Re: [ILUG-BOM] A Linux Brochure

On 25-Dec-06, at 6:27 PM, Vivek J. Patankar wrote:

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<rant> why cant we be allowed to register on our own </rant>

That's because the wiki becomes open to defacing. It's better it stays that way, unless you are interested in finding out where to buy certain medications for throwaway prices. This was noticed within weeks of the wiki going online. That's why Anurag, Prasanta and I took the call to created login IDs on request only.

then how does wikipedia manage it? what i do is, first you enter email id and userid, then you are mailed a link where you can add password and register. So far, in six months, only one spammer has got in. What you are giving is not a reason - it is an excuse.