I tested the new add-a-username-to-the-comment feature on treehouse. It works fine. Thanks, Jim. One comment: putting "not signed in" after the username may make the guest wonder how he or she can sign in. At worst, s/he will waste a lot of time clicking around trying to figure out how to sign in (and there's nothing on the site that really explains how); at best s/he'll feel left out. I'm not saying we need more instructions--just the illusion of democracy.
You're probably right. I think it needs to be clear that the person is not signed in so that someone can't impersonate a real user. And I'd like it to be clear to people who aren't familiar with the system (so just having the name be a different color or font isn't really enough.) How else can we do it to avoid the probable confusion you point out?
Or are you saying that there should be a way for strangers to make accounts?
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- tom moody 11-02-2001 6:53 pm
You're probably right. I think it needs to be clear that the person is not signed in so that someone can't impersonate a real user. And I'd like it to be clear to people who aren't familiar with the system (so just having the name be a different color or font isn't really enough.) How else can we do it to avoid the probable confusion you point out?
Or are you saying that there should be a way for strangers to make accounts?
- jim 11-02-2001 6:59 pm [add a comment]
How about (guest) instead of (not signed in)?
- tom moody 11-03-2001 6:29 pm [add a comment]
Yes. Obviously. Thanks.
- jim 11-03-2001 6:49 pm [add a comment]