On 7/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Frederik Ramm</b> <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org">frederik@remote.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br><br>>> That's just silly. We don't want to keep the history of every mis-<br>>> drag<br>>> and mis-click in the database.<br>><br>> Why not? We're not running out of space.<br><br>
We're collecting data about the imbecility of our users... could use<br>that for targeted ads though ;-)<br><br>> No - potlatch isn't meant to work in transactions. You're not<br>> supposed to bother the user with that as it raises the barrier to
<br>> entry.<br><br>Biggest barrier to entry (from a sample of four non-mapper friends I<br>tried to get to make occasional changes in their local areas) seems<br>to be the requirement to register for an account. It is not so much
<br>the fact that people have to fill out a form (takes only three<br>seconds anyway), it is that there's a barrier in their heads that<br>says "if I have to give them my E-Mail and have to remember a<br>password then I have almost commit myself to join".
<br><br>Anonymous editing now!</blockquote><div><br>Anti-vandalism tools first please (oh, and a roadmap before that even).<br><br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Bye<br>Frederik<br><br>--<br>Frederik Ramm ## eMail <a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org">frederik@remote.org</a> ## N49°00.09' E008°23.33'<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>dev mailing list
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