Unregistered users

Hachiko

後輩

17 Jan 2004

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• 2 Mar 2004

• #1

As a devoted user to the JapanReference fora, I feel it is unnecessary to have unregistered users post. Just now I saw a post from an unregistered user on a topic on this board. Since JapanReference is one of the most popular online communities dedicated to informing people about Japan and the world, I suggest to Maciamo, jeisan, Thomas, Mandylion and the rest of the admins to encourage registering for the fora by not allowing unregistered users to post.

What do you think, gang?

 

kirei_na_me

Where I'm Supposed to Be

31 Jan 2003

5,051

166

• 2 Mar 2004

• #2

And why wasn't I inculded with all of those guys? Because I'm a girl?!

And unregistered users can only post in the site feedback/admin contact section. You know, in case they have a problem registering or something like that.

 

Grandpa Frank

Sempai

Admin

Twenty-year veteran

21 May 2003

14,310

4,404

• 2 Mar 2004

• #3

If It Was A Stupid Post Today....

I confess. I forgot to log in and hit reply; it let me post as un-registered. Then I felt bad I wouldn't get credit for the post or my smart-a** reply!

Frank

 

Hachiko

後輩

17 Jan 2004

1,433

10

• 2 Mar 2004

• Thread starter
• #4

kirei_na_me said:

And why wasn't I inculded with all of those guys? Because I'm a girl?!

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Note that I said gang, which includes the gals on this board. So you're included.

kirei_na_me said:

And unregistered users can only post in the site feedback/admin contact section. You know, in case they have a problem registering or something like that.

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A-ha...got it.

(Btw, I voted no anyway.)

 

Last edited: 2 Mar 2004

howabe

The Child

18 Dec 2003

380

1

• 2 Mar 2004

• #5

Having experienced various pointless spamming attacks by Guests on other forums, I'd have to say no...

 

jeisan

Kongming

24 Feb 2003

3,523

69

• 2 Mar 2004

• #6

yeah the the feedback is only area open to guests, as this forum is also a contact area for the jref mainpage and topsites. and even that gets spammed, i could only imagine the clean up work going into the whole forum open to unregistered users.

 

Kuro_Tsubasa69

後輩

10 Dec 2003

1,075

10

• 2 Mar 2004

• #7

Well, I think they should. I mean, speaking from perosnal experience , If one of us members should have a problem logging in, we can post and sign in that way. It's like a fail-safe, imho.

 

Mandylion

Omnipotence personified

Contributor

15 Mar 2003

1,209

47

• 2 Mar 2004

• #8

I'm sure any problem a user might have in logging in can be solved by people in the stie feedback / admin sections, like Kirei Na Mei suggested. Unregistered users can post there and get help.

Jeisan has a good point about spam. I say no.

 

Kama

Okama XD

10 Mar 2004

420

6

• 3 Jan 2005

• #9

I say "no". For unregistered should be only reading, so that they know where they register.

 

Grandpa Frank

Sempai

Admin

Twenty-year veteran

21 May 2003

14,310

4,404

• 5 Jan 2005

• #10

And After All......

to register is so easy and best of all free. Everyone should join and have the fun we members do!
It is one big happy family here and new people are welcomed with open arms!

Frank

 

Japanimaniac

後輩

6 Oct 2004

1,028

12

• 5 Jan 2005

• #11

I said no, since the forum is so big. If there were only one or two topics, that'd be fine, but when you have so many different areas, you kinda like to know who's giving what opinions.

 

BrennaCeDria

Lovely Angel

5 May 2004

564

5

• 5 Jan 2005

• #12

It's absolutely necessary, in my opinion, ESPECIALLY for a forum this size. Like Frank said, it doesn't exactly take long to register or cost anything. If you're too lazy to register I'd rather speak to someone else, anyway.

 

Pachipro

JREF Resident Alien

Rest in Peace

19 Jan 2005

1,972

232

• 15 Apr 2005

• #13

I voted "NO" as there has been too much spamming on other forums by unregistered "guests" as has been mentioned above. Also unregistered users should not have access to a members e-mail account or other personal info.

 

lexico

後輩

22 Dec 2004

2,584

155

• 15 Apr 2005

• #14

I never doubted that registration was part & parcel with posting priviledges, so when I saw some posts by guests, was actually a little surprided. Was ungistered posting in the non-administrative forums ever allowed ? It sure looks like it. ;?

Pachipro said:

Also unregistered users should not have access to a members e-mail account or other personal info.

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Good point you raise; I have always wondered about that. I'm not aware how that works...without assuming that is... :?

 

kirei_na_me

Where I'm Supposed to Be

31 Jan 2003

5,051

166

• 15 Apr 2005

• #15

Pachipro said:

I voted "NO" as there has been too much spamming on other forums by unregistered "guests" as has been mentioned above. Also unregistered users should not have access to a members e-mail account or other personal info.

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They don't. Try to log out and access someone's profile to get their email address. You can't do it. Unregistered guests can only post in this one section. That's the only privilege they have.

 

jeisan

Kongming

24 Feb 2003

3,523

69

• 15 Apr 2005

• #16

there are some posts by guests in some of the other sections.
take this thread for example. she was once a regular member, turned bouncer, then the account was deleted, as per the system. so that should explain any other guest posts you may see around the forum, save the ones in this section.