1 Dec
2004
1 Dec
'04
3:41 p.m.
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