to register all you need to do is enter a username and start editing. The HCL requires a forum account, but that only requires slightly more info - username and email address (and we will absolutely never spam you). It is a sad reality really... --jeremy
