On 25-Dec-06, at 6:16 PM, Roshan wrote:
<rant> why cant we be allowed to register on our own </rant>
Read the ILUG-BOM_Wiki_Editing_Guidelines page on the Wiki. The Note answers your question :)
you mean this:
Note : Due to recent spamming of this Wiki by certain unscrupulous individuals we have been forced to change new user creation policies. Henceforth, you will have to contact a SysOp/Administrator for creation of User ID.
this is a poor excuse, not a reason. There are lakhs of wikis where one can edit without even logging in. Also lakhs of wikis where registration is permitted. I administer wikis of both types. In the first type, I agree that my wiki has a lot of spam - but not uncontrollable, and not to the extent of shutting down the wiki. In the second type, a proper registration policy keeps spammers out.