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Can we get over join dates and titles, please?
It isn't getting anywhere.
I'm writing a little bit up on the invite idea, one moment.
Before I do that, however...
Posted by: IBlazin PhoenixI
Remove the forums. It's foolproof.Let's think about it.
Security vs. Liberty. We're trying to cut a balance.
How far can we go to ensure security that doesn't get in the way of normal users?
How much are normal users willing to put up with to stop spam and bad links?
Shutting down the website stops 100% of any attempted malicious actions, but also gets in the way of normal users.
Similar to the PM hacking string stopper, we don't want security measures that might trap too many normal users on top of malicious users.
If you want to stop 99% of malicious attempts it's going to hinder all of us. It's going to be annoying.
Is it worth it?
Is waiting a month before each new account can post, on top of sponsorship, on top of only-linked-XBL-accounts can post, on top of a 10-minute spam filter, etc. be worth the vast amount of spam and bad links it cut down?
How much are we willing to give up in terms of user liberty?
[Edited on 08.10.2011 7:50 AM PDT]