* Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> [2005:05:24 15:35 -0700]: > On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 06:30:17PM -0400, Samantha wrote: > > This is a neat idea. However, I am a bit confused about the password > > requirement. I am not sure if this was mentioned on irc already (if so I > > apologise)...why is there a password to edit a wiki? Doesn't that defeat > > the purpose of a wiki? > > Because the Internet is a democratizing institution, which means that any > idiot with $20/mo. to spend on a connection can be a fuckwit and wikispam > you for fun and profit. > > Welcome to the least common denominator -- you are here. Tell us how you really feel. :P And yeah, it sucks that we have to use a password. I wish there were something we could do about it. I suppose we could require people to register -- does anyone know if that makes a difference? Or do wiki-spammers have clever ways around this too? -- off the chain like a rebellious guanine nucleotide
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