posted 06-24-2007 02:44 PM
Wow, I went to join but dangitall, no matter where I turned to register they kept wanting my email address AND password. That's a major breach of registration ethics (not to mention, in this day and age of identity theft, danger!).
You should join My Space; you can upload pictures of your family there as well, and the registration/password one uses is unique to that site, as it is here on the Pod.
posted 06-25-2007 01:29 PM
Wow, they need to change their set-up then. Currently all the prompts I read refer to one's email address; when I stated I was faculty they then wanted my faculty email address AT THE UNIVERSITY (specifically stated as such) followed with a request for password. In parentheses off to the side was something about receiving email through them or some such; no matter how you put it, I'll stick to My Space, where I already have an account. Seems like a pain in the hiney to have to go make a hotmail account just for this.
(Back to passwords: generally sites will ask you for a password, and then ask you to verify by typing it again. This site didn't; I don't know which is the more usual, but at least every other site I've joined has asked for the password and verification of it as well.)
posted 06-25-2007 01:55 PM
Yeah, it is kind of weird. But I haven't had any problems. Like I said... I made a second "dummy account" and I used a totally nosensical password after the e-mail and I still got registered. So, there really is not link to your e-mail account.
How do I find you on MySpace if I join up?
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Those 2 guys may be IDIOTS... but they think the same way I do!
posted 06-25-2007 02:55 PM
To re-state what dash said its asking for you to choose a password for your account not for your email pass I believe. Also it asked for your email at ur university b/c it groups people into networks based on things like that.
posted 06-25-2007 06:31 PM
Then just don't join a network. It's not a requirement. It just helps people to find you. People you WANT to find you. Not like the IRS or anything.
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Those 2 guys may be IDIOTS... but they think the same way I do!